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- Country of residence: Lebanon
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Teacher Wissam
Abdullah, Deputy Director of Al-Shajara School of the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees "UNRWA" in Tyre, Lebanon, won
several international awards.
In a statement,
UNRWA indicated that teacher Wissam's interests are rooted in applied and
practical sciences and encourages his commitment to developing the school's
science laboratory through the application of new technologies, especially
using information technology, and his methods enhanced students' learning
abilities and helped them develop a vision of scientific theories which is
often difficult to understand.
She pointed
out that the teacher, Wissam, is keen to make learning fun by introducing
e-learning games, interactive electronic tests, videos and worksheets, in
addition to virtual laboratory sessions and virtual tools.
She said that
UNRWA's education program in Lebanon is implementing the agency's education
reform strategy, which is designed to meet the needs of the twenty-first
century and help students become innovative, critical and creative thinkers, as
a "teacher policy" has been developed, which recognizes the central
role that teachers play. in the quality of education and seeks to enhance the
teacher's professional and career advancement.
She pointed
out that Wissam's career began in 2006 with World Links Arab Region, a
professional development support course from UNRWA, where he embarked on a
journey to learn about new information technology technologies for teaching and
learning. In 2013, Wissam's school was selected to participate in a competition
UNESCO "Learning for All" where their project entitled
"Technology: A Student's Friend" won first place in the field of IT
education and third place overall.
In 2017, his
school was again selected to participate in the International School Award
organized by the British Council and their project won the competition
(2017-2020), and in 2021, Wissam was chosen by the National Support
Organization for eTwinning in Lebanon as an ambassador for eTwinning and later
as a mentor for twinning Through this role, he has worked to support
educational and technical issues and has provided on-site and online training.
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