TAMAM 12th Gathering

The opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday, February 9th, 2024, at 9 AM Amman time (GMT +3) and will be live streamed. The subsequent two days of the gathering are designated as in-person working days, during which participants will engage in skill-building sessions, discussions, networking forums, and poster sessions. These sessions are carefully designed to promote professional dialogue, collaboration, and the exchange of expertise among school practitioners, university researchers, and policymakers. The Research Sessions on the second day, February 10th, 2024, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM and from 3:45 to 5:00 PM Amman time (GMT +3), can be attended remotely and will be conducted in English.
The TAMAM gathering is a recurring event that brings together all members of the TAMAM professional network. Its purpose is to facilitate the exchange of experiences in school-based improvement across participating countries, provide insights into the latest designs from the TAMAM research lab, and explore new avenues to contribute to the dissemination and sustainability of school-based improvement as an impactful strategy for school reform.
The event is designed to highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of the TAMAM Research Lab throughout its 17-year history, including its recent recognition with the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development in 2022. Additionally, the gathering aims to enhance TAMAM’s connections with its professional network, comprising educators from 72 schools across nine Arab countries (Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, KSA, Oman, Kuwait, Egypt, and Sudan), where TAMAM has established partnerships.
Our ultimate objective is to leverage this gathering to position TAMAM as a premier center for educational leadership research and development. We intend to broaden its network and range of activities by establishing partnerships with regional ministries, conducting consultations with schools, collaborating with higher education institutions, and attracting potential donors to support the sustainability of its research lab activities. We are also committed to generating impactful recommendations for effective school reform, particularly given the critical juncture in the education sector for schools in the Arab region and globally.
Since 2007, TAMAM has successfully developed research-based designs through experimentation and iteration in various contexts in the Arab region. These designs offer strategies and effective approaches to promote school transformation and alternative educational visions for teachers, students, and partnerships with parents and the school community. Over time, TAMAM has cultivated a network that includes more than 1,000 practitioners, researchers from six different universities, forty-two coaches, twenty-nine interns or volunteers, and numerous policymakers. All are collaboratively engaged in designing and implementing impactful school-based improvement initiatives.
The preparation for this gathering has been a collaborative effort involving representatives from schools and active members from different Arab countries. These active network members have not only contributed to the event’s activities but have also played a pivotal role in shaping its design and plan. The gathering represents a unique opportunity to enact collaboration between university-based researchers and practitioners at all levels, fostering interschool partnerships that are essential for sustaining and strengthening the TAMAM movement for school-based improvement in the Arab World.
On this occasion, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to the active members of the TAMAM network who have been instrumental in making this significant event successful!

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