Professional Development Centre

Our teachers are committed to ongoing professional development, providing students with an educational experience grounded in current best practices. We also offer training for educators and school leaders around the country, sharing knowledge to benefit other schools.

“Not only will we need highly professional instructors, but we must also be sure that our instructors are well-instructed… We seek not only to train the next generation of expert leaders, but also to develop a professional corps of world-class teachers.”

His Late Highness Aga Khan IV

Hyderabad, September 2006

What We Offer

Our teachers are dedicated to developing themselves as well as our students. Educational instructors at the Professional Development Centre support them to deepen their expertise and put their training into practice. They also collaborate with colleagues around the Aga Khan Academies Network to share their experience.

We consult with teachers, school leaders and government education bodies to support national education priorities, and have developed outreach programmes for government, private and not-for-profit schools.

Training topics include:

Teaching literacy
Using activities in science lessons
Encouraging participation in maths classes
Using technology effectively
Managing classes of students
Advanced English language
Providing leadership and management in education
Sharing knowledge with other teachers

With post-course support for participants and a community feel throughout, we are creating a network of collaborative teachers and school leaders, ready to help each other raise the next generation.

“I am feeling more confident now after taking part in the session. With the training and technological resources, I will be able to guide my students effectively throughout their early years in the English language.”

Aminul Islam

Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School

A group of educators pose together after a Professional Development Centre outreach session at the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka.

Educators and facilitators gathered for an outreach session organised by the Professional Development Centre at AKA Dhaka.

Teachers perform music together during a professional development event at AKA Dhaka.

Faculty members celebrate collaboration and creativity through a cultural performance during a professional development programme.

A group of educators and professionals stand in front of a government primary school during a PDC field visit for the KIX project observation.

The Professional Development Centre team visited government primary schools to observe their activities and strengthen collaboration.

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Our PDC has provided 1,000 children in government schools with English language training

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We have worked with 60 government officials and primary school teachers to provide English language training

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Our Teacher Preparation Programme has trained 10 educators so far to become IB-certified teachers

Spotlights

AKA Dhaka welcomes back government school teachers for PD session

The PDC hosted a mid-term training for government primary school teachers under the KIX project, focusing on phonological awareness using the Learning Toolkit+’s ABRACADABRA and READS software.