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Capacity Building for Effective Early Childhood Education within Anganwadis A Model Developed and Implemented by Centre for Learning Resources (CLR). Focus on. Acquisition of knowledge Acquisition of skills Developing the attitude needed to work with children Evaluation

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  1. Capacity Building for Effective Early Childhood Education within Anganwadis A Model Developed and Implemented by Centre for Learning Resources (CLR)

  2. Focus on • Acquisition of knowledge • Acquisition of skills • Developing the attitude needed to work with children • Evaluation Participants – Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi Helpers, Supervisors, CDPO, Trainers at AWTC, Trainers at MLTC, and Parents & Community

  3. Capacity Building Process • Developing ECE Program Outcomes and Indicators • Deciding the implementation Strategy • Adopting & Contextualizing CLR’s Developmentally Appropriate ECE Curriculum

  4. Physical Development / Health / Hygiene Social and Emotional Development Development of positive self concept, self confidence, sociability with peers and adults. Cognitive Development (‘Thinking Things Out’) Development of concepts related to the child's world; reasoning abilities; divergent thinking CLR Eclectic ECE Curriculum (Activity-based) Creative Expression Art activities; music and movement; creative play Language Development : Receptive and expressive language skills Beginning Mathematics Early number and spacial concepts, and related vocabulary Emergent Literacy Phonological and phonemic awareness; orientation to print; readiness for writing

  5. Capacity Building Process 4. Putting together an ECE kit • CLR ECE Kit • A set of easily replenishable learning materials correlated with the curriculum with a guidebook • Play materials • Material collected from the environment • Teacher Prepared TLMs • Attention to appropriate storage for easy retrieval of materials

  6. Capacity Building Process 5. Developing Training Content and Training Aids • Focus Areas • Trainees’ understanding of herself as ECE worker • Understanding children’s rights and developmental needs • Activity-based ECE curriculum and methods • Attitudes of the Anganwadi Worker • Making and using learning materials • Managing activity-based learning • Monitoring and self-evaluation • Parent and community awareness / involvement

  7. Capacity Building Process 6. Developing a Monitoring & Mentoring Design 7. Developing a Tool to Monitor and Assess ECE Classroom Process 8. Developing a Tool to Assess School Readiness

  8. Phase 1: Building capacity of motivated Anganwadi Workers to Develop Centers were Best Practices where Observable –Observation Anganwadis

  9. Phase 2: Developing an ECE Block Resource Team (BRT) • ICDSSupervisors (9) • BalshikshanPrasarKaryakartas(3) recruited by CLR • Program Officer Building Capacity of the ECE BRT as: • Field Based Trainers • Reflective Supervisors • Mentors

  10. Phase 3 Training of Anganwadi Workers by BRT Training Strategy: • decentralized • at circle level • recurrent • from familiar to unfamiliar • simple to complex

  11. Training Design: • Observe ‘real time process with children’ • Theoretical Input • Practice Skills • Input on Ancillary Information • Plan Individual Time Table for ECE

  12. Phase 4Monitoring and On-Site Mentoring by BRT Plan Implement Reflect

  13. Strategy • Frequent visits • Focus on demonstration & not instruction • Mentor – Anganwadi Worker/Helper relationship important • Recogniseand appreciate effort • Tele-mentoring

  14. Phase 5 Diffuse Intervention to Develop a Critical Mass of Anganwadis showing ‘Good ECE Practices’ within each Supervisory beat 120 Aws 90 Aws Mentoring support Shikshan sakhis 36 Anganwadis 18 Anganwadis

  15. Impact Improvement in ECE Quality • Self confidence • Perspective & attitude towards ECE • Ability to reflect on ones own program

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