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Learner-Centered Conference in Oman: Seward Inc. Co-Sponsors |
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Written by Nell Kauls
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 19:20 |
Seward Incorporated is organizing a conference on March 17, 2010 in Muscat, Oman around the theme: The Integration of Learner-Centered Approaches into Pre-Service Teacher Training (http://client.sewardinc.com/cccm/conference/index.html). The conference is the culminating activity of a year-long project funded by the US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Conference sponsors include Creative Associates International, Inc., Oman Ministry of Education, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), and Seward Incorporated. The conference will feature speakers from Sultan Qaboos University, the Oman Ministry of Education, and Seward Incorporated.
As a result of educational reforms underway in Oman, Sultan Qaboos University's College of Education and the Oman Ministry of Education recognized the need to train in-service and pre-service teachers on learner-centered instruction. With support from the Middle East Partnership Initiative, they launched a pilot program to test the integration of learner-centered instructions in a pre-service methods course. This conference's presentations will describe this activity, as well as build on the experience with presentations that provide insights into questions such as:
- What is child-/learner-centered instruction?
- Why is it important for pre-service teachers to learn about and in learner-centered environments?
- How are child-centered methods of instruction being used in Oman's schools?
- What course materials and resources were developed for and used in the pre-service training project?
- What was learned from the pilot pre-service teacher training project and related experiences at SQU?
This is a one-day event being held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Muscat, Oman. The audience for the event is teacher educators from Oman and the region. The conference is free to attend, but online pre-registration is required.
About Seward Incorporated
Seward Incorporated is a leader in the design and development of custom eLearning and eBusiness solutions for corporate, academic, and government clients locally, nationally, and internationally. Founded in 1990, Seward Inc. has conducted information architecture and infrastructure consulting, design and development services for a wide variety of public and private entities, including 3M, HealthPartners, Medtronic, Target, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. State Department. Seward has completed international education development projects in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. For more information, call 612-721-4444 or visit http://www.sewardinc.com or http://international.sewardinc.com.
About Creative
Creative is a privately-owned non-governmental organization that addresses urgent challenges facing societies today. Whether they are shifts in demographics, the workplace, the classroom, technology, the political arena or the needs of stabilization in post-conflict environments, Creative views change as an opportunity to improve, transform and renew. We help our clients turn transitional environments into a positive force toward creating more empowered and effective communities, systems and institutions. For more information, visit www.caii.com.
About MEPI
This project is funded through The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), located within the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. MEPI is a unique program that implements President Obama’s vision to directly engage with and invest in the people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Specifically, MEPI supports efforts to expand political participation, strengthen civil society and the rule of law, empower women and youth, create educational opportunities, and foster economic growth by partnering with non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academic institutions, and governments. More information about MEPI can be found at: www.mepi.state.gov.The CCCM project is one of three pilot projects launched under MEPI’s Partnership Schools Program in Oman, implemented by Creative.
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 March 2010 22:17 |
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Seward Incorporated Awarded Innovation Research Grant |
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Written by Alison Sanders
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Monday, 29 June 2009 18:03 |
Project Focuses on Enhancing Student Learning through Technology
Seward Incorporated has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop and test a supplementary instruction reading program for fourth- and fifth-grade students. The FastTrack contract, valued at $850,000, is through the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the SBIR Program to ensure that the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts. |
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Seward Inc. Awarded Teacher Training Project in Oman |
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Written by Nell Kauls
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Monday, 09 February 2009 00:00 |
Project focuses on the application of child-centered classroom methods at Sultan Qaboos University
Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 9, 2009 - Seward Incorporated has been awarded a contract with Creative Associates International, Inc. to institutionalize the Child Centered Classroom Methodology (CCCM) at various Ministry of Higher Education’s (MOHE) pre-service training institutions in Oman. The contract is funded by the US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Creative and Seward will partner with Sultan Qaboos University to create a complete, self-contained CCCM training program that is based on a fully developed and locally accepted curriculum. The program will be developed in close collaboration with the MEPI-funded CCCM in-service training program at the Ministry of Education (MOE).
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