8 April - Full Programme and Joining Instruction

English for Education Systems – MENA
Teacher Networking Initiative symposium

Date and time: 8 April 2021, 9:30 to 12:30 Egypt time
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One year on from the beginning of the pandemic and as schools in some countries reopen,
we’re taking the opportunity to discuss how we can build on our experience of remote learning
over the past year.
We’re asking two questions:
• What does the research say about how effective remote learning for teachers is?
• How practically can we support teachers who have limited or no internet connection?
Symposium link: MS Teams Webinar Link

(See detailed instructions for MS Teams – page 8)
Symposium wall: Please visit the wall, say Hi and tell us your opinion. Link
E-certificate: All attendees who complete our two evaluation surveys will receive an e-
certificate.
Programme
Egypt time Sessions

9:30 to 10:30 Presentation: How effective is remote learning?
Join us for our interview with Dr Steve Mann who will be talking through
the key insights from his recent (2020) British Council research into
teacher development programmes in the Middle East and North Africa that
are delivered remotely.
We will also be hearing from teachers participating in the Teacher
Networking Initiative (TNI) about their responses to Steve’s report.
www.britishcouncil.org
This is your opportunity to ask Dr Mann questions in real time. Ahead of
the session we’ve got a poll for you. Please take the time to tell us what
you think around our six basic questions.
10:30 to 11:30 Panel discussion: No teacher left behind.

How can we support teachers who have limited or no internet connection?
We will be hearing from colleagues and teachers from Iraq, Yemen and
from Sudan about the challenge and solutions.
The discussion will be chaired by our colleague from Sudan - Reimaz
Hashim
We have a poll for you, please come ready to give your opinion.
11:30 to 12:30 Presentation: Update on the Teacher Networking Initiative.

We will be discussing, with Aseel El Masry and CoP leaders, the next
steps for the:
• AskHala webinar programme
• Community of Practice leader support programme
Ahead of the session this is your opportunity to tell us what you would like
to AskHala about. Please visit this link and select your choices.
Meet the panellists and the speakers
Steve Mann currently works at the Centre for Applied Linguistics at

the University of Warwick as an Associate Professor. He previously
lectured at both Aston University and the University of Birmingham.
He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English
language teaching and teacher development. Steve supervises a
research group of PhD students who are investigating teachers’
education and development. The group’s work considers aspects of
teacher development, teacher beliefs and the development of
knowledge, the first year of teaching, reflective practice, mentoring,
blended learning, and the use of technology in teacher development.
He has published various books including ‘Innovations in Pre-service
Teacher Education’ (British Council). His most recent books are ‘The
Research Interview: Reflexivity and Reflective Practice in Research
Processes’ (Palgrave), ‘Reflective Practice in English Language
Teaching: Research-Based Principles and Practices’ (Routledge),
and Routledge Handbook of Language Teacher Education.
Reimaz Hashim is an education programmes manager at the British
Council with nine years’ experience of managing education projects in
Sudan. These include working on a Ministry of Education and World
Bank programme developing the national curriculum for English. More
recently she has managed projects focusing on internally displaced
people and refugees’ education. Following the revolution of 2019,
Reimaz worked in a voluntary capacity to support the new
government’s education sector. She joined a team of educationalist to
develop a new strategy and policy for education reform in Sudan.
Ahmed Adnan is a project manager with eight years’ experience - the

last three years with the British Council Iraq. Ahmed is responsible for
managing education projects in Iraq such as Connecting Classrooms,
and in English and Higher Education. Ahmed’s passions for teaching
and helping others have led to a passion for education; Ahmed believes
everyone must recognize that basic education enables countries to
make progress in most areas of human, economic and social
development. Ahmed has a BSc in Computer Engineering and a Project
Management Professional certificate, Certified Associate in Project
Management and Project Fundamentals qualification from the
Association for Project Management in the UK.
Rajaa Bazara is a projects manager at the British Council based in

Sana’a, Yemen. She started working at the British Council as a
librarian and information officer, then moved to programmes work in
2005 where she managed the Connecting Classrooms programme and
English for Education Systems activities. More recently she began
managing the arts and cultural programme. Rajaa holds a BA in
English from the Faculty of Education at Sana’a University and an
Advanced Diploma in Sustainable Business from the London School of
Business and Finance in the UK.
Mohammed Alkhyat is an English teacher and educator from Taiz, Yemen.
He gained a BA degree in English Language Studies from Taiz University in
1993 and started his professional career as an English teacher in the same
year. In 2003 he was promoted as an English Language Educational
Inspector. In 2020, he joined the British Council ELTPN programme and
was nominated as a community of practice leader.
Aseel El Masry has seven years teaching experience. She has been
teaching in Muscat College, Oman since 2015. She has the CELTA and
recently earned the ELT Assessment Leader Badge from Pearson. She
has attended several workshops and conferences organised by ELTPN
and universities in Oman.
Nada AL-Habsi comes from Oman and is an English teacher. She has a
BA degree in English Teaching Education. She has been teaching for six
years in a public primary school, teaching students in grades 1-4. She is a
new community of practice leader in MENA. Her hobby is photography and
she works as a media coordinator for her school.
Taleb Abdulzahra Flayh is a Supervisor of ELT, a Connecting
Classrooms trainer with the British Council, Baghdad and an accredited
trainer at the General Directorate of Teacher Preparation, Training and
Professional Development, Ministry of Education, Iraq. He has delivered
training to teachers of English from all over Iraq. He also trains teachers
in training workshops organized by the General Directorate of Education
in Baghdad, Rusafa 1. Two years ago, he created a group on Facebook
called "English Teachers Professional Development" in order to share
various topics related to teaching with other educational colleagues.
Inass Amhaz is a teacher of English and a community of practice leader.

She is a validated trainer in the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms
programme and in the Educational Center for Research and
Development, Lebanon. Her main role is training teachers in public
schools on educational and protection subjects. She is a Focal Point for
inclusive schools, coaching and monitoring inclusive practices in schools
in Lebanon. Inass has two university degrees in education and English
and an MA in English. She is a PhD candidate in English. Inass has
published articles on the functionality of English as a Second Language
for Syrian youth refugees.
Marwa Alhaddad is a Bahraini English language teacher at a government

school with 10 years' experience. “I believe in the power of words and
love. Each student is a unique blessing that needs a caring and an
engaging atmosphere to grow emotionally, intellectually, and socially”.
Dr Neesha Malik “Just like change, which is constant in life, learning is also
continuous. However, while every change compels us into adapting to it,
conscious learning enables us to deal better with any change. The onset of
the pandemic certainly made me experiment with technology in teaching at
the Bahrain Teachers College”.
Maryam Alhamad graduated from Bahrain University in 1991 with a BA in

English Language. She has worked as an English teacher for more than 15
years, was honoured as Distinguished Teacher in 2004 and was nominated
for the Shaik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Makhtoum Prize for Distinguished
Teachers in 2006. She has a certificate in English Language Teaching from
Canterbury Christ Church University, 2014. She has worked as an
educational advisor and a career counsellor for 10 years. She joined Quality
House Consultancy as a consultant to support, manage, and develop all
aspects of school improvement and quality learning. She joined Life Skills
International Business Net Ltd helping children to be happy, smart and
healthy.
Khaled Albaraty is an English language teacher, British Council trainer, and

Ministry of Education master trainer. He has taught English to students of
various ages and backgrounds. He has also trained secondary school
teachers for 10 years. He is the chairman of the English department at
Excellent Institute.
Masooma Altammar is an English Teacher in the government sector. She is
also a certified trainer and the first woman in the Middle East to be a Wiley
Endorsed Facilitator in Leadership Challenge. She is a certified master
practitioner in NLP from INPLTA. She is a co-author and interested in action
research.
Shaher Aamer is a teacher, lecturer and teacher trainer with seven years’
experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language. He holds a BA in
English Language Education, an MA in Linguistics and is currently doing his
PhD in English Language Teaching. He is interested in teacher education,
teacher training and continuing professional development.
Arabiya Amjed is a supervisor of English. She works at the Ministry of

Education in Baghdad, Iraq. She is a core skills trainer in the British Council’s
Connecting Classrooms programme. She has thirty years’ experience in
teaching and supervising teachers. She is a presenter of English language
lessons on the Iraqi educational channel for secondary students. She had
trained hundreds of teachers at secondary schools on the communicative
language teaching approach and teaching learning methodologies.
MS Teams
The sessions will take place on MS Teams. Please check the joining instructions below.
Joining the event
▪ This is the MS Teams Webinar Link to join the webinar from 9:30 AM till 12:30 PM
Egypt time.
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app. You can do this here.
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▪ If you do not have an MS Teams account, please check this website to sign up for a free
account.
Participating in the event
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▪ Select Q&A on the right side of the screen.

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▪ There are controls at the bottom of your screen to pause the action, adjust volume and
the video quality.
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Feedback and certificate (the links will be active during the symposium)
We are interested in your feedback.
Follow these links “Survey 1 and Survey 2” and complete our online feedback surveys in order
to receive your certificate of attendance within two weeks of the symposium.

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English for Education Systems – MENA

Teacher Networking Initiative symposium

Symposium link: MS Teams Webinar Link

Egypt time Sessions

10:30 to 11:30 Panel discussion: No teacher left behind.

11:30 to 12:30 Presentation: Update on the Teacher Networking Initiative.

Meet the panellists and the speakers

Steve Mann currently works at the Centre for Applied Linguistics at

Ahmed Adnan is a project manager with eight years’ experience - the

Rajaa Bazara is a projects manager at the British Council based in

Inass Amhaz is a teacher of English and a community of practice leader.

Marwa Alhaddad is a Bahraini English language teacher at a government

Maryam Alhamad graduated from Bahrain University in 1991 with a BA in

Khaled Albaraty is an English language teacher, British Council trainer, and

Arabiya Amjed is a supervisor of English. She works at the Ministry of

▪ Select Q&A on the right side of the screen.

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