Assessment of the Professional development program for primary-stage teachers ‘in Egypt for implementing the new educational system EDU2.0 from teachers' and supervisors’ points of view

Daif, Basma; Magd, Ashraf; Elmogy, Amany M.

doi:10.21608/mktm.2023.310311

Assessment of the Professional development program for primary-stage teachers ‘in Egypt for implementing the new educational system EDU2.0 from teachers' and supervisors’ points of view

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¹ 5- Sadaat st. Alharam- Giza

² Professor of Science Curriculum and Teaching Methods - College of Education - Cairo University.

10.21608/mktm.2023.310311

Abstract

This paper explores the criteria of high quality professional development pro- gram for teachers, then presenting the professional development (PD) program provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Education (MOE) in partnership with Discovery Education (DE) as part of a national reform plan to implement the new educational system EDU2.0 to achieve Egypt‘s goal to build human as a part of Egypt‘s vision 2030. The study took place during the second year of implementation across the whole country; 27 governorates, and focused on primary stage teachers’ who attended the PD modules. 4428 teachers filled a questionnaire regarding their rating to the PD content in raising their awareness about the new curriculum. A classroom observation tool was filled by MOE supervisors during regular school visits.

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