The government will give subject-specific training in information technology (IT) to all high school teachers in the State as part of rejuvenating the general education scene.
The IT@School is spearheading the training programme for 56,000 teachers during the summer vacation. As many as 38,000 upper primary teachers have already been given training. “For the first time, we are giving subject-specific training in ICT (information and communication technology). We have identified 14 categories, including arts and sports,” said K. Anvar Sadath, executive director of IT@School.
For the first time, teachers will get hands-on training with special focus on classroom transactions. During the three-day training, the teachers will learn preparation of multimedia presentations and collection and use of various digital contents. Subject experts and ICT experts will join hands in the training. “We have included all subjects, including languages,” Mr. Sadath said.
1,100 trainers
The training will begin on May 8. The training for State resource groups (SRGs) and district resource groups (DRGs) will be over by May 6. More than 1,100 trainers and 550 centres would be involved in the programme. “The entire training programme will be based on free software platform,” Mr. Sadath said.
“The training will have specific sessions on audio and video recording and editing, presentation software, worksheet preparation, subject-wise educational software, internet usage and so on.”
Teachers can register themselves at www.itschool.gov.in. The State government’s General Education Rejuvenation Mission is planning to convert 45,000 high school and higher secondary classrooms into high-tech ones.
