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Yet another surprising piece in the UAE education reform puzzle emerged today with two articles in the National describing the difficulties of prospective Emirati teachers in finding a job. Given the drive towards Emiratisation and the urgent need for Continue Reading »

A crucial component of the PPP project in the UAE is teacher training and improving the quality of teaching. Yet, where is the data to empirically demonstrate what exactly distinguishes the extraordinary from the good or the merely average teacher? It’s fairly easy to spot glaring omissions or problematic behavior by teachers in the classroom. It’s an entirely different (and perhaps controversial) matter, however, to document exceptional teacher strategies with hard data. So the question remains: ” What Makes a Great Teacher?“