Teacher trainings on English medium in schools

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Teacher training on English medium. Converting of all clashes from to VI in Primary, Up, HS under all managements into EM from the Academic year 2020-2021 and gradually increasing each further class from the next consequent academic year, govt. Orders issued - detailed instructions tor taking of training for capacity building of the teachers for teaching through English medium.

Preparation of training module for the resource teachers:

Director, SCERT, Ibrahimpatnam has taken up preparation of a training module for the capacity building of the resource persons through an expert group drawn from the faculty from English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, Anna University, Chennai, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Ambedkar University, New Delhi and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and other organizations. A special camp has been conducted at Guntur from 13-11-2019 to 1- 12-2019

Identification and training of Key Resource Persons for further training:

The Director, SCERT has already identified (30) Key Resource Persons who have studied in English medium and got trained earlier in teaching in English with English as a methodology in teacher training. A training camp for the capacity building of the KRPs is scheduled from 6- 12 -2019 to 8- 12 2019 at Nagarjuna University, Guntur

Training to State Resource Group:

Director, SCERT has further identified (260) teachers (S> 20 teachers per district as State Resource Group. These teachers have stood top in a computer-based test to check up the English Language proficiency. The (30) KRPs along with the expert group from various universities will impart training to the SRG in two spells from 9-12-2019 to 13-12-2019 (5 days) and 19-12-2019 to 23-12-2019 (S days) at Vijayawada.

Training to District Resource Group:

1. Director, SCERT, Ibrahimpatnam shall identify (2704 ) District Resource Persons (3) 4 resource persons per Mandal. These teachers shall be identified through a Computer Based Test. The Special Officer, English Medium Project, Ibrahimpatnam shall get the tool designed in consultation with Cambridge University and get the test conducted on 27-12-2019 A notification to that effect shall be issued by 13-12-2019.
2. Around (3000) teachers shall be selected based on the computer-based test by 31-12-2019 and their academic profiles shall be uploaded by 5-1-2020 by all District Education Officers
3. Training to these (3000) DRPs shall be arranged at the divisional level in all (13) districts from 21-1-2020 to 25-1-2020 Each training center shall have (4) SRPs and around (60) DRPs. The Principal of the DIET shall be the Training Coordinator and the DCEB Secretary shall be the Nodal Officer
4. The District Education Officer shall identify suitable venues for imparting training which will be residential in nature.
5. At the end of the training camp to the DRPs, an online assessment shall be conducted and those that have fallen short of expected proficiency shall be replaced with efficient hands.

First Round of Foundation Training to the teachers:

The teachers that are going to teach from Class I to VI in English medium shall be imparted foundation training to orient them towards the new medium of instruction and also to build up their capacities in spoken English and in teaching in English, in general, The training shall be for a duration of (5) days. It will be taken up at Mandal level in 3 spells at the rate of 50 per each spell from 3 - 7, Feb 2020, 10-14, Feb 2020 and 16-20, Feb 2020. If there are any teachers left out, another spell may be taken from 24- 28, Feb 2020.

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