Teachers are life-long learners! They are forever looking for inspiration and innovation to make their classrooms more engaging; ideas to go beyond the pages of the textbook; facilitate learning as opposed to impart knowledge; reflect within while continuously keeping eye on the larger picture.
Committed teachers, go on to become role-models and examples for others to emulate. They inspire and encourage their students, peers and superiors.
As we see our leaders in education step up to the plate and go from heroes to superheroes during this pandemic, I Am A Teacher introduces short-courses for teachers - to help you hone your skills, learn to take some time off for yourself, adapt to the new and unfamiliar situations you find yourselves in while never compromising on the quality of care and commitment you bring to your classrooms.
Every course offered has a well thought-out curriculum to aid teacher's learning and growth in the current context and is facilitated by world-renowned faculty providing the latest resources and research in the field. Each short-course offers an opportunity to become part of a collaborative community of teachers, teacher-leaders, mentors & coaches
Structure:
1. Short duration
2. Courses taken independently or as a continuum
3. Certification upon completion
Content & Process:
1. Curated and relevant content, tools and video links
2. Simulation of concepts - content is not simply delivered, but experienced
3. Interactive & dialogic approach - interactions and practices aimed at creating a participative experience
4. Modelling of best practices - demonstrative pedagogy as one of the pillars of facilitation
5. Collaborative learning protocols - courses aimed at creating collaborative cohorts and empowering participants with the tools to create the right environment for learning
The courses offered may be broadly categorised under the following heads.
Who, What and Why?
When teachers know the key elements of establishing a culture for learning, they know what their students need and how to establish classroom practices for student engagement and learning. Student engagement is not the same as student participation in the class.
Are your students truly engaged in challenging activities that require them to think, evaluate, justify and synthesize?
This course is designed to provide you with an overview of research-based protocols, visual organizers and high-level questioning strategies. Furthermore, it includes classroom examples, ideas for questioning, use of Costa / Bloom's Taxonomy and compare/contrast strategy that can be adapted for every grade level.
Relevant / Key Questions this course will address
- What are the keys elements of establishing a classroom culture?
- How does it help in creating a culture of learning?
- How do routines, norms, protocols enrich the classroom culture across age groups?
- What does it mean to say a student is engaged or disengaged?
- How does quality questioning drive purposeful discussion?
- How to promote student-driven discussions and dialogues?
- How to create grade level questions for higher order thinking?
- How do classroom strategies enhance student engagement for learning?
- What are the different multimedia tools and organizers that support student learning?
- How to involve students to create their learning environment and build a community?
How: Program Design
Module 1: Socio-Emotional Environment in the classroom: Reflect upon your classroom culture and develop skills to establish a physical, emotional and cognitive environment that supports engagement and learning.
Module 2: Productive thinking through questioning: Examine questions for dialogue and productive thinking among students and use Costa / Bloom's taxonomy to frame questions for different grade levels.
Module 3: Making learning visible: Build a repertoire of tools and techniques tomake teaching and learning visible and support student learning.
Program Details
Date & Time
27-01-2021 - 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
28-01-2021 - 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
29-01-2021 - 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Course Fees
Rs. 2,800/- plus taxes
Certification upon participation and successful completion of assignments.
Faculty
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Smriti Jain Co-Founder, Director I Am A Teacher Harvard University Personal Leadership Mentor |
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Sameera Sood Teacher Educator & Coach I Am A Teacher SNDT University Curriculum Designer And Master Trainer |
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DR Tapaswini Sahu Academic Director I Am A Teacher Cambridge University Instructional Designer And Master Teacher |
Recent time have made us feel stagnant, filled with mundane chores, completing tasks and little time for real intimacy. It might be difficult to think back to a time in the last month where we really felt connected, heard, or understood.
Some of us feel disconnected from a deep sense of purpose of education and disconnected from ourselves. We got our jobs, going to school, got married, had our kids, we have a home, so now what? Do we want more from our lives? There's an ache to make space for ourselves to think, to tap into meaning, to vision for what we want to create in the years to come. Its time to reflect on: who we want to be, how we want to grow, and what types of positive relationships we want to foster.
We at I am a Teacher bring forth an immersive online programme for you because we unwaveringly believe that each one of us deserves a life of growth and wonder, joy and fulfillment.
Who, What and Why?
Whether your role is of a teacher, school head, instructional coach, team leader, curriculum specialist, teacher-mentor, or any other role designed to support classroom teachers' growth and development, this course is for you.
Our 4-day course offers the opportunity to feel a child-like giddy curiosity, to explore your inner landscape, take risks, and shed self-doubt that's held you back. It's a sacred time to push past what you thought was possible, embrace the unknown, and foster your own resilience. It has been carefully constructed to highlight the most salient elements of building learning partnerships, practicing reflective tools, applying collaborative norms and protocols and enabling you to become a stronger, more successful instructional leader.
Ultimately, this course is about feeling whole and applying your knowledge, skills and dispositions that lie beyond your current practice. Owning that you are the creator of your life. You'll leave revitalized, rooted to your aspirations, and ready to take charge of the infinite possibilities that surround you.
Relevant / Key Questions this course will address
- Who am I? How do my assumptions impact classrooms?
- Why is it important to see my assumptions and beliefs about life in general and professional practices in particular?
- What are my aspirations and how do I help my learners connect with their deeply held purpose and dreams?
- To what extent do my virtual classroom practices encourage development of emotional -regulation and motivation of learners?
- How might I best support learners who are in need of emotional regulation and keeping their motivation high?
- What does it take to appreciate and accept diversity in a teacher’s and learners group?
- How to create a positive atmosphere for collaboration and learning?
- How to create a social support system virtually for learners?
How: Program Design
Module 1: Relating to Self and Beyond (I): Initiate a journey to know yourself and unravel your own personal / interpersonal need and hunger; acknowledge the importance of mental well being in the current times.
Module 2: Relating to Self and Beyond (II): Unfold the patterns in your behaviour and thought processes; identify and make changes in classroom practices that leads to emotional regulation and motivation of learners.
Module 3: Collaborative Practices from Self to Learners (I): Identify the relationship of collaboration and teacher learning and development. Model norms of collaboration for effective group processing.
Module 4: Collaborative Practices from Self to Learners (II): Navigate the tension between personal autonomy and collaboration. Createa social support system for your professional learning community.
Program Details
Date & Time
To be announced
Course Fees
Rs. 1,600/- plus taxes
Certification upon participation and successful completion of assignments.
Faculty
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Smriti Jain Co-Founder, Director I Am A Teacher Harvard University Personal Leadership Mentor |
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Sameera Sood Teacher Educator & Coach I Am A Teacher SNDT University Curriculum Designer And Master Trainer |
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DR Tapaswini Sahu Academic Director I Am A Teacher Cambridge University Instructional Designer And Master Teacher |
Who, What and Why?
This programme emphasizes on the skills of observation and coaching cycle process for teacher coordinators, instructional coaches and school-heads. A well-researched and established process for guiding coaching experience for participants, it ensures that coaches have the requisite tools to support teachers, and help them achieve their goals for students.
The quality of conversations in an organization can critically influence the organization's effectiveness. Course modules explore how a coaching orientation, together with a strong coaching process and key coaching skills, can make a significant difference in the conversations in which school leaders and coaches engage every day.
Participants will experience how the coaching cycle works, get simulated experience of using it through examples, guided exercises and case studies.
Relevant / Key Questions this course will address
- What does it mean to observe?
- What influences your observation?
- How to make observations objective, precise and relevant?
- How to organize data, interpret and make meaning?
- Who is a good coach?
- What does good coaching look and sound like?
- How to use a coaching model to influence growth in teachers?
- How to look at teachers' practice and give feedback?
- How to create a plan of action for implementing coaching teachers?
How: Program Design
Module 1: Art and skill of observation: Learn how to gather data without making judgements, that can be used to get a clear picture of current reality, set goals and monitor progress towards goals.
Module 2: Coaching Conversations: Observe and experience a simulated coaching session and learn research-based coaching skills and tools that support teacher growth.
Module 3: Reflection and Feedback: Examine teaching practices for supporting teachers and make an implementation plan for self.
Program Details
Date & Time
To be announced
Course Fees
Rs. 3,500/- plus taxes
Certification upon participation and successful completion of assignments.
Faculty
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Smriti Jain Co-Founder, Director I Am A Teacher Harvard University Personal Leadership Mentor |
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DR Tapaswini Sahu Academic Director I Am A Teacher Cambridge University Instructional Designer And Master Teacher |
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Delhi/ NCR - Heritage experiential learning school at Gurgaon
Mumbai – American School of Bombay at Kurla
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