The document discusses workshops as a technique for teacher training and professional development. It defines workshops as meetings where experienced individuals come together with experts to solve problems through discussion and hands-on activities. The goals of workshops are to develop skills and solve educational issues through group participation, research, and presentations. Workshops involve several stages, including introductory sessions from experts, dividing into small groups to work on tasks, and group presentations to discuss solutions.

2. • A workshop is a meeting during
which experienced people in
responsible positions come
together with experts and
consultants to find solution of a
problems that have cropped up
in the course of their work and
that they have had difficulty in
dealing with on their own

3. • The word, workshop has been derived
from engineering. There are usually
workshops in the engineering. In these
persons have to do some task with
their hands to produce something, e.g.
railway workshop. Similarly workshops
are organized in education to prepare
questions on the subjects in question
bank workshops. The participation is
given knowledge and training for
preparing questions in the workshop.

4. • Workshop is defined as assembled
group of 10 to 25 persons who share
a common interest or problem.
They meet together to improve their
individual and skill of a subject
through intensive study, research,
practice and discussion.

5. • A workshop is a meeting during which
experienced people in response
positions come together with experts
and consultants to find solutions to
problems.
• A workshop is a meeting where the
individual comes to learn, study and
work.

6. • It is a practical session designed to
illustrate the underlying principles of an
exercise, a program etc. (A practical
session in which participants are
engaged to learn by doing).
• Workshop refers to a group of
individuals who work together towards
the solution of problem in a given
subject matter field during a specific
period of time.

7. Cognitive objectives
• To solve the problems of
teaching profession.
• To provide the philosophical and
sociological background for
instructional and teaching
situation.

8. • To identify the educational
objectives in the present
context.
• To develop an understanding
regarding the use of a theme
and problem.

9. • To develop the proficiency for planning
and organizing teaching and
instructional activities.
• To develop the skills to perform a task
independently.
• To determine and use of teaching
strategies effectively.
• To train the persons for using different
approaches of teaching.

10. • To use abundance of ideas.
• To provides means of group study.
• To provides media for cooperation.
• To provides mature learning
environment.

11. • It consists of series of meetings
usually four or more with the
emphasis on individual work with
the group.
• The total workshop may be divided
into small groups and each group
chooses chairman and a recorder.

12. • The experience and knowledge of
the group itself is used in defining
and solving the problems.
• Active involvement of each
participant, to work and to learn
from practical experience.

13. • A mini work shop is a short
workshop lasting 3 or 4 days in
the case described in this
document.
• Main aim is introducing
participants to a systemic
approach to educational
problems.

14. • The workshop aims at stimulating
a given proportion of participants
to wish to reach at least the
objectives set out.
• The success of a workshop will
depend largely on the way it is
planned and on the arrangements
made before the opening session.

15. Group discussion:
• Gives participants the chance to
discuss and solve the problems of
greatest interest to them. Each
member can find something in the
experience of others that has a
bearing on the questions of most
interest to him will make his work
more meaningful.

16. Penal sessions:
• Organizers and participants
responsible for helping to find
solutions to the problems
selected. Participants may act as
group leaders.

17. • Select the theme on which the
workshop has to be organized.
Resource Personnel’s consent
should be obtained.
• Budget plan has to be prepared.

18. • Confirm the date of workshop, it
should not coincide public holidays,
professional commitments of political
meetings. At least one working day will
precede the opening of the workshop.
• Print pamphlet/hand-chart specifying
the aims, registration fee, activities
programme specified.
• Choose the place, where participants
can stay comfortably attend total
activities.

19. • Select homogeneous participants,
2 months before day of workshop,
45 days before confirmation of
participants is needed.
• Written confirmation detailing the
specified conditions.
• Committee of sponsors, assistant
organizers, volunteers has to be
formulated.

20. • National language is working
language.
• Documentation, equipment,
checklist, publicity, press has to be
planned.
• Coordination of activities.

21. CHART

22. • First Stage: The source-persons or experts
are invited to provide the awareness and
understanding of the topic. This stage is like
a seminar type. The paper reading is also
done to discuss the different aspects of the
theme. The participants are given
opportunities to see clarification. The experts
provide the suitable illustration and steps for
using it in classroom teaching or education.
This stage continues first two days of the
schedule.

23. • In the first stage theoretical background is
provided to the participants. In the second
stage the group is divided into small
groups. The expert provides guidance and
supervises their work of each trainee of his
group. Every participant has to work
individually and independently. Every
trainee has to complete his task within the
given period. At the end they meet in their
groups and discuss and present their task
to be completed.

24. • At this stage all groups meet at one
place and present their reports of work
done at second stage. The participants
are given opportunities to comment and
given suggestions for further
improvement. The experts also provide
suggestions on different aspects of the
reports and formalities are observed at
the end of the workshop.

25. • Organizer of the workshop.
• Convener of chairman in first stage.
• Experts and resources persons.
• Participants or trainees.

27. • It is used to realize the higher
cognitive and psycho-motor
objectives.
• It is a technique which can be
effectively used for developing
understanding and skill in education.
• It is used for developing and
improving professional efficiency, e.g.
nursing, medical, and dental etc.

28. • The teaching proficiencies can be
developed by using the workshop
technique for in-service teachers.
• It provides the opportunities and
situations to develop the individual
capacities of a teacher.
• It develops the feeling cooperation
and group work.
• It provides the situation to study the
vocational problems.

29. • The new practices and innovations are
introduced to in-service teachers.
• It allows interplay of activities and
ideas.
• It allows active participants of each
participant.
• The participants in the workshop learn
by doing and gain practical experience.
• Experts in the field can express their
ideas.

30. • Members learn respect opinion of
others.
• Helps development of skills of
discussion, argumentation and
presentation of different personal
views.
• Group work is improved.

31. • The in-service teachers do not
take interest to understand and
use the new practices in their
classrooms.
• The workshops cannot be
organized for large group.

32. • The teachers do not take interest in
practical work or to go something in
productive form.
• The effectiveness of a workshop
technique depends on the follow up
program. Generally follow-up programs
are not organized in workshop
technique.
• An effective workshop needs a lot of
baseline work and initial preparation