Innovations in Teacher Development, Personalized Learning, and Upskilling the Workforce

The time has come to refine the education ecosystem in such a way that it generates wealth-creating careers, personalized learning, and upskilling for all types of employment opportunities so that the current and next generation of the world can find long-term social stability, sound mental health, and financial agility. From an educator's point of view, this is possible through high-quality education that is relevant to a particular society and effective educational policies that promote a culture of innovation, encourage risk-taking, and continuously monitor productivity through the training and development of teachers. Cases on Teacher Development, Personalized Learning, and Upskilling the Workforce disseminates the best practices on high-quality education, teaching training, teacher/student entrepreneurship, and wealth-generating careers. It presents cases on refining education through teacher development sessions and training. Covering topics such as capacity building, personalized learning, and teacher trainee development, this casebook is an excellent resource for educators and administrators of K-12 and higher education, academic advisors, preservice teachers, teacher educators, policymakers, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Sriya Chakravarti is a pedagogical pioneer who has worked with several educational strategy boards and committees to bring innovation into education through curriculum design, program establishment and policymaking. She believes in quality education for all and retains a strong leadership and community development perspective. Dr. Chakravarti is fascinated with the role and place of technology in the future of education. Her research explores how education can help us create a better future and if technology infused education can truly deliver equality of opportunity and skills. Dr. Chakravarti is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA, UK) and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA, UK). She has worked on various educational projects for the United Nations fraternity. Her expertise revolves around hybrid learning, blending learning, gamification in learning and creating microlearning modules. She has researched, developed, taught, and led educational initiatives in the USA, UAE, UK, India, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.