Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development Offers Library Skills Development Course from July 9 -13, 2012

SAP-Summer Workshop on “Review Current Science Teaching Practices and Incorporate Innovative Strategies” at PTAN Hyderabad

Dear Members,

On the behalf of SAP executive committee, we would like to invite you for the Summer Short Course on “Review Current Science Teaching Practices and Incorporate Innovative Strategies” to be held from July 03 to 05, 2012. Details of the session are as follows:

Objectives:

• Reflect and discuss current teaching practices of science
• Define and discuss various innovative teaching strategies for teaching science
• Explore different innovative science teaching strategies
• Design science learning experiences by incorporating innovative teaching strategies

Time:              9:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Date:               July 03 to 05, 2012

Venue:            H. H. Prince Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Amynabad, Hyderabad

Fee:                 Rs. 200/- per participant

Facilitators:  Ms. Suraiya Yousufi, Chairperson SAP and Ms. Tahira Firdous, Executive Committee Member, SAP

Since numbers of seats are limited, therefore confirmations will be necessary and based on first come first served basis.  Interested members are requested to kindly confirm their participation latest by Saturday, June 30, 2011 at registration@ptan.org or PTAN Office (021-36347611-14/ 36826991-4 Ext. 3203 / 3205) or 0315-7793737 (Mr. Ghulam Issa Khan, District Coordinator, STEP, EDOE Office Hyderabad), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

(Note: In order to provide quality professional development and run the session effectively, members are requested to be seated by 9:30 am)

  
We look forward to your participation!

SHADE - PTAN Certification on School Leadership and Management from July 10-20, 2012

SHADE  - PTAN Certification on School Leadership and Management

Themes	Topics
Pedagogical leadership and school as learning community	·         Pedagogical leadership ·         Roles of pedagogical leaders ·         Setting goals and objectives ·         Human resource management ·         Resource generation and management ·         Financial management
Mentoring	·         Concept of mentoring ·         Observation ·         Feedback ·         Reflective practices ·         Team building ·         Task delegation
Situation analysis	·         Introducing mentoring ·         Situation analysis of the school ·         Tools of situation analysis
Stakeholders involvement	·         Parental involvement ·         Community involvement ·         Students empowerment
School improvement	·         Orientation to school improvement ·         School improvement models ·         Educational change
School improvement planning	·         Developing school improvement plan ·         Action plan ·         Monitoring plan

 Date:                    July 10- 20, 2012

Time:                    9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Venue:                  Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational
                              Development (AKU-IED).

Course Fee:          Rs. 5,000/-

Facilitators Profile:

Reshma Perveen has gained M.Ed as well as B.Ed degrees from the Notre Dame Institute of Education Karachi. She has been bestowed upon several awards on her outstanding achievements. She has also worked as a Teacher Educator and a Master Trainer at Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan (AKESP) for a period of five year. As a facilitator, she conducted trainings to develop master trainers for EDLINKS, Islamabad and BBYDP in Karachi.  Her areas of expertise include Teaching Pedagogy and School Management.  Presently, she is working for AKESP as a Vice-Principal at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi.

Romana LalaRukh has completed her master’s in Genetics from Karachi University. She is also pursuing her MBA in Educational Leadership and Management from College of Business Management (CBM). She has been involved in Training and Evaluation as Assistant Manager for last five year at The Citizens Foundation (TCF), where she has been part of designing, conducting and coordinating training sessions related to Teaching Methodology, School Administration and Academic Management, and Tools, Methods & Approaches of Monitoring & Evaluation (both Process and Outcome).  At TCF her responsibilities include internal audit of schools, supervise and execute sampling plan for quantitative and qualitative assessment of students and teachers competency, design tools for outcome and process evaluation of school performance. This involves 830 primary and secondary school units across Pakistan, headed by 610 principals and facilitated by 5800 teachers.

Arif Karedia works as a Director Academics at Youth Enrichment Network Pvt. Ltd. and a Principal at YEN Academy. He has done MBA from Cyprus International University and also got certification in Early Childhood Development from Aga Khan University. He has conducted a number of sessions on teachers’ development on topics like Classroom Management, Language Development, Mathematical Development, Developing Environmental Knowledge, Active Learning etc. for various organisations which include Bahira University, Shia Imami Ismaili Tariqa and Religious Education Board, Early Years Learning Association and Pakistan Children Television. He is also an acting Chairperson of School Headteachers Association for Development of Education and an executive committee member of Early Years Learning Association. Currently, he is pursuing his M. Phil in education from Iqra University.

Tahira Firdous has done Masters in Botany from Karachi University and Masters in Public Administration from Karachi University. She has also done Visitors Teachers’ Programme from Institute for Educational Development – Aga Khan University (AKU – IED). She has vast experience of teaching where she has been engaged in teaching different subjects ranging from Hygiene Physiology, General Science and Biology to secondary classes to Human Resource Management, Leadership and Management to naval officers. She has served as Assistant Manager Training at The Citizens Foundation where she has been involved in designing, conducting, coordinating and evaluating training sessions for principals and teachers on teaching pedagogy, school management and community services. She is an executive member of Science Association of Pakistan (SAP) and School Head teachers Association for Development of Education (SHADE).

Course Registration
For registration, please fill in the attached form and submit it along with registration fee of Rs. 5,000/- (in cash or pay order, in the name of AKU-IED) to PTAN Office* between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Tuesday-Saturday). Last date of registration is Tuesday July 3^rd, 2012

Office Address
Professional Teacher Associations Network c/o The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED), 1-5/B-VII, F.B. Area, Karimabad, P.O.Box 13688, Karachi-75950, Pakistan Tel: 6347611-4 (Ext.: 3203/3205).

EYLA- Summer Course titled “Educating Young Children”

EYLA is offering a 50 hour summer course titled “Educating Young Children” for pre-primary and lower primary teachers. The course will emphasize on involving participants in role play, pair and group activities. This interactive course will equip the participant with knowledge about the ways to nurture young children.

Objectives:
Objectives of the course are as follow:

• Knowledge and understanding of child development from zero to eight.
• Enhance participants’ subject content knowledge through Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.
• Provide an enabling classroom environment which includes active learning and free play.
• Family structure and the role of parents, families and communities in shaping children’s development.
• Practice and develop reflective thinking.
• Enhance their understanding as to how to assess children.

Topic:                     “Educating Young Children”
Dates:                      June 26 - July 6, 2012
Venue:                    Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development
Time:                       8:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Registration Fees:  Rs. 5,000/- per participant

Facilitators’ Profile

Samreen Jawaid is an Early Childhood Educational Development (ECED) graduate from Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development with 13 years of experience in dealing with young children. She has done MA in English Literature from Karachi University and In-Service Certificate in English Language Teaching (ICELT) from the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT). She has been conducting workshops for Early Years Learning Association (EYLA) for four years. She is currently working with one of the leading school.

Nadya Akram is an Early Childhood Educational Development (ECED) graduate from Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development. She has been working with early years teachers and young children for last eight years. She has also worked as an Academic Coordinator at the AL-Murtaza School. As a teacher trainer she has conducted workshops for different organizations.

Arif Karedia works as a Director Academics at Youth Enrichment Network Pvt. Ltd. and a Principal at YEN Academy. He has done MBA from Cyprus International University and also got certification in Early Childhood Development from Aga Khan University. He has conducted a number of sessions on teachers’ development on topics like Classroom Management, Language Development, Mathematical Development, Developing Environmental Knowledge, Active Learning etc. for various organisations which include Bahria University, Shia Imami Ismaili Tariqa and Religious Education Board, Early Years Learning Association and Pakistan Children Television. He is also an acting Chairperson of School Headteachers Association for Development of Education and an executive committee member of Early Years Learning Association. Currently, he is pursuing his M. Phil in education from Iqra University.

Course Registration
For registration, please fill in the attached form and submit it along with registration fee of Rs. 5,000/- (in cash or pay order, in the name of AKU-IED) to PTAN Office* between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Tuesday-Saturday). Last date of registration is Saturday, June 23, 2012

Office Address
Professional Teacher Associations Network c/o The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED), 1-5/B-VII, F.B. Area, Karimabad, P.O.Box 13688, Karachi-75950, Pakistan Tel: 6347611-4 (Ext.: 3203/3205).

APEE - “Teacher as an Ethical Practitioner” on June 9, 2012

Dear Member,

On behalf of APEE Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the academic session to be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012.
The details are as follows:

Topic: “Teacher as an Ethical Practitioner”

Session Objectives:
1. To discuss importance of ethics in teaching
2. To identify key issues in teaching learning processes in schools
3. To develop key strategies to minimize / overcome these issues

Date:  June 9, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Ms. Zubeda Bana

Facilitator’s Profile
Ms. Zubeda Bana is an Assistant Professor at the Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED). She has extensive experience of designing and teaching teacher education and educational leadership and management programmes in a variety of settings within and outside Pakistan. She acquired a Master’s in Education in Developing Countries from the Institute of Education, University of London, and M.Ed. from University of Karachi. Her research interest lies in improving schools in disadvantaged rural areas.  As one of the founder members of the School Head Teacher Association for Development of Education (SHADE), she plays an important role in developing schools in Pakistan. She writes and presents papers in national and international forums. Her recent publication (coedited book) is Education in PAKISTAN Learning from Research Partnerships, Oxford University Press, 2012.

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, June 8, 2012 at registration@ptan.org or 36826991-4 Ext. 3203/3205 (Tuesday-Saturday), as this will facilitate us in organizing the session effectively.