{"id":66144,"date":"2022-05-25T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=66144"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:07:32","slug":"bu-wheelock-partners-with-bahrain-teachers-college-for-virtual-edm","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2022\/bu-wheelock-partners-with-bahrain-teachers-college-for-virtual-edm\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Wheelock Partners with Bahrain Teachers College for Virtual EdM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Online programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBU Wheelock Partners with Bahrain Teachers College for Virtual EdM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">May 25, 2022<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>BU Wheelock announced a partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btc.uob.edu.bh\/default\">Bahrain Teachers College<\/a>&nbsp;to offer the master of education (EdM) in educational leadership &amp; policy studies to practicing and aspiring school leaders in Bahrain. The partnership provides Bahraini educators with affordable online access to graduate education and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1-863x600.jpeg 863w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1-768x534.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1-495x344.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1-761x529.jpeg 761w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1-981x682.jpeg 981w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/04\/BU-Wheelock_Bahrain-Teachers-College-signing-2022-1024x712-1-989x688.jpeg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in fall 2022, Bahraini educators can enroll in the online program and receive a scholarship by applying through the Bahrain Teachers College agreement. They will finish the eight-course degree focusing on school leadership development in two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Boston University-Bahrain Teachers College partnership will provide positive outcomes for educational reform in Bahrain,\u201d says Ted Purinton, dean of Bahrain Teachers College. \u201cWe anticipate that the EdM program will allow school leaders in the country to implement high impact practices in their schools and to build their leadership skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Affiliated with the University of Bahrain, Bahrain Teachers College is responsible for all teacher preparation and professional development in Bahrain. The new partnership is one of several partner programs that BU Wheelock facilitates to expand access to higher education for national and international education professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our partnership with Bahrain Teachers College continues the BU Wheelock tradition of international offerings in education through a distance delivery of our master\u2019s program to private school teachers in Bahrain,\u201d says David Chard, dean of BU Wheelock.&nbsp; \u201cWe are excited to welcome virtually our newest cohort of international graduate students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Information about the BU Wheelock-Bahrain Teachers College Partnership<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested educators enrolled at Bahrain Teachers College can learn more about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/z-old-website-structure\/academics\/online-partner-professional-programs\/partner-programs\/bahrain-teachers-college\/\">BU Wheelock-Bahrain Teachers College partnership<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BU Wheelock announced a partnership with&nbsp;Bahrain Teachers College&nbsp;to offer the master of education (EdM) in educational leadership &amp; policy studies to practicing and aspiring school leaders in Bahrain. 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