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Postgraduate Diploma in Education - International (PGDE-I)
The PGDE-I is ITARI’s flagship programme. This programme is offered in partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU), UK. The PGDE-I is a UK Level 7 qualification delivered in accordance with the highest British Teacher Education Standards. The BCU and invited examiners from other UK universities ensure quality assurance of the programme. The programme aims to build key 21st Century Teacher competencies:
The flagship PGDE-I programme is a UK Level 7 qualification delivered at ITARI and certified by Birmingham City University (BCU), UK in accordance with the highest British Teacher Education Standards.
A key defining feature of the PGDE–I is the focus on developing teacher competencies like adaptability, agile systems thinking, innovation mindset, and collaborative intelligence. The faculty at ITARI offer personalised mentoring support to nurture these core competencies. The mentoring sessions are based on dialogic reflection where biases are questioned, and goals are set to design open-minded critical-thinking educators. By raising our awareness of the incredible potential we have as humans, this synergetic conversation creates educators who design learning experiences to unlock every child’s potential.
You can choose to join the PGDE – I in the:
- In-person Mode (3 days on campus + 2 days online),
- Hybrid Mode (join us online while our synchronous, in-person sessions are on at the ITARI campus), or
- Blended Mode (online evening meetings India time, with three 1-week residency requirements at ITARI, Bangalore)
- Application Deadline : 25th April 2024
- Course Commencement : June 2024
- Deep reading of works like Man’s Search for Meaning; The Tyranny of Merit; Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow; Antifragile; HomoDeus
- Conceptual thinking: learning, teaching and assessing for conceptual understanding
- Creating Learning Designs
- Assessing to promote Deliberate Practice
- Creating contexts to inspire FLOW
- Finding Purpose
- Learning the philosophy of Holism
- Designs to inspire Innovation-mindset
- Teaching how to think: Probabilistic thinking, integrative thinking, foresightful thinking, critical thinking, creative thinking
- Education for lifelong learning, unlearning, relearning
- Researching teaching practices
- Academic thinking, reading and writing.
- Postgraduates and Ph.D. degree holders aspiring to obtain international certificate in teacher training
- Professionals from industry seeking transition to education sector
- Graduates from any discipline with strong educational leadership potential.
One of the strengths of the programme is the diversity in the classroom. This course is built on the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Given this rich blend of professionals from varied experiences, your cohort will benefit immensely by working in strong Communities of Practice. Collaboration and deep reading build vibrant thinking teams. Moreover, the leadership abilities you gain in this course enables you to have an impact on teaching and learning in a diverse range of settings. Our graduates eventually influence policy and practice to better the purpose of education through decision-making and innovative problem-solving opportunities.
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