Ahmad Bilal, a doctoral student in the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Pakistan, was recognized with the program’s Visiting Scholar Award in recognition of his contribution to the professional development of teachers for school improvement.
Bilal’s area of research is professional development of teachers. During his six months’ visit at UGA, he has been refining his dissertation work under the supervision of Sally J. Zepeda, professor in the educational administration and policy program. He earned his master’s degree in education from the University of the Punjab in 1996.
He taught in a public school in Lahore for 12 years where he also served as a magazine editor, curricular activities leader and deputy controller examination. He received the Best Master Trainer Award 2002 by the Intel Teach to the Future Program, Pakistan. He worked with Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore and Ministry of Education, Curriculum wing, Government of Pakistan to review curriculum and textbook development. During his doctoral work, he received the Indigenous Scholarship and a foreign scholarship of the International Research Initiative Program by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan.
As a teacher trainer, he conducted more than 65 training sessions on pedagogy related areas throughout Pakistan. In recent years, as a practitioner, he has focused on school improvement and teacher evaluation. He designed a module for staff development by using teaching observation. This module has been piloted in Pakistan and can be implemented in any school after having slight customization regarding contextual needs.
News Details: University of Georgia College of Education Website
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