ISSA Member in Azerbaijan Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Jan 2010
On 25 September 2009, the Center for Innovations in Education (CIE) marked its 5th Anniversary with a special celebration led by the CIE Board Chair David Drapper and Minister of Education Misir Mardanov. Special greetings on behalf of the OSI National Foundation in Azerbaijan, where the Step by Step Program and other educational programs implemented by CIE had their start, was delivered by OSI Executive Director Farda Asadov. CIE senior management staff and a core group of SbS and RWCT trainers were awarded medals and honorary certificates by the MoE in recognition of significant services for the national education system. In total, 14 people received awards.
A highlight of the celebration was a concert performed by children from inclusive schools. CIE has played a great role in introducing inclusive education to many schools throughout Azerbaijan, so this was especially meaningful.
CIE was pleased to share a video on the history and experience of the organization (please see the link http://cie.az/library/video.htm).
Another highlight of the celebration was the first public debate on education, conducted with participation of well known national experts on education. The topic debated was "To what extent Equal Access to Education" is ensured by newly adopted Education Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
More than 150 friends, colleagues, and partners participated in the event including teachers, school principals, and trainers, children and parents, representatives of NGOs and state agencies, Parliament and international organizations, as well as representatives of businesses.
CIE’s mission is to promote every child’s right to quality education through social inclusion and excellence in teaching and active parent involvement. Listed below are some of CIE’s accomplishments over the past five years:
What we did
- CIE was represented at 30 international events
- 98 National and Regional events were held by CIE
- CIE participated in 26 National and Regional events
- CIE staff participated in 22 professional development trainings
- 14 applied research and studies were conducted by CIE
- 33 publications, including multimedia resources for teachers and parents were published
- 54 newspaper articles, 10 TV news broadcasts, 6 radio programs
- 147 projects were implemented based on CIE’s 6 strategic directions
- CIE collaborated with 218 national and international experts and 120 organizations
- CIE staff participated in 41 Working Groups and Task Forces at national and international levels
Our beneficiaries were
- 1253 teachers and 218 teacher assistants
- 500 teachers from 11 country regions being members of the Innovative Teacher Association (INTASS)
- 22 mentors and 48 mentees
- 11 coordinators of school-based training centers, 30 RWCT trainers and teachers, 76 Step by Step trainers and teachers, and 2 School Improvement trainers
- 756 families of pre-school and primary age children
- 26 representatives of local education departments and 3 members of All-Republican and local psychological-medical-pedagogical commissions
- 69 Representatives of the local businesses, local community leaders, local Executive Authorities
- 20 members of 8 Community-based rehabilitation centers and parents’ associations
- Journalists representing 36 newspaper and 4 TV channels
- 40 schools and 19 kindergartens
- 173 children with disabilities
- 23 School principals and 52 school accountants
- 17 methodologists representing local education departments
- 20 representatives of the Ministry of Education and 28 representatives of other state agencies
- More than 13,800 of primary and preschool age children
For more information about CIE, please visit their website: http://www.cie.az/.
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