Armenia is facing a teacher shortage crisis. Each year, there are more than 600 teaching vacancies across the nation’s public schools with critical subjects going unfilled year after year in rural communities. That is why Teach For Armenia is committed to finding innovative solutions by creating new pathways for individuals to enter the teaching profession.
Additionally, we recognize that teachers working in rural Armenia and Artsakh have unique needs given the challenges of working in remote areas of the country. We must reimagine teacher training and support for individuals who have committed to work in mountainous and border communities.
Since 2015, Teach For Armenia has supported hundreds of teachers to work in some of the most remote communities in Armenia and Artsakh while providing them with robust professional development and ongoing coaching.
For these reasons, Teach For Armenia is excited to provide two course offerings to individuals who join our two-year Program:
1) A 30-CREDIT CERTIFICATE
2) A MASTER’S IN TEACHER LEADERSHIP AT YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY
(A TOP UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS).
30-CREDIT CERTIFICATE
In 2022, the government of Armenia passed a new law allowing accredited organizations to issue teaching certificates through a 30-credit course. The certificate allows recipients to fill critical vacancies in Armenia’s public schools located in high-mountainous and border communities.
Teach For Armenia received approval from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports to issue a 30-Credit Certificate through its intensive summer training (also known as our “Teacher Leadership Academy”).
At present, our 30-credit course is available to everyone who joins our Program. We start accepting applications every October, and the final deadline to apply is in April.
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN TEACHER LEADERSHIP
In partnership with Yerevan State University, Teach For Armenia designed a new Master’s in Teacher Leadership, the first graduate degree in Armenia to place a special focus on educational justice. The course examines how teachers can play a role in achieving system-wide transformation through the cultivation of leadership (both within themselves and their students).
COURSEWORK TOPICS INCLUDE:
Contemporary Issues of Education and Theories of Learning Issues and Contemporary Theories of Learning
Educational Equity and Children’s Rights
Classroom Culture and Social-Emotional Learning
Innovative Teaching Methodology and Educational Technologies
Thematic Planning and Classroom Assessment
Teacher Leadership Development
Community Innovation
Historic Models of Teacher Leadership in Armenia
Action Research
Information and Communication Technologies
General Pedagogy
Age Pedagogy
Subject-specific teaching methodology
For individuals who join Teach For Armenia’s Program, tuition is completely sponsored by Teach For Armenia. For now, the Master’s program is only open to individuals who join Teach For Armenia’s Program without a teaching degree.
