Teachers Meet

K.V.B.P Teacher’s meetFatimanagar, Pune18th of November 2009

Mission

“To create an institution where every child gets an excellent

education.”

What do we need?

•Teacher development•Curriculum improvisation•Student’s investment•Student’s overall development•Student’s values•Parents involvement

Why do we need “change”?

•Student level – not at their appropriate grade level – many examples.

•Not able to connect content to practicality.

•Student’s exposure to environment, surroundings and extra-curricular.

•Student level – thinking, applying, synthesis.

•Improving teaching methods.

Teacher development

- Teacher Feedback Mechanism (TFM)- Teacher Training Workshops- Sharing of best practices- Sharing of resources- Being Resourceful

Teacher feedback mechanism (TFM)

Curriculum Improvisation

•SSC Content – No say!•Learning apart from SSC textbooks.• ‘Learning through activities’.•Extra-curricular

▫Field trips▫Student projects▫ Visual teaching – best use of projector

Student Investment

•Improving the student’s confidence – ‘I can’

•Improving student’s ambitions – ‘ I want’

What? How?•Connection to students ambitions•Connect the subjects to students life•Positive consequences and rewards•Appreciation

Student Overall development•Activities – combined with curriculum•Educational trips•Participation in various events•Exchange program•Developmental Workshops (DW)*

▫Reading▫Speaking▫Writing▫Applications▫Math Foundation

Developmental workshops (DW) Purpose – To help student achievement, learning

and overall development. Every topic will be instructed by a faculty – within

ourselves – Self nominate/suggested/External Every month we will stick up the calendar open to

the students so that they can choose their own area of improvement.

Students can be nominated by their respective teachers also.

Plan of start – Month of December Plan of workshops:

English Reading English Speaking English Writing Math Applications Math Foundation

Student Values•Importance on just not studies !

Every student should be a ROADIE

R – Respectful (Parents, teachers,friends and others)

O – Obedient (Class and home)A – Ambitious (I want)D – Disciplined (Class)I – ‘I can’ (Confidence)E – Empathize (Love and care)

Parent’s involvement

•Periodic parent-teacher meetings •Knowledge sessions for parents like

nutrition, diseases, anti-child abuse etc.•Create a welcoming environment•Lend an ear to their problems and try to

be a solution-giver ; Empathize!

“A teacher is a wonderful role model because he/she will be the window through which many children will see their future.”

- Thomas Mckinnon

“ It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

- Albert Einstein