To be or not to be .... a teacher!

As my misconception of a teacher's job “being easy” fades away with every session that I attend at TTF, I would like to mention what my compardrae said in the last class... that every successful fun session/workshop that a learner experiences, involves a whole lot of “behind the scene” planning and implementing for the teacher. It brings to the...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Asha Jerome · 1 Comment/s

All work and no play....

At the end of every workshop I hear myself thinking that there cannot be anything better than the one I just attended, only to feel a slight jab which seems to say "Always jumping to conclusions!!". Personally every workshop has been better than the previous one. But there is one that stands out, possibly because I have used some of them as a student....
Sunday, November 20, 2011 by Nandini · 0 Comment/s

Raring to go!

We don't need no education We don't need no thought control Hey, teacher leave the kids alone!... a song by the group Pink Floyd portrays a stern ruthless teacher holding a cane in front of the class in the video. During the 80s, this song was popular world wide among the students and it was obvious that they didn't appreciate teachers....
Thursday, November 17, 2011 by Asha Jerome · 1 Comment/s

TTF's Global Teachers: Reflections on Learning Spectrum by a teacher to-b...

TTF's Global Teachers: Reflections on Learning Spectrum by a teacher to-b...: There has been a tremendous change in the way elements of a learning environment are being used these day...
Sunday, November 6, 2011 by Padma.K · 1 Comment/s

Reflections on Learning Spectrum by a teacher to-be

There has been a tremendous change in the way elements of a learning environment are being used these days. Where a black board was once used primarily by a teacher, it is now used as a sort of enlarged note pad – utilized equally by teachers...
Saturday, November 5, 2011 by Nandini · 0 Comment/s

Farewell Time - October 2010 Batch

Its been a learning adventure, punctuated with lots of 'aha' moments for this batch. They now move to the next phase of the program where they will meet their mentors and begin their assignments. All the best to a group of warm, friendly, enthusiastic and enlightened teachers...
Saturday, February 26, 2011 by Fathima Chinoy · 0 Comment/s

Saturday Afternoons......are Fun!!

On a Saturday afternoon post lunch what would be expected of teachers who had given up a holiday after a hectic work week?? Well... watch the videos to get a glimpse of the magic of working collaboratively to create amazing presentations. The passion, dedication and enthusiasm of the "inspired" who hope to recreate todays experience with their learner...
Saturday, November 27, 2010 by Fathima Chinoy · 0 Comment/s

Jisaw - the Big Picture

Colour Coded Groups working on Jigsaw puzzles.....can Professional development be enjoyable? A glimpse into the session on Brain Based Learning....to drive home the fact that 'the brain processes parts and the whole' it also 'searches for meaning' and 'meaning is made through...
Saturday, November 13, 2010 by Fathima Chinoy · 0 Comment/s

Day One with the New Batch

Our topic for the day was Learners and Learning.... We explored a whole range of principles that go into designing a learning program - the focus being on "How learning actually happens" The workshop was fun..... by the end of it we realized that we 'retain' more when...
by Fathima Chinoy · 0 Comment/s

Using QCT in CIDTT sessions to establish rules with 4 year olds!

Like many of us, I too have attended a session on Quality Circle Time (QCT). At the time I was quite enthused with the idea working with older children. However I was quite skeptical about its success with the pre primary children. With the passage of time QCT was a memorable experience which was never experimented with because I was scared of failing...
Monday, October 25, 2010 by Archana Sarkar · 4 Comment/s
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