Teacher Training in Chennai

Young Learners Teachers Training Program

Well known for its educational and research institutions , most of the schools in Chennai are run publicly or privately , aided by the state government. Government run schools offer English and Tamil as medium of education while the private schools offer English. Private schools' affiliation is usually with the Tamil Nadu Matriculation board or the Tamil Nadu state board. A few schools are affiliated to the CBSE or ICSC or NIIOS boards. Some schools are affiliated to the Montessori System and the Anglo-Indian board. International Baccalaureate and the American System of schooling too is offered by a few schools .At the age of three schooling begins for an average child with two years of kindergarten, followed by ten years of primary and secondary education. The high standard of educational services of the city ensures a constant flow in teaching jobs as there is always a demand for qualified teachers with Teacher Training Course certification, whether in Montessori Teachers' Training or In Nursery Teachers' Training.

Some of the well known schools in Chennai are :

Chennai Montessori Schools
Sindhi Model Senior Secondary School, Chennai
Ashrams International School
Auxilium Girls High School
DAV School, to name a few.

The pursuit for a high standard in education demands a continuous flow of qualified and trained teachers as the number of schools increase every year like any other metro city. This makes ATI's Pre and Primary Teachers' training course with Specialization in teaching English a suitable option as it emphasizes upon specialization in teaching English .The course is specially designed to overcome the mother tongue influence that may be found in students coming from the vernacular medium schools. The unique language learning method using interactive and communicative skills that help in fluency and proficiency while helping a learner to accept a language (in this case English)which otherwise makes him/her feel uncomfortable . The input sessions on the 4 skills especially listening /speaking /reading / writing are especially effective in building the language ability (in this case English) of a candidate while the related activities are highly applicable in practical classroom settings.

The theoretical as well as the practical aspects of both the Pre and Primary Education are combined in this course with real life experience that equips a candidate to effectively handle any complex classroom situation. Most of the Teacher Training Courses focus on either the pre-primary aspect or the primary aspect with little or no emphasis on the emerging educational trends. This course is developed with eclectic outlook which combines the progressive with the traditional trends. A well researched set of modules look into the problem areas and find practical solutions . We are focusing on the theory but give more importance to equipment handling especially the Montessori apparatus and material and aids management and Computer Aided Teaching . The teachers are given hands on experience which includes guided Teaching Practice in real classrooms, inputs on Classroom management and Disaster management which prepare to face emergency situation in real life. The Computer Aided Teaching is a requirement as CAL is not only a part of the curriculum , but also used extensively as a supplementary to the lesson plans.

ATI's Pre and Primary Teachers' training course with specialization in teaching English is offered in different modes to suit the requirement of candidates who have a time constraint and cannot attend the in class mode. The different modes are:

Full time in-class mode
Part time in-class mode
Distance Mode
On –Line mode.

ATI's Pre and Primary Teachers' Training Course with specialization in teaching English offers promising prospects for teaching jobs in both the Pre-primary as well as the Primary section in schools . Our modules are well researched and comes up with practical solutions to the anticipated problems that a teacher might face in a real classroom situation , thereby arming him/her with confidence that can only come from experience.