Overview
This project will implement elements of two innovative approaches on Teacher Professional development (TPD) developed by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ (TISS). It is designed for under-resourced and developing contexts where it will be collaboratively adapted to suit national contexts of participating countries. It will entail the usage of diverse technologies and modalities for TPD that are context-appropriate, combined with action research and social learning through formation of Professional Learning Communities while building on the communities of practice that exist or get developed through mobile-based chat groups. The countries collaborating in this research are Nepal and Afghanistan with Villa College, Maldives leading the research project.
The specific objectives of the project are as follows
To generate knowledge about the enablers for an integrative distance teacher professional development model in low resource settings.
To enhance the capacity of teacher educators and teachers by developing their leadership skills and knowledge in constructive use of new media and technology to enhance their practices.
To mobilise support of and share insights with relevant stakeholders on adapting, adopting, and sustaining pedagogically rich TPD approaches.
Consortium
The consortium is a South-South collaboration of higher education institutions and a global non-profit entity to address the poor quality of teacher professional development for distance teaching and learning. Villa College, Maldives is the lead partner of the consortium. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) India is the co-lead and knowledge partner for the proposed innovation; while the Swedish Committee of Afghanistan is the third partner, implementing the project in Afghanistan. The learnings from the TISS’s award-winning and globally recognized initiatives on TPD developed in and for under-resourced and developing contexts will be adapted, piloted, and researched in Afghanistan, Maldives and Nepal.
Maldives
India
Nepal
Afghanistan
Research Team
Maldives
MS. FATHIMATH SAEED
Principal Investigator
MS. AISHATH ZUHA
Researcher/ Project Manager
DR. AISHATH NASHEEDA
Lead Researcher
MR. ABDUL SATTAR GASIM
Researcher
MS. MARIYAM NIHAADH
Researcher
MS. UDHUMA ABDUL LATHEEF
Researcher
MS. MARIYAM NAZVIYA
Researcher
India
DR. RUCHI KUMAR
Co-Lead Principal Investigator
MS. REEMA GOVIL
Research Manager
Dr. Parul Anand
Post doctoral fellow- Teacher Education
Dr. Osama Qamar
Research Associate (Senior)
PROF. AJAY SINGH
Advisor Consultant
Afghanistan
MR. MOHAMMAD TAHIR ISMAT
Chief Researcher
MR. MOHAMMAD SADIQ DEHZAD
Projects Coordinator/ Lead Investigator
MR. ANWARULLAH SADAT
Senior Education Officer/ Adaptation team Lead
MR. CHARLES OLAKA KESA
Senior Education Specialist/Research Team Member
MR. ABDUL BAGI YUNASI
Lead researcher
South Asian Teachers Educators (SATE) Fellowship
Dr. Mohamed Umar
Fellow
Aishath Naseer
Fellow
Visama Hassan
Fellow
Aminath Wafa Waheed
Fellow
Fathimath Humam
Fellow
Shahla Imad
Fellow
Ahmed Fuad
Fellow
Ahmed Aboobakuru
Fellow
Dr. Asiyath Mohamed Didi
Fellow
Mohamed Fayaz
Fellow
Fathimath Azeema
Fellow
Mohamed Adhuham
Fellow
Dr. Fathimath Muna
Fellow
Dr. Fazeela Ibrahim
Fellow
Hidaya Mohamed
Fellow
Anita Tiwari Joshi
Fellow
Chandrakala Dawadi
Fellow
Dolma Lama
Fellow
Ekta Vyas
Fellow
Janak Singh Negi
Fellow
Narayan Prasad Sapkota
Fellow
Puja Shrestha
Fellow
Pritika Basnet
Fellow
Prem Raj Joshi
Fellow
Puskar Singh Bohara
Fellow
Shailendra Sapkota
Fellow
Sudarsan Limbu
Fellow
Raj Kumar Dhakal
Fellow
Rabina Maharjan
Fellow
Khil Narayan Shrestha
FellowProgram Activities
Completed Activities
June 2021
Scaling Workshop
June 2021
ROSIE – orientation
July 2021
MEL – training
August 2021
ROSIE capacity strengthening
August 2021
Orientation – KIX peer learning Exchange Portal
December 2021
ROSIE Capacity Strengthening Activity – Adaptations
December 2021
KIX Communications Information Session
January 2022
KIX MEL Refresher Session
January 2022
One-on-One Session with KIX MEL members
February 2022
KIX Peer Learning and Exchange Portal: Information Session
February 2022
Sense Making Session
March 2022
Orientation (capacity building for mentors)
June 2022
Training of Fellows
August 2022
Orientation workshop for Teachers
March 2022
Orientation (capacity building for mentors)
May 2022
First Review Meeting in Maldives, & Launch of Landscape Mapping Study
May 2022
KIX Scaling Practicum: Developing a Scaling Strategy & Meeting KIX EAP Hub and Regional Grantees
June 2022
Coursework for Fellows in ICT, Mentoring, Action Research commences
June/July 2022
Face-to-Face Training of Fellows
August 2022
Fellows commence action research
August 2022
Sense Making Session
September 2022
Fellows start field implementation of Action Research
October 2022
Exploring Scaling Realities and Lessons Learned from 14 ROSIE Teams
November 2022
KIX learning event
February 2023
Second Review Meeting of the Project
March 2023
Launching of Landscape Mapping Study of Afghanistan, Maldives and Nepal
March 2023
Fellows convocation
October 2023
Third Review Meeting of the Project
2nd March 2024
Launching of Action Research Compendium & Opening Ceremony of the " Transforming Teaching and Learning through Action Research"
5th March 2024
Training Workshop "Transforming Teaching and Learning through Action Research" for school leading teachers
Upcoming Activities
2nd March 2024
launching of BASK Study
Downloads
- Landscape Mapping Study Report Summary
- Action Research Compendium
- Mentoring Process of the South Asian Teacher Educators Fellowship
- Guideline Document on Developing Professional Learning Communities in South Asia
- South Asian Teacher Educators (SATE) fellowship - Design and Curriculum
- BASK Study - Maldives Report
- Transforming Teaching and Learning through Action Research
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices: A Guideline Document
- Transforming Education: A Case Study on Implementing PBL Method and Teacher Training
- Using Action Research to Enhance ESL Learners’ Productive Language Skills: Case Studies from the Maldives
- Landscape Mapping Study- Maldives Report
- BASK Study - Nepal Report
- Guideline Document - Policy Brief for TPD in Nepal
- Case Study - Learning of a Nepal MATPD fellow using ICT based Science resources
- Case Study - Shift from the conventional model to the transformational model of TPD in Nepal through MATPD intervention
- Landscape Mapping Study- Nepal Report
- Policy Brief_Institutionalizing Practice Based Action Research in Teacher Education Programme in Afghanistan
- Case Study_Gender Equity in Education in Afghanistan Status and its Impacts on MATPD Implementation
- Case Study_Journey of a Research Fellows in the South Asian Teacher Educators (SATE) Fellowship Programme
- BASK Study - Afghanistan Report
Links
- Maldives Fellows Presentations
- Afghanistan Fellows Presentations
- Nepal Fellows Presentations
- Calculating BMI, bonding over Bollywood, South Asian fellows interact with school-goers in Mumbai
- How India, Nepal and Maldives adapted to education post-Covid? Experts and teachers provide insights
- Project overview published in the Villa College Research Digest February 2022 Issue
- The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)
- Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETES)
- Villa College
- Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX)
- International Development Research Center (IDRC)
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