Why This Workshop Now
1. Generative AI has changed access to knowledge and content creation
2. Teaching must prioritise thinking, judgement, and ethical decision-making
3. Aligns directly with UAE priorities for future-ready education (UAE Ministry of Education)
Strategic Purpose
• Reposition the teacher as facilitator, mentor, and coach
• Strengthen student agency, independence, and responsibility
Teacher Role and Pedagogical Focus
• Facilitator: Designing learning that demands reasoning and inquiry
• Mentor: Making learning strategies and reflection explicit
• Coach: Using feedback and questioning to build agency
Summary:
From Instructing to Coaching is an interactive professional learning workshop designed to support teachers in response to the emergence of generative AI and aligning classroom practice with UAE national priorities for future-ready learners.
As AI changes access to information and content creation, the workshop reframes the teacher’s role from primary instructor to facilitator of thinking, mentor of learning behaviours, and coach of student agency. Rather than focusing on tools, the session strengthens pedagogy by developing students’ critical thinking, ethical judgment, independence, and responsibility for learning, key skill sets identified by the UAE Ministry of Education.
Workshop Leader
Zeinab Koaik