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Dharavi Teachers get Tech-savvy!
Techtree News Staff, Apr 21, 2009 1216 hrs ISTA 2-month pilot project in the slums
If you think technology is made accessible only to the affluent section of the society, think again.
Landmark International Institute for Empowerment (LIFE Trust) has introduced a path-breaking technique of teaching English to the Anganwadi school teachers of Dharavi, Mumbai. LIFE Trust is conducting a 2-month pilot project in the slums of Dharavi for 25 Anganwadi teachers. Based on the success of the project, LIFE Trust plans to extend the same to 950 teachers during the year.
Anganwadis are pre-school centres established by the Central Government to engage children up to six years in an integrated manner, to ensure the proper growth and development of children in rural, tribal and slum areas across India. The eligibility criterion for an Anganwadi teacher is a mere Std. X degree. LIFE Trust identified a need to further empower the teachers in language usage and as a start developed a project around the global language - English.
LIFE Trust, together with its team of 2D Animators, has created an 'English DVD' for this initiative and the teachers will be trained on "ultra-modern portable" DVD players! LIFE Trust says it has created these DVDs with visuals and a voice over so as to make English learning interesting. The classroom sessions would be interactive with discussions, role-plays and quizzes to sustain the interest of the teachers and deliver quality learning, it adds.
LIFE Trust assures it will conduct oral and written tests by the end of the course so as to acquire a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the project. Additionally, LIFE Trust will also record all the teaching sessions over the 30-day period which will help enhance the module when they introduce it to the 950 Anganwadi teachers later this year.
So, what is this Dharavi place all about? Wikipedia says Dharavi is a slum and administrative ward in India. Spreading over an area of 175 hectares, Dharavi has a population of between 600,000 and 1 million people. These days, Dharavi is popularly associated with Danny Boyle s Academy Award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.
Landmark International Institute for Empowerment (LIFE Trust) has introduced a path-breaking technique of teaching English to the Anganwadi school teachers of Dharavi, Mumbai. LIFE Trust is conducting a 2-month pilot project in the slums of Dharavi for 25 Anganwadi teachers. Based on the success of the project, LIFE Trust plans to extend the same to 950 teachers during the year.
Anganwadis are pre-school centres established by the Central Government to engage children up to six years in an integrated manner, to ensure the proper growth and development of children in rural, tribal and slum areas across India. The eligibility criterion for an Anganwadi teacher is a mere Std. X degree. LIFE Trust identified a need to further empower the teachers in language usage and as a start developed a project around the global language - English.
LIFE Trust, together with its team of 2D Animators, has created an 'English DVD' for this initiative and the teachers will be trained on "ultra-modern portable" DVD players! LIFE Trust says it has created these DVDs with visuals and a voice over so as to make English learning interesting. The classroom sessions would be interactive with discussions, role-plays and quizzes to sustain the interest of the teachers and deliver quality learning, it adds.
LIFE Trust assures it will conduct oral and written tests by the end of the course so as to acquire a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the project. Additionally, LIFE Trust will also record all the teaching sessions over the 30-day period which will help enhance the module when they introduce it to the 950 Anganwadi teachers later this year.
So, what is this Dharavi place all about? Wikipedia says Dharavi is a slum and administrative ward in India. Spreading over an area of 175 hectares, Dharavi has a population of between 600,000 and 1 million people. These days, Dharavi is popularly associated with Danny Boyle s Academy Award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.
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