Hello,
I would like to inform you that TIFR has started
TRIP (Teacher Researcher Interaction Program)
which may be useful for those teachers interesting in doing some
fundamental research. Please give it a wide publicity so that at least
some interested people can apply. I have attached a short description
of the program below. Thank you.
Shanta Laishram
Research Scholar
School of Mathematics,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba,
Mumbai-400 005, India
http://www.math.tifr.res.in/~shanta
TRIP (Teacher Researcher Interaction Program)
One of the outstanding problems in education is the difficulties
teachers have in accessing the increasingly opaque scientific literature in
order to enhance their own knowledge.
Conversely, the research community
often lacks understanding of the basic problems of education and student
interaction.
While HBCSE is doing seminal work for teachers teaching at
lower standards and helping in simplifying formal teaching at higher
classes, there is a dearth of programmes for teachers teaching higher
classes.
In order to mitigate this problem, TIFR has initiated a
Teacher-Research Interaction Programme (TRIP).
The salient features of the programme are:
* The programme will be for secondary school to undergraduate
teachers from Government recognised Institutions of learning only.
* The programme will be in all fields of physical sciences and
possibly, education related issues. Five to six teachers will be
accepted every year, based on applications sent in by teachers with
recommendations from the school or college, and forwarded through the proper channel.
Application forms will be available shortly from our web site or by
writing to the Program Coordinator: Dr. P.K. Joshi, Department of
Nuclear and Atomic Physics, TIFR ([email protected]).
* The selected teachers will be given a contingency grant which may
be used for conveyance, purchase of books or participation in educational
programmes. The amount will be released in as per need basis on the
approval from the concerned guide.
The following are the details:
* The duration of activity will be for 3 months per year.
* The teacher will be associated to a specific member of TIFR who
will be responsible for the teacher's progress.
* The teacher will be expected to come to TIFR on part time basis
for the duration of the programme.
* While at TIFR, the teacher will be asked to review a field of
mutual interest with the guide and on the basis of this, undertake some
theoretical modelling, data analysis or experimental work to enhance
the depth of the subject that the teacher reviewed.
* At the conclusion of the programme the teacher will be asked to
make a document summarising the work done at TIFR and make 2 presentations,
one at TIFR and another to the students of the school or college of origin
of the teacher. It will be mandatory for the guide to attend both the
session. Both the presentations will be evaluated by an independent
committee set up by the programme coordinator. Performance will have to
be to the satisfaction of the programme coordinator as judged through the
evaluation of the committee.
On successful completion of the programme, the Teacher will be given a
Certificate of Participation and will be invited to all programmes of
science education and popularisations at TIFR.
The teacher may also be
given access to TIFR and HBCSE library for reading purposes.
The above information is furnished by Shanta Laishram
He can be contacted at [email protected]
This information was webcasted on 28th January, 2006
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