المملكة: New requirements for teachers…no development points for visits without approved reports – urgent
The National Institute revealed Advanced professional activities that aim to enable teachers to have direct access to specific experiences and practices outside the classroom, whether within professional, specialized, or educational bodies, so that these visits are designed to achieve a set of specific goals, and provide practical opportunities for participants to gain new experiences and innovative ideas that enrich the teaching and learning process, and enhance the quality of practices within the school.
Field visit requirements
The institute stated that adopting The field visit is based on three main requirements, the first of which is the approval of the teacher’s direct superior before carrying out the visit to ensure that the activity is compatible with the work schedule and not disrupt the course of the educational process, the second is the approval of the entity that will be visited to verify its readiness to receive educational delegations and provide appropriate professional content, and the third is the commitment of the teacher benefiting from the visit to prepare a comprehensive report on the visit and have it approved by the direct superior, with the aim of documenting the experiences gained and transferring their impact to his colleagues and his educational environment.
The guide indicated that The level of approval of the field visit is through the competent committee in the Education Department, which is responsible for reviewing applications and ensuring their suitability to the professional development plan, their connection to the specialty and job level, and in a way that serves the goals of professional development for teachers in schools.
Procedures for implementing the visit
In detailing the series of procedures for implementing the visit, the Institute indicated that the process begins before implementation by submitting an official request from the teacher through the school, then reviewing it by the Education Department or the relevant committees, followed by the school receiving the request from the implementer, so that the plan is approved. And go to implementation. The implementation phase includes a visit to the target entity according to the previously prepared program, while the visit concludes with the post-implementation phase, which includes preparing the final report and its approval by the direct supervisor, with professional development points calculated and included in the beneficiary’s account through the designated system.
The National Institute for Educational Professional Development confirmed that field visits represent an important element in sustainable professional development, as they provide realistic opportunities for teachers to learn about different work environments, witness successful educational practices, and interact with experts and specialists in multiple fields, which contributes to enhancing their professional expertise and expanding Their educational perceptions, and it directly benefits the performance of students in the classroom.
Organizing the visit and preparing the report
The Institute also stressed the importance of documenting the field visit and committing to preparing the approved report as one of the tools for measuring the professional impact of the visit activity, and to ensure that these experiences become part of institutional practices within schools. He pointed out that the education departments are working to facilitate approval and follow-up procedures, and to ensure that field visits are carried out according to well-thought-out plans that enhance the quality of education and support the ministry’s directions towards developing human competencies and improving learning outcomes.
Organizing the field visit activity comes within the professional development system implemented by the National Institute to ensure the provision of continuous and effective education opportunities for teachers, and provide them with specific skills that contribute to raising the level of performance, developing teaching methods, and enabling them to transfer distinctive practices to their schools, within the framework of a vision Educational endeavors to promote learning based on experience, expertise, and direct exposure to leading practices in the educational field.
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