News & Events

Asian College of Teachers (ACT) conducted a successful webinar on ‘How to Incorporate Design Thinking into Your Units and Lessons’ which was facilitated by an international educator, Ms. Jennifer Schmidt (MA TESOL, New York; MBA Entrepreneurship, Spain; Teaching Certification in Music and TESOL, New York; BA Music Theory and Composition, New York) on 19th November, 2021.

Asian College of Teachers successfully conducted an online panel discussion on ‘Challenges faced by Teachers & Parents in Online Inclusive Classrooms’ on 19th November, 2021. The panel comprised distinguished speakers - Dr Rita James (Founder & Director of Asha Kiran Special Needs School, Bangalore), Ms. Anju Chirimar (School Counsellor, South Point School, Kolkata) and Mr David Bourke (ESL Trainer and Special Needs Teacher).  The panel discussion was moderated by Ms. Kuhurina Basu (Head of Academics, Asian College of Teachers). The panel discussion was attended by teachers of inclusive classrooms as well as parents of special kids.

Asian College of Teachers successfully conducted a live online seminar on ‘Assessment for/as learning: But . . .are they learning?’ which was facilitated by an international educator, Dr Thomas James Miller (Doctorate of Philosophy in Education, Educational Administration, Theory and Policy Studies from the University of Toronto) on 7th November, 2021. Dr Miller is a passionate educator who has achieved exemplary success demonstrated in multicultural contexts gained from having worked on 5 continents.

Asian College of Teachers is pleased to announce that Dr. N. Panchanatham, Vice- Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University in Chennai has joined our Board of Academics as Associate Director.

Asian College of Teachers (ACT) takes immense pride in announcing that it has been conferred the ‘Iconic Teachers' Training Institute’ award at the World Education Icon Awards 2021 on 10th October, 2021. This was announced at a virtual summit where the theme for the awards was “Education for Sustainable Development: Learning to Become for Future Survival”, wherein ACT was nominated in the ‘Iconic Teachers’ Training Institute’ category and shone out by becoming a winner for its iconic contribution to teacher training.

Maintaining its tradition, Asian College of Teachers celebrated Bijoya Sammilani at its Kolkata office on 21st October with an appeal to shine brighter even in the most dire and darker times. Bijoya Sammilani is celebrated to mark the end of Durga Puja festivities and celebrate the spirit of togetherness along with mandatory Bijoya treat. The celebration was held in accordance with the COVID protocols and also in a virtual mode to include those who are working remotely.