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Neel BaghNeel Bagh

Principles Principles forfor

Teacher DevelopmentTeacher Development

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Creation of… Creation of… David David HorsburghHorsburgh

in 1970sin 1970s

Contributing Participants:Contributing Participants: Doreen HorsburghDoreen Horsburgh Children studying in NBChildren studying in NB Student-teachersStudent-teachers Friends & familyFriends & family CommunityCommunity

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Inspiration TreeInspiration Tree

Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreJ. KrishnamurthiJ. KrishnamurthiA.S. Neill, Summerhill SchoolA.S. Neill, Summerhill SchoolBertrand RussellBertrand RussellProgressive & rational Progressive & rational

educationistseducationists

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Evolved Solutions for…Evolved Solutions for…

The whole child, not just the studentThe whole child, not just the student

Children’s Children’s uunniiqquuee ways of learning ways of learning

Child-directed learningChild-directed learning

Learning multiple languagesLearning multiple languages

To learn, one has to do, one has to beTo learn, one has to do, one has to be

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……Right Education…Right Education… Multi-age children learningMulti-age children learning in the in the

same roomsame room

Inclusion of hand skills, aInclusion of hand skills, arts, trade rts, trade skills, life-skills into daily scheduleskills, life-skills into daily schedule

Bi-lingual medium of instructionBi-lingual medium of instruction,, Telugu & Telugu &

EnglishEnglish

Rigour of learning – academics or artsRigour of learning – academics or arts

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……in the Right in the Right WayWay

Mix of individual/group/ and Mix of individual/group/ and collective activities & presentationscollective activities & presentations

Resource Materials, Resource Materials, few but a rangefew but a range

Continuous assessmentContinuous assessmentBoard exams at end of schoolBoard exams at end of school, when , when

child feels readychild feels readyAccountability & responsibilityAccountability & responsibilitySchool & Life continuumSchool & Life continuum

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Teacher DevelopmentTeacher Development

Teacher development, not just Teacher development, not just trainingtraining

Teach, as you want teachers to teachTeach, as you want teachers to teachEach person’s Each person’s uunniiqquueenessness taken into taken into

accountaccount Individual learning, self work-plan Individual learning, self work-plan Mix of individual meetings, group Mix of individual meetings, group

seminars, and collective activitiesseminars, and collective activities

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……Teacher DevelopmentTeacher Development

Learning clay work, carpentry, art & Learning clay work, carpentry, art & craft, performing arts, outdoor craft, performing arts, outdoor activitiesactivities

Encouraged to teach subjects, skills Encouraged to teach subjects, skills known – songs, crafts, languagesknown – songs, crafts, languages

Skills of a teacher – BB drawing, Skills of a teacher – BB drawing, handwriting, singing…handwriting, singing…

Learning from people – every visitor a Learning from people – every visitor a resourceresource

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Teach, to learn teachingTeach, to learn teaching

Each term a rotation of subjects, Each term a rotation of subjects, groups, classesgroups, classes

Teach each other (student-teachers) Teach each other (student-teachers) a languagea language

For one class take the lead, for one For one class take the lead, for one be assistantbe assistant

Taking charge of one group, for one Taking charge of one group, for one subject over a term subject over a term

Teach something one does not knowTeach something one does not know

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Theory BuildingTheory Building

Written assignments every weekWritten assignments every weekReading books in a variety of waysReading books in a variety of waysWorking through different textbooks Working through different textbooks

and workbooksand workbooksSeminars & group discussions every Seminars & group discussions every

weekweekMaintaining a diaryMaintaining a diaryLunch/dinner meetingsLunch/dinner meetings

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Attitudes & ValuesAttitudes & Values

Simple & functional living: Simple & functional living: buildings, buildings, food, facilities, food, facilities,

Living with integrityLiving with integrityLiving in a community, not as a herdLiving in a community, not as a herdHumannessHumanness: every child, teacher, parent : every child, teacher, parent

mattersmatters

Equality: Equality: democratic valuesdemocratic values

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Link practice & teacher educationLink practice & teacher education

Classroom Practice

In-service

Pre-service

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Quality ContinuumQuality Continuum

From teacher focus, to curriculum From teacher focus, to curriculum driven, to driven, to child-directedchild-directed

From perception of From perception of MG MG as a problem, as a problem, to coping, to to coping, to natural way of learningnatural way of learning & as a pedagogy& as a pedagogy

From children being mostly idle or From children being mostly idle or repeating for most of the class time, repeating for most of the class time, to doing mechanically, to doing mechanically, to to constructive workconstructive work

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Quality Continuum: MaterialQuality Continuum: MaterialFrom no resource material, to ad-hoc From no resource material, to ad-hoc

collection, to over-structured curriculum, collection, to over-structured curriculum, to to essential listessential list of of planned TLMplanned TLM

From only teacher-made TLM, to shop From only teacher-made TLM, to shop bought, to given centrally, bought, to given centrally, to a mixto a mix: : need for teacher-made TLM within given need for teacher-made TLM within given structurestructure

From only textbook, to workbooks, to no From only textbook, to workbooks, to no books, to use books, to use texts as resourcetexts as resource

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If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

--Marian Wright Edelman

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