Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The broad goals of the Centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level, and encourage the growth of scientific literacy in the country.
Teacher Education is one of the major activities of the Centre. Some past and present programs as well as HBCSE's perspective on teacher education are in these posters and slides.
HBCSE has been involved Teacher Professional Development for the SCERT, DIET Faculty (Science and Mathematics) in various states in the country. A model for in-service teacher professional development is available as "Working Paper on In-Service Teaching Professional Development for Elementary Education"
HBCSE's activities in Teacher Professional Development have been highlighted in the Annual Reports of TIFR. Please find a link to the relevant material from the Annual Reports.
Proposed Annual Program for Teacher Professional Development: This document provides details of various workshops. The themes with respect to pedagogy, content, other activities are listed for each workshop. A tentative schedule, logistics, contact details are also provided in the document.
| Category of Events | No. of Workshops Period | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| One day exposure workshops | 10-12 workshops January -- December |
School Teachers / Student-teachers |
| Three days project based workshops | 3 workshops July -- September October -- December January -- March |
School Teachers / Student-teachers |
| Five days capacity building / TPD workshops |
2 workshops January -- February July -- August |
School Teachers / Teacher Educators |
| Two weeks intensive course / refresher course workshops |
1 workshop August -- November |
School Teachers / Teacher Educators |
Request for workshops can be sent to: Centre Director, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai 400 088. Maharashtra.
