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Pioneering new models of in-service Teacher Education

Subject Teacher Forum (STF)andOpen Educational Resources (OER)

Hub and spoke model Centralised design, 'Content transmission' based

One size fits all (across contexts), does not factor individual needs

Point in time (workshop) based learning Limited follow up or support

Limited participation / interactions within workshop

Cascade dilution

Learning process needs to be participatory and continuous to be effective

Subject Teacher Forum A participatory and continuous learning model of in-service teacher education of RMSA and DSERT in Karnataka

Limitations of current in-service teacher education approaches

Began in 2011-12 as the RMSA in-service teacher training program, implemented by DSERT with support from UNICEF. ITfC is a resource institution

On-site, hands-on workshops conducted for MRPs, combined with resource support on teacher managed email list and web portal.

MRPs train teachers in their districts in 'blended cascade' mode

In the workshops, teachers learn

Public educational software tools and web tools for teaching-learning

Teachers learn to network with one another for peer learning, in Professional Learning Communities

Teachers create and share open educational resources relevant to needs

Professional Learning Communities a cutting edge TE modelSelf learning, peer learning, continuous learning and mentoring

Subject Teacher Forum (STF)

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Maths with Geogebra

1. Public educational software applications in various subjects

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