Life after CIE

A short update on my present work

Gopal MidhaIndia

But before I begin...

What color is my parachute?

After a bewildering career path(s):

--Advertising, Venture Capital, Banking,

What next?

Education seemed to bring it all together!

And then...CIE

Where can I be most effective now?

Graduation 2010

The journey begins in Mumbai...

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The present education system provides a detailed structure to implement policy

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But this structure(s) is confusing...

And complicated by policies that demotivate because people do not find meaning in the work they do

Creating the need for guidelines

Project 1- Indicative Guidelines for resource centers

i.Objective and scope of work of such resource centres.

ii.Location, coverage and geographical area and process of setting up of resource centres.

iii.Manpower required at resource centres – their roles, job profiles, qualifications and selection criterion

iv.Infrastructure and facilities that should be available in the resource centre.

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Project 2- Setting up a policy desk for Pre-Service Teacher Education

i.The present status of PSTE programs- types of colleges, teachers and students.

ii.Publishing reports on innovative examples of such programs across the country.

iii.Informing policy makers on what works and what does not work- curriculum,pedagogy and institutional framework.

The challenge lies in creating an integrated approach

Questions, Thoughts, Comments

A few questions...• How do governments in other countries support

schools? Are there “successful” examples of academic support/resource centers?

• What are some effective models of teacher education across the globe?

• And..

– Effective strategies in doing research with people who speak a different language

– Developing Guidelines which get implemented

E: gopalmidha@gmail.com