The EaSTE project aims to improve the English language teaching skills of 150,000 primary teachers through an online professional development course, classroom observations, monthly virtual sessions, and discussion forums led by Assistant Education Officers. The project is implemented through Punjab's existing school-based continuous professional development system and aligns its content with the competencies and standards outlined in the Single National Curriculum. Stakeholders including teachers, education officers, and district officials all have defined roles and responsibilities to support the implementation of the

1. Orientation Session
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English as a Subject for
Teachers and Educators
(EaSTE 2022-2024)
QAED & British Council
Focal Person: Dr. Samia Naz

2. Outline
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• Chronological History of CPD
• Introduction to EaSTE Project (2022-2024)
• Aims of the Project
• Project Elements
• Project Beneficiaries
• Competencies in SNC 2020
• Roles & Responsibilities of Stakeholders

3.  CPD Programme of PSTs (2007-2017)
 Teacher Training Programme
(CPD of PSTs under ADU model 2017-2018)
 Cascade approach
 Too ambitious in cost
 Training of pool of Master Trainers
MTs at cluster level-14000
MTs at district level-432
The programme could not be implemented to the level of teachers’ training
 School based CPD for PSTs
 Design- QAED, British Council & PESP-II
 No cascade approach
 Self-study through digital modules
 Classroom observations, mentoring and Teacher Forum Meetings by AEO
CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY

4. Aims of EaSTE
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• project
• To improve the ability of 150,000 primary teachers to teach
English language
• To embed teachers’ professional development within the
already existing School-based CPD system developed by
QAED for Primary School Teachers in the Punjab
• To monitor the success of the project in the classroom from
the start to ensure that positive change is taking place
regarding teaching and learning and include the students in
the process
• To engage as many teachers as possible through the digital
platform

5. Project Elements
• By AEOs
• Five indicators
• Main SLOs of each
competency
• Discussion Forum (24/7)
• Monthly Microsoft Teams
live sessions (90
minutes)
• Six-week courses
• 18 hours per course
• Self-access course
• Assessments
• Monitored
• For each competency
• Training of TCs
• Training of DSEs
• Training of AEOs
F2F Training EaSTE LMS
Classroom
Observation
Community
of Practice
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6. Project Beneficiaries
• Training AEOs on course content for each competency
District Subject Experts (DSEs) Validated Trainers: 120
• Provide academic support to PSTs
• Conduct the live COP sessions and facilitate the discussion forum
(Community of Practice)
• Conduct classroom observation of the PSTs
• Providing actionable feedback to PSTs after each observation
Assistant Education Officers (AEOs) Approx. 3,300
• Complete online course
• Attend live CoP sessions
• Lessons observed by AEOs
Primary School Teachers (PSTs) Approx. 150,000
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7. EaSTE Competencies
Oral
Communication
Writing Skills
Reading
&Thinking Skills
Language
Structure
Ethical & Social
Development
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Aligned with
National
Curriculum &
Textbooks

8. EaSTE Course Content for LMS
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Content
Text
Audios
Videos
Assessments
MCQs
Matching Questions
Drag and Drop
EaSTE Tutorial Video (1).mp4

9. Roles and Responsibilities
a) District Education Authorities (DEAs)
b) District Subject Experts (DSEs)
c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
d) Primary School Teachers (PSTs)
e) EaSTE District Coordinators (EDCs)
f) Regional Program Managers (RPMs)
g) District QAED Heads (DQHs)
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10. a) District Education Authorities (DEAs)
The District Education Authority will be responsible for:
• Attending orientation sessions for EaSTE Project
• Ensuring 100 % attendance of PSTs on LMS course, CoP & Conference
• Cooperating with the District QAED Heads for implementation of the project
• Joining Seminars/ Webinars/ Conferences arranged by the concerned QAED Head
• Taking necessary action against absent AEOs & PSTs for online course, Discussion Forum &
Virtual sessions
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11. b) District Subject Experts (DSEs)
The District Subject Experts (DSEs) will be responsible for:
• Attending 06 days’ training before each module
• Imparting content-based training to AEOs for five competencies in coordination with QAED
Punjab
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12. c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
The Assistant Education Officers (AEOs) will be responsible for:
• CPD in EaSTE Project (05 Days’ Professional Development Course before each competency
• Classroom Observation of PSTs (COT EaSTE Indicators)
• Community of Practice
• Monthly Virtual Session (1 ½ hrs)
1st Friday: Central
2nd Friday: North Region
3rd Friday: South Region
• Discussion Forum (24/7)
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13. c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
CPD in EaSTE Project
The AEO will attend training sessions (05 days) before each module of the project. The training
will aim to train and familiarise the AEOs on the online content for PSTs and management of
CoP (Discussion Forum and Virtual sessions)
Classroom Observation
Observe one session of PST while teaching English in each school of their markaz
Record observation data using the COT (05 EaSTE Indicators)
Share their feedback (positive & areas for improvement) with the concerned PST on the spot
Community of Practices (Discussion Forum 24/7 & Monthly Virtual Session 1 ½ hours)
Virtual Session on Microsoft Teams (Once a month) of 90 minutes with PSTs of their Markaz
(3 Fridays)
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14. c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
Monthly Virtual Session (1 ½ hours)
Stage-01: Learning (30 minutes)
Discussion on course content (e.g., Module-01/ Unit-01) by AEO &PSTs
Questions on course activities required for the Discussion Forum
Challenges in course content by PSTs
Solution of challenges in learning by AEO
The AEO will begin with a brief overview of the course unit. He/ she will invite the PSTs to discuss their
learning experience of the course content. Later PSTs will discuss challenges/ ambiguities in the course
content. The AEO will offer options/ solution of the challenges/ questions one by one. Moreover, AEO
will respond to questions related to the activities recommended in the online course and the Discussion
Forum.
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15. c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
Monthly Virtual Session (1 ½ hours)
Stage-02 Practices (30 minutes)
Success Stories: sharing of experiences/ class activities/ group work/ students’
feedback by Volunteer PSTs
Challenges during implementation of course content by PSTs
Solution of challenges in practices by AEO
Volunteer PSTs will be invited to share their experiences including class activities and
students’ practices & feedback. They will also discuss the challenges faced by them
during implementation of the course content in classroom. The AEO will offer options/
solution of challenges faced by PSTs in classroom.
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16. c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
Monthly Virtual Session (1 ½ hours)
Stage-03 Classroom Observation Tool-COT (30 minutes)
Overall COT feedback
COT feedback Report
Suggestions for improvement
Discussion Forum on LMS (24/7)
The PSTs will get opportunity to:
• Learn from their peers through discussion as well as through sharing of lesson plans & activities
• Initiate discussion/ Respond to the Forum Activities recommended in the online course
• Ask questions on course content & its implementation in class
The AEO will respond to the PSTs’ questions on Discussion Forums as per their convenience
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17. c) Assistant Education Officers (AEOs)
The EaSTE Conference (On completion of each module)
• The EasTE Conference (Face to Face) will be held on Friday (2.00-04.00 p.m.) at Tehsil level after
completion of each module
• Planned by the EDCs under the patronage of the District QAED Heads. AEOs & PSTs of
the Tehsil will join the conference
• Best classroom practices aligned with the competency/ course content of EasTE from each Markaz
will be presented by the PSTs with their students
• Nominations of PSTs for modeling the classroom activities will be done by AEOs in coordination
with the EO & AEO (EDCs- EaSTE District Coordinators)
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18. d) Primary school Teachers (PSTs)
The EaSTE Project (2022-2024) has been designed to focus on the teaching of English language skills of
the PSTs to improve the basic ability of primary students to speak, read and write in English. For this
purpose, the PSTs will be given the opportunity to:
• Complete self-access English CPD course consisting of five Modules. Teachers will access the five
modules at four month intervals (3 hours a week & 18 hours per module) over a period of two
years (2022-2024)
• Join Discussion Forum threads and respond to questions, participate in activities & discussions
recommended in the online course
• Attend monthly Virtual Session (Microsoft Teams session of 1 ½ hours) where AEOs will provide
academic support to the PSTs, answer questions related to the content and teaching practices
related to the course and give them feedback regarding classroom observation linked with the
online course content.
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19. d) Primary school Teachers (PSTs)
The PSTs will be responsible for:
• Ensuring 100% attendance in online course & monthly Virtual Session
• Participating in CoP Discussion Forum thread
• Implementing the classroom task required during the online course
• Improving English language teaching skills in coordination/ consultation with AEOs
• Improving English language skills i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing of primary students
shared in EaSTE online course content
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20. e) EaSTE District Coordinators (EDCs)
The EaSTE District Coordinators (EDCs) will consist of one Education Officer and one AEO from each
District. They will be responsible for:
• Making Whatsapp Group of AEOs of their Districts
• Disseminating the required information requested by the focal person to the AEOs of their Districts
• Ensuring execution of face to face trainings, LMS and CoP sessions by AEOs as per schedule
• Managing EaSTE Conference at the end of each competency in coordination with the concerned
District QAED Head
• Resolving issues related to LMS & CoP sessions in coordination with the concerned AEOs
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21. f) Regional Program Managers (RPMs)
The Regional Program Managers will be responsible for:
• Communicating any issues related to LMs & CoP to the Focal Person (FP) of the projects
• Resolving LMS/ CoP issues in coordination with the focal person of the project
• Ensuring attendance of PSTs & AEOs in CoPs
• Communicating absent details to the concerned DEAs and the concerned FP of the Project
• Resolving absent cases of PSTs & AEOs in coordination with DEAs
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22. g) District QAED Heads
The District QAED Heads will be responsible for:
• Inviting DEAs in Orientation Sessions/ Seminars/ Conference (if required)
• Submitting Online Monitoring Visit Forms (CoP)
• Communicating any issue to the Focal Person of the project
• Resolving LMS/ CoP issues in coordination with DEAs/ AEOs/School Head of Markaz on the spot
• Ensuring attendance of PSTs/ DSEs/ AEOs in Training/ LMS/ CoP
• Communicating absent details to the concerned DEAs and focal person of the project
• Resolving absent cases of AEOs/ DSEs/ PSTs in coordination with DEAs
• Managing honorarium of the trainers as per Financial Guidelines
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23. Thank you
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