Continuing & strengthening the processes and initiatives, in our 2nd year of operations we pivoted from a whole school intervention to a Teacher Impact program. We innovated, designed and launched “iTeach Fellowship Program” exclusively for New Teachers. The 5 key components of this Fellowship Program were:
iTeach Academy - 1 Month Pre-Service Training clubbed with Spoken English Program
Placements - in Budget Private Schools
Fellowship - 11 Months on-site support (in Schools)
Star Club. – Rewards and Recognition program
Annual Convention (Certification clubbed with Rewards & Recognition)
With our vision to “Create Better and Happier Teachers” we collaborated with SNDT College of Education, Pune and designed a 1 month pre-service training program - “iTeach Academy” for all of our Fellows who were ready to embark on their journey. Since then all of these trainings of iTeach Academy were supported and hosted in the beautiful campus of SNDT College of Education.
Our Spoken English course (40 hours program) by Trainers from Kings’ Learning was highly valued by all the Fellows. Since most teachers struggled with spoken English, iTeach realized this need and availed these New Teachers with a structured course to enhance their soft skills and Spoken English resulting in their personality development and also boosting their confidence.
During all of our Academy sessions, we invited few external guests with varied background to interact with our Fellows to give them a deeper perspective on examples of excellence in this space. Fellows interacted with Young teachers, experienced teachers and counsellors in school and learn and understand the ecosystem and ground level realities.
To strengthen our on-site support for our Fellows, each year we conducted short workshops, learning circles, Teacher contests and many attractive R & R programs in the schools. We created Teacher corner, a dedicated space for Teachers in around 75+ Schools and 13 B.Ed colleges in Pune by placing our flannel boards on which all of us would share the great stories and impact created by iTeach Fellows. Making Teachers Better & Happier had always stayed at our core.
Our Program clubbed with R&R and certifications has always proved to be relevant in the context to the learning needs of new teachers in their first critical year. We will never fail to thank and express our sincere gratitude to all of the invested stakeholders (Central Square Foundation, Villgro, SNDT B.Ed College, KINGS learning, Teach for India, External Speakers and many others) to make it happen.