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PROFESSIONAL DEVOPMENT COURSE FOR TEACHERS

 
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PROFESSIONAL DEVOPMENT COURSE FOR TEACHERS
by SUPRIYA N - Saturday, 26 September 2020, 3:24 PM
 

                                                        session-16

              As a part of session-16 assignment I searched about TOPDI in google, which helps the teacher to develop in their profession. It is more oriented towards developing communication skill of individual. It is most useful in this pandemic condition. The details about it is as follows.

             THE  TEACHER ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INDIA (TOPDI)

      This project aims to develop the English language proficiency of government teachers from across India, through our innovative online course - myEnglish.  

       It aims to work with government schools to raise standards of teaching and learning of English in institutions by building the capacity of their teachers. It will do this by helping teachers improve their English language skills through our innovative online course, myEnglish. It is a 6 weeks course.

In this 6-week course we will: 

  • learn with your British Council teacher and your coursemates in a supportive, interactive and engaging environment
  • learn through live online classes, online activities and videos
  • improve your speaking, writing, reading and listening skills, and your pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary
  • develop interpersonal communication, time management, presentation skills and become better equipped professionals
  • increase familiarity with using digital technology, becoming more tech savvy
  • receive individual feedback and guidance from your teacher and better understand your strengths and weaknesses in English
  • be exposed to a range of innovative eLearning and English language teaching methodologies which you can apply in your own classrooms
  • receive a British Council certificate on successful completion.