Teacher Training 2012 - Punjab Group

Teacher Training (May 3-30, 2012)

INTRODUCTION

This time the whole training schedule was based on need-based and problem-focused principle. All the training sessions were chalked out incorporating the inputs, pertaining to teaching techniques and subject-specific, provided by the teachers of 38 Campuses, in response to the Need Assessment Questionnaire.

AREAS OF TRAINING

It was 3 day training program at each training centre. The training sessions were conducted daily, simultaneously in two groups:

Teaching Techniques
Subject-Specific Orientation

The following topics were discussed in the Teaching Technique session named You Asked for It. It was a kind of Reflective Dialogue: an open and congenial exchange of ideas by the participants. They shared their intimate experiences and theoretical knowledge t(hopefully had acquired by reading literature on teacher training).

A list of some of the topics discussed in depth is given below:

The Dynamics of Teaching as Profession
Most Effective Methods of Teaching
How to deal with Large Classes
Stress-free Evaluation
Lesson Planning
Classroom Management
How to stay in sync with the college administration
CAL: Computer-Assisted-Learning
Movies as an effective medium of instruction

In the Subject-Specific Orientation sessions, subject experts conducted/shared subject related typical teaching techniques. Dr Javed Iqbal personally supervised all these sessions. Special stress was given to ‘How to conduct Laboratory experiments’ for science subjects.

TRAINERS

Prof. Dr Javed Iqbal, Academic Director
Prof. Ghulam Rabbani Shah, Head T&SDI
Subject-Specific Master Trainers (in each Training Centre)
Prof. Asghar Ali, Member T&SDI

MASTER TRAINERS ORIENTATION

Master trainers orientation was held in Lahore on April 25, 2012 in which Master Trainers from Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Rawalpindi and Multan participated.

Lahore
April 25, 2012