The Buzz @ TTF

'Students are partners in learning and not recipients of learning' remarked Maya Menon, at TTF's first School Leaders' Collective post pandemic.
It was attended by Principals/Heads and senior teachers from 22 schools across Bangalore.
With a Word Finder to start the afternoon, the participants were taken through results of a survey they had filled out, to learnings from the Schools of the Future Conference held earlier this year.

A Scavenger Hunt helped participants discover the wide variety of programmes TTF has to offer, both short and sustained, to enable teachers and Heads to bridge the learning gaps and social disconnects that have occurred due to the pandemic.

The 20 online session English Encounters programme was completed successfully at the end of February 2023.
Over 750 government teachers from across Karnataka were trained to develop their spoken skills in English.
"Fluency with clear knowledge of the 4 skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing was the most useful aspect of this training," Shivakumar from GHPS Batgera.
"By creating language activities in the classroom and communicating only in English with my students during the subject period." Usha Hegde from GHPS Doddabalase
More testimonials:
Sunil T R from GHPS Dasarighatta here 
Veena D Sa, from GHPS Deralakatte here

38 team members (internal staff) of the Fourth Wave Foundation were trained in Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Active Learning for Children with Special Needs (CSWN) by TTF facilitators. Team members included coordinators from Dharwad and Koppal along with teachers in charge of their School Readiness Programme (SRP) centre.
'The two-day training conducted by TTF for the team proved to be a very insightful one. An in-depth understanding of active learning, how to facilitate active learning in children with disabilities IEP helped the team to improve themselves in these areas. The training was activity -based which allowed for more involvement and reflection.' Akshita Shibu Joseph, Catalyst. 

23rd March '23 was a proud day for over 1000 teachers from 37 Affordable Private Schools in Mumbai who graduated from the 2-year online TAP project they had been part of. TAP aimed to equip the teachers with effective pedagogical and digital skills to ensure that their students have meaningful learning experiences. Besides, the heads of the 37 schools were supported to enhance their school leadership skills and assist them to manage schools in a post-pandemic educational ecosystem. 
'Like an artist has different types of brushes which can be used for different types of drawings and paintings, similarly TTF has provided our teachers with different types of skills which they can use well". Zulekha Siddiqi, HM, Anjuman I Islam's A A Khatkhatay Secondary English School, Vashi

18 participants from Prajayatna trained with TTF on QCT and SEL with the aim of supporting Govt School teachers in Karnataka, Jharkhand and UP. These 7 online sessions, held separately in Kannada and Hindi, included a detailed insight into the Whole School Quality Circle Time approach and the importance of SEL. The participants also learnt how the Indian Social & Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF) can be used to review and design QCT Lesson Plans. 
"The programme was very useful to us as we learnt how to plan lessons and how to take QCT classes with children. Shantamma
"The workshops helped me to understand childrens' social and emotional feelings.' Chetna A R

60 teachers from Sishu Griha and 50 teachers from Shiv Nadar Schools also underwent a training on Jenny Mosley's Whole School Quality Circle Time with a focus on life skills like self esteem, collaboration, mutual trust, respect and empathy; which enable participants to foster Social and Emotional Learning and Well-being in students and teachers alike.
"The most useful aspect of the workshop was knowing that the circular ecosystemic model encourages personal and social growth along with a behaviour management system." Viji Nayar Murali from Sishu Griha, Bangalore.
"Exposure to protocols for effective circle time" was the most important learning for her. Deepali Srivastava from Shiv Nadar School, Noida
The key takeaway from the workshop was that it focused on the 5 steps of Circle Time, not only for children but also for adults; and on building the self-esteem of the individual. Sunaina Mehta from Shiv Nadar, Faridabad

A training on the Indian Social & Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF) was conducted by TTF for 70 teachers from Ashok Leyland School. The ISELF Handbook was shared with the participants prior to the workshop and a small quiz on their learnings was conducted before the session started on Day 1.
"As a psychologist, I feel it is an amazing platform for others to understand the need for SEL which they were made aware of through the workshop." Kiruthika
'I will use the learnings from the workshop to integrate the strategies and activities learnt while teaching her subject; she will refer to the Handbook for effective planning; and will end her lesson with a suitable closing activity.' Sangeetha K