Session 1: Introduction; An Overview of the History of Education in the World and Iran

In the first session of the course “Democracy in the Classroom,” we will explore the history of education in the world and Iran, examining where and under what circumstances it began. Taught by Saeed Peyvandi, a sociologist and university professor, this course focuses on non-traditional education for kindergarten through fifth grade. It aims to assist Iranian teachers in fostering critical thinking, creative/free expression, and liberal values, with a special emphasis on students with disabilities. Teachers will benefit from key resources developed by the Tavaana Institute.

In the first session of the course “Democracy in the Classroom,” we will explore the history...
In the second session, we will delve into the history of education in Iran and then discuss critical...
Human life phenomena and realities are deeply interconnected, and analyzing them along with their complexities...
Critical thinking and critical reasoning are directly linked to teaching democracy. Every teacher should...
Democracy in life and daily affairs is not achieved simply by reading articles and books; it requires...
In this session, we will explore some of the tools used in classrooms to teach critical thinking to elementary...
In this session, we will take a look at the concept of identity and explore how individual and group...
In the previous sessions, we discussed the importance of introducing students to democracy from the early...

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