ECHO Model for Education
In 2015, Ms. Anuradha Rai, Vice Principal of Ambience School, New Delhi at that time, saw a need to improve the expertise of her educators in the associated public schools, and started the ECHO movement in education in India. The Ambience Teacher mentoring ECHO hub, completed 16 ECHO programs, joined by more than 500 teacher participants from different schools Ever since, ECHO India has supported more than 35 programs that have impacted hundreds of educators.
The ECHO model, which is a hub and spoke mentoring model, empowers educators with the best new teaching approaches and enriches their learnings with time-tested strategies proven beneficial for children. ECHO Education offers sustainable and scalable solutions for educators’ professional development, recruitment and retention, and motivation by providing regular access to expert mentorship.
ECHO model is driven by case-based learning techniques to master complexity. Case-based learning approach gives a voice to the participants to express their challenges in a safe learning environment, which further helps in building trust.
Our partners include organizations in the fields of education and training, from both government and non-governmental backgrounds as well as institutions and individuals such as school leaders, mentors, functionaries, and administrators. With the continuous teacher-mentorship, we hope to contribute towards improving the quality of education in schools’
Positively Impacting the Education Sector
45+
10,000+
780,000+
*Estimated
Programs supported by ECHO India
1. Samagra Shiksha Assam
Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for schooling and equitable learning outcomes. Samagra Shiksha Assam collaborated with ECHO India to empower the educators of Assam.
After the successful completion of the pilot Samagra Shiksha Assam School Leadership ECHO, the state has started the programs in Bongaigaon, Dhubri, South Salmara-Mankachar, Kamrup-Metro, Kamrup-Rural, West Karbi Anglong and Kokrajhar districts. These programs focus on foundational learning and School leadership, using the ECHO model to build capacities of teachers and school leaders.
2. Muktangan Education Trust
Muktangan provides child-friendly, holistic, and inclusive education to 3700+ children from the educationally underserved communities. Muktangan started their first ECHO, ‘Muktangan Student Engagement Strategies ECHO’, in January 2021, to improve digital literacy and incorporate student engagement strategies. Muktangan has started two more ECHO programs, on Early Childhood Education and Student Engagement.
3. thiMk
thiMk, based out of Bengaluru, provides consultancy services in education, derivatives and risk management. In collaboration with ECHO India, thiMk started their first ECHO program, i.e., ‘ThiMk Re-Imagine Math ECHO (TRIME)’ in May 2022, for elementary math teachers. The focus of this ECHO was to train teachers in various innovative teaching ideas and ways to introduce a topic in math, develop and solve practical problems and assess understanding without judgement.
thiMk has also started ‘Re-Imagine Science ECHO’ in July 2022, which focuses on innovative ways of teaching science and developing concepts through hands-on experiments and activities.
4. Andhra Pradesh National Green Corps (APNGC)
Andhra Pradesh National Green Corps (APNGC) is the state wing of the National Green Corps (NGC) "Eco-club" Program, which was launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India ((MoEF & CC) to inculcate environmental awareness among school/college children.
APNGC concluded ‘Environmental Communication for Behaviour Change ECHO’ in September 2022, which aimed at creating awareness among government school teachers about environmental conservation and sustainable development.
5. DSPRUD
Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD) is a not-for-profit organization, which is dedicated to the promotion of essential medicine concepts, rational use of medicines and patient safety. DSPRUD concluded their first ECHO program for teachers on antimicrobial resistance and started another ECHO program ‘DSPRUD ECHO Awareness Program on Medication safety for School Educators’ in July 2022
6. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), Tamil Nadu
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) was launched in 2013 aiming at providing strategic funding to eligible State Higher Educational Institutions. State Project Directorate RUSA Tamil Nadu launched the RUSA-ECHO Transformational Leadership Program (TLP) for the Principals of Government Polytechnic Colleges across Tamil Nadu in August 2022. The program aims at creating passionate, enthusiastic, and energetic Principals who can meet all the challenges of the 21st century through experiential learning, values, and personal & organizational goals.
Education Partners
From healthcare & education to many other sustainable development goals, our only mission is to create real impact by serving the underserved population.
Focus Areas
The ECHO programs so far have covered the above focus areas