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KLC CREATES EMPOWERED EDUCATORS

Under the “Digital Transformation and Holistic Learning” of digitally trained teachers even if they are not part of a
program, teachers are being trained in Gen Extra Muros physical class.
– Knowledge Beyond Walls pedagogy. The teachers who
are trained under this program are “Future Ready”. They The teachers who train in KLC become confident, this
are eligible to take part in Knowledge L’avenir Conclave encourages them to improve themselves, and it redefines
to display their digital teaching skills. Each Knowledge education and give purpose to teachers to reinvent because
L’avenir Conclave webinar will be a one-day event; in which there is no greater payback than recognition. The teachers
teachers from one school will present topics of their choice, who present here are awarded with Empowered Educator
using technology-based teaching tools. In every webinar, badge, are trained to become MIE trainer and are featured
teachers from 1,000 schools can attend and witness this on Knowledge Key Foundation website.
digital teaching extravaganza. The attendees will get insight
on digital teaching and would get inspired to enhance their Classrooms, be it in a school or college, are slowly inching
teaching skills. The educators will get MIE (Microsoft towards infusion of modernity in the education system,
Innovative Educator) certification on successfully completion driven by adoption of the latest technology. With an aim
of online assessment after attending the webinar. to transform education in these unprecedented times,
Microsoft and TAG brings in MASP PRO - the avatar
Teachers well versed in digital teaching can transform of Microsoft Aspire School Program to help accelerate
schools and this will help students/teachers in remote education forward.
areas too. Eventually the students can be part of the class

CHALLENGES IN TRANSFORMING
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS

Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai schools/ teachers/ students/ parents were not secure
famously said, “They cannot stop me. I will get my and could be hacked by mischief-makers.
education, if it is in the home, school or any place”.
The other challenges for the schools w ere as follow s:
However, there are challenges galore! India has 4 • Taking student attendance.
lakh private schools and 14 lakh Government schools • Device for every student.
(estimated). In addition, pre- COVID 19, the number of • Robust internet.
schools involved in digital teaching had not even touched • Digitally trained teachers to handle different subjects.
the 25,000 mark! Now finally Indian schools engaging in • Knowledge on different teaching learning Apps.
digital teaching seems to be heading towards the one lakh
mark. The National Education Policy (NEP) is giving the The Transformation
right impetus for growth. The journey has just begun and • Today, the entire scenario has changed within months.
it’s a long way ahead… • Parents have bought new specific mobiles/ digital
devices for their children, realizing that digital learning
KEY CHALLENGES is here to stay.
• Parents have opted for broadband connectivity rather
Digital teaching is often confused with video conferencing! than SIM cards.
The key elements of video, voice and chat need to be • Discovery of Teaching Learning Apps.
controlled, • Parents have created a study corner for children in
• Student disturb the ongoing classes by misusing the the house as a school zone - with chair, table, laptop/
audio and video facility. devices, etc.
• Students tend to create their own meeting rooms. • Many schools are insisting that children wear uniform
• Students share their passwords with their friends who even at home during school hours, conduct assembly
are not from the same class or the school. in the morning after which the classes start.
• Students disturb by chatting with each other and • Digital content have become textbooks.
exchanging emoji’s.
• Students can exit or remove someone from the class. The ideas of Open Schools, Cluster Public-Private Schools
It is also observed that certain open platforms used by to take digital learning to underprivileged and remote
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