MAP Workshop titled “Solve Your Problems or Your Problems will Dissolve You” on Saturday, March 8, 2014

Dear Members,

On behalf of MAP Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the MAP workshop to be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014. Kindly note the details of the session as follow:

Title:               “Solve Your Problems or Your Problems will Dissolve You”

Workshop Objectives:
·         Think beyond the needs of the present
·         Use creative thinking exercises
·         Understand the stages of problem-solving skills
·         Combine creativity with proven problem-solving skills

Audience:             Teachers, management staff and head teachers

Day/Date:             Saturday, March 8, 2014

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

Venue:                  AKU-IED, Karimabad.

Facilitator:           Ms. Erum Nouman, Deputy Manager, Training, The Citizen Foundation

Please note that the registration will be limited to 50 participants for this workshop and there will be no on the spot registrations.

We would like to iterate that in order to provide quality professional development to all valued members and to run this association effectively we need your full support and punctuality. Since seats for the session are limited, interested members are requested to kindly confirm their participation latest by Friday, March 7, 2014 at registration@ptan.org or 36347611-14 / 36826991-4 Ext. 8554/8556 (Tuesday-Friday between 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.), as this will facilitate us in organising the workshop effectively.

We look forward to your active participation in the workshop.

EYLA Workshop on "Orientation to Research in Early Childhood Classroom" on March 8, 2014

Dear EYLA Members,

On behalf of EYLA Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the EYLA workshop to be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

         Title:   Orientation to Research in Early Childhood Classroom

Objectives of the workshop

·         To develop understanding about research and its’ steps

·         To understand ethical requirements of research with children

·         To promote research based problem solving for children in classroom and daily life

         Date:      Saturday, March 8, 2014

Timing:  From 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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

         Facilitator’s Profile:

Nikhat Ambreen has been associated with research for the last the 10 years. She possesses Master degrees in Statistics from Karachi University. She has vast experience of conducting research on various social and business issues. As an ECD researcher, she has conducted various longitudinal and cross-sectional research studies including implementing ECD curriculum in classrooms and community based studies. In addition to research activities, she has facilitated and conducted various trainings for teachers, lady heath workers and community members on topics related to early childhood development; monitoring and evaluation; research skills. Presently she is working as research coordinator in Aga Khan University.

Registration will start from Friday, March 7, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Since seating at the workshop is limited, aspiring participants must confirm their participation at registration@ptan.org or phone # 36826991-4/36347611-4 Ext. 8554/8556. Available seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the registration will be closed once the workshop has been fully subscribed.

 

(Please note that the request for confirmation, for attending the workshop, sent through e-mails or phone calls received before Friday, March 7, 2014 will not be accepted. Members sending their confirmations through e-mails should send their e-mails from 8:30 a.m. (PST) on Friday, March 7, 2014.  Any e-mail received on Friday, March 7, 2014 before 8:30 a.m. (PST) will not be accepted)

ASSET Session- “Action Strategies to Enliven and Engage Students” on March 1, 2014

Dear Members,

It is a pleasure to inform you that this month ASSET is organizing a session titled “Action strategies to enliven and engage students”.

Engaging students in active learning and making it fun and worthwhile is sometimes a difficult task for teachers. The session will discuss how to make a classroom engaging by a teacher.

Session objectives:

·         Understanding meaning and importance of action strategies in classroom
·         Exploring variety of action strategies with practical examples
·         Reflecting on their role as teacher in effective implementation of action strategies

Topic:            Action Strategies to Enliven and Engage Students

Date:              Saturday, March 1, 2014
Timing:         From 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Venue:           Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED).
Facilitator:    Ms.  Husna Arif, Executive Committee Member, ASSET

Facilitator’s Profile:
Ms. Husna Arif has attained double Masters from University of London, UK in Teaching and Muslim Societies & Civilization. She has been in the field of education for more than 12 years where she has extensively worked with reputable organizations as teacher, teacher educator and trainer for school leaders. She has conducted many training sessions for school leaders on Monitoring & Evaluation, Strategic Planning and Development of School Plans. As a Teacher Educator, she has facilitated sessions on various topics such as emotional intelligence, bloom taxonomy, activity based teaching on different subjects, assessment methods, learning styles etc.  Currently, she is associated with Ismaili Tariqah & Religious Education Board for Pakistan (ITREB, P) as an Educator.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, February 28, 2014 at 36347611-14 / 36826991-4 Ext. 8554-8556. Or register online at info@ptan.org or registration@ptan.org.

SHADE- Workshop titled "Manage One-self to Lead a Complete Life" on February 15, 2014

School Head Teachers Association for Development of Education

Manage One-self to Lead a Complete Life

 The more you strive to win one domain of life (e.g. work), the more the other three domains(yourself, your home, and your community) must loose, but that shouldn't be so. Trading-off can leave you feeling exhausted, unfulfilled or isolated. And it hurts the people you care about the most.

To lead a holistic life you must learn to manage your time, space and people around you. But most important you must learn to manage yourself. This workshop has been developed through a Harvard University research.

After completing this workshop you will be able to:

—  Explore the different dimensions of Life, 
—  Reflect on the four domains of Life,
—  Design an experiment to improve all domains of Life by:
◦      Identifying Possibilities,
◦      Choosing Possibilities,
◦      Measuring Progress.

—  Date:               Saturday, February 15, 2014
—  Timing:           From 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
—  Venue:            Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED)
—  Facilitator:     Mr. Nadeem ur Rehman Khan

Facilitator’s Profile

Mr. Nadeem ur Rehman Khan is an educational consultant, a trainer and a social entrepreneur. He is the Executive Director of Learners’ Enrichment Cell [Bringing Innovation to Education], A Social Enterprise dedicated to provide learning organizations the highest quality consultation services and professional development trainings/workshops. He also serves as the Executive Committee Member for SHADE. He has previously conducted workshops in the areas of Multiple Intelligences, Cooperative Learning Strategies, Discipline Without Stress, Education Technology and Marketing Strategies for educationalists through various platforms. A Lifelong Learner, Nadeem has received professional education from the Institute of Business Management and Notre Dame Institute of Education. He is a certified teacher from the Australian Catholic University, Australia and an accredited trainer from Skill City, Bahrain.

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, February 14, 2014 at registration@ptan.org or (36347611-4/36826991-4 Ext. 8554/ 8556), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

PAIE - Workshop on “Improve Child’s Quality of Life with Multi Disabilities” on February 15, 2014

Dear Members,

On behalf of PAIE Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the PAIE workshop to be held on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Details of the session are as follows:

Title:               “Improve Child’s Quality of Life with Multi Disabilities”

                                                                                                                                                                      

Why should therapists/ teachers attend?

Therapists, teachers and parents have very little knowledge of handling, associated problems, devices and teaching of the children suffering from Multi disabilities. Cerebral Palsy is part of this group. CEREBRAL PALSY is a non-progressive disorder of the brain and not a disease. It is not contagious and usually occurs due to lack of Oxygen to the brain during pregnancy, difficult childbirth and viral infections during infancy. This might result in trauma to certain parts of brain. Depending upon the part of the brain damaged, the effects can be mild, moderate or severe. This leads to various forms of problems associated that the child might experience, making it difficult for managing skills of daily life. Being ‘Physically Challenged’ does not necessarily mean that the child is also ‘Mentally’ affected. Special devices and method are applied to improve the quality of life of these children.

Details of workshop are as follows:-

Day/Date:                        Saturday/February 15, 2014

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

Venue:                             AKU-IED, Karimabad

Target audience:            Special Education Teachers, Practitioners and Parents

Facilitator:                      Mrs. Shabana Nasar, Principal Al-Umeed Rehabilitation Association

                                         for Cerebral Palsy

About the facilitator

Mrs. Shabana Nasar is a graduate from College Of Physical Therapy Department J.P.M.C. She did M.S. in Neuro Muscular Rehabilitation and completed her post graduate diploma in physical education from University of Karachi. Currently she is working as a Rehabilitation Principal in Alumeed Rehabilitation Association for Cerebral Palsy. She has been working with multi disabilities, children suffering from Cerebral Palsy for past twenty years.

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, February 13, 2014 at registration@ptan.org or (36826991-94/36347611-14 Ext. 8554/8556), as this will facilitate us in organising the workshop effectively.

         We look forward to your participation!

SAP - POSTPONEMENT OF FEBRUARY 8, 2014 WORKSHOP

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear SAP Members

This is to inform you that tomorrow's (February 8, 2014) SAP workshop has been postponed. Now the workshop will be held on February 15, 2014.

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Dear Members

On behalf of SAP Executive Committee, we would like to invite School Teachers for the academic session to be held on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Details of the session are as follows:

Topic:           Cartoons – A Vehicle to Explore Science Concepts

Objectives:    By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

1.      Explain the importance of concept cartoon for teaching Science

2.      Use Concept Cartoons to teach different Science concepts

3.      Discover how Concept Cartoons can be used to develop deeper
         understanding of concepts

4.      Develop concept cartoon for their Science class.

Time:           9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Date:           Saturday, February 08, 2014

Venue:         AKU-IED

Facilitator:   Ms. Naheed Parveen Anwer, Teaching Associate,Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development and Executive Committee Member, SAP

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, February 06, 2014 at registration@ptan.org  or (36826991-4 / 36347611-4 Ext. 8554 / 8556), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

We look forward to your participation!

Eighth ASSET Olympiad on February 22, 2014. Theme "What is & What should be"

Eighth ASSET Olympiad

What is & What should be

Dear Heads of Institutions / Individual Members,

It is a pleasure to inform you that ASSET is organizing the Eight ASSET Olympiad on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at AKU-IED. The theme of the Olympiad is “What is & What should be”.

 

This year Olympiad has been designed with the aim to explore the perception of children about various issues that Pakistan is facing nowadays. It will also give platform to children to share how they would like to change the situation. The main objective behind this activity is to develop a positive, healthy and realistic attitude towards the betterment of Pakistan as a nation. The students will work in groups and they will either prepare Skits or Posters on the given issue. This event has been designed to ensure a stimulating experience for all the participants.

 

The details of the programme are as follows:

08:30 a.m. - 09:00 a.m.	Registration
09:00 a.m. - 09:05 a.m.	Tilawat-i-Quraan-i-Pak
09:05 a.m. - 09:15 a.m.	Guidelines for the Session
09:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	A Session for teachers
	Time for students to prepare the posters/skits
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Tea Break
	Exhibition of the posters prepared by students
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Skits by Students
12:30 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.	Concluding the activities

 

Who should/can participate?

• The contest is open to all schools of Pakistan.
• Each school will be required to send one teacher and four students from Classes VI to VIII.  
• Two (2) students for poster competition and
• Two (2) students for preparing and performing in skits.

Detail of the programme:

• All necessary stationary and work materials will be provided by ASSET-PTAN
• Posters and Skits will be evaluated by panel of judges.
• The decision of the panel will be final and undisputed.
• Participants will be required to arrive latest by 8:30 a.m.
• Event will start 9:00 a.m. sharp
• The event will be concluded at about 1:30 p.m.

 Date and Venue:

The Eight ASSET Olympiad will be held at Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) on Saturday February 22, 2014.

Last date for registration:

• Schools are requested to send in the duly completed registration form (attached) latest by Tuesday, February 18, 2014.
• The registration form must be completed in all respects and the names of the students nominated by the schools must be clearly spelled and presented in CAPITAL letters.
• The forms must be submitted along with the Registration Fee at PTAN Office, IED.

Registration Fee:

A token of Rs. 1,600/- (One thousand six hundred only) is payable as registration fee and must be attached to the registration form either in cash or in the form of pay order in the name of The Aga Khan University.

We urge you to take part in this novel event and contribute in its success. Please feel free to contact PTAN Office if you have any query or require clarifications. Looking forward to your continued support and cooperation.

 

Registration form can be downloaded from here

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programme on 'Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programme on 'Theory and Practice in Early Childhood Education and Development'