National Workshop on the development of STEM textbooks and educational materials in the Republic of Tajikistan
🌟 On July 15 to 18, Aziza Abdurakhmanova, Zhanbulatova Gaukhar Zhanbulatova and Saidkhozha Bekkhozhayev, subject specialists of NIS Centre for Educational Programmes took part as international experts in the National Workshop on the development of STEM textbooks and educational materials in the Republic of Tajikistan.
📚 The workshop participants determined general approaches to the development of textbooks in biology, chemistry and physics as open educational resources (OER). Special attention was paid to the integration of competency-based approach, modern trends and innovative teaching methods into new textbooks.
✨ We are proud of our specialists being part of this important event and hope their contribution will help improve the quality of STEM educational in Tajikistan!
Training course on “Effective Curriculum Implementation: Monitoring, Reporting and Research”
Subject specialists from the Center for Educational Programs of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools recently completed a training course on “Effective Curriculum Implementation: Monitoring, Reporting and Research.” The course was led by Cambridge University trainers Alison Rodrigues (Head of International Education Research Hub) and Sarah Nelson (Curriculum Programme Manager). Participants learned about research planning, conducting quantitative and qualitative research, and how to present and publish their findings.
Seminars on the revision of textbooks and teaching and learning materials.
Within the framework of the project on revision of textbooks for the 8th grade in accordance with the educational programme of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools – NIS Programme, the branch “Centre for educational programmes” held an online seminars for authors and editors of “Mathematics”, “Chemistry”, “Biology”, “Informatics”, “Geography”, “History of Kazakhstan”, “World History” on 5 – 9 February 2024. 29 authors and 7 editors participate in the seminars.
Centre for Educational Programmes has developed career-oriented elective courses. To ensure successful implementation of comprehensive work on career guidance for upper secondary school students, subject teachers need to use professionally oriented materials in the educational process. Students can be interested in different types of professional activities, even those within one specialisation, therefore, the solution of this problem is closely related to the process of students building their individual educational paths.
Career-oriented elective courses “Mathematical methods of collecting and processing statistical data”, “Mobile application developer”, “Practical electrical engineering”, “Laboratory assistant for chemical analysis”, “Nutritionology”, “Tour Operating”, “Copywriting”, “Fundamentals of Graphic Design”, “Production Director”, “Fundamentals of Investment” – these are additional elective courses for students. They are included in the curriculum at the senior level of schooling. Elective courses are implemented within the school component of the curriculum and designed for a minimum number of students in groups (up to 12).
The role assigned to elective courses in the system of specialised learning determines the range of their functions and tasks.
Functions of career-oriented elective courses:
– study of new professions, description of necessary professional skills arising from the main problems of our time;
– extending and deepening core and specialised subject knowledge;
– practical training;
– development of professional skills;
– introducing to new trends and the stage of development of the sphere.
Tasks of career-oriented elective courses:
– to introduce additional content of the educational material, to extend and deepen specialised subject knowledge;
– to promote professional adaptation;
– to prepare for a future career;
– to increase the information and communication competence of students, as well as to stumulate their cognitive and creative activities.
Therefore, the content and focus of elective courses should be linked to a particular specialisation by modeling the educational situations and problems characteristic of it.
Online Mektep project honoured as top project by UNESCO
The Online Mektep project has been recognised and honoured as part of the “International Best Practices of Digital Education” launched at the 2024 World Digital Education Conference.
The conference, themed “Digital Education: Application, Sharing and Innovation”, was jointly organised by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. It was held in Shanghai, China, from 29 to 31 January 2024. The conference saw the launch of the UNESCO Wenhui Award. The joint project of Centre for Educational Programmes of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and Bilim Media Group was included in the list of TOP 8 International Best Practices of Digital Education worldwide in the category of Build Inclusive Digital Learning Systems for Strengthening Crisis Resilience.
