The document details the experiences of Vinayadhar Raju during the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) program in the United States in 2017, highlighting interactions with global educators and insights gained into technology integration in education, co-teaching, and cultural exchange. Key learnings included the use of Google Classroom for managing assignments, understanding the US education system and cultural practices, and implementing teaching strategies in an Indian context. Additionally, it covers training and certification requirements for teachers in the US, classroom dynamics, student behavior, and societal observations on women's empowerment and the cost of living.

1. Trip to United States of America
Teaching Excellence and Achievement
Programme-TEA-2017
By Vinayadhar Raju

2. My favorite part of our trip
Interacting with the
teachers all around the
world
Understanding their
culture and education
system

3. 3 new things I learned
1 Blended Learning
Integrating technology in
classroom
Planning for face to face and
online using Learning
management system
Online Evaluation- Formative
assessment
2
Use of Google
Classroom
Establishing Google
classroom
Creating google classroom
Posting assignments
Giving feedback
3
Understanding US
Education system
and culture
Co-teaching
Interacting with US students
Interacting with local families.
Celebrating US festival-
Halloween

4. 3 other facts I learned
from US
Applying teaching methods in Indian
context.
High tech strategies in low tech
classroom
Making Global connection and
connecting my classroom with the world

5. Connecting
classrooms
..!

6. Asynchronous
vs
Synchronous
➔ Writing letter to US students
➔ Connecting TEA fellows
classroom using technology-
ZOOM

7. Indian Classroom
Vs
US Classroom
❏ Teaching Vs Learning
❏ Information Vs Experiencing
❏ Passive Vs Active
❏ Low tech Vs High tech
❏ Teacher centered Vs Student
centered

8. Teaching
Experience in
US
❖ Gave a presentation on India
culture
❖ Taught them our
Panchatantra stories
❖ Used Google classroom to
teach our class 9 lesson
“Home work”
❖ Lesson Plan
US Students' Portfolio

9. Use of Learning
Management
Systems
★ Google Classroom
★ Appstate ASULearn
★ Student portfolio

10. Technology
Tools
➔ Google Documents
➔ Google Slides
➔ Google Site
➔ Google Drive
➔ Google forms
➔ Rubistar
➔ Kahoot

11. Presentation
on
Indian culture
❖ Powerpoint presentation
❖ Culture and dance forms
❖ Languages spoken
❖ Festivals
❖ Currency
❖ Education system
❖ My school
❖ Food
❖ Sports in India

12. Poster
presentation
on Indian
culture @
Washington DC
And US school

13. Teacher Training
and Teacher
Education
★ Certification to work as a
teacher (Valid upto 6 years)
★ To get job in a new school
they must get a certification
from previous school
★ Assess teachers performance
based on student’s work
★ Teachers salary-3000 dollars
per month

14. Teacher
Training
❏ 10 leaves in a year can be
preserved
Trainings include...
❖ Pre training sessions
❖ Post training sessions
❖ Only on recognised teacher
union.
❖ Monthly subscription 50
dollars

15. School Time
table
❏ 8am to 2.15
❏ 2.15 to 3.15 Teacher
Preparation
❏ writes next day’s plan on
whiteboard and post it on
online.
❏ Class duration- 1 hour 30m

16. Classrooms
★ Fixed classrooms for
teachers
★ Students move one class to
another
★ Flexible seating arrangement
★ Reference books are
available in classrooms
★ Equipped with stationary and
technology
★ T.V , Projector, Smart
Boards,chromebooks

17. Students’
behaviour
Freedom to
❏ Move
❏ Eat and drink
❏ Listen music
❏ Play games
❏ Browse internet
❏ Watch videos online
❏ Sleep
❏ Uses desks to rest their legs

18. Questions by
US Students
Pre-teaching survey
Post teaching survey

19. No punishments

20. Assessment
and Evaluation
❖ No examinations
❖ Continuous evaluation
❖ Grade everyday work using
online tools
❖ Only examination at the end
of 12th grade to get
admission into university.
❖ 70% dropout after 12th
grade.

21. Dignity of labour
➔ Part time jobs
➔ Don’t get respect based on
their profession
➔ No hierarchy
➔ Teachers clean the students’
desks after the class
➔ Rearranges the desks and
books
➔ Professors bring teaching
material using trolley
➔ I didn’t find any office
subordinates.

22. Creating Brand
★ Promoting their university
★ University Alumni collects
funds for universities
★ Conducts a programme
called ‘Homecoming”
★ Organises games like football
and basketball to raise funds

23. Women
Empowerment
➔ Gender equality
➔ Multitasking
➔ Equal rights

24. Cost of living
★ House rent- 1200 dollar per
month
★ University Fee: 20 to 25
thousand dollar per year
★ Meal 10 dollars
★ Car 12000 dollars

25. Tea Programme
details
★ Pre-departure training
★ Welcome party at
Washington DC (3-days with
all the participants)
★ 3+1 Weeks Training at host
university
★ 2 weeks co-teaching at US
school

26. Selection
Process
➔ USIEF- United State India
Educational Foundation
➔ TEA:TEA Programme
➔ ILEP:International Leaders in
Education Program
➔ Application -Online
➔ Interview
➔ TOEFL

27. Valedictory
Speech

28. Action plan
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