{"id":72301,"date":"2023-03-10T23:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T03:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=72301"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:21:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:21:13","slug":"bu-wheelock-program-advances-educational-leadership-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2023\/bu-wheelock-program-advances-educational-leadership-in-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Wheelock Program Advances Educational Leadership in Bahrain"},"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\">Community Engagement<\/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 Program Advances Educational Leadership in Bahrain\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\">March 10, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/authors\/finn-gardiner\/\">Finn Gardiner<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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>Recently, Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/david-j-chard\/\">David Chard<\/a> and a team of faculty, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/lisa-ijiri\/\">Lisa Ijiri<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/stacy-scott\/\">Stacy Scott<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/pipier-smith-mumford\/\">Pipier Smith-Mumford<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/robert-weintraub\/\">Robert Weintraub<\/a>, visited Bahrain to experience firsthand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/academics\/online-partner-professional-programs\/partner-programs\/bahrain-teachers-college\/\">BU Wheelock partnership with the Bahrain Teachers College<\/a>. While in Bahrain, the BU Wheelock team visited the college and met with graduate students enrolled in the program, as well as a number of leaders, including Bahrain&#8217;s minister of education and the president of the University of Bahrain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-65555 size-medium\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"843\" height=\"624\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-09-at-10.48.04-PM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-09-at-10.48.04-PM-1.jpg 843w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-09-at-10.48.04-PM-1-811x600.jpg 811w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-09-at-10.48.04-PM-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-09-at-10.48.04-PM-1-465x344.jpg 465w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-09-at-10.48.04-PM-1-715x529.jpg 715w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><figcaption>Bahrain Teachers College students Mohamed Alawainati, Noora Aljawder, Shaikha Alfadhala, and Lateefa Aldoy, with the Crown Prince of Bahrain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2022, the partnership offers practicing and aspiring school leaders the opportunity to earn an online master\u2019s degree in educational leadership &amp; policy studies through BU Wheelock. Although Bahrain Teachers College already provided a solid baccalaureate education to aspiring teachers, it did not have any graduate programs for Bahraini teachers who want to sharpen their skills. A Boston University alumna on the Bahrain Teachers College governing board connected the college and BU Wheelock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe college has educated thousands of baccalaureate-level students very effectively in a very short period of time,\u201d says Ijiri. \u201cThey now have the capacity to offer graduate programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Composed of 24 students, the first cohort started taking classes virtually in fall 2022. The eight-course degree will take them about two years to complete. And the partnership goes beyond providing students with a strong postgraduate education\u2014with a predominantly female cohort, it is also encouraging women to become leaders in their communities. \u201cThis program supports Bahrain\u2019s vision for aspiring educators for both men and women,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bahraini students\u2019 newfound expertise in educational leadership and policy has already had an impact. Four students\u2014Noora Aljawder, Shaikha Alfadhala, Mohamed Alawainati, and Lateefa Aldoy\u2014recently won the public vote for an annual competition sponsored by the crown prince of Bahrain. The coveted <a href=\"https:\/\/pmo.gov.bh\/en\/article\/hrh-the-deputy-king-meets-with-fikra-finalists-and-winners-2023\">Fikra prize<\/a> is awarded to Bahrainis who develop innovative solutions for the public sector. \u201cThe students&#8217; innovative system for teacher evaluation is expected to revolutionize the practice of teaching in the very near future,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the curriculum is largely the same as the one used by US students, BU Wheelock faculty have grown from their experiences teaching in a new culture\u2014for instance, needing to adapt their classes to allow observant Muslims to say their daily prayers. At the same time, faculty and students have found much common ground as educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of the same challenges we\u2019re seeing in public schools here are similar to the ones they\u2019re finding over there,\u201d Ijiri says. \u201cThere are more similarities than people expected going into this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Dean David Chard and a team of faculty, including Lisa Ijiri, Stacy Scott, Pipier Smith-Mumford, and Robert Weintraub, visited Bahrain to experience firsthand the BU Wheelock partnership with the Bahrain Teachers College. 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