Teacher Training Programs

As new techniques, policies, and regulations influence how we teach our kids, more and more school boards feel the need for teacher training to keep their teachers abreast of developments. With Teacher Training courses from Tata Interactive Systems, teachers can be trained on the latest techniques, policies, and regulations influencing school education.

Our current teacher training courses focus on preparing teachers for an inclusive classroom. In keeping with the recommendations of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), we have developed teacher training courses that help teachers improve the literacy instruction provided to students with reading difficulties and dyslexia. This course is suitable for teachers of elementary grades K–5.

The objectives of this course are to:

• Make teachers aware of the unique problems faced by children with reading difficulties and/or learning disabilities with regular classroom teaching.
• Provide classroom management techniques, instructional strategies, and other such material that equips teachers to meet the requirements of an inclusive classroom.
• Expose teachers to instructional strategies supported by scientific study to improve teaching quality.
• Provide competence in the instruction of the five essential learning target components suggested by The National Reading Panel, viz., phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

From an Instructional Design standpoint, the course provides for interactive quizzes and exercises to keep the learner engaged. We use scenarios influenced by real-life examples to help learners easily relate and provide information in bite-sized chunks. End-of-module quizzes, the scores of which are recorded for reporting, improve knowledge retention. Illustrative examples and pleasant graphics provide a visually rich learning experience.

Our teacher training courses can either be imparted as standalone courses for teachers who need training in dyslexia and reading difficulties or blended with professional development workshops.