ITARI EBrochure 2016

B – USING THE OUTDOORS FOR LEARNING (UOL) (4 HRS)
In most schools, field trips are usually an annual event and hardly bring any deeper
meaning other than recreation. UOL will motivate teachers to look at outdoor
education from a new and refreshing perspective. The module gives several
hands-on exercises on creatively incorporating outdoor activities frequently into
daily lesson plans.
Teachers as Assessors of Learning
A – ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING (AFL) (6 HRS)
This module focuses on developing a complete understanding of how assessments
can be designed and implemented as an on-going process, to gauge and determine
learner progress and consequently raise learners’ standards of performance.
The module incorporates hands-on practice in creating effective and thoughtful
assessment tools, customized to needs and abilities of the learners with emphasis
on giving constructive feedback.
B – ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING (AOL) (6 HRS)
The module focuses on thinking of creative ways of designing summative tests
and examinations that are reliable and give an accurate picture of the learner’s
progress.
Teachers as Developing Professionals
A – EVALUATION OF PROGRAM AND PRACTICE (EPP) (6 HRS)
This module focuses on Principles of Evaluation, Evaluating Plan and Practice
and Professional Development. Trainees will reflect on practice – evaluate plans,
observe selected sessions (videos) and evaluate them. Trainees will practice the
art of giving and receiving feedback.
B – REFLECTIVE PRACTICE (RP) (6 HRS)
Teachers can hope to grow professionally and be successful only if they are
equipped with skills that enable deep reflection of all their thoughts and behaviour
in their classroom or in schools about outcomes and effective results of learning.
C – TEACHER PORTFOLIO (6 HRS)
Trainees will reflect on what it means to be a professional, will create their own
teaching philosophy statement, create a teaching portfolio examine their CV’s,
their goals – both short term and long term and create a plan for their continuing
professional development.
Teachers as Instructional Supervisors
COACHING AND MENTORING (C&M) (6 HRS)
This training module enables staff in senior positions to become effective
instructional supervisors. It focuses on how to become effective coaches and
mentors to newer teachers. The sessions incorporate several mock observation
and feedback sessions for providing the trainees a first hand experience in effective
instructional supervision.
Teachers as Thinkers
PERSPECTIVES AND WORLD VIEW (P&WV) (15 HRS)
We firmly believe that a good teacher must have a world view. The P&WV sessions
focus on providing the teachers a rich platform to broaden their horizons of thought.
Trainees reflect through their own self-development through highly interactive
sessions on Reading, Case Studies, Video clips and Personal Stories of change
and networking.
Subject Method Specialists
Teachers will be trained on subject specific approaches and methods by
subject experts, on request. Training will be customised based on needs of the
schools / teachers.
On-going evaluation & Follow up (as required by the Schools)
On-going evaluation and follow up sessions involve classroom observation by
mentors and feedback and discussions. Follow up sessions and their frequency
are customized to the school’s requirements. Teachers maintain a teacher portfolio,
which is reviewed and discussed with mentors during the follow up sessions.
MENTORING
Ongoing mentoring is provided to teachers during the course of the programme.
Groups of 4 to 5 teachers are assigned to a mentor, who provides feedback on
lesson plans, followed by extensive feedback on practice and helps the trainee in
her overall professional development.