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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS partners; namely, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences
(TISS), Mumbai, and the Mahatma Gandhi International
• Under the regional initiatives carried out across School in Ahmedabad.
Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Odisha, eastern Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Assam, Mizoram, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and • The Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE),
Karnataka, the Trusts’ teams reached out to children seeded by the Tata Trusts at TISS, to strengthen the
through community-level volunteers to retain their teacher education sector in the country was inaugurated
engagement with the learning process, regardless of on November 12, 2021, at TISS, Mumbai. CETE will focus
school closures. on in-service, pre-service teacher education, policy
advocacy, and research. The Centre also received
• A community-based intervention entitled, ‘Promoting recognition from the National Council for Teacher
Learning during the Pandemic’ was implemented in Education (NCTE) for B.Ed. and M.Ed. programmes
Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Rajasthan, o ered under the innovative category, allowing multiple
where a common baseline-endline of student entry and exit options to students. It also launched an
assessment was undertaken to understand the status of online Digital Badge course on ‘Inquiry Based Learning
learning in Languages and Mathematics. Across states, with Technology: Design and Implement WebQuest for
gains in these two categories ranged between 11% and Students,’ which is a self-paced course that endeavours to
43%. 84% to 97% of the students (in Languages) and explore the concept of inquiry-based and problem-based
72% to 96% of students (in Mathematics) scored above learning activities for students using technology.
the benchmark cut-o defined for each grade, showing
significant retention of foundational skills. • CETE’s collaboration with UNESCO led to the
publication of a report on ‘No Teacher, No Class- State of
• Tata Trusts was invited by the central government to the Education Report for India 2021,’ authored by the
develop a course for the professional development of former’s academic team. The report strongly recognises
teachers on Experiential Learning, a concept also the importance of a teacher’s professional development
highlighted in the National Education Policy, 2020. An for ensuring quality education among students and
eight-week long certificate course on Experiential emphasises a teacher’s autonomy, motivation, and
Learning for the 21 Century for educators from the agency, through concepts like creating vibrant
st
Central Board of Secondary Education Board (CBSE) and communities of practice.
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
system was launched and o ered to • The Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts
a batch of 259 teachers in 6 continued its work by:
states, as part of a Continuous (i) supporting the development
Professional Development (CPD) of children’s books in Indian
initiative. The course saw a languages, at schools, and
completion rate of 74% among community-based libraries; and
participating teachers. The course (ii) launching the Parag Honour
was created as part of a joint List 2022.
initiative between the Trusts,
the CBSE, and the Trusts’
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