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Here are the winners of TAFIT 2014!

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The Teacher Foundation and Times Foundation are happy to announce the winners of Teacher Awards For Innovative Teaching – 2014.

The Award Ceremony will be held on 13 November 2014, 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm at Chanakya Auditorium, Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore. Prof. Ramanathan, IIM Bangalore will be the guest of honour.

Following are the winners of TAFIT 2014:

Private Schools
Pre-primary Section
Kirti – KeyKidz, Bangalore

Primary Section
Mathematics
Soumya Rajkumar - – DPS, North, Bangalore
Kamini Srikanth - Parikrma, Bangalore

Science
Kamalpreet – DPS, South, Bangalore

Languages
Jayashree Kulkarni – Poornapragnya, Bangalore

High School Section
Science
Mamatha H.N. - Prasiddhi School, Bangalore

Social Science
Dr. Rekha Kumar - Christel House India, bangalore
Sridurga Sridhar – Parikrma, Bangalore

Languages
Sarala Jain – Carmel High School, Bangalore
Manjula Nagaraj – Sree Jnanakshi, Bangalore
Nagarathna H.S. - School Vivekananda, bangalore

Government Schools
Primary School Section
Science
Beerappa Kate, GHPS, Kondaguli

Social Science
Parashuram, GHPS, Chinnikatti, Haveri

Languages
Hemalatha C. Pujar – GHPKGS, Haveri

High School Section
Mathematics
Sharada S.K. – Army Public School, ASC Centre & College, Kamraj Road, Bangalore

Science
Manjunath Naik - Sainik School, Bijapur

Social Science
Sahebegouda – GHS, Yadgiri

We congratulate the winners!

Please note that all those who had sent their portfolios for the award will receive participation certificate.

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TAFIT: Announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for Panel Interview

The Teacher Foundation and Times Foundation are happy to announce the names of candidates shortlisted for the second round of Teacher Awards For Innovative Teaching – 2014.

We are planning to conduct a Panel Interview for the candidates who are selected for the second round. The Panel Interview will be on 30 September 2014.

Following are the candidates shortlisted for the Panel Interview:

Anitha M. Kalibhat - Alpine Public School
Shyamala Venkataraman - Army Public School
Sharada S.K. - Army Public School
Sarala Jain - Carmel High School
Rekha Kumar - Christel House India
Rebecca Shanu - Christel House India
A.Sayeesubbu Lakshmi - Delhi Public School, South
Kamal Preet - Delhi Public School, South
Seema Venupgopal - DPS –East
Radharani Roy - DPS –East
Sowmya Rajkumar - DPS – Bangalore North
Shilpa Nagaraj - Gopalan International School
Kirti Parnami – KEYKIDZ
Sridurga Sridhar - Parikrma Humanity Foundation- Sahakarnagar
Kamini Srikanth - Parikrma Humanity Foundation-Sahakarnagar
Jayashree P. Kulkarni - Poornaprajna Education Centre
Mamatha H.W - Prasiddhi School
Bhaswati Mukherjee - Presidency School, Kasturinagar
Anupama Sharma - Presidency School, Kasturinagar
Salini P.K. - Rashtriya Military School
Manjunath Naik - Sainik School , Bijapur
Shantu G. Dias - School Vivekananda
Nagarathna H.S. - School Vivekananda
Jaya J. -Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan
Manjula Nagaraj - Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan
Krupa Mary - The New Cambridge High School
Beerappa Kate - Govt Senior High School, Kondaguli
Shahebagouda Biradar GHS Yelheri, Yadgiri
Parashuram B D - GPS Chinnikatti
S C Pujar - KGS Guttal

We congratulate the shortlisted candidates.

We shall announce the details of the Panel Interview on our blog soon.

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Announcing Teacher Awards for Innovative Teaching 2014

TAFIT is back again! The Teacher Foundation and Times Foundation are happy to announce the Teacher Awards For Innovative Teaching – 2014. These awards will be presented on 5 October, International Teachers Day 2014 at a special ceremony in Bangalore.

Teaching today, more than ever before, is a complex endeavour. It makes several, often conflicting demands on the teacher – sound knowledge of subject matter; enthusiasm, a caring attitude, and a love of learning; a competence in classroom management techniques, formative assessment, differentiated instruction, and a desire to make a difference in the lives of young people. With all these qualities required, it's no wonder that it's hard to find good teachers. And the good teachers we find must be celebrated!

A great teacher motivates his or her pupils to learn better using innovative strategies. TAFIT accordingly aims to recognize and acknowledge these great ideas tried by teachers in their classrooms. We are looking out for teachers who demonstrate exceptional subject knowledge, inspiring teaching methodologies, innovative use of technology, assessment and authentic pupil learning.

We invite you to nominate a maximum of two teachers from your school for TAFIT.

Scope of the Award
TAFIT has been instituted to recognize high quality and innovative teaching in schools. The award aims to honour teachers who inspire students to learn.

Eligibility

TAFIT is open to serving / practising school teachers in the state of Karnataka.
The nominee should be currently teaching at the pre-primary, primary or secondary level (up to Class 10 only)

Number of Awards: 36 (as detailed below)

Category of School

Teaching Level

Subjects

Number of Awards

Private Schools
(Aided, unaided, English medium schools offering
State Board, ICSE, CBSE or international curricula)

Pre-primary

Primary
(Up to Class 6)

High School
(Up to Class 10)

Any

Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Language (any)

8
(2 awards per subject)

Government Schools
(Schools run by the state government of Karnataka in Kannada medium)

Primary
(Up to Class 6)

High School
(Up to Class 10)

Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Language (any)

8
(2 awards per subject)

Special Schools
Schools catering to children with special educational needs, including learning, physical or developmental disabilities.

Up to Class 10

Any

Selection Process
Phase 1

Nomination and Submission of Entries

# Mailing Address

Nominations must be submitted in the given proforma (You can download the performa from here) either in hard copy or by email to:

The Teacher Foundation
34/10, Yellappa Chetty Layout,

Off Ulsoor Road, Bangalore 560042
Email: info@teacherfoundation.org

(Please mention TAFIT 2014 in the subject line)

# Submit a Mini-Portfolio

Nominees are required to submit a mini-portfolio showcasing three innovative ideas in teaching, learning or assessment. Ideas must be described in about 300 words and accompanied by at least three samples of evidence of the idea having been implemented in class – in the form of photographs, video clips, student feedback, school head's or peer feedback and a self-reflection on what makes the idea innovative for you.
The mini-portfolio may be submitted as a hard or a soft copy using a CD, pen drive or via Drop Box.
If being sent electronically, the mini-portfolio must be clearly labelled with the details of the nominee.
The Teacher Foundation will not be responsible for lost entries. Incomplete entries will be automatically disqualified.

Phase 2

Shortlisting and Panel Interview

Shortlisted candidates will be intimated and will be required to attend a panel interview at Bangalore. (Travel and accommodation arrangements must be made by the respective
schools/teachers. We regret there will be no reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses.)

Time Line

Last date for submission of nomination forms and mini-portfolio: 15 September 2014
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for Panel Interview: 25 September 2014
Award Ceremony: 5 October 2014

TAFIT Award
TAFIT is an annual award, constituting a Certificate of Excellence. The award ceremony will be held at Bangalore. Winners will be required to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.

Terms and Conditions

Only one entry per person will be accepted.
Nominated teachers can apply only under one level and subject category.
Proof of posting or emailing cannot be accepted as proof of delivery of the portfolio
The Teacher Foundation shall not be held liable for loss of any entry, for any reason whatsoever.
Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated with details for the panel interview
All matters relating to TAFIT will be managed by The Teacher Foundation including the shortlisting of candidates and the panel interview.
The decision of the judges will be final.

Please contact Ms. Anita David or Ms. Roopa Kishen at 080-41131930 for any further information or clarifications.

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TAFET–Honouring 15 excellent teachers!

“There is no other institution to replace it. Teaching assumes the most fundamental responsibility of shaping the society.” the Honourable Governor of Karnataka, His Excellency Sri Hansraj Bhardwaj said as he honoured 15 teachers who won “Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching”(TAFET), on 5 October 2013 at The Bangalore Palace. Gems B School, in collaboration with Times Foundation and The Teacher Foundation, organized the colourful ceremony to felicitate the teachers who won TAFET.

The ceremony was an occasion to reflect on school education in our country and to celebrate teaching as a profession that holds our society together. “Three societal elements make a difference – father, mother and teacher. India can do without doctors and engineers. It cannot do with the acute shortage of teachers it is facing at present. In a recent survey by McKinsey, it was found that only 9% of students are willing to become teachers!” said Dr. N Prabhu Dev, Former Vice Chancellor of Bangalore University, as he addressed the gathering.

Ms. Maya Menon, Founder Director of The Teacher Foundation shared her dream about Indian schools during the ceremony, paraphrasing “I have a dream…” speech of Dr. Martin Luther King. “I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day the best young men and women in our country, will seek to be teachers, not just for the status the profession offers, but for the satisfaction of nurturing India's human potential.” Ms. Maya Manon said, “For us at The Teacher Foundation, everyday is teachers’ day! While there are 450 million children under the age of 18, there are only eight million teachers to educate them. Through this recognition we want more teachers to come forward and take up this profession of moulding the future citizens of the country.”

Ms. Maya Menon also shared the process followed by The Teacher Foundation to identify the winners of TAFET. We received 140 nominations from different schools in Bangalore for TAFET. Teachers were put through three rigours rounds of selection. The winners were identified through a Paper Pencil Test, Group Discussion and Classroom Observation.

“Every government, both Central and State, should do an introspection. Are we building a society that is equal to other powerful societies in the world. I’m sorry, but I don’t see that happening. People know the importance of education in making this happen. It is up to you, up to the people and the leaders, where you want the country to be. If you want the country to improve, you need to participate in the service sector. In the service sector, we should focus on improving the education sector by strengthening it with good teachers” the honourable governor said as he concluded his speech, congratulating the winners.

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TAFET–Announcing the Winners!

Gems B School, in collaboration with Times Foundation and The Teacher Foundation, is happy to announce the results of “Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching”(TAFET). Following are the winners:

Affordable Private Schools
Stella Mary S. (Shishu Mandir Education Centre)
Jerina P.A. (Shishu Mandir Education Centre)
Chethana S (Sri Sharada Public School)
Bhargavi (Prathana Central School)
Manjula (School Vivekananda)
Shylaja (School Vivekananda)
Sangeetha Raj (Amara Jyothi Public School)
Janaki M (Amara Jyothi Public School)

CBSE/ICSE Schools
Anitha Bijesh (Delhi Public School, South)
Veda Athavale (Delhi Public School, South)
Chandana (The Deens Academy)
Rema Kishore (National Public School, HSR)
Radhika Narayan (National Public School, HSR)
Gayatri M. (Deccan International School [ICSE])
Vinitha P Dinakar (Gopalan International School [ICSE])

The winners will be felicitated for their excellence in teaching on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day. The Honourable Governor of Karnataka, His Excellency Sri Hansraj Bhardwaj will honour the teacher awardees. Dr. N Prabhu Dev, Former Vice Chancellor of Bangalore University will be the Guest of Honour.

Following are the details of the event:

Date: 5 October 2013

Time: 10.30 am

Venue: The Bangalore Palace

We are happy to invite you to be a part of this great occasion to congratulate the winners.

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TAFET–announcing the names of teachers shortlisted for classroom observation!

Gems B School, in collaboration with Times Foundation and The Teacher Foundation, is happy to announce the results of the Group Discussion conducted as a part of “Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching”(TAFET). Following teachers are shortlisted for classroom observation:

CBSE/ICSE Schools

Name of the teacher

Name of the School

Renuga Devi

Rajeswary A

Chandana Mukherjee

Sangeeta Hattangadi

Ms. Rema Kishore

Susan Joe Eipe

Radhika Narayanan

Vinitha P Dinakar

Renu Dimri

Veda Athavale

Kavita Ghosh

Anitha Bijesh

Gayatri M.

Bindu Jayakumar

Vinoda Rao

Pramila Venkat

Vagdevi Vilas School, Marathahalli (CBSE)

The East-West School

The Deen's Academy

National Public School,HSR

Gopalan International School (ICSE)

Delhi Public School, Bangalore, North

Delhi Public School (Bangalore South)

Deccan International School (ICSE)

Carmel High School, Basaveshwaranagar

Affordable Private Schools

Name of the teacher

Name of the School

Chethana

Jerina P.A.

Stella Mary S.

Shylaja

Sneha Kale

Bindu Chitkara

Manjula

Sujatha Tenglikar

Srinivas .M

Mrs. Bhargavi

Mr. Girisha K.T

Janaki M

Sangeetha Raj

Sri Sharada Public School

Shishu Mandir Education Centre

School Vivekananda

Prathana Central School

Prarthana Central School

Amar Jyothi Public School

We will contact the schools soon regarding classroom observation.

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TAFET–announcing the names of teachers shortlisted for Group Discussion!

Gems B School, in collaboration with Times Foundation and The Teacher Foundation, is happy to announce the results of the paper & pencil test conducted as a part of “Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching”(TAFET). Following are the shortlisted candidates.

ICSE & CBSE Schools

Name of the teacher	Name of the School
Shylaja Apanaboiyna Shashi Shekar Raji Vijay Kumar Chandana Mukherjee Tina Sebastian Sangeeta Hattangadi	The Deen’s Academy The Deen’s Academy The Deen’s Academy The Deen’s Academy The Deen’s Academy The Deen’s Academy
Himani Bangar Priya Pasule Aparna Ramsundar	Delhi Public School (Bangalore East) Delhi Public School (Bangalore East) Delhi Public School (Bangalore East)
Prabjot Bahl Minakshi Borana Veda Athavale Anitha Bijesh Kavita Ghosh Preethi Radha Shitoo Wadhawan	Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) Delhi Public School (Bangalore South)
Radhika Narayanan Rashmi M. N. Indu P. Menon Maya K.P. Rema Kishore Susan Joe Eipe	National Public School (HSR) National Public School (HSR) National Public School (HSR) National Public School (HSR) National Public School (HSR) National Public School(HSR)
Bhawna Pant Elssa Limcy Roshan	Presidency School (Bangalore South) Presidency School (Bangalore South)
Monica Khanna Jennifer Mary	Chrysalis High School (Yelahanka) Chrysalis High School(Yelahanka)
Madhumitha Sangeetha Sharma	St. Mira’s High School (BTM) St. Mira’s High School (BTM)
Rajashree.C.M	St. Mira’s High School (Basaveshwaranagar)
Jayanthi Harish	The East-West School
Rajeswary A	The East-West School
Vinitha .P. Dinakar Parvathy .S. Simi Sheffi Sampa Tarafdar Jayati Das Gupta Renu sankaran Suminder Kaur Akhila Thampi Preethi Prasad Renuga Devi	Gopalan International School (ICSE) Gopalan International School (ICSE) Gopalan International School (ICSE) Gopalan International School (ICSE) Gopalan International School (ICSE) Gopalan International School (ICSE) Gopalan International School (ICSE) Vagdevi Vilas School (Marathahalli) Vagdevi Vilas School (Marathahalli) Vagdevi Vilas School (Marathahalli)
Avanti Deo-Joshi	Chrysalis High School (Yelahanka)
Srimati Ramya N	Vagdevi Vilas School (Bidadi) Vagdevi Vilas School (Bidadi)
Tasreen Taj	St. Mira’s High School (Rajajinagar)
Pramila Venkat Bindu Jayakumar Vinoda Rao	Carmel High School (Basaveshwaranagar) Carmel High School (Basaveshwaranagar) Carmel High School(Basaveshwaranagar)
Madhumita Roychowdhury	Ebenezer International School
Praveen Kumar M	St. Teresa's High School
Shanthi Paul Parvathy Narayanan	Air Force School Air Force School
Renu Dimiri	Delhi Public School (Bangalore North)
Gayatri M	Deccan International School

Affordable Private Schools

Name of the teacher	Name of the School
Janaki.M Sangeetha Raj Archana Jha	Amara Jyothi Public School Amara Jyothi Public School Amara Jyothi Public School
Pushpa M.B. Nagaveni .N Sujatha Tenglikar Bhargavi Girisha K.T Srinivas .M	Prarthana Central School Prarthana Central School Prarthana Central School Prarthana Central School Prarthana Central School Prarthana Central School
Jerina P.A. Sundari .A Stella Mary S. Nirmala Meena Kumari	Shishu Mandir Education Centre Shishu Mandir Education Centre Shishu Mandir Education Centre Shishu Mandir Education Centre
Shylaja Sneha Kale Shreedevi Kalagi Manjula Bindu Chitkara	School Vivekananda School Vivekananda School Vivekananda School Vivekananda School Vivekananda
Chethana	Sri Sharada Public School
S.Geetha	Vijaya High School, Jayanagar
Naseem Taj	Silicon City Public School

Group Discussion for the shortlisted candidates is scheduled on 29 August 2013. We will inform the time slots as scheduled to the short listed candidates soon.

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Details of “Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching”

Gems B School, in collaboration with Times Foundation and The Teacher Foundation, is proud to announce “Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching”(TAFET)

The initiative is aimed at recognizing and acknowledging teachers who show exceptional subject knowledge, use inspiring teaching methods and display innovative use of technology.

All the registered participants will undergo a selection process. The first step of selection process is Pen and Paper Test.

Date
The written test will be conducted on 19 August,2013 (Monday) at Times Foundation, Bangalore.

Time
Test will be held in five batches, from 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. For more information about your time slot, mail to shwetha.harshwal@timesgroup.com or pooja@teacherfoundation.org, call at 9886636507 / 9535535478. (Mails are already sent to participating schools.)

The participants are required to arrive at the test center before 15 minutes.

Venue
Times Foundation, No.40/1,S&B Towers, 2nd Floor, MG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560001.

The test has been designed in a multiple choice format and will cover the areas of General Awareness, Logical Thinking and Language Comprehension. There will be a total of 50 questions to be answered. There is no negative marking. The duration of the test will be 30 minutes.

Stages of Selection Process

Stage	Date	Venue
Paper & Pencil Test	19 August 2013	@Times Foundation, Bangalore
Group Discussions	29 August 2013	@Times Foundation, Bangalore
Classroom Observation	To be announced later	To be announced later
Award Ceremony	To be announced later	To be announced later

Please note that the school has to nominate teachers for the Teacher Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Nominations from individual teachers on their own behalf are not eligible for the award!

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Announcing Times Award for Excellence in Teaching (TAFET 2013)

Times Foundation in collaboration with The Teacher Foundation is happy to announce the launch of TAFET, “ Times Award For Excellence in Teaching – 2013” . These awards will be aptly presented on 5th September 2013, Teachers Day.Through these awards, we want to recognize and acknowledge the outstanding work of our teachers. ‘Great teaching is easy to recognize, but hard to define. The truth is that there are as many great teaching styles as there are great teachers. The effort to find one has just begun.
Every teacher hopes that their teaching in their school is outstanding and aspires for an ‘outstanding' award. A key factor in achieving outstanding status is the quality of teaching and learning. Outstanding teaching includes a focus on pupils making exceptional progress as a result of inspiring teaching, from teachers having excellent subject knowledge and the innovative use of new technology.

Outstanding teaching looks different depending on the circumstances and context. An outstanding lesson on algebra will look very different to an outstanding PE lesson. However, outstanding teaching and learning underpins every effective school. Research shows that all the best teachers motivate their pupils to work hard and assess them regularly. How teachers use pupil assessments to plan and shape future lessons is an important factor in outstanding teaching. This is one aspect of the culture of outstanding schools. Building Confidence, ability to make difficult decisions, developing others, good Communicators, they thrive in the company of others and seeing the ‘bigger picture’ are collectively some of the traits of an outstanding teacher.

Indicators of outstanding teaching
An outstanding lesson is one with much significant strength and no areas for improvement. This should also be very closely linked with clear evidence of effective learning and progress for every learner in the class. It is often more important to focus on what the pupils are doing than what the teacher is doing. What the pupils do and learn in a lesson is often a better indicator of the quality of a lesson. The key factors include:

Are the pupils highly engaged?
Do they move from listening to being positively motivated?
Do they learn and make progress?
Do they obviously enjoy the lesson and have fun, and are they keen to discuss what they have learned and what they might be doing in the next lesson?
Do the pupils ask appropriate (and challenging) questions?
Do they show a keen interest in the tasks?
Are they proud of their work?
Are the pupils involved in deciding any part/content of the next lesson on the topic?

Effective teachers add value to lessons by using special approaches and features. These are usually on top of the normal good teaching approaches and may include some of the following:

Subject expertise and flair
The involvement of every pupil in the learning process
Intelligent questioning involving every pupil
The use of a wide variety of resources as appropriate including new technology
Involvement of pupils in the learning process and developing independent learning.

Based on the above criteria we are calling on nominations for TAFET.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO REGISTER FOR TAFET
The 2 Categories for the competition are as follows:

Affordable Private Schools (fee is Re. 1200 and below per month)
ICSE and CBSE Schools (fee is between Re. 1250 and Re. 3500 per month)

In each Category, there will be divisions as given below:

Middle School – Grades 5 to 8
High School – Grades 8 to 12.

There will be first place and 1st runner-up in each division.

Levels for the competition

Paper pencil Test(Multiple choice questions)
Group Discussion
Classroom observation.
Award ceremony.

Last date for registration is 14 August 2013 (Please note that only teachers who teach in Bangalore Schools are eligible for the award!)

Click here to download the application form!

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