Category: Professional Development

Looking inwards through drama

Lamia Bagasrawala
A Mumbai- based school has come up with a novel initiative to create a space for teachers to introspect, share their teaching experiences, celebrate their success stories, explore, learn and grow individually and as a cohesive group. And all this is done through creative movement and drama exercises! Read on to get an idea of these reflection meetings as they are called.

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Massive learning opportunities

Kavita Krishna

Massive Open Online Courses have made it possible for teachers and students living several countries apart to meet and learn from each other not one but a variety of different subjects and topics. A teacher writes about how MOOCs have helped her grow professionally.

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Why we need to keep learning

Padmaja Narsipur
This article explains why teachers must actively seek Continuous Professional Development opportunities to maintain their currency and keep their professional skills updated despite hectic work schedules.

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Enhancing teacher capital

Rubina Majid

You don’t become a doctor unless you go through years of training. You don’t become a lawyer unless you apprentice under someone. To bring professionalism into teaching, a B.Ed degree alone won’t do. It is important that teachers also are trained.

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Nurturing professional growth

Nivedita Bedadur
How can one bring about awareness among teachers that they need to drive their own growth? How can one support motivated teachers in remote and rural areas? While there are are many initiatives which have impacted small pockets, there are other informal spaces that need to be institutionalised to nurture professional growth and individual enterprise.

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