Teachers Community of Learning Bangalore South Block 3

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ

Teachers Communities of Learning (TCOL)

The TCOL program attempts to demonstrate how technology can support the improvement of educational outcomes at a school level through a community of learning approach. The program attempts to build communities at multiple levels - within the school, across different subject teachers, and across the schools in the Bengaluru South 3 block.

This is the third phase of the program, working with government aided schools in Bengaluru South 3 block from 2018 to 2021 (three academic years). The program attempts to expand and deepen the work done in the second phase TCOL from 2014-17 which had focused on only government high schools.

TCOL Phase 3 program with Government Aided Schools in Bengaluru South 3

Objectives of the program in Phase 3 (2018-21)

1. Support teachers to interact with one another, for peer learning and mentoring, within a 'community of learning '
2. Support schools and teachers to learn and adopt ICTs in a variety of ways, for both their own development as well as for use in their teaching-learning processes
3. Demonstrate a model of ICT integration in teaching-learning
4. Identify possibilities for systemic reforms and policy
5. Integrate the above into the curricular and pedagogical processes of the education system.

The project will have two strands of work:

1. Teacher training workshops for a structured course around ICT integration for Mathematics and Kannada / English
2. School-based intensive work to demonstrate and train in ICT integration in teaching-learning and administrative processes

Program strategies

1. Working with identified, interested schools for demonstrating school level technology integration. This will include the following:
   1. Working with identified subjects to demonstrate techno-pedagogies
   2. Supporting technology integration for school management and administration
   3. Digital literacy classes for the students in line with NCERT National ICT Curriculum, 2013
   4. Support the development and maintenance of ICT labs
   5. Communicate with parents using IVRS system
   6. Helping interested schools develop a web page for their communication
2. Block level workshops for head masters, subject teachers. These workshops will be subject wise only, and will be conducted on an identified day each month. Teachers from the schools where ICT is being integrated for subject teaching will also present their work to support peer learning in these workshops
3. Creating and uploading digital resources in Kannada and in English; resources will be uploaded on the Karnataka Open Educational Resources portal, for use by all teachers.

Block workshops calendar

The following is the proposed schedule for workshops during 2018-19. Detailed program objectives by subject are available in Mathematics program, Kannada program and Head Masters' program pages.

Sorted by date

Subject	Workshop No	From date	To date
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	1	13-07-2018	13-07-2018
Mathematics1	1	01-08-2018	02-08-2018
Kannada	1	16-08-2018	17-08-2018
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	2	22-08-2018	22-08-2018
Mathematics2	2	Sep 6, 18	Sep 7, 18
Kannada	2	Sep 19, 18	Sep 20, 18
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	3	Oct 11, 18	Oct 12, 18
Mathematics3	3	Oct 25, 18	Oct 26, 18
Kannada	3	Oct 30, 18	Oct 31, 18
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	4	Nov 15, 18	Nov 16, 18
Mathematics4	4	Nov 21, 18	Nov 22, 18
Kannada	4	Nov 28, 18	Nov 29, 18
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	5	Dec 14, 18	Dec 15, 18
Social	1	Dec 20, 18	Dec 21, 18
Mathematics5	5	Jan 3, 19	Jan 4, 19
Kannada	5	Jan 10, 19	Jan 11, 19
Science	1	Jan 17, 19	Jan 18, 19
Mathematics6	6	Feb 7, 19	Feb 8, 19
Kannada	6	Feb 14, 19	Feb 15, 19
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	6	May 24, 19	May 25, 19

Sorted by subject and by date

Subject	Workshop No	From date	To date
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	1	July 13, 2018	July 13, 2018
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	2	August 29, 2018	August 20, 2018
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	3	October 11, 2018	October 12, 2018
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	4	November 15, 2018	November 16, 2018
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	5	December 14, 2018	December 15, 2018
HMs (School Leadership and Development)	6	May 24, 2019	May 25, 2019
Kannada	1	August 16, 2018	August 21, 2018
Kannada	2	September 19, 2018	September 20, 2018
Kannada	3	October 30, 2018	October 31, 2018
Kannada	4	November 28, 2018	November 29, 2018
Kannada	5	January 10, 2019	January 11, 2019
Kannada	6	February 14, 2019	February 15, 2019
Mathematics1	1	August 1, 2018	August 2, 2018
Mathematics2	2	September 6, 2018	September 7, 2018
Mathematics3	3	October 25, 2018	October 26, 2018
Mathematics4	4	November 21, 2018	November 22, 2018
Mathematics5	5	January 3, 2019	January 4, 2019
Mathematics6	6	February 7, 2019	February 8, 2019
Science	1	January 17, 2019	January 18, 2019
Social	1	December 20, 2018	December 21, 2018

School level work

Few schools will be identified for supporting class level and school level integration of ICT for teaching-learning and for school development. Work in Mathematics and English has begun in BHS school. A few more schools will be identified for working in the areas of Mathematics, Kannada, English during 2018-19, and in other subjects in subsequent years.

Curricular areas

1. Mathematics
2. Kannada
3. English
4. School leadership (Head Masters)
5. Social Science
6. Science

Expected Outcomes

1. Development of a cohort of teachers across aided schools in the South 3 block, who are familiar with technology mediation in teaching learning
2. Improvement in the educational outcomes in the participating schools (both in block level and school level work)
3. Demonstration of technology integration models in aided schools for teaching learning, teacher learning and school development
4. Developing the institutional identity and presence of government aided school
5. Emergence of a vibrant professional learning community of teachers engaged in continuous learning – across government schools and government aided schools

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Program with Government High Schools in Phase 2 (2014-17 Completed)

During the three academic years 2014-17, the program worked with the 16 Government High Schools of Bengaluru South 3 Block. The two components of the program were the block level community building workshops and the school level support for academic improvement.

Program focus areas

During the second phase of the TCOL program the program focused on the following :

1. Introducing teachers to new pedagogies
2. Introducing digital literacy for students
3. Demonstrating new classroom processes
4. Building a community of subject teachers and head masters
5. Strengthening the institutional identity of government schools

Block level workshops

The block level work attempted to bring together the teachers and head teachers across all the South 3 schools through workshops and digitally enabled methods focusing on the following:

1. Better teaching-learning practices
2. Creating a relevant, safe learning space in the school for students
3. Connecting with the community and focusing on better learning outcomes, adolescent issues and making the school a safe space for the children
4. Creation of a model block, enabled by ICT integration in classroom and school processes
5. Bringing together the block as a collective on issues of school development, curricular changes and sharing best practices

Details of block level work in Phase 2

Block-level work in 2014-15

Workshops were conducted in Mathematics, Science, Social Science and Kannada. Teachers from the schools were also connected to the state/ district groups for sharing resources and ideas.

May 28, 2014	Head Masters Orientation
June 19, 2014	Mathematics workshop - I
June 23, 2014	Social Science workshop - I
June 26, 2014	Science workshop - I
August 1, 2014	Mathematics workshop - II
August 4-5, 2014	Kannada workshop - I
September 22, 2014	Mathematics workshop - III
December 22,29, 2014	Head Teachers workshop - II

Block-level work in 2015-16

The year started with a head masters' workshop on May 18, 2015. During this workshop, the details of the programme last year were discussed and head masters also shared their ideas for work this year.

For this year, from July - November, the following workshops are planned and the details are below.

Workshops were planned and conducted for Kannada, Science and Mathematics. Head Masters also met periodically.

In addition the block-level Science events for students and teachers was held at GHS Jayanagara 9th Block.

Block-level work in 2016-17

The year started with a head masters' workshop in June 2016. During this workshop, the details of the programme last year were discussed and head masters also shared their ideas for work this year.

For this year, from July - November, the following workshops are planned and the details are below.

Workshops have been planned for Kannada, Science and Mathematics. Head Masters will also meet periodically.

In addition the following block level workshops/ events will also be planned.

1. Workshop/orientation on adolescent issues
2. Block-level events for students and teachers

School level work

School based work in conducted in GHS Agara, GHS Beguru, GHS Dommaluru, GHS Ejipura, GHS Jayanagara 9th Block, GHS Konappana Agrahara, GHS Tank Garden and GHS Yediyur. The focus of these school based activities included:

1. Mathematics demonstration classes
2. Kannada demonstration classes
3. Digital literacy for students and teachers
4. Community documentation through digital stories and local mapping
5. Implementing IVRS system for communicating with parents
6. Science fairs and exhibitions
7. Language festivals
8. Helping the schools make audio visual resources for reaching out to parents

Observed outcomes

1. Teachers learning new methods – changing classroom processes
2. Teachers creating resources
3. Improved student engagement
4. Schools, teachers, head masters saw themselves as a community
   1. Common problems
   2. Shared solutions
   3. Acknowledging good work
5. ICT learning in schools became a realistic attainment
6. Moving closer to constructivist classrooms

TCOL Phase 2 Video

Bengaluru South 3 Government High School Web pages

Bengaluru South 3 Government High School Web pages