Impact of professional development program for teachers of TEF Schools

This study highlights the importance of need-based, purposefully designed and contextually relevant continuous teacher education for primary teachers to ensure accessible quality education. It highlights that professional development (PD) opportunities should also be offered to teachers of underprivileged areas because these teachers are low-paid, unable to afford the cost of professional development education and lack of motivation in this regards. The Education Foundation (TEF) is a Civil Society Not-for-profit Organization. It has been offering various courses for In-service teachers; TEF is networked with over100 schools located in underprivileged areas of Jamshed Town, Karachi. TEF is replacing traditional teacher-centered traditional teaching methods through the promotion of activity-based /student-centered teaching-learning process in it network schools. It is being done successfully through awareness raising and professional skills development course. The targeted thematic areas include the effective teaching strategies, development of low-cost/no-cost learning resources, innovative student-led activities and application of student-centered teaching approaches.