Teacher Trainer

**Job title**: Teacher Trainer

**Reporting to**: Project Manager

**Location**: Agra, Mathura & Aligarh ( Travel to surrounding districts)

**About Pi Jam Foundation**

Pi Jam Foundation is a Section 8 (not-for-profit) company conceived by Teach for India Alumni in 2017. The organization is entirely impact driven and aims to provide all students from government and affordable private schools Computing and Problem-solving skills, which are essential for them to succeed in the 21st century workplace. Using low-cost, open source technology and a contextual research-based curriculum coupled with innovative pedagogy, Pi Jam Foundation aims to provide quality computer science education to students across the country.

**Why work with us?**

Pi Jam Foundation is a young and growing organization, where experimentation and creativity is encouraged amongst everyone in the team. As a member, you would have the space and time to nurture your own skills and passion in the process of working towards a cause. We foster a culture where one can grow as an individual while playing a crucial role in the sustainable expansion of the organization. As a part of Pi Jam Foundation’s award-winning program, you will have the opportunity to contribute to India’s youth gaining an opportunity to develop into change-makers of tomorrow.

**About the role**

As the Teacher Trainer at Pi Jam Foundation, you would be responsible for building the capacity of Instruction Specialists/ ICT Teachers and facilitating Pi Labs at partner government and affordable private schools to create a high-quality computer science education ecosystem for student learning. This would include exhibiting excellent training skills, teaching, a well-balanced, analytical and creative mindset to problem-solve and provide innovative solutions, along with taking the initiative to own and build a part of Pi Jam reflective of their own core values that concur with the organizational vision and genuinely commits themselves to ensure that the value our program adds to a student’s life is sustainable, meaningful and greater than individual motivations.

**Roles & Responsibilities**:
As a Teacher Trainer, you will be tasked with supporting all present and future Pi Jam Foundation educational initiatives and programs. Your portfolio will include:

- Training and Capacity Building

○ Builds teachers’ capacity through conducting various training sessions as per the program and on the job assistance during monitoring visits so that they best meet their teaching-learning and school management responsibilities

○ Collect, devise and share with schools, successful teaching methodologies that can be implemented in the classroom.

○ Undertakes teachers’ training needs assessment, prepares training plans, develops training aid materials and conducts evaluation of training sessions

○ Assists Program, Curriculum Development and Research team in developing training manuals.

○ Participates in professional growth and development and stays abreast of current research through continuing education, educational seminars, workshops, conferences, membership in profession

○ Participate in sessions during the beginning of the year training programme as per the schedule shared by the organisation.

○ Participate in the monthly learning circles to share best practices with other teachers and prepare for the upcoming classes

○ Work with the Program Manager to build teaching capacity as per their feedback
- Program Delivery

○ Collects and compiles school and training data and assists the Program team in data analysis and interpretation and report development.

○ Submits accurate and proper monitoring, supervision, training, observation, and other relevant reports to the Program Team in timely manner

○ Support Program team in order to enhance quality of basic education

○ Ensure Optimum instructional delivery of Curriculum across the specified grades in assigned school(s). This may involve teaching(& travel) in classrooms spread across the city.

○ Creation of monthly grade specific goals and daily lesson plans with the help of Program Manager in line with Pi Jam's curriculum and teaching philosophy.

○ Assess and Monitor Student Learning Outcomes and accomplishments in a variety of ways(Assessments, Projects, Quiz, etc) on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required
- Event

○ Coordinate with school authorities / teachers and support them to conduct an annual showcase for the students in your school.

○ Conduct hackathons, quizzes, field visits for students to increase interest and provide learning experiences.

○ Support Pi Jam Team in basic operational and program/event requirements for the annual event(s).

**Additional Responsibilities**

Contribute to the development and growth of Pi Jam Foundation’s impact by providing your services and support for out of classroom programs, workshops, additional R&D activities for program/curriculum testing, the impact and analysis process,