Structured Capacity Building of Teachers

To equip teachers with the knowledge and skills required to impart the new curriculum to their peers and students, we are actively engaged in building the capacity of teachers through a series of training and continuous support.

In terms of academic intervention, we are actively involved in designing content that aligns with the curriculum. Simultaneously, the model emphasizes teacher capacity building through virtual and in-person training sessions, covering both content and the pedagogy of teaching computer science.

The primary objectives of these sessions were threefold: to instigate a paradigm shift in teachers' perspectives regarding the significance of digital literacy for students, introduce and provide training on block-based coding tools like Scratch Jr, and impart effective pedagogical strategies for teaching computer science in classrooms.

The initial virtual training took the form of a summer coding camp, engaging 40 teachers during the summer break. This four-week- long virtual training program was centered around the Scratch Jr platform. Notably, participants created nearly 200 projects, exploring diverse stories and characters.

Following this, two batches of 2 days of in- person training sessions were conducted. The first batch having 42 Computer teachers occurred in September’23, subsequently, the second batch of 38 teachers in November’23. Post-training assessments revealed that 74% of these educators’ exhibited proficiency in Scratch Jr., achieving an impressive average score of 94%. Moreover, an overwhelming majority (74%) of the teachers identified Scratch Jr. as the preferred platform for teaching coding to students in grades 6th through 8th.

This holistic approach to teacher training not only equipped educators with essential digital literacy skills but also fostered a community of practitioners enthusiastic about incorporating innovative pedagogies into their classrooms. The positive outcomes underscore the success of our initiatives in driving digital literacy awareness and competency among educators. Throughout the training sessions, teachers demonstrated their learning through presentations, collectively creating over 500 projects on Scratch Jr. During the training to support and encourage teachers, various senior government officials, including the Director, D.P.I, and Deputy Director from the CM RISE Cell joined us and oriented teachers about the program and their roles and responsibilities. These officials actively observed the training for the whole and provided their inputs on monitoring the learning of these teachers. 

This holistic approach to teacher training not only equipped educators with essential digital literacy skills but also fostered a community of practitioners enthusiastic about incorporating innovative pedagogies into their classrooms. The positive outcomes underscore the success of our initiatives in driving digital literacy awareness and competency among educators. Throughout the training sessions, teachers demonstrated their learning through presentations, collectively creating over 500 projects on Scratch Jr. During the training to support and encourage teachers, various senior government officials, including the Director, D.P.I, and Deputy Director from the CM RISE Cell joined us and oriented teachers about the program and their roles and responsibilities. These officials actively observed the training for the whole and provided their inputs on monitoring the learning of these teachers.