Teachers are the pillars of every school. A teacher’s sole responsibility is no longer to impart all-encompassing knowledge. They are facilitators who inspire students to explore the world of knowledge for themselves using new technologies and to study and grow in an atmosphere of affection, kindness, trust, togetherness, and openness.
MAMS has a team of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced teachers with years of expertise in the classroom. In addition to academics and pedagogy, MAMS is also committed to teacher development through a variety of ongoing in-service programmes and workshops that cover topics such as psychological counselling, personality development, and career counselling.
In a world that is continuously changing, keeping pace with new knowledge, new norms, and new ideas is critical for an educator. Teachers learn about many areas of curriculum transaction, such as constructing appropriate learning outcomes, employing numerous assessment methodologies, and selecting appropriate teaching-learning resources.
From traditional, teacher-centred teaching-learning, which mostly focuses on theoretical educational processes, our teachers have moved ahead to embrace research-theory-based teaching approaches which inspire creativity and innovation in students. We are committed to offering high-quality teacher training and ensuring that our instructors are updated about teaching innovations and incorporate new research findings into their classrooms.
Our Professional Learning Communities meet in the subject and level-specific teams to brainstorm, ideate, and write journals of the best pedagogical approaches from across the world that are backed up by research and statistics.
Not only do our training programmes instil solid educational ideas and practise in our instructors, but they also help them gain confidence by simulating classroom settings which create opportunities for teachers to communicate their ideas, and thoughts about best practices to a live audience of other teachers.
Professional development is an important part of teacher growth and evolution at MAMS. Teacher training programmes provide our teachers with future-relevant knowledge and abilities, as well as open up new vistas of teaching methodology by exposing our educators to the best practices across the globe, allowing them to easily transition into a 21st-century learning environment.
Teacher-Led Online Professional Development Programme: Teachers are encouraged to participate in training capacity-building sessions as field experts, facilitators, moderators, and participants in a variety of roles. They share and exchange their ideas and thoughts with other members of the teaching community on a variety of topics including how to conduct Inquiry, the value of connecting with students, the art of questioning, ‘Reflection’ as an empowering tool, and designing a strong lesson plan (the Unit of Inquiry).
Exchange Programmes: With the internet connecting us all, real-time, physical exchange programmes are being phased out in favour of online collaboration and virtual exchange experiences with reputable schools all over the world.
Our teachers are members of various learning communities throughout the world, where they participate in online debates and the exchange of ideas.
Innovative Pedagogical Tools: During the pandemic, the field of education has seen unprecedented technological advancements. Our teachers have been exposed to good and innovative pedagogical approaches and have learned how to access and use online resources to promote learning through training and PLCs.
Padlet, Quizlet, Kahoot, Crossword Puzzle creators, and a plethora of other virtual sites that aid in lesson planning have become part of our teachers’ pedagogical practices.
The student-teacher ratio has been identified as one of the most powerful predictors of student success and engagement. It is critical for the teacher to know not only the students’ names and faces, but also their goals, strengths, and academic challenges, in order to encourage their unique voices and meet their needs. The more one-on-one attention and personalised instruction students receive, the higher the quality and personalization of their learning.
Acknowledging the significance of maintaining an ideal student-to-teacher ratio, the ratio is maintained at 1:30 in each section from Kindergarten through class XII. Teachers may even teach smaller groups of 10 or 15 pupils in senior classes. As a result, each student receives personalised attention and is encouraged to approach teachers for assistance with problems both in and out of class.
The school strongly discourages private tuition. Throughout the school year, we provide need-based remedial lessons for pupils to address their specific learning needs.
Holidays are an excellent opportunity for families to spend quality time together. It is equally important to keep the students intellectually stimulated. Carefully designed holiday homework not only helps the students to stay connected with the school, but it also supports the development of necessary skills like self-paced learning, independent research and reasoning. Holiday homework has the added benefit of eliciting parental support and allowing parents to be involved in their children’s development.
Parent-teacher communication is more than just a means of assisting your student’s or child’s academic performance. Better communication between a child’s parents and teachers leads to better social development.
To create a safe learning environment for the children, there must be open communication between the home and the school. When students have a positive relationship with their parents and teachers, they become more invested in their classroom goals which in turn results in an enhanced learning environment.
At MAMS we consider parents as partners in our student’s learning process. Hence, besides the regular PTMs at the end of each month, we have an ‘open door’ policy which encourages the parents to stay connected with the school throughout the school year. They can approach the teachers and the school with any questions during the prescribed hours. An increased level of collaboration between the teachers and parents results in creating a conducive environment to help the student thrive. Numerous opportunities are created for parents to participate in school activities to encourage enhanced parent involvement in the teaching-learning process.
Disclaimer: Maa Anandmayee Memorial School, Raiwala is not affiliated and/or associated, directly or indirectly with any other school and/or educational institute using the word ‘MAMS’ as a part of its name.
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