Askwith Education Forum Askwith Essentials: Who is Hanan Al Hroub? Five things you should know about the Global Teacher of the Year before her Askwith Forum. Posted September 19, 2016 By Jill Anderson At the Askwith Forum on Thursday, September 22, "Education as a Human Right," Hanan Al Hroub, winner of the 2016 Global Teacher Prize, will speak about her experiences as a Palestinian educator and her unique approach to instruction. What you should know before the event:The Palestinian teacher’s slogan is “No to Violence,” undoubtedly influenced by her own experience growing up in a refugee camp in Bethlehem, where she was exposed to acts of violence.As the second recipient of the Global Teacher Prize (awarded by the Varkey Foundation), which acknowledges one exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession and transforming young people’s lives, she was chosen out of 8,000 candidates and 10 finalists from around the world.Hroub, 43, the mother of five children, dedicated her life to teaching following a shooting incident witnessed by two of her children. She told The Guardian in April 2016, “This incident changed my life. We were in shock. My children were suffering, and the teachers were not trained to deal with trauma. At that point, I decided to commit my life to teaching.”She published the book, We Play We Learn, sharing teaching methods she developed using play as a means to resolve violence. In her teaching, she uses games to get children to work together, learn to build trust and respect, and rewards positive behavior. Her teaching has led to a decline in violence at schools, and also influenced colleagues to review their own teaching methods.The $1 million prize (distributed over 10 years) will be put toward helping young people studying to become teachers, and to train in Hroub’s teaching methods.Event details:Thursday, September 22, at 5:30 p.m.Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall13 Appian WayCambridge, MA, 02138NOTE: Seating is first-come, first-seated. Askwith Education Forum Bringing innovators and influential leaders to the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles Askwith Education Forum Education as a Human Right At the Askwith Forums, Hanan Al Hroub, winner of the 2016 Global Teacher Prize, will speak about her experiences as a Palestinian educator and her unique approach to instruction. Askwith Education Forum Celebrating the Launch of the Black Teacher Archive The groundbreaking new digital repository centralizes the experiences of Black educators during Jim Crow and creates new portals to understanding the history of African American education Askwith Education Forum Transforming Teaching Randi Weingarten, Jeff Duncan-Andrade, and Anthony Bryk joined Associate Professor Jal Mehta for a discussion at the Askwith Forum on May 11.