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The first half of year one is when Fellows first begin to really immerse themselves in the context of their classroom and community.
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Outcomes for Commitment to Self:
:: Fellows develop a beginning understanding of themselves and their identity within the system. They also explore their biases and the impact these have on their relationships.
:: Fellows begin to develop a vision of excellence for what a transformative classroom looks like and they master the basic practices of planning and execution within teaching.
Outcomes for Commitment to Others:
:: Fellows spend time understanding their students, parents, school staff, and community and build relationships with them.
:: Fellows set goals with students and learn how to build culture, plan lessons towards these outcomes.
Outcomes for Commitment to India:
:: Fellows create a community map to understand the factors at play within the system.
:: Fellows immerse themselves in the current reality of their communities and develop a beginning understanding of the leadership India needs today.
Stage One - The first half of Year One
City Induction
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Welcome to your placement city. Your city induction is a place where you will come together and meet the staff and Fellows that will become an imperative part of your two-year journey. Through your induction, you will learn more about the context of your city and the journey of Teach for India as part of the region. You will learn about the culture of your city team. You will revisit some of the important concepts from Institute and build upon the same to make sure you feel ready and equipped for your first few weeks at school. This is also a place where you will meet your Program Manager and Learning Circle in the city and begin to form relationships with the people who will form your ecosystem of support for the next year. You will leave your city Induction with clarity on what to expect in terms of upcoming challenges, who you can reach out to for support, and a renewed sense of inspiration.
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Compassion, Collaboration
Getting to know your people!
At Teach for India, we believe that it takes a whole village to raise a child. It takes a whole village to raise a Fellow too! During your first few weeks, you will begin to form connections with people who will remain life-long partners in your journey towards equity for all children. You will spend time challenging your own biases and listening to the stories and experiences of your children, their families, your school staff, and members of your Learning Circle. You will be welcomed into each home with warmth and excitement and in some cases with a little hesitance as well. Each one of the faces you see will have a story behind it and your first few weeks will ensure that you are rooted in the strength of your community.
Compassion, Curiosity, Communication
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1. City Induction
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2. Getting to know your people.
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4. Teaching in class
3. Goal setting for the year.
5. Insti Lite
Support
6.Student Mid-Year
Assessments
7. Mid-Year Retreat and LDJC Conversation
Goal Setting for the year
Goal setting is an important milestone in the first stage of the Fellowship. If you are in a classroom that has already had TFI intervention, you will have access to transition documents and trackers that will help you understand where your students are in terms of their learning and growth. If you are in a first-year intervention classroom, you will administer diagnostic assessments to learn about where your students are. Once you have an understanding of the current reality of your students and the learning gaps that exist, you will sit with your Program Manager to learn how to set goals for the year. At this time, you will also set goals for yourself as a teacher and leader so that you are able to track and reflect on your own growth alongside the growth of your students.
Critical Thinking, Courage
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Insti Lite Support
As beginning teachers, how much we learn is just as important as how much we teach. The Insti- Lite ongoing training and support through stage one will help you build important skills that will serve you in the classroom and the community. You will learn how to interact with stakeholders, how to set goals, how to plan for a week of instruction and much more.
Critical Thinking, Curiosity
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Student Mid-Year Assessments
At the end of your first six months in the classroom, your students will answer their first National standardized assessment. Through this process, they will have the opportunity to showcase what they have learnt through the first half of the year. You will have the opportunity to learn about how much each student has learnt and what they are struggling with. During this time, you will also spend time with each child and their parents to celebrate the holistic progress they have made and identify ways for them to strengthen the same. This will give both you and your students clear next steps to enhance their learning through the second half of the year. much more.
Critical Thinking, Curiosity
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Stage One Milestones
Mid-Year Retreat and Mid-Year LDJC conversation
The Mid-Year Retreat and Mid-Year LDJC Conversation mark the end of stage one of the Fellowship. During this time, you will step back and reflect on your growth towards your commitments to self, other, and India. Your Mid - Year Leadership Development conversation with your Program Manager will help you think of how you have evolved as a leader and help you make connections between teaching and leadership. The Mid-Year Retreat will help you zoom out, re-connect with the purpose of the Fellowship, make connections between your classroom and the wider system and provide opportunities and experiences for you to re-connect with yourself, your purpose, and your peers.
Consciousness, Collaboration, Compassion
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Teaching in Class
Teaching in class is one of the most challenging, most exhilarating parts of stage one of the Fellowship. Standing in class for six hours a day, planning for culture and instruction, and executing every day can seem like a daunting task... but it is also one of the most beautiful parts of the Fellowship. In stage one, you will learn how to co-create culture with your students. Together, you will generate norms, set routines, and create a safe and welcoming environment for every child. By the end of stage one, you will also be able to execute a lesson effectively, meeting learning outcomes that have been set and building important values along the way. At periodic intervals, you will also learn how to reflect on your classes. You will ask questions like: How many of my students learnt today? How much did they learn? What enabled this? What did they struggle to do? What needs to shift for them to understand this better? This deliberate reflection will help you walk into class as a better teacher, every day.
Critical Thinking, Courage, Creativity
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Fellow Curriculum for Stage One
Commitment to Self
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1. Exploring my Identity within the SystemThis module has been adapted from a section of Elena Aguilar's The Onward Book. Through this module, you will notice and reflect on your sociopoitical identities, how the intersectionalities of these muliple identities play out in your interactions with people, and what this means for the relationships that you will build with your people. LIT Focus: Proficient on Connect 3: I reflect on my biases and their impact on my relationships.
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2. Becoming conscious of my biasesAs you begin to step into communities and interact with multiple different people, you will reflect on the biases you hold, begin to explore where they stem from, and the impact that they have on your relationships. You will begin to engage in experiences that help you deconstruct these biases and explore different ways of thinking. Through their beginning interactions with a variety of individuals, you will begin to encounter ideas and perspectives that are different from your own. You will learn that the opposite of your stories can be as true as your own, and you will learn to respect diversity and difference. LIT Focus: Proficient on Connect 3: I reflect on my biases and their impact on my relationships.
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3. Managing my energy and my timeIn your first few months of the Fellowship, you will learn how to manage your energy and your time. With all the multiple things you will have to do, you will learn how to plan to complete tasks, prioritize and maximize your time. You will also begin to notice what gives you energy, what drains energy and find ways to ensure that you are adopting habits that will help you sustain yourself. LIT Focus: Proficient on Reflect 1: I am conscious of my emotions and how my states of being are impacting my work.
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4. Reflecting on my leadershipAs an ongoing component of this module, you will reflect on your growth as leaders as you navigate through challenging situations to pursue transformational growth with your students. You will examine the connection between your growth and the impact you are able to create. LIT Focus: Proficient on Reflect 3: I am conscious of the connection between outcomes and my leadership.
Commitment to Other
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1. Exploring my Identity within the SystemThis module has been adapted from a section of Elena Aguilar's The Onward Book. Through this module, you will notice and reflect on your sociopoitical identities, how the intersectionalities of these muliple identities play out in your interactions with people, and what this means for the relationships that you will build with your people. LIT Focus: Proficient on Connect 3: I reflect on my biases and their impact on my relationships.
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2. Becoming conscious of my biasesAs you begin to step into communities and interact with multiple different people, you will reflect on the biases you hold, begin to explore where they stem from, and the impact that they have on your relationships. You will begin to engage in experiences that help you deconstruct these biases and explore different ways of thinking. Through their beginning interactions with a variety of individuals, you will begin to encounter ideas and perspectives that are different from your own. You will learn that the opposite of your stories can be as true as your own, and you will learn to respect diversity and difference. LIT Focus: Proficient on Connect 3: I reflect on my biases and their impact on my relationships.
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3. Managing my energy and my timeIn your first few months of the Fellowship, you will learn how to manage your energy and your time. With all the multiple things you will have to do, you will learn how to plan to complete tasks, prioritize and maximize your time. You will also begin to notice what gives you energy, what drains energy and find ways to ensure that you are adopting habits that will help you sustain yourself. LIT Focus: Proficient on Reflect 1: I am conscious of my emotions and how my states of being are impacting my work.
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4. Reflecting on my leadershipAs an ongoing component of this module, you will reflect on your growth as leaders as you navigate through challenging situations to pursue transformational growth with your students. You will examine the connection between your growth and the impact you are able to create. LIT Focus: Proficient on Reflect 3: I am conscious of the connection between outcomes and my leadership.
Commitment to India
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1. Exploring my Identity within the SystemThis module has been adapted from a section of Elena Aguilar's The Onward Book. Through this module, you will notice and reflect on your sociopoitical identities, how the intersectionalities of these muliple identities play out in your interactions with people, and what this means for the relationships that you will build with your people. LIT Focus: Proficient on Connect 3: I reflect on my biases and their impact on my relationships.
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2. Becoming conscious of my biasesAs you begin to step into communities and interact with multiple different people, you will reflect on the biases you hold, begin to explore where they stem from, and the impact that they have on your relationships. You will begin to engage in experiences that help you deconstruct these biases and explore different ways of thinking. Through their beginning interactions with a variety of individuals, you will begin to encounter ideas and perspectives that are different from your own. You will learn that the opposite of your stories can be as true as your own, and you will learn to respect diversity and difference. LIT Focus: Proficient on Connect 3: I reflect on my biases and their impact on my relationships.
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3. Managing my energy and my timeIn your first few months of the Fellowship, you will learn how to manage your energy and your time. With all the multiple things you will have to do, you will learn how to plan to complete tasks, prioritize and maximize your time. You will also begin to notice what gives you energy, what drains energy and find ways to ensure that you are adopting habits that will help you sustain yourself. LIT Focus: Proficient on Reflect 1: I am conscious of my emotions and how my states of being are impacting my work.
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4. Reflecting on my leadershipAs an ongoing component of this module, you will reflect on your growth as leaders as you navigate through challenging situations to pursue transformational growth with your students. You will examine the connection between your growth and the impact you are able to create. LIT Focus: Proficient on Reflect 3: I am conscious of the connection between outcomes and my leadership.
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