The Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx) is the first initiative undertaken by the Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research in partnership with the Tata Trusts and the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT). It is a bold and innovative effort that aims to improve the professional and academic prospects of high schools students from underserved communities in India. CLIx incorporates thoughtful pedagogical design and leverages contemporary technology, including online capabilities, to provide quality educational content and experiences at scale. The initiative aims to reach a total of approximately 1,000 schools and 150,000 students in 4 states during 2015–2017, as well as conduct professional development for approximately 2,700 teachers.
CLIx aims to catalyse access to quality learning opportunities at scale that are capable of changing what Indian students and teachers know and can do. A massive quality intervention, providing curricular alternatives to students and teachers, can irreversibly ‘change the game,' improving the Indian education system and what Indian youth learn.
The Connected Learning Initiative will raise the social capital and expand opportunities for participating youth, thereby empowering them to be successful into the 21st Century. This initiative will substantively, substantially, and positively impact educational opportunity for India’s youth, to strengthen the foundation for modernizing school education in India and to provide a model with global relevance.
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