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PDF, March 2011.

 Ramallah, 9, September 2009

Although Najwa Kreitem is a successful educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience, she decided to in invest her time in a rigorous professional development program as part of her school’s participation in the Model Schools Network (MSN) Program.  Kreitem, an English teacher at the Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in the West Bank city of Ramallah was interested in expanding her educational skill set through professional development.  Professional development is just one of the five core components of the MSN Program.

Launched in 2007, the MSN Program is funded by the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID).  It is implemented by AMIDEAST in cooperation with Palestinian Ministry of Education & Higher Education and other educational institutions. 

The MSN Program objectives include: introducing educational concepts, teaching approaches, techniques and resources that will improve student learning; developing an expanding network of public and private schools that embrace a new approach to teaching and learning; and evaluating results for future replication.  The MSN program included an initial 17 private Palestinian schools.  Another 40 public schools are now in the beginning stages of entry into the program.