Teacher Trainer

Job title: Teacher Trainer

Reporting to: Project Manager

Location: Mohali, Punjab

**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:
**-Trainings 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, recruitment and performance appraisals and team-wid