2 - IREX

Kajaran, Syunik marz, Armenia (Population: 9,500)
U.S. Host University: University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Anahit Emmily Gevorgyan has been teaching Armenian Language and Literature and the history
of the Armenian Church at different schools of Syunik marz for the past 18 years. Her students
range in age from 12-16 years old and her classes generally have 30 students. Anahit is the
winner of the 2008 ―Best Teacher of Armenia‖ award. She is chairman of the Social Science
Methodical Unit and the editor of the school newspaper, Tir. She also provides trainings on
teaching methodology at the Kapan branch of the National Institute of Education. Anahit
graduated from Yerevan State University in 1989, where she received the qualification of a
philologist. Anahit is married and has two sons. Her hobbies are reading and cooking. Her credo
is to learn through her life, and her main goal for the TEA program is to study new teaching
methods and learn about private schools and assessment in the American education system.
Lilia Khachatryan, Social Studies Teacher (History)
Karin Secondary School
Sasunik, Armenia (Population: 1,500)
U.S. Host University: University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lilia Khachatryan has been teaching social studies, the history of the Armenian Church, and
logic at a public secondary school for the past 5 years. The age of her students range from 11-16
years old, and typically there are 15 students in her class. She is an active member of her
school’s parent-teacher committee, where she’s played a role in promoting parental involvement
in student education. She also provides training for her peers in teaching methods. She received a
master’s degree in Philosophy from Yerevan State University in 2006. She has published five
scientific articles, and she is now going to receive her Ph.D. Lilia is not married, and her hobbies
include physical activity, cooking, and communicating. Her primary objective for participating in
TEA is to explore new methodologies and skills for engaging students in a more participatory
and active, creative classroom setting.
Yepraksya Shikaryan, English Teacher
Artik College
Artik, Armenia (Population: 22,000)
U.S. Host University: University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Yepraksya Shikaryan has been teaching English at school for the past 18 years. She teaches
students between 11-17 year old and her class size is about 15-20 students. She graduated from
Yerevan State University in 1988 and has one daughter. Yepraksya works in an international
human rights organization and also does tutoring work in her field. She is a respected and skillful
teacher. She is known as a good specialist in teaching English in town and among her colleagues.
She likes literature and cinema. Her goal for taking part in TEA is to improve her language
proficiency in English, and to learn new American methods of teaching and using them during
the lessons.