Yousif Al Bassam

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• Yousif Al Bassam
• Educational Background
  
• - PhD in Education Leadership ELTA University
  (Present)
• - Master in Education Methods of Teaching ELTA
  University
• Bachelor in Industrial Management KFUPM
• Experiences
• - Chairman of the Education Board Al Bassam
  Schools KSA
• - Operator/Principal Abu Baker Independent School
  Qatar
• Member of the Consulting Board, EI / SEC. Qatar.
• Member of the Consulting committee at MOE KSA.
• Member of National Educational Committee KSA.
• Member of the International Confederation of
  Principals

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Qatar
Education
Life
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Facts about Education Reform Initiative in Qatar

• November 2002 H.H Amir of Qatar announced the
  Establishment of SEC
• May 2001 Educational Reform started Education
  for New Era
• September 2004 Cohort One 21 Independent
  Schools was established.
• May 2007 The QNPSTL were launched.
• September 2008 more than 80 Independent Schools
  are run and operated by
• school operators / Principals.
• In the (PISA) 2006, the majority of 15 year old
  Qatari students tested were below Level 1 in
  all three subjects. Very few students were in the
  top levels of performance.
• Grade 4 Performance gave some hope in PIRLS
  results in 2007.

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Qatar Independent School Reform

• Professional Standards and System support for
• building the competencies of School Leaders
• Presented to
• ICSEI-2009 Vancouver
• Presented By
• Yousif Al Bassam
• School Operator/Principal /Abu Baker Assedeeq
  Independent School
• Qatar

Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktaum A ward For
Distinguished Academic Performance
2007/2008 Education Excellence Award for
Distinguished school 2008/2009 Educational Values
Competition Award 2007/2008 Bronze Certificate in
World Creativity Festival South Korea
2008/2009
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Qatar National Professional Standards for School
Leaders
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Qatar National Professional Standards for School
Teachers
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Students achieving the Curriculum Standards
Leadership of people
Leadership of People
Leading a learning community
Educational Leadership
Educational leadership
Leadership in action
Leadership for change
Transformational leadership
Transformational Leadership
Understanding self as a leader
Big Goals
Mission
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Vision
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Transformational Leadership
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Leadership of People
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Educational Leadership
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Students achieving the Curriculum Standards
Leadership of People
Leadership of People
Leading a learning community
Leadership in Action
Educational leadership
Leadership in Action
Leadership for Change
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Understanding Self as a leader
Our school is sought to apply teaching/learning
approaches, methods, techniques and activities in
safe exciting, and supporting learning
environment, characterized by strong faith and
expressive language. We are looking forward to
promoting staff performance through in-depth,
unceasing training, with our eyes on the most
recent trends in education and to partake in
national as well as human development .
Big Goals
Mission
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Vision
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Students achieving the Curriculum Standards
Leadership of People
Leadership of People
Leading a learning community
Leadership in Action
Educational leadership
Leadership in Action
Leadership for Change
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Understanding Self as a leader
Big Goals
Big Goals
Mission
NEXT
Vision
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Students achieving the Curriculum Standards
Leadership of People
Leadership of People
Leading a learning community
Leadership in Action
Educational leadership
Leadership in Action
Leadership for Change
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Understanding Self as a leader
Big Goals

• Providing quality learning, combining between
  modernity and originality to raise school
  children who are
• Proud of their history,
• Live their age time,
• Aspire to their future.

Mission
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Vision
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Aspects of school work

• 8 major domains of school work.
• Activities are conducted by working teams.
• Examples of good practice in all domains.

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School activities and competitions
Educational Leadership
Strategic planning
Links with the local community
Students Teaching Development
Administrative Organization
Professional Development
Teaching strategies learning environment
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Vision
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• Accountability and participation in planning .
• Strategic team .
• On-site training.
• Annual operational plans
• Funding all programs
• Performance indicators and success criteria

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• A variety of activities geared to all types of
  learners.
• Participating in local regional , and
  international activities.
• Open days.
• Drama in teaching.
• Co-curricular activities.

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• Action plans based on the school vision.
• Analytical studies for staffs performance.
• Need analysis.
• School self Review.
• In-depth training.
• Monitoring and Evaluation tools.
• E-programs develop the quality of school work.
• Participatory planning.
• Group work.

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• And we made you in to nations and tribes (Holy
  Quran).
• Guidance and counseling programs.
• Bulletins and brochures.
• Principals letters to parents.
• Periodic meetings with parents.
• Good links with mass media.
• Designing tools to survey parents attitudes.

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• Job description for all staff.
• Responsibility and accountability.
• School policies and guidelines to manage all
  aspects of school work.
• Quality assurance framework.
• Amendments added to policies, according to
  changes.

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• Learning center for learning difficulties (LD)
  students.
• Standardized tests for diagnostic and
  improvement purposes (Credibility and Validity).
  
• Learning programs for high achieving students.
• Learning experiences for gifted talented
  students.
• Building tools for (selfesteem, shyness,
  introversion, withdrawal).

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• Five sided strategic PD plan .
• Modern techniques in training delivery (Distance
  learning, peer coaching...etc.)
• Induction courses for entry level teachers.
• Festivals and symposia for stake holders.
• Providing training services for staff in other
  independent schools.

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• New techniques of teaching (learning stations,
  brain storming, Multiple intelligences, Discovery
  learning, etc)
• Innovative learning programs for visual ,
  auditory and kinesthetic learners.
• Programs for high achievers, gifted talented
  students.
• Drama in teaching and integration of subjects.
• CoRT.
• Assessment for learning.

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The Principal receiving the Education Excellence
Award from The Heir Apparent HH Sheikh Tameem Bin
Hamad Al Thani
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The Principal receiving the Distinguished
Academic Performance Award from Sheikh Hamdan Bin
Rashid
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HH Sheikha Mouza with the Students Parliament
during her visit to the school
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HH Sheikha Mouza receiving a Shield from the
Students Parliament
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The principal receiving the Values Award from the
Minister of Education
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The principal receiving the School Leader License
from EI of the SEC
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Our expectations

• Improving the learning outcomes of our students.
• Integration of ICT in education.
• Applying Robotics and Gems in teaching Math and
  science.
• Providing ICDL training program for both
  students teachers.

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Stephen Coveys Seven Habits of highly effective
people
Our Character is a collection of our habits, and
habits have a powerful role in our lives. Habits
consists of knowledge, skills and desire.
Knowledge allows us to know what to do, skill
gives us the ability to know how to do it, and
desire is the motivation to do it.
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Stephen Coveys Seven Habits and relation with NPSL
2.1 Lead and manage development of the schools
strategic vision and aims. 2.4 Implement,
monitor, review and report on the schools
strategic vision and aims.
4.2 Develop, empower and support individuals and
teams. 4.4 Develop networks to support
individuals and teams.
7.3 Contribute to learning communities and other
professional networks.
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• The purpose of this activity is to
• Introduce the Stephen Coveys Seven Habits of
  Highly effective people linked to the QNPSTL.
• Explore the links between the National
  Professional Standards for Teachers and the Qatar
  National Professional Standards for Leaders.

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What did you notice?

• The standards describe what you are already doing
• The standards are a tool to help us reflect on
  our own practice to provide guidance for improved
  practice
• The standards are not about creating more work
  for principals
• The Leadership Standards and the Teacher
  Standards are linked

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• See, you are already working within the Standards
  Framework!

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• What we can learn
• Open discussion

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• Thank you
• Greetings from Qatar
• Qatar is one of the fasts growing
• Economy in the world.
• Doha combines the old and new where you can move
  from gold to fabric into palatial shopping
  centers full of the latest designer brands. You
  are never far from the sea or the desert in this
  exciting modern but traditional City

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Students achieved the standards
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