DE Program

DIGITAL EQUALIZER PROGRAM

         Utilizes technology to bridge the digital divide in India and transform under-resourced schools into dynamic places to teach and learn to create large-scale, sustainable impact in education.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

•Transforms pedagogy by training teachers and students through technology

•Encourages critical thinking, collaboration, and effective communication

•Onsite support for schools for 3 years

•Onsite and Centralized training model

•Partnerships with state governments and City Corporations for sustainability

OBJECTIVE

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL AND EDUCATION DIVIDE

•      Digital access to the under served children
•      Integration of Technology and innovation in Teaching Learning Process
•      Financial Literacy 

DE PROGRAM IN TN  PHASE I (2008 – 2012)

·         Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Ramnathapuram, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari .

·         Impacted 4194 teachers and 1,45,821 students.

DE PROGRAM - TN PHASE II (2012-2015)

1.    Corporation of Chennai

2.    Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation

3.    Kanchipuram

4.    68 Schools, 1137 Teachers & 20,442 students

PROGRAM EXPOSURE - PRESENT STATUS

THREE DISTRICTS

1.    Chennai 108 schools-2016-2019

2.    Coimbatore 25 schools -2016-2017

3.    Madurai 35 Schools-2017-2020

PROGRAM PROCESS

1.    DE Way of Teaching.

2.    Flipped Classroom.

3.    HM sign off Sheet

4.    LIG(Learning Improvement Group) Strategies.

5.    Edukit: Used for DEWoT & FC transaction or as a stand alone resource for a topic.

6.    NFLAT/TEFES

7.    Digital Literacy – TSTC

FLIPPED CLASSROOM (FC)

•       The Flipped Classroom is a pedagogical model which focuses on bringing a change in the traditional classroom and homework scenarios. Short video regarding the subject topic will be screened to the students, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions following which a assessment is conducted to test their understanding.  

•   It comprises of three corner stones: Pre-content Screening, Peer to peer learning, Post Assessment.

DIGITAL EQUALIZER WAY OF TEACHING (DEWOT)

•       DEWoT is a student centric teaching methodology which engages all the type of learners in the classroom.

•       It comprises of four corner stones: Student Engagement, Technology Integration, Project based Learning, Reflections.

BENEFITS FOR THE TEACHERS

PRE TEACHING

•        Lesson plan

•        Teaching aids

•        Activities

•        Assessment questions

IN CLASS ACTIVITIES

•       Student engagement activity to make the students participate in the learning process

•       Use of technology

•       a change in the traditional teaching learning process to increase more participation. 

POST TEACHING

The teacher can utilize the Reflection and Post- Assessment questions and Project based learning activities during DEWoT and FC for their FA(a) and FA(b) evaluation.

OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE TEACHERS  

            On behalf the teacher, AIF registers their innovations in ICT, British council booklet and Teacher App which enable to publish their achievements and methods.  

EDUKIT

•       Digitized Samacheer Kalvi content for class 6, 7, & 8.

•       Subtopic  aligned videos in regional language.

•       Assessment questions aligned to the topic.

Each Edukit module consist of

·          PPT

·          Videos

·          Lesson Plan

·          Module Guide

·          Activity Sheet

·         Question and Answer

TEFES / NFLAT

·         For Class 7 & 8 introducing Technology Enabled Financial Education in Schools 

·         To incorporate Financial Education in school     

EXPERIFUN

•    For Class 6,7 & 8 introducing science experimental kit to understand the concept easier.

•    Will be using these kits during DEWoT and FC Transaction

  

HM SIGN OFF SHEET

Every end of the month HM and Teacher meeting will be conducted for monthly updates and also the next month’s plan will be discussed.