Tablet Distribution Ceremony, Islamabad

 Event Date Venue Organized by Press coverage date Date of Compilation Number of Pages USAID Tablets Distribution Ceremony Jan 19, 2016 Islamabad Model School for Girls I-­‐V, NHC, Chak-­‐Shahzad USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project Jan 20, 2016 Jan 20, 2016 pages including title page Page 1 of 12 Association Press of Pakistan 2000 new teachers to be hire in federal schools: Tariq Fazal ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (APP): Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division(CA&DD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary Tuesday said that federal government to hire 2000 new teachers in capital educational institutions. He was attending Tablet distribution ceremony organized by USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project for Islamabad teachers and mentors, as a chief guest held at Islamabad Model College for Girls NIH, Chak Shehzad. http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=382859&Itemid=2 Page 2 of 12 Dispatch News Desk ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CA&DD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary Tuesday said thatfederal government will hire 2000 new teachers in capital educational institutions. He was attending Tablet distribution ceremony organized by USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project for Islamabad teachers and mentors, as a chief guest held at Islamabad Model College for Girls NIH, Chak Shehzad. Speaking on the occasion the minister appreciated the USAID initiatives in education sector, especially US Funded Pakistan Reading Project.He said that it is age of technology and added its use in education was need of the hour. Tariq Fazal said these tabs would help out the teachers to educate the children of grade 1 and 2.The state minister said that Mobile Libraries by USAID were very effective and appreciable to develop reading habit among the children. He admired the Prime Minister’s Education Transformation Program to upgrade and develop federal schools for the promotion of education sector in the country. Talking to APP, the minister said that all 422 schools and colleges of the Islamabad were being renovated and modernized. He said the teachers were being inducted in these schools and colleges to confront the need of the educational institutions.The government will hire the teachers faculty in federal schools, colleges from nearby areas aiming at to avoid any difficulty for the teachers, Tariq said. The minister said that following the order of Islamabad High Court, the government was committed to resolve the issue of regularization of the teachers, working in different schools of the capital on daily wages. He said that the concerned authorities will make sure the check and balance on the teachers attendance in capitals schools. The curriculum, he said which was being taught at capital’s schools, would be up to-­‐dated with the help of the ministry of federal education. The professionals of the education ministry and other educational institutions were engaged to accomplish the task for upgrading the curriculum, he added. http://www.dnd.com.pk/2000-­‐new-­‐teachers-­‐to-­‐be-­‐hired-­‐in-­‐federal-­‐schools-­‐tariq-­‐fazal/104633 Page 3 of 12 Pakistan in the World Islamabad, January 19, 2016: The United States Agency for International Development is distributing 23,800 computer tablets through its Pakistan Reading Project to public school teachers of grades 1 and 2 to support teacher training and improved reading instruction in classrooms across Pakistan. “Today’s distribution of computer tablets is an investment in and appreciation of the teaching force that prepares the future of Pakistan,” USAID Mission Director John Groarke said. “We see information and communications technology as a vital resource in the effort to extend educational access and improve the quality of instruction across economic, cultural, geographic, and other barriers.” Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division, and other officials and educators joined Mr. Groarke at a tablet distribution ceremony in Islamabad. Each computer tablet is configured with applications and tools such as teacher training modules, daily lesson plans, virtual mentoring videos, and audio lessons to help teachers improve their instruction and the literacy levels of children in their classrooms. The USAID-­‐funded Pakistan Reading Project is a $165 million project designed to support provincial and regional departments of education to improve the reading skills of primary school children across the country. This program is designed to utilize three interrelated components to affect the quality of education in early primary grades: an improved classroom learning environment for reading, improved policies and systems for reading, and community-­‐based support for reading in Pakistan. http://www.pakistanintheworld.com/content/usaid-­‐distributes-­‐computer-­‐tablets-­‐support-­‐pakistani-­‐
teachers%E2%80%99-­‐professional-­‐development Page 4 of 12 SAMAA Web Desk USAID distributes 23, 800 tablets to support public school teachers ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is distributing 23,800 computer tablets through its Pakistan Reading Project to public school teachers of grades 1 and 2 to support teacher training and improved reading instruction in classrooms across Pakistan. “Today’s distribution of computer tablets is an investment in and appreciation of the teaching force that prepares the future of Pakistan,” USAID Mission Director John Groarke said. “We see information and communications technology as a vital resource in the effort to extend educational access and improve the quality of instruction across economic, cultural, geographic, and other barriers.” Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division, and other officials and educators joined Mr. Groarke at a tablet distribution ceremony in Islamabad. Each computer tablet is configured with applications and tools such as teacher training modules, daily lesson plans, virtual mentoring videos, and audio lessons to help teachers improve their instruction and the literacy levels of children in their classrooms. The USAID-­‐funded Pakistan Reading Project is a $165 million project designed to support provincial and regional departments of education to improve the reading skills of primary school children across the country. This program is designed to utilize three interrelated components to affect the quality of education in early primary grades: an improved classroom learning environment for reading, improved policies and systems for reading, and community-­‐based support for reading in Pakistan. – SAMAA http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/01/usaid-­‐distributes-­‐23-­‐800-­‐tablets-­‐to-­‐support-­‐public-­‐school-­‐
teachers/ Page 5 of 12 Khyber News TV USAID Distributes 23, 800 Tablets to Support Public School Teachers ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is distributing 23,800 computer tablets through its Pakistan Reading Project to public school teachers of grades 1 and 2 to support teacher training and improved reading instruction in classrooms across Pakistan. “Today’s distribution of computer tablets is an investment in and appreciation of the teaching force that prepares the future of Pakistan,” USAID Mission Director John Groarke said. “We see information and communications technology as a vital resource in the effort to extend educational access and improve the quality of instruction across economic, cultural, geographic, and other barriers.” Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division, and other officials and educators joined Mr. Groarke at a tablet distribution ceremony in Islamabad. Each computer tablet is configured with applications and tools such as teacher training modules, daily lesson plans, virtual mentoring videos, and audio lessons to help teachers improve their instruction and the literacy levels of children in their classrooms.The USAID-­‐funded Pakistan Reading Project is a $165 million project designed to support provincial and regional departments of education to improve the reading skills of primary school children across the country. This program is designed to utilize three interrelated components to affect the quality of education in early primary grades: an improved classroom learning environment for reading, improved policies and systems for reading, and community-­‐based support for reading in Pakistan. http://www.khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=2&key=OTk5NDQ Page 6 of 12 Kamro Inf ISLAMABAD: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is distributing 23,800 computer tablets through its Reading Project Pakistan for public school teachers in grades 1 and 2 support teacher training and reading instruction improved classroom through Pakistan. “The current distribution of computer tablets is an investment in and appreciation of the teaching force that prepares the future of Pakistan,” Director of the USAID Mission John Groarke said. “We see information technology and communication as a vital resource in the effort to expand educational access and improve the quality of education through economic, cultural, geographic, and other barriers.” Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Minister of State for Development Division and Capital Administration, and other officials and educators joined Mr. Groarke at a ceremony of distribution of the tablet in Islamabad. Each tablet computer is configured with applications and tools such as training modules for teachers, daily lesson plans, videos of virtual mentors and audio lessons to help teachers improve their instruction and literacy levels of the children in their classrooms . Pakistan Reading Project is a USAID-­‐funded $ 165 million project designed to support regional and provincial education departments to improve the reading skills of children from primary schools across the country. http://kamro.info/?p=1743 Page 7 of 12 Daily Times Page 8 of 12 The Patriot Page 9 of 12 The Pakistan Observer Page 10 of 12 The News Page 11 of 12 Aaina Jehan Page 12 of 12