Jennifer Thomas shares English teaching methodologies at the NISA School Leaders Summit. The objective of this summit was to provide a platform for school owners and school leaders from affordable private schools to share best practices across multiple areas of school efficacy.

1. Muktangan
Integrated
Teacher and School
Education Model
Paragon Charitable Trust, Mumbai, India Registered Charity
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2. WHO WE ARE
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WHAT WE DO
• Education Resource Center
• Working in Partnership with Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM)
• Teacher Education: Educate
women from marginalized
communities to be teachers
• Whole School Adoption: Run
English medium schools in
partnership with MCGM. Our
strengths – constructivist
approach, inclusion and medium of
instruction - English

3. HOW WE DO IT: THE TWO
PRONGED APPROACH
 Only those who have been
through the Muktangan Pre-
Service TE course absorbed as
teachers
 USP of TE  Free, medium of
instruction English and based
on constructivist approach
 A network of 7 schools adding
one standard every year  job
opportunity
 Strong ties with Government
and parent community
outreach
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4. SOME FACTS
 Monday to Saturday work week
 9 a.m to 4.15 p.m work day (Saturday till 1.30 p.m)
 35 extra days of TPD (vacation time)
 Salary bracket Rs 5,000 – 15,000/-
 Tremendous opportunity for career progression
 1% attrition
 A strong model of Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher
Education

5. Distributed to:
 each child in the 7
schools who in turn
distribute it in their
buildings
 local political leaders
 current teacher trainees
 Announced in parent-
teacher meetings

7. Recruitment: Mapping Our needs
Basic Fluency in
English
English Assessment
(reading/writing)
Open to New Methods Personal Interview
Ensure 3 year Horizon Personal Interview
Ability to Work in a
Team
Group Task

8. Create Awareness
Invite Applications
[anx1] Muktangan
Orientation
English Assessment
[anx2]
Group Task
Personal Interview
[anx3]
Scoring
[anx4]
Shortlisting of
Candidates
[3 bands]
Completion of Formalities
Induction of Selected
Candidates

9. Applications Received
& called for Eng Ass:
600 to 650  WHY?
No of Interviewers: 4
Percentage eliminated
after English Assessment:
40% to 50%
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No selected:100
Percentage eliminated
after PI and Group Task
60% to 70%

10. TEACHERPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
•Need based
•Continuous
•Synergy
between
organizational
needs and
personal growth
needs
•HOW DO WE
IDENTIFY
NEEDS?[ anx5
&6]
•HOW DO WE
ORGANIZE TPD?

11. Time Led
Daily Curriculum
planning
Weekly  English
Proficiency
Quarterly Needs based
[anx7]
Grade-Wise
Pre-School
Primary [anx8]
Secondary
Skill
Based
English
Proficiency
Report Writing
School
Leadership
IT Skills
Library Skills
External
Push
AVEHI
National
Geographic
[anx9]
Year 2
Maths
Pedagogy
Science
Pedagogy
Language
Pedagogy
Social Studies
Pedagogy
School
Librarianship
Inclusive
Education

12. Pre School
Phonics
Story Telling
Songs
Primary
English Grammar
Classroom Management
Secondary
Adolescence Issues
English
Literature
Content
Development

13. TPD
Facts and
Figures
Conducted
by In-house
Teacher
Trainers
School days
+35 extra
days
Need based
Holistic in
nature
Continuous
Teachers & Teacher
Trainers asked
Diwali,
Christmas
and May
Varied profile:
Mostly Post
graduates with
some teaching
experience
Music, art,
Dance and
General
Awareness

14. When she joined, 2006
 Education: std X pass,
Muktangan teacher
training
 Post: Pantry staff
 Responsibility: Serving
fruit and meals
Today, 2012
 Education: Appearing for
TYB.Sc.
 Post: Trainee Faculty,
Science
 Responsibility: leads
Science curriculum
meetings in schools
Growth Trajectory of a teacher

15. [THEORY+INTERNSHIP]
PE and Health
Maths
Music
IT and Library
Workshop and Skill
Development
School Curriculum and
Pedagogy
Learning and Cognition
• Focuses on Learning Theories
Child Development
• Focuses on Child Development Theories
Teacher Learner and Society
• Focuses on Social Issues
Beliefs
• Focuses on Muktangan Philosophy
Language and Literacy
Proficiency in English
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16. THE 5 PILLARS
Children (trainees & teachers)learn through active exploration
Children (trainees & teachers)learn 21st century skills of team
work and collaboration
Children (trainees & teachers)learn to read, write and compute in
personally meaningful ways
Offer learning experiences appropriate for the learning level of
each child(trainees & teachers)
To reveal the developmental level of each child(trainees &
teachers) in each curricular area
Active Learning
Collaboration
Emergent Literacy
and
Numeracy
Developmentally
Appropriate
Curriculum
Formative
Assessment
Muktangan educates teachers and children in the following curricular
approaches:
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