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Inspiring Teachers July 2011
1. July 2011
Volume 5, Issue 7 Inspiring Teachers
Driving educational change through excellence in teaching
Editor’s Comments
Things are looking really good. Brig T and stable. Our reach has increased just by
Ramaiah has come on board to help word of mouth. We will be undertaking
with projects and business development. more advertising also.
Shankarson Roy of Career Aces and Please do contribute your tips, articles and
Articles this month: Eunice Thomas have done several any web resources that you found useful.
Faculty of the Month training sessions for us and both of We have found some place to do open
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them have been very well received. Our workshops – see more about this on page 4
Challenges of a new
teacher …..3 content is also becoming more mature Uma Garimella
Caption Contest
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Must Watch Videos
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June updates
Open Workshops for
students and faculty
……………….4 1. Faculty Development at
NMRE: May-June-July,
Hyderabad
2. One-day workshop at
Prakasam Engineering
College, Kandukur, 29th
June
3. One-day workshop at
CVR Engineering College
4. Session at KGReddy
College of Engg, Chilkur
5. 5th Teacher Training
program at IIIT, Enhance
Edu: May-June
2. Inspiring Teachers Page 2 of 5
Faculty of the month Dr Cherian, Marian College, Kuttikanam
(Read full interview at What other options did continuous personal
www.theprofessor.in) you have when you growth. Further, I realized
What kind of teaching actually chose to that the teachers’
methods do you use to become a faculty? Why investment on students will
keep students did you choose to teach? be always going to
interested in your After my postgraduate appreciate. Also, with my
classes? degree in social work, I research and field
My general pattern is to give worked in the field for experiences, I was sure that
reading materials to about two years and the I could relate theory and
students in advance and as joined as a lecturer in an practice much better.
per Course Plan, ask them affiliated college of Nagpur
to come prepared in the University for three years. Do you think research
class for discussions. Ppts Later I registered for PhD as or PhD is essential to
are prepared with the key a full time scholar and develop oneself? Is it
words to initiate completed the same within only a formality? Why
discussions. Sometimes, key three years. After this, I or why not?
questions are prepared in again went back to field
advance and use the same practice and joined A good teacher has not only
for initiating the international funding to help the students to learn
discussions. The main goal agencies (World Vision, but also responsible for
is not only enabling India and Lutheran World generating knowledge. For
Cherian Parekadavil,
Professor & Director, students in getting well Relief (LWR), both US this purpose research is
School of Social Work, informed about the topics
at Marian College based international funding essential. Therefore,
Kuttikanam, since but also to develop critical
agencies) before going for training in research
2007. understanding. Sometimes I teaching. I could have
He holds a PhD in methods and involvement
Social Work from use quiz method and continued in fund in research activities is
Nagpur University and sometimes circulate case
has worked at many administration or join some certainly helpful for the
prestigious institutes. studies for analysis. Short good NGOs in the field of teacher for personal and
His interests include films are also used to
Public health, development- certainly professional growth.
Interventional research, generate discussions. more remunerative than When do you feel
Teaching-Learning Students are also given
methodologies, teaching. frustrated?
International traveling, topics to prepare and to I chose to join teaching I feel frustrated when I see
devotional and semi- present them in the class
classical music. And because I love students and uninterested,
above all, he is a which is followed with I love teaching. It’s a unenthusiastic students and
wonderful and soft questions, clarifications and
spoken person. wonderful profession, most I have to engage monologue
discussions. satisfying and experience sessions.
3. Page 3 of 5 Inspiring Teachers
Challenges of a new teacher Indira Narayan
Well the word to be noted teacher is all set to launch hadn’t taught earlier
here is NEW. Are we her career as a teacher. then…. They, students, sit
talking about a person who Meeting the students one there like a panel of judges,
has entered the teaching has to teach is a challenge closely studying their new
profession for the first by itself. A class has teacher. Right from the
time or are discussing a different kinds and types manner of dressing , to the
teacher who is new to a of students. Knowing them manner of entering the
school? Each of them have is important- after all you class, introducing herself Caption describing
picture or graphic.
their own challenges to face will have to see them, and revealing her subject
at work. teach them and interact knowledge, her
Let us take the first with them regularly. communication skills and
category of NEW - the first Children are very her class presence till she
time teacher: a person who observant. They can quite leaves class, everything is a
Caption Contest Entries:
is beginning her career as a easily catergorize a teacher challenge a new teacher Divya Nalla:
teacher. As always anything and then decide whether faces. PowerFULL teachers
associated with or termed they have to obedient or Well, teaching for the first required.... who can impart
knowledge.... says an ad for a
as new will create a few not. time will create some
teacher
apprehensions in the mind. Orientation to a school and butterflies in the stomach.
In most schools a Staff its system is very Many thoughts will scuttle Super-teachers needed for the
Meeting, just before the important for a new through the mind of this new millenium...
school reopens, is held. teacher. Support by way of teacher - are the students
Ratna Manjari
This is the first exposure to encouragement, from the understanding what I am
A super teacher is a power
the new school. It is like a other teachers can make teaching, am I loud enough house of knowledge.
warming up session for a things better and to be heard by all, do I have Knowledge: A cutting edge tool
new teacher wherein she comfortable. the attention of all the to make a nation a super power.
will meet the other teachers Actually, the real challenge students? As days go on
Know a lot to have a super
of the school and may be lies with and within the and with some experience powerful edge over others
get to know her peers. She class room. First all these thoughts and fears
will also have an idea of the impressions are important will fade away. But as Cicero NR Venkat:
functioning of the anywhere in life …so with the great Roman would say Knowledge is Power and it
should be shared with due
Management, get a glimpse the new teacher. The class ‘Before beginning, prepare
respect based on maturity
of the school’s culture, waits with bated breath to carefully.’ So good luck New
learn something about the meet the new Teachers. Teaching is a
expectations of the teacher…there is noble profession. Welcome
Principal etc. With this excitement in knowing to the group.
introduction her first day in that a new teacher has Author is HM, St Ann’s HS
school may be ‘not so bad.’ joined school and if she
Time table in hand a new
4. Inspiring Teachers Page 4 of 5
One-day open workshops
Very often when we do workshops at colleges, the teachers are
nominated by the management. We want to explore the channel of
doing these workshops for teachers interested in the sessions by
themselves and willing to spare a Sunday or a holiday to learn.
From July onwards we are planning to do open workshops on the
following topics most likely on Sundays. Please keep seeing the
website or facebook page for dates and registration details.
• Fun in deep learning for students
• Life Skills for students
At KG Reddy College,
Chilkur on 30th June • Basic Classroom Techniques for young faculty
2011 • Innovative Teaching for experienced faculty
• Lab teaching for lab staff
• Life Skills for faculty
Must watch videos/websites
1. The album of four years of Teacher’s Academy
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.235033126512586.78330.203174356365130
2. We need some serious thinkers, workers and policy makers to bring in the next
generation education. Here's an example:
http://www.ibiomagazine.org/issues/june-2011-issue/david-botstein.html
3. Musings of Dheeraj Sanghi, simple style, original thinking: dsanghi.blogspot.com
4. Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html
5. Is Poverty, Not Teacher Quality or Charters, Key to Student Outcomes? Reeve
Hamilton
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/is-poverty-the-key-
factor-in-student-outcomes/
6. Information about Science: News and Photos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/science-technology/science/13004000.topic
7. Tangled in an endless web of distractions, Colleges worry about always-plugged-in
students
http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-24/news/29469460_1_mit-social-networking-laptops
8. TED Talks Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world's unsung inventors --
indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many
people's lives. He shows how the Honey Bee Network helps them build the connections
they need -- and gain the recognition they deserve
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention.html
5. Page 5 of 5 Inspiring Teachers
Teacher’s Academy
Hyderabad
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