Workshops

Dear All,

Research has proven that stress leads to psychological factors such as negative emotions, which impact our health. Individuals are vulnerable to stress and they all respond to it in different ways. Some are more vulnerable than others and susceptible to changes in health-related behaviors. During this two-hour interactive session, you will be involved in discussions research findings, which will help you understand the importance of managing stress.

The main objectives of the interactive talk session are to:
• understand cognitive restructuring to reduce the negativity of one’s interpretation of experience
• identify behavioral tips and assertive skills to deal with pressures of environment

The details of the talk session are as follows:

Date: Tuesday 28 March 2017

Timings: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

Venue: Teachers’ Resource Centre

Who should attend? All Teachers, School Heads and anyone who is interested

Speaker’s Profile: Ms. Tania Waqas is a clinical psychologist and a counselor. She is currently teaching Psychology to speech therapists and is conducting a diploma course in Developmental Psychology and Psycho Pathology at Ziauddin College of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. She also works at Centre of Inclusive Care and does family counseling. She delivers motivational speeches at various educational and vocational institutes to enable people to deal with their emotions and stressors more effectively.

Charges: Rs. 2000

Last date for registration with payment: 15 March 2017

Dates: 6th, 7th & 8th March 2017 | Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

One of the educational challenges faced in schools today is that a good number of children fail to develop their capacity for learning, understanding, and creating to the fullest. Research studies show that a student’s underlying belief that he/she is not good at school makes it difficult to be successful in the learning process. This workshop will focus on why children fail in our schools and will explore ways to make children’s education more meaningful to enable them to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Dates: 28th, 29th & 30th November 2016 | Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Play is essential for the well-being of children, as it is through play that children, at a very early age, engage and interact with the world around them. Play contributes to their cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development and allows them to use their creativity. It offers an ideal opportunity for teachers and parents to engage fully with the children.

Dates: 25th & 26th November 2016 | Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 & 9:00 to 2:00 p.m.

It is essential for early childhood practitioners to identify factors and theories that influence the dramatic changes in children during the first 8 years of their lives. This workshop will help teachers reflect and improve their pedagogical skills, and plan according to the developmental needs of young learners.

Dates: 23rd, 24th & 25th November 2016 | Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

To maintain harmonious relationships among the teachers, between students and teachers, and between teachers and the administration, it is important to develop strategies to resolve conflicts in our interaction with others around us. This workshop will guide you to become a vital problem solver at workplace and achieve personal excellence.

Dear All,

Teachers’ Resource Centre has initiated a series of talks from January 2016 that focus on issues around educational pedagogy, understanding the IB system, successful interventions in school management, special needs and inclusive education. These talks are delivered by speakers with an educational background, enriched by valuable experience in their relevant field. The talk sessions are followed by a question-answer session to enhance the value of the discussion for all the participants.

The ages 11 through 14 years are often referred to as early adolescence. These years are an exciting time of many varied changes. The young child experiences rapid physical growth and also starts to feel and think in more mature ways. But this can be a confusing time for both children and caregivers.

This talk session provides an overview of the developmental changes and provides strategies to meet the needs and challenges of early adolescence.

The main objectives of the interactive talk session are to:
• provide an understanding of the growth and developmental changes for early adolescence
• learn about the early adolescent brain development and effect on mood and Behaviour
• identify the basic needs and challenges faced by the early adolescent
• gain tips to help child through early adolescence years

The details of the talk session are as follows:

Date: 11 November 2016

Timings: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Venue: Teachers’ Resource Centre

Who should attend? Teachers and Parents of 11 to 14 year olds

Speaker’s Profile: : Dr. Sajida Hassan is a qualified Clinical Psychologist and Researcher with a Doctorate in Child Psychology from University of Leicester, UK and a Double Masters in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working at Hussaini Foundation and is involved in identification and management of common mental health problems in school children. She has to her credit several publications on mental health of primary school children both globally as well as in Pakistan.

Charges: Rs. 2000

Last date for registration with payment: 2 November 2016

Dear All,

This is the age of technology and media and it is affecting our children. While the media can impart valuable information to our children, it also exposes them to (and glorifies) violence and unhealthy habits. Research has shown that children who spend too much time using media can develop a variety of issues, including sleep-related problems, difficulties in school, attention problems and eating disorders. Yet every day we see toddlers who are handed iPads that babysit them in cinemas and restaurants young energetic children. Hence recreate the violence that they have been exposed to in a video game or on TV. Therefore it is important for parents and teachers to understand the impact this exposure is having on them.

This talk will help parents understand the media and its impact on our children.

The main objectives of the interactive talk session are:
• supporting our children in making wise choices
• controlling our children’s media diet
• guiding our children’s experience with the media
• alternatives to media that we can offer our children

The details of the talk session are as follows:

Date: Saturday 29 October 2016

Timings: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

Venue: Teachers’ Resource Centre

Who should attend? All teachers, School Managers, Parents or anyone else who is interested

Speaker’s Profile: Ms. Shahrezad Samiuddin works at TRC. She is also a journalist with a special interest in traditional and new media. She has written features pieces in Dawn on various issues, including on the media. For almost a decade, Shahrezad has been writing the Auntie Agni column in Dawn. She writes on a variety of subjects for Aurora, the Express Tribune, The Herald (Dawn group) and The Indian Express. She has also co-authored a book on Pakistan for young readers called, Pakistan: Castle with a Thousand Doors.

Charges: Rs. 2000

Last date for registration with payment: 14 October 2016

Dates: 27th & 28th October 2016 | Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Communication is the backbone of any society. It allows us to form connections, influence decisions, and motivate change. Public speaking is one of the most important and most dreaded forms of communication. Glossophobia or speech anxiety, is one of the most common fear people have across the globe. If you are in a role that involves winning over a crowd, motivating people or just to inform then this is the workshop for you.

The workshop will help enhance the participants’ skills of making confident public presentations that are effective in conveying the message through positive verbal and non-verbal communication

Dear All,

It is the need of the hour to provide students and teachers a different and more profound learning experience by leveraging technology, thus creating a new enhanced interactive knowledge paradigm. To address the Digital training needs of teachers, TRC is organizing a 6-hour workshop in collaboration with Knowledge Jump. Knowledge Jump is a Pakistan based organization focusing on spreading STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in Pakistan.

ICT can have large benefits, but it can also add to a teacher’s workload, especially when syllabus requirements are so overwhelming. This workshop aims to demonstrate that the benefit of using ICT can far outweigh the cost. How? By tailoring the use of ICT to the needs you identify in your own classrooms.

Through this interactive workshop, participants will:
• understand the value of educational technology in teaching and learning
• be able to engage and motivate students using digital tools
• be able to choose the right technology to achieve learning outcomes of the course you teach
• understand how to develop appropriate learner-centered activities using educational technology

This is an instructor-led, hands-on training. Participants will get to build micro-projects based on different technologies that will be explained and demonstrated by the instructor. The primary instructor will conduct live training from Cambridge, UK and will be assisted by our team for hands-on activities during the sessions

The details of the workshop are as follows:

Date: Saturday 22 October 2016

Timings: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Venue: Teachers’ Resource Centre

Who should attend? Students and Coordinators of Secondary Level

Speaker’s Profile: Dr. Mark Winterbottom is a Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Cambridge University, UK. He joined the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge in 2002 and has been involved with secondary PGCE course, BA/MA, MPhil and PhD in educational studies. Previously he served as an ITT mentor, newly-qualified teacher mentor and lead-teacher responsible for developing interactive learning activities using ICT in schools of England for five years. He also acts as a senior examiner for the OCR examination board.

Charges: Rs. 7000

Requirements:

Participants attending the workshop need to have a Gmail account. Internet connection through Wireless network will be available.

Last date for registration with payment: 10 October 2016

Dates: 17th & 18th October 2016 | Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Teachers often face issues in making students understand when first introducing the concepts of Algebra and its various functions at Middle school level. This workshop has been designed to help teachers enhance their own understanding and skill of teaching Algebric Equations.