It is imperative for teachers to be trained explicitly in the areas of moral development and value education

In another study on teacher training, teacher quality and student achievement, Douglas N. Harris (University of Misconsin-Madison) and Tim R. Sass (Florida State University) try to understand ways in which training affects the ability of teachers to promote student learning. Their findings suggest that experience greatly enhances the productivity of elementary- and middle- school teachers, and that advanced degrees are uncorrelated with the productivity of elementary schools teachers.

The use and application of technology is critical for success of teacher T&D programmes. It is important to introduce technology into schools to improve teaching and learning. And it is believed that failure to invest sufficient resources in teacher training will result in failure of school-based technology initiatives. At a time when conventional teacher-training programmes are not finding many takers, online training programmes are mushrooming.

WAC University, an online institution, has recently announced a new training programmes specifically designed for its online instructors, which will be delivered through webinars. WAC University will not only train its own faculty members through these webinars but training will also be offered to aspirants around the world. A study by Eduventures, a consulting firm in January 2012 that has studied online teacher training programs, found that principals are just as willing to hire from online programmes as from traditional ones. Click here to read more...

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