{"id":1834,"date":"2021-09-11T07:59:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T07:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2021-09-16T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:59:30","slug":"2020-21-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bt_bb_wrapper\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1834\" class=\"elementor elementor-1834\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33efbe5a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33efbe5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-483d14e6\" data-id=\"483d14e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d6045e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"49d6045e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav migration_allowed=\"1\" migrated=\"0\" role=\"navigation\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\"><ul id=\"menu-1-49d6045e\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2995\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3409\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-directors-note\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Directors\u2019 Note<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-team\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3335\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21\/#theme\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Thematic Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2998\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-digital-economy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01. Digital Economy and Data Governance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2996\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-democratizing-digital-justice\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02. Democratizing Digital Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-prakriye\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03. Prakriye Field Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3001\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-education\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04. ICTs and Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2999\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-gender\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05. Gender Justice in the Digital Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-social-report\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Social Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3002\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-publications\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">List of Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2997\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-events\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">List of Events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i>\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Menu<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" role=\"navigation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><ul id=\"menu-2-49d6045e\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2995\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3409\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-directors-note\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Directors\u2019 Note<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-team\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3335\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21\/#theme\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Thematic Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2998\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-digital-economy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01. Digital Economy and Data Governance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2996\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-democratizing-digital-justice\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02. Democratizing Digital Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-prakriye\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03. Prakriye Field Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3001\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-education\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04. ICTs and Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2999\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-gender\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05. Gender Justice in the Digital Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-social-report\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Social Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-3002\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-publications\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">List of Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2997\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-events\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">List of Events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2deecda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2deecda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6365808a\" data-id=\"6365808a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e9bb0 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6e9bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6b095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2f6b095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"edu\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312e3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312e3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 32px; color: #630363;\">ICTs and Education<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><em>The Covid-19 pandemic exposed and accentuated the wide stratification in the Indian school system. Children from marginalized communities have been abandoned, with limited or no support from schools to tide through this crisis.<br \/><\/em><\/p><p><em>Against this backdrop, IT for Change\u2019s education team worked on two fronts in 2020-21. First, we designed and conducted workshops and courses for teachers from government and government-aided schools. These workshops and courses aimed to build teachers\u2019 abilities to use digital technologies for their own professional development and offer online education to their students. We supported teacher education institutions in offering their programs as online courses. We also conducted open online courses, and in-person camps and classes when schools were open, for students. We leveraged our experience in developing pedagogical models integrating digital technologies to support government school teachers and teacher educators to quickly adopt digital pedagogies to address the lockdown challenges.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Second, we consistently advocated with the Government of Karnataka to re-open schools carefully and in a phased manner. This was part of our work with the Vidyarthigala Nade, Shaleya Kade (Students Walk Towards Schools), a Karnataka-based coalition of parents\u2019 groups and civil society organizations.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086293f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086293f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #630363; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Teacher Professional Development<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">To better navigate pandemic-induced school closures, teachers want to acquire the skills to adopt and adapt digital technologies in their classrooms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Our programs for teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators focused on integrating digital technologies to enhance content and pedagogical knowledge. Our work here was in line with the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technological_pedagogical_content_knowledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Framework<\/a> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">to create and share open educational resources, and support constructivist classroom engagement. In our courses, using technology is not an end in itself but a means to strengthen content and pedagogy processes in teaching.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><strong><span style=\"color: #630363; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Programs for Teacher Educators<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We conducted a workshop on the Use of Technology and Open Educational Resources (OER) for e-Content Development for the faculty of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksoumysuru.ac.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karnataka State Open University (KSOU)<\/a><\/span>,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mysuru, in collaboration with the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a>Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span>Over 50 participants learned Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) tools to access and create OER.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88707b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b88707b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"483\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Teacher-Educators-at-KSOU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Teacher-Educators-at-KSOU.jpg 483w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Teacher-Educators-at-KSOU-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Teacher Educators at KSOU in the workshop.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc51262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc51262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #630363; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Programs for Teachers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p style=\"color: #000000;\">We believe that FOSS creates a free and open learning environment, where teachers see themselves as active participants \u2013 installing and configuring software \u2013 and not just as users. This enables schools to maintain their labs without depending on vendors.<br \/>Lack of maintenance and support for in-house capabilities is an important reason for the failure of digital technology programs in schools. To help address this, we designed and conducted an online course on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itforchange.net\/capacity-building-of-teachers-of-kreis-schools-on-%E2%80%9Cdigitally-enabling-schools%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cintegrating-ict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digitally Enabling Schools<\/a><\/span> for the computer teachers of the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS), which runs residential schools for children from marginalized communities. The teachers installed our custom Ubuntu software distribution on the schools\u2019 and their personal computers.<\/p><p style=\"color: #000000;\">We conducted an online course for the mathematics teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan (KVS) government schools using the <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moodle<\/a> Learning Management System for asynchronous learning and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BigBlueButton <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(BBB)<\/span><\/span> webinar platform for synchronous sessions between the faculty and teachers. We conducted similar courses for mathematics teachers of the Zonal Institute of Education and Training (ZIET), Bhubaneshwar and, ZIET Mumbai. We also conducted an Audio Resource Creation Course on language teaching for KVS English Teachers. KVS teacher educators from ZIET Mumbai conducted their in-service teacher development courses on our platforms.<\/p><p style=\"color: #000000;\">We introduced a series of courses on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration in Teaching-Learning for high and middle school teachers of the Little Flower High School, Hyderabad, which serves children from marginalized communities. The course supported teachers in creating context-specific resources for their classrooms.<strong><span style=\"color: #630363; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #630363; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Programs with Teacher Educator Institutions<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our association with the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riesielt.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Institute of English, South India<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (RIESI) grew stronger in 2020-21. We supported the RIESI faculty in conducting online versions of their Post Graduate Diploma in English Language Teaching (PGDELT) and six batches of the Certificate in English Language Teaching (CELT) course. We conducted an online program on <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Input_hypothesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Krashen\u2019s Hypotheses<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> for second language acquisition, and an Audio Resource Creation course for these teachers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the first time, we offered a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Teaching Technology with Mathematics with the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.col.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commonwealth of Learning<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (COL) for 1372 teachers across the world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These teacher development programs were part of our Integrating Digital Technologies to Strengthen Public Education program, supported by Kotak Mahindra Bank CSR.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b593d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19b593d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/audio-resource-workshop-at-RIESI-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/audio-resource-workshop-at-RIESI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/audio-resource-workshop-at-RIESI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/audio-resource-workshop-at-RIESI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/audio-resource-workshop-at-RIESI.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Audio Resource Creation Workshop at RIESI<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd75bdc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"dd75bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><i class=\"fa fa-quote-left fa-lg\"><\/i> Our partnership with IT for Change has allowed us to successfully transact our teacher training programs as online courses. Their sessions and workshops for teacher professional development also contributed to the success of these programs. Our teachers found the online courses on the Moodle and Big Blue Button platforms useful. We truly appreciate the collaboration with IT for Change and seek their continued support in the future. <i class=\"fa fa-quote-right fa-lg\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Basawaraja C Gawanalli<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Director, Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715729a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"715729a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #630363; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Programs for Pre-Service Teacher Education<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As part of our collaboration with NMKRV College, we designed and conducted an ICT course for their four-year integrated B.Sc.-B.Ed. and B.A.-B.Ed programs. We also helped Sri Sarvajna College of Education (SSCE) offer their B.Ed. program online. Our ICT-Integrated Learning course was offered to the second and fourth semester B. Ed. students of SSCE and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vijayateacherscollege.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vijaya Teachers College<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> (VTC) and the Diploma in Education (D.Ed.) students of the Bharat Educational Society College (BES).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bca32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bca32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Student-teacher-presentation-at-SSCE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Student-teacher-presentation-at-SSCE.jpg 528w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Student-teacher-presentation-at-SSCE-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Student teacher presentation at SSCE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f84fd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"c7f84fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><i class=\"fa fa-quote-left fa-lg\"><\/i>  IT for Change\u2019s course on ICT integration in education offered insights into the future of education. The team also helped our student teachers contribute to OERs by supporting them in translating OERs from English into Kannada. Thank you for your support in ensuring that our faculty and future teachers are able to meaningfully integrate ICTs to make teaching-learning easy and interesting. <i class=\"fa fa-quote-right fa-lg\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">B P Madhumathi<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Principal and Faculty Member of Sri Sarvajna College of Education<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbc19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dbc19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All our programs supported teacher educators, teachers, and student teachers in developing and sharing OER, which is crucial for imparting high quality and inexpensive education. The mathematics and English teachers we trained published their Geogebra resources and lessons on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geogebra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geogebra OER<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> portal and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/it-for-change\/sets\/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-june-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio OER on a SoundCloud repository<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, respectively. We also developed all our course materials as OER.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d739611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d739611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SoundCloud-Channel-hosted-by-Sana-Ahmed-1024x688.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SoundCloud-Channel-hosted-by-Sana-Ahmed-1024x688.png 1024w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SoundCloud-Channel-hosted-by-Sana-Ahmed-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SoundCloud-Channel-hosted-by-Sana-Ahmed-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SoundCloud-Channel-hosted-by-Sana-Ahmed.png 1241w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SoundCloud Channel hosted by Sana Ahmed from the English Language Teachers' Association, Telangana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf4d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf4d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #630363;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Teachers\u2019 Communities of Learning Program with Bengaluru Schools<\/span><\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/h2><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We continued to engage with teachers from government and government-aided schools through the Teachers\u2019 Communities of Learning (TCoL) program in Bengaluru, supported by Cognizant Foundation. We conducted online classes for mathematics, social science, and English, in Kannada and English languages, for students from 11 schools. Over 100 teachers participated in our capacity building workshops to create digital resources and conduct online classes for their students at school and block levels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We published over 1,000 resources pages on the Karnataka Open Educational Resources (<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karnatakaeducation.org.in\/KOER\/en\/index.php\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOER<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">) \u2013 our online repository of OER for teachers to use while conducting online classes. These resources included a video series on using<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWUrlh2K8RdSXdTuxwPZEGafDtQZkQ_wZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWUrlh2K8RdSXdTuxwPZEGafDtQZkQ_wZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geogebra<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> for Mathematics teachers and audio resources for Kannada teaching.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We also organized back-to-school camps in multiple schools, which helped students who had missed school for months transition back into structured learning in an enjoyable manner. When schools re-open, such camps will be critical for ensuring student retention.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44833df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44833df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Peer-Reading-and-presenting-activity.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Peer-Reading-and-presenting-activity.jpg 799w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Peer-Reading-and-presenting-activity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Peer-Reading-and-presenting-activity-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Peer reading and presenting activity during a camp.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160e014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"160e014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #630363;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Adolescent Girls\u2019 Empowerment Program<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itforchange.net\/hosa-hejje-hosa-dishe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hosa Hejje Hosa Dishe<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> \u2013 our adolescent girls\u2019 empowerment program, supported by British Telecom \u2013 aims to empower girls through an understanding of the gender-based risks they may face in the family, school, and society. Building development-oriented and responsive teaching communities that utilize digital technologies is a key component of this program.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Due to the pandemic-induced school closures, we explored different ways to develop a democratic learning intervention that every kishori (adolescent girl) could access and participate in. Our survey found that many families did not have access to smartphones. So, we launched a community radio program called <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itforchange.net\/hosa-hejje-hosa-dishe\/community-radio-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nan Voice, Nan Choice<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> (My Voice, My Choice) in Bengaluru.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">T<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">he radio program focuses on the various aspects of development among adolescent girls. It aims to help adolescent girls articulate their rights and desires, enabling them to make decisions for themselves through relevant information about skills, career prospects, and perspectives on gender and patriarchy. Through expert interviews and a serial fictional play with relatable characters for parents, the program uses a culturally-rooted aesthetic to gain traction.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Nan Voice Nan Choice was launched in November 2020, and the 40 episodes broadcast as of September 2021, can be found on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL1-Jl87vnQBE0zF8FwQZmY36lMx8M36P-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">. Since the show started broadcasting, we have noticed a gradual change among the adolescent girls we work with \u2013 they have started articulating their views on many issues.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c77d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1c77d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL1-Jl87vnQBE0zF8FwQZmY36lMx8M36P-\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6406b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6406b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We plan to upscale the audio materials from the radio program across Karnataka, and support other partners of British Telecom\u2019s adolescent girl empowerment program to design radio shows.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f00f68 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"4f00f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><i class=\"fa fa-quote-left fa-lg\"><\/i>  I really like listening to the Nan Voice Nan Choice radio show because it is a mix of speaking and music! I particularly enjoy the segment where we share our goals and discuss how we can achieve them. <i class=\"fa fa-quote-right fa-lg\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Lahari<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Kishori from Gangamma Hombegowda Girls High School<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f233fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f233fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When schools re-opened between January &#8211; March 2021, we conducted classes for students focusing on topics related to mathematics and developing digital skills. There is a general impression that girls are not as good as boys in Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics (STEM) and our classes aimed to debunk this idea, while making learning mathematics effective and enjoyable. Interactive Voice Recognition System (IVRS) was used to regularly share messages with parents, and engage them in the online classes for their children.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We designed and conducted an online course on Gender Justice in Education for student teachers from SSCE and VTC colleges\u2019 B.Ed. Programs. The course aimed to help them reflect on issues of gender and patriarchy, how they manifest in their lives, and develop conceptual clarity about these issues.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">During the lockdown, we identified families in need in Bengaluru and provided grocery kits to them, with support from various donors, including Cognizant Foundation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4389235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4389235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #630363;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Community-Supported Schools<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\">As a part of our collaboration with the<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feelforearth.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Foundation of Education, Ecology and Livelihood<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"> (FEEL), we worked in the tribal areas of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh to initiate appropriate technology integration in school and community education. We prepared text and audio resources in Telugu for managing Covid-19, introduced an arts and crafts program for children, and shared a toolkit on learning resources.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62f072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62f072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #630363;\">Advocacy<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\">In 2020-21, we participated in the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karnatakaschoolopen.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vidyarthigale Nade, Shaleya Kade<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"> program, which aimed to create social awareness about the need to re-open schools.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\">We also participated in awareness events with other civil society organizations, and released statements to advocate for re-opening schools and providing rations to families.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e8fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36e8fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mirror-Now.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mirror-Now.jpg 642w, https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mirror-Now-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our director, Gurumurthy Kasinathan, advocating for opening of schools in a phased manner<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07d679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d07d679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #630363;\">Publications and Events<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\">Our <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research and publications<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"> continued to inform policy makers and other stakeholders about the need for equitable and humane education and the appropriate role for digital technologies in teacher and school education.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\">We also participated in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">numerous webinars and panel discussions<\/a><\/span> on digital technologies and education, particularly with reference to the pandemic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a6fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16a6fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #630363;\">Impact<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">With the pandemic-induced school closures, we supported schools and teacher education institutions in providing digital education through effective pedagogical models. The teachers we worked with developed and published OER that can be used for digital education. We also supported student learning through online classes for high school students from government and government-aided schools.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We worked with 200+ students and conducted professional development programs for 848 student teachers and 1286 in-service teachers and teacher educators.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Thus, we were able to help students, teachers, and teacher educators from public institutions in mitigating the negative impact of school closure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc949d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc949d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #630363;\">Plans for 2020-21<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Considering the adverse impact of pandemic-induced school closures on children, we are building a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/educationemergency.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Coalition on the Education Emergency<\/a> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">to work on<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/educationemergency.net\/2021\/08\/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resuming and renewing <\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">school education. This coalition aims to support teachers through resources and models of teaching that provide meaningful opportunities for student learning. It will also attempt to socially mobilize marginalized communities to demand empathetic and meaningful education for their children.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Even as digital technologies have started playing a more prominent role in education due to the pandemic, we plan to continue advocating for ICT integration in ways that strengthen teacher agency and support socially transformatory education for all children.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In the coming year, we will start working in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana. Teacher education programs for colleges in Karnataka are also being planned. Furthermore, we will work on capacity development of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationforallinindia.com\/page112.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET)<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> faculty. With our existing partners, we will support government and government-aided schools and institutions in providing digital education opportunities to their learners.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Libre Franklin;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The content being developed as a part of the Nan Voice, Nan Choice program has enormous potential to address the challenges posed by the pandemic to adolescent girls. We plan to design a program to disseminate these resources across Karnataka.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICTs and Education The Covid-19 pandemic exposed and accentuated the wide stratification in the Indian school system. Children from marginalized communities have been abandoned, with limited or no support from schools to tide through this crisis. Against this backdrop, IT for Change\u2019s education team worked on two fronts in 2020-21. First, we designed and conducted &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/2020-21-education\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Education&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1834"}],"version-history":[{"count":302,"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3858,"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\/revisions\/3858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annual-reports.itforchange.net\/Annual-Report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}