Parag Initiative of the TATA TRUSTS invites applications for the 4th batch of Library Educator’s Course in Hindi for the year 2018. Library Educator's Course (LEC) a blended 7 month course for Librarians, Teachers, Educators. Aim of the course is to build a cadre of professionals who have knowledge perspective and skills to set up and run vibrant library spaces for children and promote reading among children. As you would agree, this is first of its kind course and can contribute to strengthening libraries and effective use of children’s books in a language and literacy classrooms.
Library Educator’s Course
The Library Educator’s Course is a Professional Development Certificate course developed by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts and is open to all educators, intended for teachers, school librarians, development sector professionals, literacy educators and language experts. The course is best suited for individuals working with children and books and interested in developing library practices and learning. The duration of the course is seven months, and is offered in both English and Hindi. The 3rd and 4th batches are being run concurrently at LEC at the moment. Applications for 2018 will be live tentatively between December 2017 and January 2018. For more details, please visit http://libraryeducators.in/reflections-from-parag-library-unconference-2017/
5 day Certificate Course on Language across Curriculum
The School of Continuing Education and University Resource Centre of Azim Premji University, Bengaluru will conduct a 5-day Certificate course on Language across Curriculum from 6th to 10th November, 2017 for the teacher educators of State Councils of Educational Research and Training/ Colleges of Teacher Education/ District Institutes of Education and Training/ Non-Government Organisations involved in teacher education.The course will introduce the participants to the theory and practice of a language across curriculum perspective in the teaching of various subjects at the school level and will provide them with a hands on experience of classroom practices which can be replicated in their specific contexts.
For further details and the application form, interested teacher educators may visit azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/lac
Certificate Course on Pedagogy of Early Reading and Writing
The School of Continuing Education and University Resource Centre of Azim Premji University, Bangalore will conduct a 6-day Certificate course on Pedagogy of Early Reading and Writing from 20th to 25th November, 2017 for the teacher educators of State Councils of Educational Research and Training/ Colleges of Teacher Education/ District Institutes of Education and Training/ Non-Government Organisations involved in teacher education.
The course will introduce the participants to the current understanding of the pedagogy of early reading and writing and will provide them with a hands on experience of classroom practices which can be replicated in their specific contexts.
For further details and the application form, interested teacher educators may visit http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/SitePages/University-resource-centre-events-pedagogy-of-early-reading-and-writing.aspx
For specific enquiries on both the above courses, emails may be sent to language.pm@apu.edu.in