Learning Community as CPD

Stories as Resources

 * 1) Discussion and presentation slides
 * 2) NCF Position Papers on Teaching of English and Teaching of Indian Languages
 * 3) Handout - Storytelling as a pedagogical tool
 * 4) Storyweaver Website

Reflection

 * 1) What have been your challenges with respect to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)?
 * 2) How in your view can CPD be implemented?

Connecting and Learning
Forming Professional Learning Networks / Professional Learning Communities / Communities of Practice


 * 1) Sharing resources, experiences, ideas, insights, challenges, problems
 * 2) Seeking support, ideas, feedback
 * 3) Discussing issues, materials, practices
 * 4) Learning together

Virtual forums (digital networks) can support above processes


 * 1) Connecting across geography
 * 2) Connecting across levels/functions
 * 3) Connecting and learning through MOOCs/ courses

Karnataka experience
Subject Teacher Forum - connecting and learning


 * State level subject wise google-groups - Maths, English
 * District level subject wise google-groups

For

TOOLKIT - Professional Learning Communities, a model for TPD
 * 1) Threaded discussions on issues
 * 2) Sharing of materials by teachers

Paper - Professional Learning Communities, an ICT integrated model of in-service teacher education

Creating and Learning
Material making key component of CPD

Digital allows multiple ways to create, revise, translate content


 * 1) Access and learn
 * 2) Adapt and learn
 * 3) Create and learn
 * 4) Revise and learn
 * 5) Share and learn
 * 6) Publish and learn

Digital material making
Digital allows multiple formats - text, audio, video, animation

Digital allows easy publishing of content for wider sharing.


 * 1) Audio/video useful for LS
 * 2) Text/video useful for RW
 * 3) Text - audio and audio - text  conversion useful in language learning

Digital use allows multilingual approaches (translation tools)

Multiple FOSS tools are available for creating resources for teaching English

TOOLKIT - Using FOSS for creating OER

Karnataka experience
Karnataka Open Educational Resources - creating and learning

Teachers created, shared and published content for different subjects and grades

English teaching resources

Connecting and creating part of a virtuous cycle of CPD

Reflection
Teachers on learning trajectory v/s relatively stagnant teachers - how can we distinguish their characteristics?

What will help to encourage a teacher to begin self directed movement for CPD?