Teacher Mentor Program

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
Margaret Fuller.


So our Teacher Mentor program has started on July 7, 2008. EnglishTeachers from different regions of Tajikistan arrived. They represent Kulob, Sarband, Hissor, Rasht, Kanibadam, Khujand, Kayrakum, Chkalovsk, Ayni and Dushanbe. Our trainers are Dorothy and Richard White from Arizona State, but they represent Montana University. We are very happy that Dot and Rich came to Tajikistan to provide us with a workshop on teacher Mentor Program.


Plant friendship tree that will have much results
And break enemy tree that will bring numberless sorrow.

The participants of the workshop were provided with accommodation in the former Agriculture University dormitory where the Training Center Sarvar is located. It was very convenient for the teachers to have sessions and rest in the same building.

Feedback from Teachers about TMP




Mohida Rahmatulloeva from Kayrokkum. My work experience is 16 years. I teach students from 9th-10th forms. I work at secondary school # 14 since 1991.
My opinion about TMP training: I learned new things, new methods. I worked with map, and I liked this activity very much and now I know about jigsaw, portfolio and much more informed about 4 skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening and syllabus methods and learning styles and here I learned that I am a visual person.

Mohida Rahmatullo

Muyassar Nazarova

I am an English teacher from the North, Kanibadam, village Kuchkak. I teach at secondary school # 11. My work experience includes 17 years.
What can I say about the first week of the seminar? It was really great. I have got a lot of information about textbooks, content, context, syllabus and criteria which each textbook has to include.
I participated in such kind of workshops in Dehli last year. But now I see how they are different. Our trainers from Montana University are doing a great job for us. Their sessions are full of interesting interactive activities and warp ups. Each session includes: Methodology, Professional development and Material Development. I hope all new things I have learned here will be useful both for Microscholarship program students and secondary school students, too. I will share my knowledge with other teachers from my district.

Dot and Rich thanks a lot for your great contribution in conducting this workshop for us!

Orzu Sultonova.
I live in Ayni Town which is situated in the North part of Tajikistan. I have 16 years of work experience. It is the first time in my life I am taking part in such kind of trainings. I express my thanks to US Embassy for providing this training for English teachers.

I am satisfied with methods that trainers use during the sessions. Our trainers Dot and Rich, are very experienced teachers. For sure, I’ll return to my school and will organize trainings for all teachers of Ayni area and to teach them what I have learned in these sessions. I also try to use their methods at my lessons. The activities which I like best are warm ups, FOR activity as well as working with map.




Abduhamid Sharipov

I am an English teacher from South, Kulob city. I teach in lyceum # 1. My working experience is 20 years. And I also work as part time job for Relief International. So, what I learned in this workshop. We got new things like how to use interactive methodology, how to evaluate textbooks through some criteria and how to have interesting warm ups and to improve professional development. Especially, scope and sequence is very necessary for the teachers who aim to write textbooks.





Social Activities

Taking into consideration the fact that the workshop participants represent different regions of Tajikistan, the Public Affairs section and Valentina Sobko, the project implementer organized leisure time within weekends.

The highlight of the social activities included the visit to Antiquities and National Historical Museums. All participants left the museums with great impressions, felt proud of our ancestors and country’s rich history.

Sunday’s activity was devoted to nearby Hissar District where the participants knew a lot about Hissar Fortress, the history of which is more than 3 thousand years, Madresse and hotel of Korvonsaroy where the merchants stayed. The teachers imagined the whole picture of the place within the Silk Road times.

Teachers said that they had a great time together and learned a lot from each other, especially from Rahmiddin. These social activities make friendship between all of us tighter. As our very broad-minded participant Rahmiddin from Rasht always reminds us about Saa’di Sherozi ‘s poem that is written above the entrance of UN Office in New York:

Children of Adam are members of one body,
Who are created from the same origin.
If one member is in pain
The other members cannot be at peace.
Zebonisso, the first Editor

I am Zebonisso from Sarband. I am a happy English teacher in Tajikistan. It is honor for me to take part in this training. And we are the first Mentor English teachers who edited the first newsletter illustrating the workshop process. Next week we will prepare the second newsletter.

The first week of training is over already. Teachers learnt a lot in this week. They have two more weeks. And I know that they will learn more. I want to take an opportunity and to thank US Embassy for providing us with such great program. I am sure that teachers will be good mentors for their country.

This issue was prepared by:
Muyassara Nazarova Microscholarship program an ACCESS teacher
Orzu Sultonova teacher from Ayni, Regional Trainer at Zaravshan Valley
Mohida Rahmatulloeva teacher from Kairakkum
Maqsuda Azamova from Kanibadam Microscholarship program an ACCESS teacher
Abdulhamid Sharipov from Kulob, Regional Trainer at Khatlon region
Zarrina Qambarova teacher from Kayrakkum
Rahmiddin Mahmadov, Microscholarship program