Oxford Teachers' Academy (OTA), a professional development programme, developed by Oxford University Press (OUP) for Pakistan, would be launched in the first week of June. This was stated by managing director of OUP, Ameena Saiyid, at a press conference here on Friday.
The OTA courses would be certified by the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE), she said, adding that the courses developed by OUP in collaboration with Oxford University would help in providing quality training to school teachers. She said that the OTA's 18-hour courses which have been designed, specifically for in-service teachers, would help develop their skills required to meet the learning goals as the teacher training focuses on pedagogical challenges.
The OTA has been running its courses in over 30 countries for more than 15 years, thereby making a difference through education and learning to thousands of teachers and students. The courses constitute lectures of key concepts with interactive presentations, role-plays, short video clips, energizers, case-studies, individual and group presentations, as well as group discussions to consolidate successful learning. The first course titled 'Principles of Teaching Young Learners' will be held in Karachi on June 9, 10 and 11. Another course entitled 'Principles of Teaching Young Learners' will be organized in Islamabad on June 12, 13 and 15 whereas in Lahore it would be held on August 18, 19 and 20.
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