The Professional Needs of Teachers Applying for Queen Rania Al Abdullah Award for Excellence in Education.

Abstract

The study aimed revealing teachers’ professional needs applying for Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education in Jordan 2021/2022 according to the Award’s criteria and sub-indicators to list teachers’ future needs and improvement. To achieve the study goal, researchers listed the needs and interests in 400 reports of applying teachers. The results showed the needs were in: personal and professional philosophy standard (commitment to professional responsibilities duties, and strengthening professional relationships), learning and digitization (principles of digital safety, citizenship, and enhancing its practice among students and stakeholders), learning for life standard (empowering students with scientific research methodologies and ethics, and observing intellectual property), professional development standard (experiences and best practices nationally and internationally, and employing them in producing knowledge and spreading a culture of excellence), creativity and innovation standard (discovering, generating and employing creative ideas and methods to support educational learning process),and the achievements standard (achievements led to positive, pioneering changes in the environment and society).