Learning the SMART way

SMART Technologies, a leading provider of collaboration solutions has launched the Mumbai chapter of its SMART Professional Development Program for Teachers. The programme focuses on addressing the need to train teachers in the use of interactive educational technology tools. The aim of the programme is to help educators acquire technology skills enabling them to actively integrate digital learning tools in their teaching process for improved learning outcomes. SMART plans to train around 100 teachers from over 50 schools in Hyderabad in the first wave of this programme in the city.

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Under the SMART Professional Development Program - India, SMART Technologies’ team of Education Consultants will conduct a series of workshops across 15 major cities in India in order to prepare teachers in the use of technology tools including the industry-leading SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software. Over six million teachers have activated SMART Notebook software to create and deliver engaging lessons for more than 40 million students in 175 countries around the world. The award-winning software enables educators to bring course material alive for learners with the aid of various interactive tools, videos, images and digital activities allowing lessons to be highly engaging and dynamic for students. The training sessions will be offered to teachers at no cost.

Sanjiv Pande, MD India and South Asia, SMART Technologies said, “Well trained teachers are integral for an effective education system and it is critical to equip them with 21st century educational tools as well as offer professional development to optimize the use of such products. Taking a significant step towards addressing the need for training teachers in the use of digital tools, SMART has introduced this training series for the instructors to ensure their optimal use of SMART products and enabling them to make subject lessons more engaging for students.”