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SUMMARY:REAL Centre seminar with Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize Wi
 nner\, Hanan Al Hroub - Hanan Al Hroub\, Philippa Lei\, Pauline Rose
DTSTART:20161201T153000Z
DTEND:20161201T180000Z
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CONTACT:Diane Caldwell-Hird
DESCRIPTION:For tickets\, see https://global-teacher-prize-winner-at-real-
 centre.eventbrite.co.uk\n\nOn Thursday 1 December at 15:30\, the Research 
 for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre will welcome this year’s
  Global Teacher Prize winner\, Hanan Al Hroub\, to the University of Cambr
 idge.\n15.30-16.30: Seminar\n16.30-18.00: Refreshments\n\nUniversity of Ca
 mbridge Pro Vice Chancellor for Institutional and International Relations\
 , Professor Eilís Ferran\, will open the event after which Hanan Al Hroub
  will speak about her work\, notably with respect to teaching for peace. T
 his will be followed by a panel discussion to include Philippa Lei\, Direc
 tor of Advocacy and Programmes at the Malala Fund\, whose work champions e
 ducation for adolescent girls in refugee settings\, moderated by Pauline R
 ose\, Director of the REAL Centre and Professor of International Education
 .\n\nThe Global Teacher Prize:\nNow in its second year\, and widely referr
 ed to as the Nobel Prize for Teaching\, the US$1 million Global Teacher Pr
 ize was set up by the Varkey Foundation to recognise an exceptional teache
 r who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as to
  shine a spotlight on the important role teachers play in society. By unea
 rthing thousands of stories of heroes that have transformed young people
 ’s lives\, the prize hopes to bring to life the exceptional work of mill
 ions of teachers all over the world. For more information see: http://www.
 globalteacherprize.org/\n\nHanan Al Hroub:\nHanan grew up in the Palestini
 an refugee camp\, Bethlehem\, where she was regularly exposed to acts of v
 iolence. She went into primary education after her children were left deep
 ly traumatised by a shooting incident they witnessed on their way home fro
 m school. Her experiences in meetings and consultations to discuss her chi
 ldren’s behaviour\, development and academic performance in the years th
 at followed led Hanan to try to help others who\, having grown up in simil
 ar circumstances\, require special handling at school.\n\nWith so many tro
 ubled children in the region\, Palestinian classrooms can be tense environ
 ments. Hanan embraces the slogan ‘No to Violence’ and uses a specialis
 t approach she developed herself\, detailed in her book\, ‘We Play and L
 earn’. She focuses on developing trusting\, respectful\, honest and affe
 ctionate relationships with her students and emphasises the importance of 
 literacy. She encourages her students to work together\, pays close attent
 ion to individual needs and rewards positive behaviour. Her approach has l
 ed to a decline in violent behaviour in schools where this is usually a fr
 equent occurrence\; she has inspired her colleagues to review the way they
  teach\, their classroom management strategies and the sanctions they use.
 \n\nThe Malala Fund:\nInspired by co-founders Malala and Ziauddin Yousafza
 i\, the Malala Fund works with partners all over the world helping to empo
 wer girls and amplify their voices\; investing in local education leaders 
 and programmes\; and advocating for more resources for education and safe 
 schools for every child. Their initiatives include investing in schools fo
 r Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon and Jordan\, who are at risk of early ma
 rriage.\nFor more information see: https://www.malala.org/\n
LOCATION:Pavilion Room\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge\, Wollaston
  Rd\, Cambridge CB1 2EW
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