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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Year 1

Session 1: Pedagogy- Retrospect & Prospect
  1. Reflection on existing pedagogy in schools
  2. Role of a Teacher
  3. Role of a learner
  4. Classroom & Learning Environment
Session 2: Organise Graphically
  1. Graphic Organizers
    1. Cluster maps
    2. Analysis Organizers- Fishbone & Spider maps
    3. Compare Contrast
    4. Hypothesis Matrix
    5. Continuum Scale
    6. Cycle
    7. Story Board
  2. Advance Organizers
Session 3: Collaborative Learning
  1. Collaborative and Cooperative learning
  2. Instructional Phases
  3. Components of Collaborative Learning
  4. Practising Collaboration in your classroom
  5. Group Configurations
    1. a. Think Pair Share
    2. Jigsaw
    3. QAXP
    4. Similar Ability Groups
    5. Send a Problem
    6. Drill review pairs
    7. TAPPS
    8. Guided reciprocal peer questioning
    9. Roundtable
    10. Structured academic controversies
    11. Peer editing
    12. Team rotation
    13. Three Stay, One stray
    14. Carousel/ Word Wheels/ Talking circle
    15. Gold Fish bowl
    16. Envoying
    17. Ring Circus
  6. Group Roles
  7. Group Management
Session 4: Effective Teaching Strategies
  1. Role Plays
  2. Four Corners
  3. Gallery Walk
  4. Reciprocal Teaching
  5. Fussing With Definitions
  6. Force Field Analysis
  7. RAFT
  8. Teams Games Tournament
  9. Ready Set Recall
Session 5: Questioning Toolkit 1
  1. Using different types of questions
  2. Open and closed questions
  3. Q Skills among students
    1. Interview
    2. Key words – Qs stems
    3. Topic Qs
  4. Revisiting Bloom’s Taxonomy
    1. Understanding different cognitive levels
    2. Role of Teacher
    3. Role of Student
    4. Use of question stems
  5. Developing the art of questioning in teachers
Session 6: Questioning Toolkit 2
  1. Assessing the existing question paper
  2. Use of Blue Print
  3. Creating a question paper based on the blue print
Session 7: Maximizing Teacher Potential
  1. Why should a teacher maximize her own potential?
  2. Role of Teachers
  3. Strategies for maximizing teacher potential
    1. Being Proactive – Principles of personal vision
    2. Creating Mission statement
    3. Effective Time Management
    4. Think Win/Win – Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
    5. Empathetic communication
    6. Emotional Bank account
    7. Teacher Collaboration
    8. Self Renewal
    9. Developing habits of mind
  4. Brilliant star Model
Session 8: Proactive Learning
  1. What is learning
  2. Overview of how learning happens
    1. Behaviorist Approach
    2. Cognitive Approach
    3. Constructivist Approach
  3. Zone of Proximal Development
  4. Learning Process
  5. Theories of Forgetting
    1. Interference- Proactive/ Retroactive
    2. Retrieval
    3. Decay
  6. Learning cycles
    1. Kolb’s learning Cycle
    2. Experiential Learning Cycle
  7. Learning Domains
    1. Cognitive Domain
    2. Affective Domain
    3. Psychomotor Domain
  8. Learning styles- the VAK Model
  9. Pillars of Learning
  10. Delor’s Report
Session 9: Teach To Think
  1. What is thinking
  2. Implications for teaching thinking skills
  3. Strategies to promote thinking skills
    1. PMI
    2. Consider All factors
    3. Consequence and sequel
  4. What is critical thinking
  5. Skills and sub skills of critical thinking
  6. Fostering critical thinking in the classroom
  7. Strategies to promote critical thinking:
    1. Six Thinking Hats
    2. Cooperative Learning strategies
    3. Case study
    4. Questioning
  8. Concept of creativity & definitions
    1. Components of creativity
    2. Characteristics of a creative child
    3. Impediments to creativity
    4. Creativity and lateral Thinking
    5. Creativity and divergent Thinking
    6. Creativity and critical Thinking
    7. Creativity and Giftedness
    8. Phases of Creativity
    9. Teachers role in enhancing creativity
      1. Class climate
      2. Teacher traits
      3. Class management
    10. Techniques of fostering creativity
      1. Analogical Thinking
      2. Attribute Listing
      3. Problem Reversal
      4. Brainstorming
      5. Reverse Brainstorming
      6. Trigger Concept
      7. Blocking, Block Busting
      8. Checklists
      9. Challenging facts
    11. How schools can foster creativity
    12. Creative Exercises
    13. Cognitive ideational strategies for teachers (Discipline specific examples)
Session 10: Multiple Intelligences
  1. Understanding various intelligences
  2. Planning a MI lesson
    1. Essentials of panning activities based on different intelligences
    2. Implications for teachers
    3. Lesson Ideas
Session 11: Behaviour Management
  1. What is behaviour management
  2. Causes of Misbehaviour
  3. Functional Behavioural management
  4. Laying the foundation for positive classroom behaviour
  5. Classroom rules
  6. Behaviour management forms
    1. Discipline Referrals
    2. Behavior Report
    3. Student Fight Sheet
    4. HW Assignment Record
  7. Strategies to encourage good behaviour
  8. Building positive discipline to enhance self esteem
Session 12: Motivation & Classroom Organisation
  1. Motivation:
    1. Teacher Motivation
    2. Extrinsic – intrinsic Motivation
    3. Student Motivation
    4. Factors that affect student motivation
    5. Motivation Factors and Strategies for students at different time Periods and learning
    6. Fostering Motivation in the school Setting
      1. General strategies
      2. Incorporating instructional behaviours that motivate
      3. Structuring the course to motivate
      4. De-emphasis on grades
      5. Responding to Students work
      6. Motivating when tasks are fairly difficult
    7. Classroom Organization
      1. Getting Organized
      2. Seating Arrangements
      3. Classroom Décor
      4. First day Activities
      5. Ice breaker Activities

Session 13: Effective Communication
  1. Communication
  2. Dealing with communication barriers
  3. Improving Verbal and Non verbal communication
  4. Active Listening Techniques
  5. Styles of Communication
  6. Improving interpersonal communication
  7. Transactional Analysis
  8. Conflict resolution with ‘I Messages’ and Win-Win Solutions
  9. Communication Games
Session 14: Inquiry Based Learning
  1. Knowledge of Inquiry based learning
    1. Definition
    2. I & U Approach
    3. The Inquiry Cycle
    4. A paradigm shift in the teaching Learning Process
    5. Inquiry benefits children
    6. IBL in Indian Context
    7. Structure of Inquiry
    8. Inquiry activities
    9. Designing an inquiry lesson
Session 15: Instructional Aids
  1. Classification of aids based on sensory stimulation
  2. Dale’s Cone of Experience
  3. Interactive Bulletin Boards
  4. Mobiles
  5. Reading passports
  6. Charts & Posters
  7. Overlay Charts
  8. Flip flaps
  9. Transparency Overlays
  10. One inch square
  11. Bookmarks
  12. Maths Manipulatives
    1. Color tiles
    2. Pattern blocks
    3. Geoboards
    4. Algebra tiles
Session 16: Instructional Planning & Homework
  1. Instructional Planning
    1. Topic
    2. Objectives
    3. Key concepts
    4. Resources
    5. Aids
    6. Strategies
    7. Collaborative grouping techniques
    8. Lesson Development – 5 Es (Engagement Exploration Explanation Elaboration Evaluation)
    9. Home work
    10. Learning Outcomes
    11. Post Lesson Reflections
    12. Creation of Inquiry Facilitation Plan using the template
  2. Homework
    1. Importance of Homework
    2. Quality Homework
    3. Innovative Homework Activities
    4. Guidelines to make Homework an effective learning experience:
Session 17: Study Skills 1: Time Management & Goal Setting
  1. Understanding Classroom Time
    1. Available Time
    2. Allocated Time
    3. Engaged Time
    4. Academic Learning Time
    5. Pacing of curriculum
    6. Transition time
  2. Conduct your time effectively
    1. Understand how to be excellent at your job
    2. Optimise your work environment
    3. SWOT Analysis
    4. Pareto Principle
  3. Time management techniques
    1. Activity logs
    2. To do lists
    3. Plan ahead
    4. Stephen Covey’s Time Management Matrix
  4. Goal Setting
    1. SMART Goals
  5. FURTHER- a Study System
Session 18: Study Skills 2: Stress Management & Memory Skills
  1. An Insight into Stress
  2. Stressors
  3. Optimum Stress Levels
  4. Stages of Stress management
  5. Stress management Techniques
      1. Stress Awareness Diary
      2. Motivate Yourself
      3. Foreseeing Stress
      4. Imagery
      5. Positive Thinking
      6. Self Hypnosis
      7. Meditation
      8. Exercise
      9. PMR
      10. Breathing
      11. Positive attitude
      12. Stress Builders and Stress busters
      13. So what
      14. Laughter
      15. Recognise and accept limits
  6. Memory Skills
    1. Major Processes of memory
    2. Information Processing Model
    3. Techniques to Enhance Memory Skills
      1. Acronyms
      2. Mnemonics
      3. Rhyme keys
      4. Method of loci
      5. Chaining
  7. Tips for improving concentration
Session 19: Assessment 1
  1. Assessment know-how
  2. Assessment of different types
    1. Rubrics
    2. Anecdotal records
    3. Sociometry
    4. Checklists
    5. Portfolio
    6. Contracts
    7. Performance assessment
  3. Assessment Guide
    1. Assessment in Inquiry based learning
    2. Assessment of Projects
    3. Assessment in Collaborative learning
    4. Assessment of Discussions
    5. Assessment of Debates
    6. Assessment of Role-plays
    7. Assessment of Graphic organizers
Session 20: Assessment 2
  1. Classroom Assessment Techniques
    1. One Minute Paper
    2. Chain notes
    3. Memory matrix
    4. One sentence summary
    5. Muddiest Point
    6. Application cards
    7. Directed Paraphrasing
  2. Question paper Blueprint
  3. Remedial Teaching
  4. Grading
Session 21: Concluding Session
  1. Reflection on Personal & Professional Growth
  2. Making a mission statement
  3. The road ahead- a personal action plan
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