MAP- New date for the postponed MAP session on “The Effective Use of Scientific Calculator”

MAP members are informed that the postponed MAP session of March 17, 2012 on the topic of “The Effective Use of Scientific Calculator” will now be held on March 24, 2012.

APT - New date for the postponed APT session on "Teaching and Learning Vocabulary: Let's Have Fun"

APT Members are informed that the postponed APT session of March 17, 2012 on the topic of "Teaching and Learning Vocabulary: Let’s Have Fun" will now be held on March 24, 2012.

Only those members who are registered for the session can attend it.

EYLA- New date for the postponed 2nd EYLA session on "Creating Morality in Classroom"

EYLA members are informed that the postponed 2nd EYLA session of March 17, 2012 on the topic of "Creating Morality in Classroom" will now be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012. 

The members who attended 1st session on
March 3, 2012 can only attend this session.

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Postponement of APT, EYLA and MAP Workshops on Saturday, March 17, 2012

Postponement of Tomorrow's APT, EYLA and MAP Workshops

Dear Members

APT, EYLA and MAP workshops have been postponed due to the strike call by Karachi Traders Association on Saturday, March 17, 2012 (i.e. tomorrow).

New dates of these workshops will be announced later.

SHADE - Role of School Leaders on Saturday, March 24, 2012

Role of School Leaders

Session objective:

At the end of the session participants will be able to understand:
· Why the change process is vital to bring improvement in any school?
· How to design and implement a vision, mission, and strategies to achieve school objectives?
· How and why; do aptitude and attitude contribute in leadership practices?

Date           :   March 24, 2012
Time          :   9:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Facilitator  :   Shahnila Sami
Venue        :   AKU-IED

Facilitator’s Profile:

Ms Shahnila Sami has attained M. Phil degree in Education. As an educationist, she is well experienced and has a strong background in school management. Her areas of expertise include Teaching Pedagogy and School Management. Presently, she is working as an Assistant Professor at Hamdard University’s Social Sciences Department.

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, March 22, 2012 at registration@ptan.org or (36826991-4 Ext. 3203/3205), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

We look forward to your participation!

APT - Teaching and Learning Vocabulary: Let’s Have Fun (March 17, 2012)

Dear Member,

Our last academic session “Appreciating Diversity in Primary Classrooms; Implications for Teachers’ Practices” was received very well by our members. Valuing our members’ feedback and input, this month’s session will be conducted by Mr. Tahir Javed on “Teaching and Learning Vocabulary: Let’s Have Fun"

Abstract:
While the teaching of macro-skills (reading and writing mainly) along with grammar remains the major focus in or ESL classroom, vocabulary receives little comparable attention. The most common mode of teaching vocabulary is to have the learners memorize long lists of words and their meanings. Unfortunately, however the method of trying to learn ‘words-meanings’ in isolation turns out to be rather unproductive and inefficient.

In this workshop the presenter puts vocabulary building in a wider perspective and suggests that the ESL teacher must

1.      Have a proper understanding of what is meant by ‘vocabulary’;
2.      Try to foster some general habits and attitudes, conducive to vocabulary development, among the learners; and
3.      Use some specific vocabulary building skills and methods (including ‘dictionary skills’) in the classroom

Details of the session are as follows:

Time:   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Date:    Saturday, March 17, 2012
Venue: AKU-IED, Karimabad

Mr. Tahir Javed  is  an experienced and enthusiastic educationist with strong background in school management, teacher development, evaluation and assessment, language teaching and learning. Presently engaged in Project Management serving 1500+ young students in underprivileged areas of Karachi with an aim to equip them with basic competence and confidence as producers and consumers of English Language.

Note: To ensure quality only a group of 30 will be accepted on first come first serve basis. Remember punctuality is the key to success.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, March 16, 2012 at registration@ptan.org or (36347611-14 or 36826991-94 Ext. 3203 / 3205), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

Looking forward to your active participation in the workshop.

MAP- “The Effective Use of Scientific Calculator” on Saturday, March 17, 2012

Dear Members,

Due to an enormous demand from our members, we are
pleased to announce our second round of the workshop on
the effective use of scientific calculator. We, therefore, would
like to invite you to the workshop scheduled to be held on
Saturday, March 17, 2012. Details of the workshop are as
follows:

Title:                   “The Effective Use of Scientific Calculator”
Who should attend:  Teachers of SSC/HSC, O & A Level
Day/Date:             Saturday/ March 17, 2012
Time:                    9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue:                  AKU-IED, Karimabad
Facilitator:           Executive Committee Members, MAP

The purpose of this workshop is to provide hands-on training
to teachers of Secondary/ Higher Secondary Schools and
O & A Level schools to learn the effective use of Casio's latest
ES Plus Series of scientific calculators in teaching (for more
information please see the attached flyer).

Due to limited resources and to ensure quality only a group of
40 participants will be accepted on first come first served basis.
Further registration will be stopped once the workshop sitting is
fully subscribed.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Wednesday,
March 14, 2012 at registration@ptan.org or PTAN Office
(36826911-4/36347611-4 Ext. 3203 / 3205).

I look forward to your active participation in the workshop.

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We are pleased to inform you that the following programme admissions are now open: 

• Master of Education (MEd)
• Advanced Diploma Programme in Teaching English as a Foreign English (ADP: TEFL)

The last date to submit the application is Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm. 

The written admission test will be held on April 7, 2012. 

The application form, sample test papers, and programme brochure is available on the website: www.aku.edu

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SAP- “Teaching Acid and Base Concepts through Interactive Means” on March 10 and April 14, 2012

On behalf of SAP Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for
the academic session to be held on Saturday March 10, 2012. Details
of the session are as follows:

Topic:“Teaching Acid and Base Concepts through Interactive Means” 

Objectives:       

By the end of course the participants will be able to:

1.      Explore and discuss alternative frameworks / misconceptions in acid

       base concepts taught at secondary level

2.      Engage in hands on experience to address alternative understanding

       of the concept acid and base.

3.      Design learning experiences for secondary science classroom.

Time:               9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Date:               Saturday, March 10, 2012 & April 14, 2012
Venue:            AKU-IED
Facilitators:    Ms. Fouzia Nawaz & Ms. Mehwish Kanwal,
                         Executive Committee Members, SAP

Note: Topic will be covered in two sessions so only those who attend all
of these workshops will get the certificate. New entries for the second day
will not be allowed.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, March 9, 2012 at

registration@ptan.org or (36826991-4 / 36347611-4 Ext. 3203 / 3205).

as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

We look forward to your participation!

Collaborative Session of HEALTH & ASSET- "Understanding Adolescents and Empathizing Youth Voices" on Saturday, March 10, 2012

Dear Members,

It is a pleasure to inform you that this month HEALTH and ASSET are

organizing a collaborative session on adolescent and its issues, the

theme of the session is Understanding Adolescents and Empathizing

Youth Voices. Adolescent phase is a very important and challenging

phase in relation to development of a child, as it is a transition from

childhood to adult hood and child passes through physical,

psychological and social behaviour changes. For parents and teachers

it is essential to understand this phase and deal with the related issues

effectively.  Moreover, empathize youth voices.

By the end of the workshop teachers will be able to:

- Understand adolescence and their issues.

- Explore the world from an adolescent’s perspective.

- Know ways to help adolescents in coping with the flux of change they

  go through

- Learn a paradigm shift from a deficit model to a value and asset model

  of youth development

Title: “Understanding Adolescents and Empathizing Youth Voices”

Day/Date:     Saturday/March 10, 2012

Time:            9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Venue:          AKU-IED, Karimabad

Facilitators:  Mr. Karim Aman, Project Manager at ITREB

Facilitator’s Profile:

Mr. Karim Aman possesses graduate degree in education from the

Karakorum International University Gilgit and also M.Ed. degree

(with distinction) in Educational leadership and management from

Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development in 2011.

Mr. Aman has been working with Ismail Tariqa and Religious

Education Board, Pakistan (ITREB) since 1998 in different academic

capacities. Currently he is serving at ITREB as a project manager

where he is responsible for beneficiary feedback survey research,

infrastructure development and project access. Beside these, he has

been to ITREB-Iran and ITREB-UAE as visiting faculty. He is a

motivation speaker and training and development consultant and

worked with various organizations dealing with civil society

development.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, March 9, 2012 at
registration@ptan.org or (36826991-4/ 36347611-4 Ext. 3203 / 3205),
as this will facilitate us in organising the workshop effectively.