Pre-Service Education Training for Azerbaijan (PST)
Pre-Service Education Training for Azerbaijan empowered pre-service teacher training institutions to develop new curricula and instructional materials, and to organize a mentorship program for pre-service students to improve student teaching practices.
A program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, PST gave balanced attention to the full spectrum of teaching and curriculum priorities in pedagogical institutions.
This project is now closed.
Goals
• Initiate instructional and curriculum reform in teacher-training institutions by empowering local specialists and teachers
• Improve pre-service teachers’ student teaching practice in secondary schools
Project Activities
Pre-service Curriculum Development: Through collaboration with US educational experts, the program trained local education specialists in pre-service curriculum design. The program’s approach empowered local educators to institute sustainable pre-service teacher training reforms in Azerbaijan.
Pre-service Faculty Training for Pedagogical Institutions: Pre-service faculty received intensive training in new methodologies and modern pedagogical techniques that foster critical thinking.
Improving Student Teaching Practices through Clinical Schools: Select middle schools served as clinical schools, where pre-service teachers studying at pedagogical institutions actively collaborated with experienced in-service teachers. They worked together using new teaching techniques, developing lesson plans and portfolios, and conducting lessons using new methods.
