The U.S. Embassy in Manama in collaboration with the Ministry of Education invited Dr. Terence Cavanaugh, associate professor in department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Instructional Technology at the University of North Florida to share his expertise with students and educators in Bahrain. Dr. Cavanaugh participated in the “Towards Digital Empowerment in Education” conference from October 4 to 6, 2015, where he spoke about “Digital Empowerment from Digital Literacy to the Make Movement” and offered a workshop on “Finding Your Transitional Application.” Over the two-day event, Dr. Cavanaugh reached over 200 teachers and teacher specialists in various fields of education. He also conducted a customized action research workshop for 60 teacher specialists from the Ministry of Education, discussing ways and methods to improve digital tutoring in public schools. Additionally, the U.S. Embassy organized three separate workshops for 15 teachers and 60 students at the Bahrain Teachers College in University of Bahrain, covering topics such as digital textbooks, interactive mapping technologies, and information literacy. Lastly, the U.S. Embassy organized a specific workshop for over 60 English Language teachers, focusing on “Bookmapping: Literature, Reading and Interactive Maps.”
