Workshop on Teacher Effectiveness

Abstract:A two day workshop on "Teacher Effectiveness" was conducted specifically for women teachers who are in their early career (not more than 7 years of work experience) on 21st and 22nd of October 2016 . Fifty two women teachers from various engineering and degree colleges from different districts of Telangana attended the programme. This programme was in collaboration with Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK). TASK is a state government agency aimed at skill and knowledge development for youth in Telangana. Dr. M.P.Ganesh from IITH coordinated the programme. Dr.Shubha Ranganathan and Dr.Mudrika Khandelwal from IITH handled sessions on "Gender in Academics" and "Handling the Challenges of 21st Century Classroom" respectively. Dr. M.P.Ganesh handled sessions on "Personal Effectiveness", "Teacher Leadership" and "Psychology for Teachers". Mr.Sujiv Nair, CEO of TASK handled a session on "Respect in Workplace" and Dr.Swamy, Director of TASK handled a session "ICT for Teachers". The programme venue was Jeevan Jyothi Retreat Centre in Begumpet.