Towards Professional Association for English Medium Schools

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

The educators and policymakers are recognizing that it is time for standards based reform. We need to place a greater priority on strengthening the capacity of educators and building learning communities to deliver higher standards for every child.

… Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Former IBM, CEO

What is professional Association? The idea of professional association is one well worth

pursuing as a means of promoting schools and system wide capacity building for sustainable improvement and pupil learning.

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

Contextualizing Professional Association

Context 1 : Socialization

Socialization as a process of life-long learning, promoting multi-culturalism, acquiring knowledge, skills and dispositions, being human.

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

Context 2 : Professional Learning Community The most successful function as professional communities, where teachers help one another take collective responsibility for student learning and work continuously to improve their teaching practices. Schools with strong professional communities offer more authentic pedagogy and are more effective in encouraging student achievement.

Learning Communities Characteristics

Shared values and vision Collective responsibility for pupils’

learning Collaboration focused on learning Individual and collective professional

learning Reflective professional enquiry Openness, networks and partnerships Inclusive membership Mutual trust, respect and support

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

Eight Key Characteristics

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

Professional

• Specialized knowledge

• Service Ethic• Commitment• Collective

Identity• Standards &

Practices

Learning

• Enrichment• Reinventing

Practices• Shared

Growth• Common

Understanding

• Learning brought to Classrooms

Communities

• Identity/ Practice

• Common Cause

• Common Belief

• Student Improvement

• Includes: Schools, Teachers & Parents

Professional Learning Communities

Sustained and intensive professional development for teachers is related to student achievement

Collaborative approaches to professional learning promotes school improvement

American Teachers are among the highest who invest on their own in their professional development.

Professional development programme ranging from 30to 100 hrs spread over 6 to 12 months shows positive and significant effect on student achievement.

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

Research Findings:

Inhibitions

Lack of Open door and sharing

“What is happening in the classroom stays in the classrooms.”

“Come in and see what we are doing/learning. It is so exciting.”

“Build Trust”

“To find solutions together.” Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777

Thank You!

Ashok Pandey | Principal | Ahlcon International School | Delhi- 91 | 011-47770777