Special Education Expert

About the project

Panama’s leading teacher training institution is looking for experienced educators with a passion for differentiated instruction to support the launch of a dedicated teacher training space.

Across Panama, schools are striving to make learning more equitable, yet many teacher training programs lack the specialized tools, adaptive materials, and hands-on environments needed to adequately prepare future educators. La Escuela Normal has the vision and commitment to transform how educators are trained. The school has completed the initial stages of creating their first innovative “laboratory” space where future teachers can learn, practice, and model education practices to engage students with specific needs. Envisioned as a practical training environment aligned with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, the laboratory will offer adapted materials, accessible technologies, and multisensory resources to model teaching best practices, especially in English language instruction.

As a Special Education Expert, you will support Escuela Normal to transform the newly established laboratory space into an innovative training hub that equips teachers-in-training with practical skills to teach English to all learners. In the short term, Escuela Normal students and university interns will strengthen their skills in applying adapted learning materials and methodologies and accessible technologies for English instruction. In the long term, your efforts will support the establishment of the province’s first permanent teaching laboratory and create a replicable national model that advances Panama’s broader goals for special education.

Learn more about what Volunteers do in country by visiting our Panama project page.