Subject Specific Pedagogy

Arabic Program

QRTA's Arabic Language Program aspires to contribute to the formation of an educated Arab generation that adheres to its rich culture and heritage and open to the civilized accomplishments of other nations through reading and writing fluently and confidently in Arabic language.

The Program aims at developing Arabic Language teachers’ attitudes, pedagogical skills, and practices in teaching and improving reading, writing, and oral skills focused in units of study and across genres with clear plans and using K-12 Arabic standards for teaching and learning Arabic as a native language.

English Program

QRTA’s English Program is developed using evidence-based best practices with an emphasis on techniques that promote a student-centered classroom. The English Program include training 4-10 grade teachers on writing strategies related to different genres – Personal Narrative, Informational Books, Persuasive Essays, and Memoirs and reading modules to build students’ fluency, vocabulary, reading, and oral communication skills, in addition to strong foundational skills for Early grades Literacy for teachers from grades 1-3.

Math Program

QRTA's Math Program is designed based on the most relevant best practices to train Grades (1-10) math teachers on content-specific pedagogies related to important mathematical concepts – fractions, early numeracy, multiplicative reasoning, algebra, geometry, statistics and proportionality, in addition to how to use information technology to facilitate learning in Math Classrooms.

Science Program

QRTA's Science Program is developed based on inquiry-based teaching and learning and the Next Generation of Science Standards (NGSS) that aim at preparing future generations to be well-informed citizens. The new vision of the Science Programs is to further enhance science teachers’ capacities to teach science according to the most integrative paradigm that integrates Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Social Studies program

QRTA's Social Studies Program is developed to build teachers’ capacity in using several approaches in teaching geography, history and civics education such as an inquiry-based learning (IBL), concept-based learning (CBL) and project-based learning (PBL), in addition to develop an advanced vision of the contribution of social studies to the formation of good citizenship from the perspective of civil society. The Program also embeds how to use technology in geography and history including the use of digital maps, digital compasses and GPS, and different types of assessment that improve learner outcomes, and the program builds teachers’ capacity in reading and interpreting tables, charts and graphs.