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ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE?
April 12, 2023
www.teachforindia.org
Link To Teach For India Fellowship Recruitment Video
Teach For India : Join the Movement
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The Challenge
The Movement
Teach For India Fellowship
What’s in it for YOU?
Our Partners
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WhyEducation
Why Now
Why Teach For
India
Why You
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Why Educatio
n
Why Now
Why You
Why Education The need for a
movement
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Why Education: The need for a movement
~10% of India never goes to school at all
~50%of India will never complete class V
~90%of India will never complete class X
This is why we need a movement
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Why educatio
n
Why Now
Why Teach
For India
Why You
Why NowThe urgency of
our mission
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Why Now: Our Mission
To create a movement of leaders who will eliminate educational inequity in India
Why Now: Theory of Change
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Create a movement of leaders from all sectors who will
advocate for educational equity
Exposing future leaders to the
reality of educational
inequity
Placing outstanding college graduates and
young professionals as full-time teachers in
under-resourced schools for two years
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Part 2: Systemic impact
Why Now: Our theory of change
Alumni become life-long leaders, across sectors, in the pursuit of equity
Part 1: Immediate impact
Redefine teaching by working relentlessly and using innovative teaching methods
Lead underprivileged students to achieve at the same levels as their wealthier peers
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Why Educatio
n
Why Now
Why Teach
For India
Why You
Why Teach For India
Our model
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1. Recruit the most outstanding university graduates and young professionals
2. Train Fellows in innovative teaching methods through sessions and ongoing mentor support
3. Place Fellows in full-time teaching positions in under-resourced schools for two years
4. Build partnerships to provide Teach for India alumni with multiple leadership opportunities
5. Support alumni as they advocate for equity in education
Why Teach For India: Our Model
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Recruitment and Selection
We are recruiting final-year students and young professionals
We will target candidates with a track record of achievement and leadership
Rigorous, three-stage selection process – results announced 6-8 weeks after the application deadline
Why Teach For India: The Fellowship
Commitment Increase student achievement by
teaching full-time for two years (June 2010-April 2012) using innovative teaching methods
Plan and implement community project
Placement Low-income English-medium schools 2-5th standard Mumbai and Pune, expanding annually
Compensation Rs. 15,000 – 22,000, per month
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Why Teach For India: Support
4-week residential training course
Housing and adjustment assistance
Pre-Service Support
Mentor teacher Placed with at least
one other Fellow Skill workshops Leadership
programming Network with
prominent leaders
Ongoing Support
Career Center Alumni support
programming Ever-expanding
network of tie-ups
Career Placement and Alumni Support
Why Teach For India: Our FellowsOur 87 Fellows are from top colleges and corporates in India, including: BITS, Pilani Georgetown University, USA Hewlett Packard ICICI IIT, Mumbai and Delhi Mahindra and Mahindra St. Stephen’s College, Delhi St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune Tata Consultancy Services Thermax
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Why Teach For India: TFA is tried and tested
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India
EstoniaGermany
Latvia
Chile
Lithuania
Australia
Lebanon
UK
USA
Why Teach For India: A global movement
Join a growing network of 18,000 young leaders around the world
Why Teach For India: Our impact
Short-term:
Our Fellows at Summer School (May/June 2009) 350 summer-school students Std 2nd to 4th Growth in Math: ~ 60% - 160% Growth in English: ~ 30% - 110%
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Why Teach For India: Our impact in just 3 months
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Before
After
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Long-term impactSupporting evidence from Teach For America
Alumni profile:
Dave Levin, Teach For America Houston ’92 alumnus
Co-founder of KIPP Academies (Knowledge Is Power Program), serving all students regardless of prior academic record, conduct, or socioeconomic background. While fewer than 1 in 5 low-income American students attend college, in 2007 the college matriculation rate for KIPP graduates was over 80%. There are 66 KIPP schools today with over 100 planned by 2011.
Teach For America has grown to encompass a batch size of 7,300, spanning 35 urban and rural regions, with 17,000 alumni hailing from the top colleges in the U.S.
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Why Educatio
n
Why Now
Why Teach
For India
Why You
Why YouWhy you should join
the movement
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Why You: Develop the leader in you
Set a vision
Reflect and
improve
Invest the team
Execute
Plan
What is
Leadership?
Work relentlessly
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Why You: This is a movement of leaders
Teaching is…Leadership
Teach For India is committed to developing future leaders and this extends to placing alumni in suitable positions across sectors
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To create a movement of leaders who will eliminate educational
inequity in India
Teach For India’s MISSION
TFI aims to create meaningful opportunities and assist in placing TFI alum, in such positions and jobs that will enable them to be in a leadership track, positioned to continue and deepen their impact on eliminating inequity in education
Teach for America has made significant achievements in this area - Nearly two-thirds of Teach For America alumni are in the field of education. Those who work outside of education bring their unique experience and perspective to a great variety of sectors—including law, business, medicine, and policy—to increase opportunities in low-income
communities
What are your options?
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1a. Join the workforce – Corporate sectorHow to get there Some of our tie ups For Example
Secure placement through your college placement cell and receive a 2 year deferral
McKinsey has agreed to defer your admission if you are accepted to Teach For India
Secure a two-year sabbatical from your current employer ICICI Bank & TCS offer
employees 2 year sabbaticals and continue paying them their corporate salaries while they teach
Take advantage of our in-house placement cell to secure a job after the 2 year fellowship
HDFC Standard Life, Mastek and Monitor group, among others will recruit directly from our final-year TFI class
Deferred placements at your college
IIM (Bangalore) has allowed students to join the college placement process after the 2 year fellowship
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1b. Join the workforce – Government/Social sectors
How to get there Some of our tie ups For Example
Secure placement through your college placement cell and receive a 2 year deferral
- Become a school principal at an Akanksha school- Work on developing curriculum with organisations such as Idiscoveri- Work with government departments on policy/advocacy- Continue teaching
Take advantage of our in-house placement cell to secure a job after the 2 year fellowship
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2. Study further – get a post graduate degree
How to get there Some of our tie ups For Example
Enroll into a post graduate programme and secure a 2 year deferral
- SP Jain is saving five seats in its next class for TFI alumni
- ISB has agreed to waive its 3-year work requirement for TFI Fellows. Two years with us counts as all the work experience you need
Take advantage of our tie-ups to secure post-graduate placement at the end of your fellowship
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3. Help Teach For India build this movement furtherHow to get there Our tie ups For Example
Join Teach For India and we’ll help you continue your career with us or in the classroom
- Become a programme manager, helping other fellows have impact in the classroom- Return to your city of origin and lead TFI’s efforts there
Apply online at www.teachforindia.org For further information please contact:
[email protected] Application deadlines:
– 1st Deadline: Oct 11th ,2009– 2nd Deadline: Nov 22nd ,2009– 3rd Deadline: Jan 17th ,2010
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How to Apply?
Apply now - you have the chance to be 1 of 150 Teach For India 2010 Fellows
