Collaborate To Change

Strengthening Partnerships – Curriculum and Training Vertical

In order to increase the reach to more children, through the “Collaborate For Change” program LIFI is partnering with other institutions and nonprofits to strengthen their existing programs. So far, LIFI has partnered with various organizations such as Save the Children, India (Rajasthan), Room to Read, Samait Shala and Learning Links Foundation working closely with their teams on their teacher capacity building and curriculum development, contextual to their settings and needs.

As part of this program, we offer the following services to organizations within the education sector:

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (for age groups 6 to 12 years) – Languages (Hindi and English) – aligned lesson plans, worksheets and activities
Early Years (age groups 2 to 5 years) – Curriculum and Training (Language Program, Numeracy program, Integrated theme based programs)

Language Program

Understanding the basics of what is language
Complete year phonics program
Early Reading Program
Writing program (From emergent to developing)
Aligned worksheets

Numeracy Program

Numeracy with the CPA (Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract approach)
Conceptual clarity of the domains
Having fun with numeracy
Aligned worksheets

Community Leadership
Effective Teaching Learning Cycle (Planning, Execution, Assessment, Analysis)

Planning:

Backwards Planning
Lesson Planning
Gradual Release of Responsibility model

Execution

Teaching with love and compassion
Classroom routines
Classroom Management
Addressing the needs of all children in the classroom
Checking for understanding
Student Engagement
Data driven instruction
Differentiation in classrooms

Assessment

Designing assessments (primary grades – Hindi, Math and English)
Conducting assessments
Record and analyze student data and generate reports

Reflection

Being a reflective teacher
Using reflection as a tool for improvement

Teaching as Leadership
English and Digital Literacy in rural contexts
Project and Theme based learning
Monitoring and Evaluation of student programs (focussed on academic growth)

We also offer technical training support to the second line leadership (program and curriculum teams) of organizations to help them better support and mentor the ground staff (teachers or volunteers).

Through Collaborate to Change, we have worked with over 40 Educators reaching over 2500 children, in collaboration with non-profit organizations.

Partner organisations we have worked with: