One million teachers in Bangladesh need different types of training every year, but only 28% of the need is met. Even when trained, experts say the training is inadequate. Additionally, based on a focus group discussion with 95 teachers, they said that they need help finding the proper support and resources, especially in the Bangla language.
Our solution is an Effective Teacher Development Plan for schools. This provides personalized services and uses data to capture the impact on teacher performance.
How it works:
The needs assessment matches teachers with relevant courses and workshops that we developed on our platform. For example, if a teacher has inattentive students, the platform matches the teacher with a Game-Based Learning course and workshop. Then, we conduct class observation to identify how well the knowledge gained translates to practice and provide coaching to help with that. In the end, we collect data for an impact report. In our pilot, 150 schools sponsored 1600 teachers to complete our workshops and courses and found a 80% improvement in teaching quality. Currently, the needs assessment is carried out on our platform. We have online courses and provide both online and in-person workshops. Coaching, class observation, and performance appraisal are in-person.
In the last 2 years, we have impacted over 17,000 teachers, trained over 1500 teachers, and built a library of 50 courses and workshops. Next, we want to specifically target the highest-need schools representing 1.2 million teachers in Bangladesh through an affordable membership plan. By next year, we want to transform the quality of teaching in 150 schools and, by 2025, in 500 schools, impacting 5000 teachers and 150,000 students.
Simultaneously, we will refine our existing platform, build more relevant courses based on the needs of the teachers and integrate the data-driven performance appraisal report, which is currently done using free or low-cost online tools. We will also create a pool of class observers from our trained teachers and provide training trainers workshops.
1. Visit www.alokitoteachers.com, go through the need assessment, and get matched with the right tools and resources.
2. Visit our Facebook page and reach out to us for a workshop https://www.facebook.com/alokitoteachers/
3. Call us at +8801742812044
