MIT joins collaboration to bring connected learning experiences to Indian students and teachers
Tata Trusts, a philanthropic organization that works to advance community and educational development in India, will collaborate with MIT and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to launch the Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx), a program to create new learning experiences and educational opportunities for secondary school students in India, in grades 8 through 11. Over 1,000 schools across four Indian states — Mizoram, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh — have agreed to participate in CLIx, allowing it to reach an estimated 165,000 students by 2018-19. The program will offer content in both English and regional languages, starting with Hindi and Telugu, and will offer curricula in English, science, mathematics, and professional values. An additional major focus will be professional development for roughly 4,400 teachers in the four states. Today’s announcement of the launch of CLIx, in Mumbai, was attended by Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts; MIT President L. Rafael Reif; S....