CTD Annual Report April 2020- March 2021.ppt

1. Annual report
April 2020-Mar 2021
Submitted to
By CTD

2. Contents
1. Executive summary
2. Implementation strategy
3. Overview of programmes
4. Testimonials
5. Case stories
6. KPIs
7. Challenges and way forward

3. Executive Summary:
India’s education system, particularly in the Government
schools, is crumbling because of poor quality of education
imparted in schools and reliance on rote learning. It is necessary
to deliver quality education that enhances conceptual
understanding and critical thinking skills.
The need is more than ever before because of the pandemic.
Students have suffered irreparable damage due to the loss one
school going year.
Our implementation strategy revolves around three aspects:
Educate, Evaluate and Engage. We will EDUCATE students with
online lectures, demonstrations and interaction. EVALUATION
will be done through worksheets, online tests, practice tests
and preparatory exams. Student ENGAGEMENT is enhanced
with continuous interaction during visits, special sessions like
career guidance and state-wide quiz. This rigorous, holistic
approach will have a deep and lasting impact on students.
Continuous feedback of the program is sought from students
and teachers. This helps us make course corrections necessary
in the program. There will be greater focus on operational and
financial monitoring. Monitoring consists of weekly calls
between project coordinators. There are monthly, quarterly and
term end reports tracking operational and performance related
data.
This report provides details of the above aspects of the project.

4. Implementation strategy (FY20-21):

5. Overview of the programmes:
1) SSLC Helpline
2) Learn From Home (LFH) programme
3) Teacher Training Programme
4) Alumni Support Programme
5) Teach Through Television
6) Virtual Quiz competition
7) Mask and Sanitizer distribution
8) Career Counselling

6. Details of the Programme:
1) SSLC Helpline
In view of the Corona virus health scare,
schools were shut down and students
(AY 2019-20) were asked to stay at
home and learn.
Many teachers expressed concern that
the lockdown would adversely affect
the students. Students would lose
interest in their studies, drop out of
school or take up jobs. Teachers felt that
their many years effort would go waste.
Although they could reach out to their students on the
phone, they were not equipped to teach them online. This
helpline bridged that gap.
In order to support these students during this period of
uncertainty and anxiety and help the students utilize their
time effectively, CTD started a SSLC Helpline on 28th March
2020. A WhatsApp and Telegram group was created and the
link was shared with the principal and teachers who in turn
shared it with the students. Students were asked to post
their questions or doubts and were informed that CTD
teachers will answer them via audio, video recordings or
written answers.

7. Additionally as per students request live classes on subjects
and topics requested by students was also conducted.
As exams approached, a series of live classes to solve model
and previous years questions papers was conducted between
May-June 2020.
Students and teachers shared that this helpline was a great
way of staying connected to their students, constantly
motivating them to study and using this opportunity of extra
time to prepare for the exams.
SSLC Helpline….Continued

8. SSLC Helpline….Continued

9. 2) Learn From Home (LFH) Programme
Although the Government made many efforts to ensure
education for students was not hampered, their efforts
largely remained short term and inadequate.
Teachers shared that since the lockdown was sudden and
abrupt they did not have enough resources or training to
teach online.
To reach these students at their homes to watch to our
sessions on their mobiles or laptops, we started our sessions
for grade 9 and 10 (Kannada and English medium) on June
15th. The principals/teachers of the respective schools were
contacted and they gave us the list of students that we could
enrol for the classes.
Some students have created an innovative solution by
connecting their phones to the TV. This allows small groups of
students to watch classes on the bigger TV screen. This also
addressed the issue of some students not having a mobile
phone.
Students received online classes, online test and worksheets.
They also had access to recording of the sessions to view at a
later convenient time.

10. Learn From Home (LFH) Programme continued….

11. With declining positive cases across Karnataka, pandemic
restrictions eased allowing students to return to schools.
Classes for Grade 10 began in January and classes for grade 9
began in February. A quick check of the equipment in all the
schools was carried out and wherever necessary parts of the
equipment was replaced.
As the schools settled into their routine, our online classes
moved to the schools. New schedule and timetable was shared.
Students began attending our sessions from Feb 22nd onwards.
Exam preparation and revision continued till March 19th.
Sessions at school……

12. 3) Teacher Training Programme
Many educational programs have gone online amid the
Coronavirus pandemic, tremendously expanding the market
for online education. As a result, demand for online teaching
and learning saw a sudden wave since the lockdown. This
indicates the huge demand that is rising for online learning as
online teaching became the primary mode of education.
In response to these circumstances, a Teacher Training
programme for teachers was conducted from 17th October to
4th December. These sessions were conducted on Fridays and
Saturdays for 90 minutes. A total of 83 teachers participated in
the teacher training programme.
As a prelude to this, a webinar was conducted for teachers to
introduce the importance of online teaching to them. 350
teachers participated in the webinars. They were introduced
to the different delivery models prevalent in online teaching,
technologies involved and creative use of technology for
content creation.
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13. Teacher Training Programme continued…
Teacher training feedback

14. Consolidated feedback for the teacher training programme:
Teacher Training Programme continued…

15. Awarding certificates to teachers
Teachers who participated in the Online Teacher Training
programme were awarded certificates.
GHS Baradimandigere
GHS Yantaganahalli
Teacher Training Programme continued…

16. During the pandemic a SSLC helpline was created to
support the students prepare for the board exams.
As these students passed out of SSLC and enrolled in
PUC. they requested for support in their college education
as well. As these students pass out from high school in
Kannada medium, they find it difficult to cope in the
English medium in 1st PUC. In continuation with the SSLC
helpline, a PUC helpline was created in November 2020 to
support the same set of students (science) with live classes
and support on the helpline (Whats app and telegram
group).
The coaching program for PUC students started on
November. 16 hours of classes every week covering
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics was done.
4) Alumni Support Programme

17. Alumni Support Programme continued….
Mr. Vinodh visited the Byatarayapura High School and PU
college and interacted with the students and the principal.
Masks and hand sanitizers were also distributed. Students
and teachers shared feedback about our Alumni support
programme.
Attached below is a letter of appreciation from a grade 11
student.

18. Alumni Support Programme continued….

19. 5) Teach Through Television Programme
Online programs have many advantages like being self-paced and
interactive. However, the reach of internet based online
programs is about 50-60%. Students without smart phones or
computers and those unable to afford internet data plans are left
out.
The Government has launched education through TV programs –
the program on DD Chandana being well known. This has been a
popular initiative. However, there are some drawbacks with that
program. The explanations are not simple and clear for abstract
concepts, there is limited focus on practical applications of
concepts and the practice offered to students is very limited. The
DD Chandana programme was discontinued after a few weeks.
Some government school teachers have tried to offer online
classes. But they are ill-equipped and untrained for it.
Students facing board exams in June 2021 were under more
pressure in this situation. They faced the prospect of board
exams and competitive exams with inadequate preparation.
There was a clear need for a TV based program to help 10th std
students with exam preparation.

20. Approach for Teach Through Television program:
We obtained agreement from Express TV to broadcast our
program. A total of 120 hours of broadcast was scheduled
between November 2020 and February 2021
Express TV is available through 27 cable operators in
Karnataka. Their total viewer base is estimated at 47 lakh
households’ Express TV content can also be accessed by Jio
phone users (through the Jio app). The content required for
this was created by CTD based on the technical
specifications given by the TV operator.
Each session started with a branding that represents LTI,
Prerana and CTD. This is similar to the branding poster that
was created for schools last year.
Our program ran for 11 hours a week (2 hours a day,
Monday through Friday and 1 hour on Saturday).
Following features was included that allowed us to
introduce interaction with students:
a) whatsapp number for questions
b) our website through which students can access
worksheets and post questions
Teach Through Television Programme

21. The classes are shot in front of a green screen. Teachers use
powerpoint presentation to summarise lessons and provide
practice questions. All these video inputs are mixed in a video
mixer and finally rendered to create a HD quality video for TV.
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Teach Through Television Programme continued….

22. 6) Virtual Quiz Competition
A state wide quiz competition for students in 9th and 10th
standards was held on the 13th January. The quiz covered
Science and Mathematics concepts. Winners of this quiz
competition received prizes and certificates.
As a qualification round, CTD conducted a written test on the
23rd December for the students of grades 9th and 10th of
English and Kannada medium. 371 students from all over
Karnataka participated.
The selected 24 (students who scored 12 and above)
students were short listed and the respective schools were
informed. Instructions on the rules, log in and participation
procedures was shared.
These 24 students were categorized into 4 groups. On the
7th, 8th and 11th January semi finals was conducted for these
students. Students who scored 18 and above were selected
for the final round.
On January 13th, the final round of the quiz was conducted.
Mr. Vinodh participated and shared information on LTI CSR
activities and motivated the participants with encouraging
words.

23. Virtual Quiz Competition continued…

24. 7) Mask and Sanitizer distribution
As students returned to schools, 500 hand sanitizers and
500 masks were distributed to students of 5 schools
(Byatarayanapura, Saneguruvanahalli, Baradimandigere,
Soladevanahalli and Yantaganahalli.)
Mr. Vinodh distributed the masks and sanitizers. He
addressed the students of Byatarayanapura with motivating
words. Importance of hygiene, social distancing and the
need to spread awareness about COVID and its prevention
was shared.
GHS, Saneguruvanahalli
GHS, Byatarayanapura

25. 8) Career Counselling
An interactive career counselling session
for Grade 10 students was held on
February 23rd at Baradimandigere and
Soladevanahalli and on 26th February at
Byatarayanapura and Saneguruvanahalli . A
total of 264 students participated.
Information on various topics like
understanding career in terms of
education, passion and vocation,
importance of career planning, various
career choices, value education, admission
procedures in colleges and institutions,
importance of networking was shared.

26. Sl. No. Programme Beneficiaries Hours
1 SSLC Helpline 252 227
2 LFH+Virtual Classroom 2800 716
3 Teacher Training-
webinar
350 4
4 Teacher Training 82 21
5 Alumni Support 48 252
6 TV Broadcast ** 182
7 Online Quiz 371
8 Mask/Sanitizer
distribution
500
9 Career Counselling 264
Beneficiary Count
**Potential to reach over 3 lakh students.
Expected daily audience 35,000 to 40,000 students

27. “CTD has a done a commendable job
during the pandemic with the LFH
programme. The sudden and abrupt
closure of schools left us with little time
to prepare the teachers or students to
learn from home. Once the students
returned to schools it was a easy
transition for us and the students as they
had stay connected with their studies.
The worksheets, exam preparation and
revision classes helped as we had deal
with challenges like reduced syllabus and
completing the portions in a short period
of time.”
Sachidanandamurty Principal,
Baradimandigere GHS
4) Testimonials

28. “This school receives virtual classes by
(CTD). These virtual classes deliver high
quality Science, Mathematics and English
education to government school
students. CTD integrates concepts in
Science and Mathematics to real-world
experiences and practical applications –
and that makes learning more effective.
CTD’s classes combine lectures with
experiments, demonstrations and videos.
Students love to learn in this way. I have
seen my students enjoy these classes. “–
M. V. Tembad, GHS Nigadi, Dharwad
“We want to provide the students the best
education possible. But we face hurdles like
not having the infrastructure or the required
number of teachers. Changes to syllabus
make it challenging for teachers. It is also
difficult to expose students to knowledge
beyond textbooks using the internet,
magazines and other resources. All this
becomes more difficult for Kannada medium
students. CTD’s classes have helped bridge
this gap.” –Aspak Hirekumbi, Principal, GHS
Adargunchi

30. Her father, a farmer committed suicide in 2009 due to failed crops
and mounting debts. Her mother worked as a maid to support her
family. A few years later she was diagnosed with blood cancer and
passed away in 2016.
Orphaned, their Uncle came forward to board them in his house. The
brother dropped out of school to support his uncle in the fields.
Mahalakshmi is thankful for the LFH programme CTD offered. This
helped her learn at home when the schools had closed and there was
no support otherwise. She was particularly concerned about coping in
the 10th grade after having missed classes in the 9th grade. CTD classes
helped her immensely to bridge this gap. Once she returned to school,
she found it easy to cope with the rushed classes as teachers had to
finish portions in a short period of time.
The visual biology sessions sparked her interest in Biology. The
teacher’s explanations about the practical application aroused her
curiosity and now she aspires to be a paramedic. More importantly
she wants to be financial independent.
Mahalakshmi Khundargi is a grade 9 student of Nigadi
High school, Dharwad.
A hardworking and shy student, she believes that only
education can empower her.
Case Stories

31. With his leg fractured, the father lost his job as a construction worker.
With increasing medical expenses and their meagre savings depleting,
Akash’s mother began working as a maid.
Unable to support her children, the mother requested her two sisters
to take care of her children. Akash now lives with his aunt in
Kodiplaya while his brother is with the other aunt in Maski.
Akash is grateful for CTD’s classes. The detailed and slow explanations
helped him understand at his own pace. The demos and experiments
made understanding concepts easier. He particularly enjoyed learning
the practical applications of concepts. Worksheets and exam
preparation made him confident of facing the exams.
His role model is Ravi Channannanavar (IPS) and aspires to be a officer
like him. Akash believes that if Ravi , coming from a farming
community and having studied at a Government school can rise to
such ranks, there is definitely hope for him. He strongly believes that
education is the only way to transform lives. He wants to support his
family and longs for the days when they can be together as a family
again.
Akash V is a 10th grade student from Kengeri
GHS.
A diligent student, he loves reading and learning
new things.
With loving parents who encouraged Akash and
his brother to study, life changed for Akash
when his father met with an accident.

32. Roopa G is a Grade 10 student GHS Kengeri. A diligent student, she
loves reading and learning new things.
Her father, a daily wage labourer, lost his job due to the pandemic.
Depressed he turned to drinking. The mother works in a garment
factory to support her 3 daughters.
Roopa’s elder sister was forced to drop out of school to work and
support her family. The father beats his wife and daughters and
demands money from them. He is particularly against Roopa
studying and wants her to work along with her mother in the
garment factory.
Roopa shares that CTD classes in her 9th grade helped her build a
strong foundation in concepts-especially in Mathematics. She
shares that although there are plenty of videos and material on
Science and Mathematics in English, it is rare to find resources in
Kannada. CTD’s classes in Kannada medium helped her overcome
this challenge.
She is keen on pursuing his education and wants to be a doctor
and help her family out of the financial crisis. She believes that
education is the only way out of poverty.