Applications are invited from teachers to act as Master Trainers in English

Applications are invited from teachers to act as Master Trainers in  English in ‘Kerala Initiative for Teacher Education’, a collaborative project of SSA, Kerala and the British Council.

      Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Kerala in collaboration with the British Council soon launches a comprehensive project to improve the quality of teaching and learning of English in elementary classes across the state through the development of a core cadre of Master Trainers. The project focuses on improving the provision of elementary school teachers through providing a ten day teacher training course for 640 Master Trainers. The ten day course aims to develop their training skills and knowledge specifically focussing on English language communication skills they need to effectively conduct training in English. The course also provides orientation to the five day teacher training course that the Master Trainers will deliver to elementary school teachers at the grass root level. The key objectives of the initiative are to:

• equip the selected Master Trainers with the training and mentoring competencies to ensure the effective delivery of English training courses to elementary teachers
• develop the fluency and accuracy of the spoken English of the Master Trainers to enable them to conduct training programmes in English effectively
• build the capacity of Master Trainers to support the in-service professional development of elementary teachers in general
• develop the fluency and accuracy of the spoken English of elementary school teachers to enable them to transact the curriculum to children more effectively
• exploit blended learning opportunities to enhance and sustain face to face learning
• build a sustainable infrastructure of self-access English materials to support the continuing professional development of teachers through the BRCs and CRCs
• to support the teaching of English in standards 1 - 8 by providing training for all teachers at the elementary level, focussing on developing the accuracy, fluency and confidence of the spoken English of both teachers and learners
  

Selection criteria:

         Master Trainers will be selected from the pool of Primary teachers, High school teachers, Higher Secondary teachers, SSA Trainers and DIET lecturers. 60% of weightage will be given to primary teachers who teach English at lower primary and upper primary levels. It is important that representative numbers are selected from each district so that training can be conducted effectively at the block level.

The Master Trainers will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Good English language proficiency (Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.)
• Skills and/or aptitude for training teachers evidenced through their previous teaching and training experience
• Appraisal reports from their schools indicating exceptional classroom practice
• Positive attitude to learning and professional development and an interest in being involved in KITE
• Commitment to work as a teacher trainer for SSA and the Education department
• Age limit: 50

Please return the completed application form on or before 10.01.2014 to ssakerala(at)gmail.com with a copy to pkjayarajs(at)gmail.com . If you have any questions, please contact www. keralassa.org.

Contact Numbers:

Shri. L.Rajan
State Project Director, SSA, Kerala        :  0471-2334290
Dr. P.K.Jayaraj
Director, SIE Kerala                              :  9446049837

Application form - .doc - .pdf