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=== Background: ===
 
=== Background: ===
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During the 2022-2023 academic year, IT for change  initiated "Technology Integration for Inclusive Education (TIIE)" program aimed to encourage inclusive learning for students in higher primary schools (HPS) in Bengaluru South-3 block. The project focused on inclusive pedagogical approaches to support student learning and empowering teachers to effectively integrate technology in their teaching practices. The TIIE program was designed for three-year endeavour, commencing with a one-year pilot project, followed by two years of program expansion. The pilot phase was implemented in selected HPS schools within Bengaluru South-3 block. In addition to demonstrating technology integration for inclusive education at the school level and building communities of practitioners, the teaching-learning materials from the project, are published on the Karnataka Open Educational Resources (KOER) repository, in English and Kannada, for teachers across Karnataka.  
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IT for Change (ITfC) is an NGO located in Bangalore, India, that works for innovative and effective use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to promote socio-economic change. We have been working on programs for integrating ICT and education in Government and aided High Schools in Bangalore South since 2010. We have supported teachers to learn the use of free and open source software (FOSS) applications to access, create and publish open educational resources (OER) in Mathematics, Science, Kannada and English and other subjects. We have also worked with students on different aspects of digital literacy and digital enabled learning.
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In our work, we have observed that students face difficulties in learning, these include low attention span, poor peer-interaction abilities, poor meta-cognitive capacities, low retention, and increased need for reinforcement. These are the reasons why many children are not at their ‘grade learning levels’. Integrating digital technology in teaching-learning and adopting the diverse pedagogical and content approaches could increase the teaching-learning effectiveness and enable development of all children.
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=== Introduction ===
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During the 2022-2023 academic year, IT for change  initiated "Technology Integration for Inclusive Education (TIIE)" program aimed to encourage inclusive learning for students in higher primary schools (HPS) in Bengaluru South-3 block. The project focused on inclusive pedagogical approaches to support student learning and empowering teachers to effectively integrate technology in their teaching practices. The TIIE program was designed for three-year endeavor, commencing with a one-year pilot project, followed by two years of program expansion. The pilot phase was implemented in selected HPS schools within Bengaluru South-3 block. In addition to demonstrating technology integration for inclusive education at the school level and building communities of practitioners, the teaching-learning materials from the project, are published on the Karnataka Open Educational Resources (KOER) repository, in English and Kannada, for teachers across Karnataka.  
    
There is a need to create awareness among the teachers about equitable education and to get their buy-in. Teachers have their own beliefs which sometimes need to be clarified. A series of teacher workshops will be conducted both at the block level and at the cluster level, to enable teachers to implement inclusive  education in their classrooms. School, cluster and block level teacher workshops will also be conducted as required on various aspects related to equitable education.  
 
There is a need to create awareness among the teachers about equitable education and to get their buy-in. Teachers have their own beliefs which sometimes need to be clarified. A series of teacher workshops will be conducted both at the block level and at the cluster level, to enable teachers to implement inclusive  education in their classrooms. School, cluster and block level teacher workshops will also be conducted as required on various aspects related to equitable education.  
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# Strengthening teachers' abilities to use and create digital resources for addressing the academic needs in the classrooms.
 
# Strengthening teachers' abilities to use and create digital resources for addressing the academic needs in the classrooms.
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# Demonstrating integration of digital technologies to make the classroom an effective learning space for all children.
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# Demonstrating integration of digital technologies to make classroom an effective learning space for all children.
 
# To encourage peer learning and mentoring among teachers through the establishment “Communities of Practice (CoPs)” of teachers as part of our continuous professional development (CPD) initiatives programs.
 
# To encourage peer learning and mentoring among teachers through the establishment “Communities of Practice (CoPs)” of teachers as part of our continuous professional development (CPD) initiatives programs.
 
# Supporting schools to integrate technologies in school development and governance processes.
 
# Supporting schools to integrate technologies in school development and governance processes.
 
# Enable teachers to experience and internalize technology integration as a coherent learning experience
 
# Enable teachers to experience and internalize technology integration as a coherent learning experience
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# Capacity building workshops for the CRPs/BRPs/BIERTs to encourage using digital technologies in the routine work and helping teachers to use digital resources for equitable teaching processes.
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# Capacity building workshops for the CRPs/BRPs/BIERTs to encourage to use digital technologies in the routine work and helping teachers to use digital resources for equitable teaching processes.
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# Establish a teachers’ resource centre, to facilitate creation and sharing of resources for equitable education.
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# Establish a teachers’ resource center, to facilitate creation and sharing of resources for equitable education.
    
=== Scope of the program: ===
 
=== Scope of the program: ===
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* Block/cluster level teachers and BRPs/CRPs/BIERTs workshops anchored in the Block Education Office, Block Resource Centre (BRC), to encourage teachers to participate in Communities Of Practices (COP). Also, participating in schools for teacher professional development (for identified subjects) which will be aligned with other departmental priorities and programs.
 
* Block/cluster level teachers and BRPs/CRPs/BIERTs workshops anchored in the Block Education Office, Block Resource Centre (BRC), to encourage teachers to participate in Communities Of Practices (COP). Also, participating in schools for teacher professional development (for identified subjects) which will be aligned with other departmental priorities and programs.
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* School-based intensive work with teachers and students in select schools to demonstrate ICT integration possibilities in classroom teaching and students learning process, and for community relationship strengthening.
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* '''School-based''' intensive work with teachers and students in select schools to demonstrate ICT integration possibilities in classroom teaching and students learning process, and for community relationship strengthening.
    
These two components are discussed below:
 
These two components are discussed below:
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==== Block/cluster level activities ====
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==== Block/cluster level activitie ====
    
# In the selected clusters, ITfC will design and conduct cluster level teacher development programs for all the higher and lower primary school teachers and head teachers in the cluster. As part of this, teachers will be introduced to ICT integration in different subjects through a combination of online, offline and blended  workshops and courses.
 
# In the selected clusters, ITfC will design and conduct cluster level teacher development programs for all the higher and lower primary school teachers and head teachers in the cluster. As part of this, teachers will be introduced to ICT integration in different subjects through a combination of online, offline and blended  workshops and courses.
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# The educational resources will be developed to support a structured learning program, this will be developed in discussion with the Department and the schools. Teachers from higher and lower primary schools in the block and selected cluster will be invited to be part of the workshops for teacher capacity building.
 
# The educational resources will be developed to support a structured learning program, this will be developed in discussion with the Department and the schools. Teachers from higher and lower primary schools in the block and selected cluster will be invited to be part of the workshops for teacher capacity building.
 
# We work with teachers and help them become aware of, adapt and apply equitable education approaches (including the UDL framework) to their classroom practice. The UDL framework with multi-modal, multi-level, multi-format and multilingual instructions will address the diverse needs of the learners – based on their learning levels.  
 
# We work with teachers and help them become aware of, adapt and apply equitable education approaches (including the UDL framework) to their classroom practice. The UDL framework with multi-modal, multi-level, multi-format and multilingual instructions will address the diverse needs of the learners – based on their learning levels.  
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# Establishment of block or cluster resource centre for teachers’ Continuous Professional Development (CPD) on equitable education. The resource centre will have both digital and non-digital resources for helping teachers professional development and resources for classroom teaching.
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# Establishment of block or cluster resource center for teachers’ Continuous Professional Development (CPD) on equitable education. The resource centre will have both digital and non-digital resources for helping teachers professional development and resources for classroom teaching.
 
# With the support of Cognizant Technology Solutions and other CSR entities, the de-bonded computers donated from the company will be tested and installed in the labs in interested schools and in cluster resource centre. Technical support to the lab will be provided to keep the computers in a working condition. These labs will be used for the teachers and HM training programs.
 
# With the support of Cognizant Technology Solutions and other CSR entities, the de-bonded computers donated from the company will be tested and installed in the labs in interested schools and in cluster resource centre. Technical support to the lab will be provided to keep the computers in a working condition. These labs will be used for the teachers and HM training programs.
 
# Demand based visits and demo session/team teaching in schools.  
 
# Demand based visits and demo session/team teaching in schools.  
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# Based on the program's demands and teachers requirements we will design and conduct the block/cluster level teachers program. Below are the tentative teachers program plans for the 2023-24 academic year.
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# Based on the programs demands and teachers requirements we will design and conduct the block/cluster level teachers program. Below are the tentative teachers program plans for the 2023-24 academic year.
    
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2.  To help HMs identify the needs of their schools and discuss  possible solutions
 
2.  To help HMs identify the needs of their schools and discuss  possible solutions
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