June 2020

How to Improve Education for Special Needs Children in Lockdown

A member of the faculty of the Research Institute for Special Needs Children emphasized that the programs of the organization should be reviewed.

“After the Islamic Revolution, good achievements have been made in the field of education of special needs children, but we have not progressed as much as we should, which goes back to two factors: the lack of experts and neglecting these children.”

National Scholastic Festival of Ibn Sina to Be Hold Online

The scientific secretary of the fifth National Scholastic Festival of Ibn Sina said that the festival will be held online and will start on August 1st.

Stating that the festival will be held for a week from 11 to 17 August this year, Mehdi Rashidi Jahan added: “students from all over the country will present their achievements online; they can take the virtual exams of this festival themselves.”

New School Year to Start with Improved Version of Shaad Network; official

Adviser to the Minister of Education and the manager of Shaad network pointed out that in order to address the concerns of students’ access to the Shaad network, “a combination of educational options” is on the agenda from October.

 

“Face-to-face training, educational packages, Shaad network and the TV schools are all presented together; and each of them have a certain share of our new plan” he added.

 

Face Shields as Role Play Masks

As if everything started with a magic, just like the movies! Was it b lack magic or the curse of mother nature, which we have forgotten for years. the earth that today, seems to be breathing again.

 

At first, it was unbelievable that in a few weeks, life around the world would suddenly change. The parents were constantly and anxiously advising their children to wash their hands. The server health protocols disrupted children’s daily routine.

 

Iran’s Schools to Open Early September; Rouhani

Speaking at a meeting of the National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus on Saturday, Dr Hassan Rouhani said that the end of coronavirus is not yet clear and that we must prepare ourselves for a long-term fight against the virus.

 

"According to scientists and health professionals, we can't predict a specific time for the end of the disease," he said, adding, “The behavior of this virus is changing and it does not have a fixed behavior, and based on what researchers say, the virus won't go away on its own, so we have to prepare ourselves for a long-term fight against it”.

Maleki Lays out Plans for Next School Year

Dr. Hassan Maleki, the head of organization for Educational Planning and Research, told journalist in his first press conference that the OERP is focused on providing learning packages rather than textbooks.

“Learning package refers to a set of educational materials and multimedia tools in a particular course that is designed and developed based on specific learning objectives. Usually the learning package contains textbooks, the student workbook, the teacher's guide, the educational videos and other related materials.

President Appoints Members of the Council for OERP

In separate letters, President Hassan Rouhani appointed six members of the Council for Organization for Educational Research and Planning.

According to these letters, Hojatoleslam Dr. Seyyed Saeid Ameli, Dr. Gholamali Haddad Adel, Dr. Fakhreddin Danesh Ashtiani, Dr. Mahmoud Mehr Mohammadi, Dr. Ali Zarafshan and Dr. Rezvan Hakimzadeh were appointed as new members of the Council for Organization for Educational Research and Planning.

Hassan Rouhani's letters of appointment read:

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful