You can access materials below for our prior in-person convenings.
MEPLI Regional Conference May 10-11, 2024
Education in Emergencies
The second annual MEPLI regional conference was held on Friday, May 10 – Saturday, May 11 in Amman, Jordan at the Landmark Hotel. The conference was hosted under the Patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Jordan, Professor Azmi Mahafzah, and in collaboration with the Queen Rania Teacher Academy and the Makhzoumi Foundation. The focus of the conference was on on Education in Emergencies and consisted of plenary sessions as well as concurrent workshops. HGSE Faculty member Dr. Vanja Pejic, a psychologist specializing in trauma, presented on The Effects of War, Violence and Trauma on Child Development and Learning: Restoring Safety and Promoting Healing and also joined a panel discussion alongside Katy Noble, Global Head of Education in Emergencies at Teach For All, and Anies Al-Hroub, Tenured Professor in Educational Psychology and Special Education at American University of Beirut. Thirty MEPLI Fellows presented across workshops focused on the following four content streams: equitable access to education in emergencies, leadership in emergencies, alternative education, and social-emotional learning. The conference was attended by more than 150 educators from across the region.
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MEPLI Regional Conference May 27, 2023
Inclusion and Inclusive Education: Education for All
The first annual MEPLI Conference was held in Amman, Jordan on Saturday, May 27. It was largely been planned by a group of MEPLI Fellows who were eager to join their colleagues together from across Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine to share their expertise with one another as well as with other educators from Jordan. The focus was on inclusive education in alignment with UN SDG #4, ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education, with the content streams focusing on inclusive learning strategies, remedial education, blended learning, and social-emotional learning.
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