QRTA - AILPD - As part of the AILPD activities, school leaders and supervisors participating in the diploma for the year 2022 have started applying instructional rounds aimed at providing them with supervisory practices that contribute to improving learning and teaching in their schools.
The leadership team at the Queen Rania Teacher Academy trained the participants to implement the Instructional rounds in six schools spread over the three regions, namely: (Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Elementary School for Boys / Kasbah Irbid, Jabal Sheikh Musleh Elementary Mixed School/ Jerash, and Ashrafieh School Secondary School for Girls/ Amman, Um Al Summaq Al Janoubi Mixed Secondary School/ Kasbah of Amman, Mazhar Arslan Secondary School for Boys/ Zarqa the First, and Al Husseinia Secondary School for Girls/ Al Mazar Al Janoubi).
Instructional rounds help Instructional leaders and educators develop a shared understanding of what high-quality education looks like and enable them to work collaboratively within a Professional learning community to identify what schools need to do to improve education. The Instructional rounds include conducting classroom visits to observe teaching and learning, then analyzing the observations to draw conclusions regarding teaching and learning practices and coming out with recommendations to the host principal), who Host Principal reflects on the round and discusses learnings from the rounds experience.
Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) continues its training programs for 2022 in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Education and with the support of the Canadian government, implementing pedagogy programs for numerous majors – namely Arabic, Science, English, Social Studies, and Math – as well as the Innovation in Education Program, Advanced Instructional Leadership Professional Diploma (AILPD), and Teacher Education Professional Diploma (TEPD).
QRTA launched The Advanced Instructional Leadership Professional Diploma (AILPD) in 2016.
AILPD is awarded by the University of Jordan and has been developed in collaboration with the University of Connecticut (UCONN) and is based on the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) originated in 2003 at Harvard University through a joint effort from the Business and Education schools.
AILPD is accredited by the Ministry of Education in Jordan.
The twenty-four credit hours, nine months diploma seeks to make essential changes in leadership practices through including the best international practices in instructional leadership.
Increase conceptual understanding of instructional leadership in order to articulate a vision for the organization and lead learning to achieve that vision.
Develop strategies for school improvement through a close examination of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices, teacher development, culture, and school organization.
Apply new learning directly to work within the school and create a Networked Improvement Community to self-reflect and provide one another with actionable feedback.
Established in 2009, QRTA is a non-profit organization committed to the vision of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of advancing the quality of education by empowering educators with relevant skills and offering innovative and evidence-based professional development programs informed by international best practices and the latest research in the field.
QRTA has extended more than 100,000 professional development opportunities for teachers and educational leaders. Since its inception, QRTA has invested in attracting and building an experienced and knowledgeable academic cadre by leveraging its partnerships with reputable universities and educational institutions.