School-Based Teacher Professional Development Program

Launched in 2014, our School-Based Teacher Professional Development Program is a key element of our commitment to fostering teacher growth and excellence. This ongoing initiative focuses on enhancing educators' skills, supporting their professional development, and ultimately improving student outcomes. Over the years, we have implemented a variety of activities before to address the diverse needs of our teachers:

• Annual Professional Growth Plan: Teachers create and review individualized plans to set personal goals and monitor their progress.
• Peer Teaching: Through collaborative teaching, educators observe and learn from one another, gaining valuable insights and strategies.
• Lesson Observation: Structured observation sessions provide teachers with constructive feedback on their instructional methods and highlight areas for improvement.
• Classroom Action Research: Teachers conduct research within their classrooms to test and refine their instructional strategies, leading to data-driven enhancements in their practices.
• Article Reading and Discussion: Engaging with educational articles keeps teachers informed about current research and best practices.
• Book Reading and Discussion: Exploring educational literature fosters reflection and dialogue about effective teaching methods.
• Lesson Study: Collaborative planning and analysis of lessons among teachers help refine instructional techniques and enhance effectiveness.
• Tibetan learning crash course

Such programs empower teachers to identify areas for improvement and develop their instructional strategies. They provide a structured platform for professional growth, enabling educators to address weaknesses and continually enhance their classroom effectiveness. With numerous responsibilities often limiting self-improvement, our professional development program ensures that teachers have the support they need to positively impact student learning and achievement. This year,the school has prioritized and invested in school based TPD this year and school will continue to support and invest in teachers professional development programs for school excellence and growth. This has fostered an environment of continuous improvement. School has explored different ways to prioritize professional development and will provide more TPD opportunities in the upcoming period. We have focused on all the three TPD model and engaged in various TPD activities.

• Workshop on “How to craft an effective and engaging lesson plan” by ALOKIT trainer Mr. Mohammad Amzad was conducted on 12-3- 2024, with the primary goal of empowering educators to develop effective lesson plan. Such has provided greater and valuable insight in designing lesson plan that tailored to their teaching contexts.
• Workshop on Departmental action plan-Such has fostered a collaborative environment where attendees engaged in hands-on activities to design departmental action plan. Perfect balance of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises observed. More of interactive in nature where educators were provided with an excellent opportunity to exchange their ideas, experiences, knowledge that has further strengthened their understanding on the concept.

• Workshops, programs, seminar attended by the teachers.

Site Based TPD – Peer Observation

This year peer observation was chosen as a professional growth opportunity. Every year our school conducts two cycle of peer observation.

Senior teachers carried out peer observation process and few middle and primary teachers opted lesson study. Entire process was effectively carried out by our teachers. They also shared their reflection during the peer observation period.

Lesson observation by ALOKIT trainer.

Observer- Mr. Mohammad performed classroom observation and evaluated teachers teaching practices.
Grade level-Primary (class V), middle (class 10) and senior sections (class 12) classroom observations were carried out in subjects-Political science, Accountancy and social science and English.

Participants-Five teachers were engaged in lesson demonstration where they showcased their instructional approaches.
Recommendations:-Expert highlighted the areas of strength and identified and shared opportunities for growth. Professional guidance was extended after the completion of lesson analysis.

Individual TPD - Professional Growth Plan

PGP submission was carried out in the month of march-24.

School held PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLAN progress sharing day on 3rd Aug. Around 48 educators assumed responsibility in sharing their various approaches employed in their action plan and advances accomplished, the ways they have enhanced their professional growth mindset through their presentation. Few teachers engrossed themselves in flaunting their new learning.School culture of sharing such has provided supportive environment to educators in their professional learning to stay relevant based on collaboration. Educators displayed optimum utilisation of the opportunity provided by engaging themselves in productive manner. Self evaluation was the significant highlight which stood out as the focus point.Diverse perspectives on PGPs created a supportive learning atmosphere.

Last phase of PGP Sharing was conducted on 16-12-2024.

Revised lesson plan session was done on 17-6-24 as per the guidance provided by ALOKIT trainer to make the teachers familiarize with the updates and enhancements of lesson plan made. Teachers from middle and senior level were the attendees.

A session was conducted on Departmental action plan on 31-7-2024. Workshop insights were integrated in their respective subjects. Department encompasses: -Primary department, Social science department, Science department, IT department, Tibetan Department.

Each department presented their focus area, validate the problem, smart goal, action plan.