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SMART
ACADEMIES
Student assessment is

mapped to industry needs

SHIKSHAANTAR practices and create teaching resources for better
classroom engagement.
Our Foundation's continuous professional development program

for schools' stakeholders, including teachers, principals and At the Science Academy in Hyderabad in association with
administrators, Shikshaantar has been established to create Sahayata Trust, science education is being transformed for
'Happier and Safer Classrooms', by transforming traditional primary and higher secondary school teachers and students

pedagogy and keeping children at the center stage. We believe by following scientific methods in science labs to deepen
that teachers are the catalysts of change, who can transform the their conceptual knowledge.
outcome of our education initiatives. We enable them to go

beyond academics and tap the true potential of the students. The program is designed to ensure that the teachers are
empowered to bring sustainable change.
Reflective & rigorous capacity-building sessions catering to

primary education - Hindi, English, Math and Environmental
Sciences - are accompanied by training in Information &
Communication Technologies (ICT), Early Childhood Care & 1 Need Assessment of the Stakeholders

Education (ECCE), Inclusive Education, Special Education, Child
Safety and Protection, First Aid and CPR. The program is Integrating the Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

implemented directly, at the In-Service Teacher Education 2 (KSA) framework in capacity-building
Institute (ITEI) or in association with partner NGOs.

Curriculum and resource material
Emphasis is laid on conceptual clarity, pedagogical skills, and 3 development

nurturing the professional attributes of teachers. Our sessions
follow national benchmarks recommended by policies and HOW WE
frameworks to support the teachers to add value at every stage DO IT 4 Learning & classroom observations

of learning. These sessions equip educators to explore new

5 Dissemination, networking & partnerships

6 Strategic planning and management

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Conducting primary, secondary and action research

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