World Bank2014-09-102014-09-102014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20033Within this context, there are significant opportunities to harness Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in teacher education, especially to deliver pre-service teacher education. Consequently, the Government of Bihar requested the World Bank to provide support in development of distance education curriculum, related syllabi, content, effective delivery mechanisms, appropriate student support systems, and assessment strategies to meet the needs of its untrained teachers. Many other states and countries are facing similar problems, and will need to prepare comprehensive time-bound plans for untrained teachers to acquire the prescribed qualifications (both academic and professional). Thus, experiences in Bihar might provide models for developing an ICT-based teacher education system that can be used as a useful reference point by others facing similar problems. This report outlines these experiences and shares lessons learned through the process to date.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENTEEISMACCESS TO COMPUTERSACCREDITATIONACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENTSADVANCED TRAININGASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTSATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTCLASSROOMCLASSROOM METHODSCLASSROOM PRACTICECLASSROOM TEACHINGCLASSROOMSCORE COURSESCOURSE CONTENTCOURSE MATERIALSCURRICULAR ACTIVITIESCURRICULUMCURRICULUM FRAMEWORKSCURRICULUM REFORMCURRICULUM REVIEWDEMONSTRATIONDIGITAL RESOURCESDISTANCE EDUCATIONDISTANCE LEARNINGDISTANCE MODEEDUCATION ACTIVITIESEDUCATION CURRICULUMEDUCATION DEPARTMENTEDUCATION EXPERTSEDUCATION INFRASTRUCTUREEDUCATION OFFICIALSEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL RESEARCHEDUCATIONAL RESOURCESEDUCATIONAL STRATEGIESEDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYELEMENTARY EDUCATIONELEMENTARY SCHOOLELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERSEMPLOYMENTENROLMENT OF STUDENTSFINAL EXAMINATIONSFORMATIVE ASSESSMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINTERVENTIONSLEADERSHIPLEARNERSLEARNING CENTRESLEARNING COMPETENCIESLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING PROCESSLEARNING PROCESSESLEARNING RESOURCESLESSON PLANNINGLESSON PLANSLITERACYLOCAL LEARNINGLOCAL LEARNING CENTRESMENTOR TEACHERSMENTORSNATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITYNEEDS ASSESSMENTOUTSTANDING TEACHERPAPERSPEDAGOGYPEER SUPPORTPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIMARY TEACHERPRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATIONPRIMARY TEACHERSPRINCIPALSPRINTINGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPROFICIENCYPUBLIC SCHOOLQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY LEARNINGQUALITY OF TEACHINGQUALITY STANDARDSQUALITY TEACHER EDUCATIONREADINGREADING MATERIALSRECRUITMENT OF TEACHERSRESOURCE CENTRERESOURCE CENTRESRIGHT TO EDUCATIONSCHOOL ACTIVITIESSCHOOL COMMUNITYSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL IMPROVEMENTSCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL PRINCIPALSSCHOOL SITESSCHOOL TEACHERSSCHOOL VISITSCHOOL VISITSSCHOOLSSEMESTERSSENIOR TEACHERSENIOR TEACHERSSKILLS TRAININGSMALL SCHOOLSSTATE EDUCATIONSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ATTAINMENTSTUDENT ENROLMENTSSTUDENT SUPPORTSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIOSTUDY CENTRESSYLLABITEACHERTEACHER CERTIFICATIONTEACHER DEVELOPMENTTEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENTTEACHER EDUCATORSTEACHER MANAGEMENTTEACHER PERFORMANCETEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTTEACHER STANDARDSTEACHER SUPPORTTEACHER TRAINEESTEACHER TRAININGTEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONSTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING PRACTICETEACHING QUALITYTEACHING TECHNIQUESTEACHING-LEARNINGTEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSTECHNICAL EXPERTISETELECOMMUNICATIONSTRAINING CENTRESTRAINING COURSESTRAINING FACILITIESTRAINING FOR TEACHERSTRAINING INSTITUTESTRAINING INSTITUTIONSTRAINING NEEDSTRAINING PROGRAMMETRAINING PROGRAMMESTUTORIALSUNTRAINED TEACHERS10.1596/20033