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Wipro Applying Thought In
Schools
Delhi, Hyderabad,
Mumbai
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teachers have started making the class fun.
After the lesson, now we are able to write
in our own words. …Earlier we had
to learn by heart, and write, but now we
understand and write in our own words.”
Deepthi,
Class VIII, Nasr School, Hyderabad |
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Educomp Datamatics Ltd. competently blends Wipro’s
vision of ‘Enhancing the intellectual capital of
the country’ and its own belief, ‘What Learning
Can Be’.
The eagerness for knowledge that lasts a lifetime starts
when teachers themselves are excited about learning. Since
learning is intimately linked to a teacher’s ability
to teach well and nurture basic skills, they play the
most critical role in influencing the teaching-learning
process, understanding their potential, and transforming
existing instructional practices for active learning.
Education will then warrant retention and application
of what is learnt.
Broadly the Teacher Empowerment Program focuses around
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of teachers and in turn
the benefits achieved by their students.
Educomp Datamatics Ltd. is currently running Round 2 of
the Teacher Empowerment Workshops at Delhi & Hyderabad.
We have launched Round 1 at Mumbai and shall be shortly
launching Round 3 at Delhi & Hyderabad. We have engaged
with over 300 teachers at Delhi, over 250 at Hyderabad
and over 70 at Mumbai. These teachers are the torchbearers
who in turn are lighting the paths for their students.
Key Program Objectives
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Implement Active
Learning strategies in the classroom
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Use appropriate
hands on activities |
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Encourage
students to ask higher order questions |
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Promote
observation, hypothesizing, analysis, interpretation,
information gathering, and communicating with
each other |
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Engage students
in classroom discussions |
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Engage students
in thinking critically and creatively |
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Exercise teaching
approaches that cater to the different learning
styles of students |
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Use graphic organizers
for teaching, showing the ‘big picture’,
linking with other concepts or topics and also for
reviewing |
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Ask higher order
questions that help students to think and reflect |
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Employ collaborative
group work in the classroom
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Use appropriate
methods of grouping |
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Ably manage
group work |
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Keep each
student on task - actively participating in
the activity |
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Structure their
lesson planning
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State more
focused instructional objectives |
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Cater instructions
to Multiple Intelligences of children |
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Plan key
questions |
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Provide
innovative homework |
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Select relevant
assessment strategies that provide feedback to teachers |
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Design suitable
Instructional aids |
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Create a lively
non threatening classroom environment |
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Collaborate with
colleagues for sharing and curriculum planning |
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Communicate effectively |
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Manage time and
stress |
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Use appropriate
behavior management strategies |
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Motivate students
by managing learning context |
Structure of Training Sessions
Training Workshops
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26 workshop sessions
of 3 hours duration
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21 sessions
in the first year |
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5 sessions
in the second year |
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Subjects covered
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Language
Arts • Mathematics • Science •
Social Studies |
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Keep each student
on task - actively participating in the activity |
School Based Support is offered
for two-years after the concluding training session.
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12 days in the
first year |
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12 days in the
second year |
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