QRTA - The Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) and T4 Education will cohost the 2023 Teacher Tech Summit Middle East, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 10th as part of a global series of events organized by T4 Education to advance and develop educators’ technological skills.
The summit will provide a platform for educators to explore ways of investing in tech tools and integrating technology into the teaching process. Through interactive sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to share insights, gain new perspectives, and learn from experts about tech solutions and strategies aimed at enhancing students’ learning experience.
For the summit, QRTA has partnered with a number of leading organizations, which have been carefully selected for their expertise and dedication to improving the use of technology in education. These partners include, the Specialized Center for Professional Training of Teachers in Oman, the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS), The Private Schools Union of Kuwait, The Digital School - one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Global Initiatives, the Saudi-based Aanaab EdTech platform, and the EdTech Syndicate in Lebanon. Each of these partners will offer unique insights and work to enrich dialogue at the summit.
Designed to facilitate the exchange of experiences, ideas, and solutions between educators, the summit’s collaborative sessions will help strengthen teachers’ performance in the class environment. Through networking, teachers can expand their professional relationships and capitalize on various learning and professional development opportunities, acquire new skills, and explore novel strategies for integrating technology into their teaching practices.
Video submissions to the Teacher Masterclass competition held by T4 Education on Flip video discussion platform were used to identify the summit’s 15 speakers, who were selected from a pool of over 300 candidates hailing from 18 countries from across the region. The potential speakers were assessed on the quality of their ideas and their dedication to bolstering learning outcomes using EdTech tools. The competition required participants to showcase their expertise in various topics, including, creating quality digital content, using online tools for lesson planning, fostering student creativity, assessing learning outcomes, and ensuring learner safety.
Representing several countries across the Middle East, including Tunisia, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Egypt, Kuwait, Iraq Kurdistan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia, the selected speakers will deliver key insights and share their extensive EdTech experience with summit participants.
Commenting on the summit, QRTA CEO, Dr. Osama Obeidat, emphasized the essential role technology plays in modern education and its effective transformation of learning into an engaging process. He also stressed the need for specialists to employ technology and AI’s rapid development towards achieving their educational goals, stating that the upcoming Teacher Tech Summit Middle East offers a critical opportunity for educators to share their experience and knowledge on tech’s effective use in education. Additionally, Obeidat explained that the summit strives to improve the quality of education in the region by promoting tech as an indispensable tool for teaching and learning.
For his part, Founder and CEO of T4 Education, Vikas Pota said, "the world in which every child receives a quality education will not be built without technology. Its effective use is key.” He also noted that “this year's Teacher Tech Summit brings together educators from across the Middle East to learn from each other how to harness technology to transform learning,” and added that T4 Education is “delighted to partner with the Queen Rania Teacher Academy, the World Bank and Owl Ventures in hosting this landmark event for teachers, by teachers.”
Established in 2009, and in line with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah’s vision, QRTA is a non-profit organization committed to supporting and empowering educators with the skills needed to nurture and lead future generations. QRTA offers innovative and evidence-based professional development programs informed by international best practices and the latest research in the field. Since its inception, QRTA has provided teachers and school leaders with professional learning opportunities and over 100,000 professional development opportunities across its various programs.
The first-ever T4 Education global conference - and from which the organization derives its name - was hosted on May 30, 2020 to explore ways of helping educators navigate the challenges of the pandemic by assessing the impact of leadership, collaboration, wellbeing, and technology on the future of teaching. Currently, T4 Education aims to build a global community that works towards providing educators and schools with opportunities to learn, share, and network with each other.