CHESS
Continuous Help to Teachers of English from Secondary and Senior
Secondary Schools.
After
successful implementation of ELISS, Mentoring and CHESS Projects for secondary
level, the school education department has decided to widen the range of the
project to the senior secondary (higher secondary / Junior college) level from
the year 2019-20.
Authorities
to run this program:-
1) SAMAGRA SHIKSHA
ABHIYAN
2) MSCERT
3) REGIONAL ACADEMIC AUTHORITY
(SIEM)
4) Dy. Director, EO
& DIECPD
The Objectives:-
1) To build the
capacity of the teachers to deal with the senior secondary level English
language course-book effectively.
2) To enable teachers to share how their
learners relate learning of English to day-to-day life.
3) To boost the confidence of the teachers to
use English language effectively in the classroom as well as in the school
environment to provide maximum exposure.
4) To enable teachers to integrate technology
in the teaching-learning process (blended-learning).
5) To facilitate
teachers to develop communication skill of the learners, mainly the speaking
skill.
6) To develop an
‘English Speaking Eco-System’ where learners become active users of English.
THE PUNCHLINE :- To develop
an English-Speaking Ecosystem where learners become active users of English.
Involvement
in the CHESS program:-
§
14 Academic Committee Members and 36 MERs
§
126 Trainers as ETF Moderators
§
6307 Teachers as ETF Members
Common
Minimum Essentials:-
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ENGLISH DAYS :- Saturday as an English Day
§
ONLINE COLLABORATION :- VFTs, Zoom Meetings,
Skype Calls
§
LEARNER CLUBS :- Learner Clubs run by
students
§ ENGLISH SPEAKING ECOSYSTEM :- Every student
becomes active user of English
Roadmap
for 2019:-
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5 Face-to-Face ETF Meetings
§
1 Online Task as Online ETF
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1 Facebook Live Session
§
Webinar- Adobe Connect
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District Symposiums
§
Monitoring and Evaluation
§
Review and Third Party Evaluation
Strength:-
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By the Teachers, To the Teachers, For the Learners
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Continuous and Direct Help and Support to
teachers
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Dissemination of ideas & Best Practices
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Live network of English Teachers’ Forum
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Collaborative opportunities
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Use of technology for continuing support
§
Capacity building and Pedagogical inputs to
teachers
§
Resource book for every teacher
§
CPD opportunities
Be ready for CHESS program for Junior College.
