Afghan Institute of Learning - Teacher Training Programs

AIL has dramatically expanded its teacher training program inside Afghanistan. To date, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) has trained 13,000 teachers in student-centered teaching techniques, immediately improving the quality of education for about 390,000 Afghans. Interactive, student-centered teaching is a radical departure from traditional teaching methods in Afghanistan, which emphasize dictation, rote memorization, and recitation. Using the new teaching methods, teachers are able to teach students to think critically, use logic for problem-solving, and interpret and evaluate information.

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Contributor: Anuradha Bhattacharjee
Published Date: April 11, 2008