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What issue are you trying to solve?

Despite extensive teacher training programs, their impact on student learning remains unclear due to a lack of real-time feedback, post-training support, and structured performance tracking. Current evaluation methods are inconsistent, subjective, and disconnected from classroom implementation, making it difficult to assess and support teachers effectively.

Detailed problem statement. Cover the what and why of the problem. Talk about the impact it has. What is the need to solve this problem? Give examples of issues it is causing.

Monitoring and supporting teacher effectiveness is a significant challenge for administrators, yet it is critical for improving student outcomes. Current practices often lack consistency and objectivity, making it difficult to identify areas for improvement or recognize exemplary teaching. A lack of real-time data, limited opportunities for classroom observation, and the subjective nature of evaluations further complicate the process. Additionally, performance tracking is often disconnected from professional development opportunities, leaving teachers with insufficient guidance for skill enhancement. In larger schools or districts, these challenges are magnified, as manual methods for tracking teacher performance are time-consuming and prone to errors.
How can we ensure that teacher training and learning courses are effectively applied in the classroom and measure their impact? Despite extensive training programs, student learning outcomes often remain unchanged due to a lack of post-training support and real-time monitoring. Administrators struggle with inconsistent evaluations, limited classroom observations, and fragmented/disconnected professional development, making it challenging to assess and enhance teacher effectiveness.
Design a tech solution that tracks professional development of teachers, provides real-time feedback and post training support, and ensures support for effective classroom implementation of training to improve student outcomes?

This solution can be divided into:

Mandatory tasks:

• Monitoring & Feedback
• Post-Training Support
• Implementation tracking in classroom

Good-to-have tasks:

• Classroom Observation Integration
• Personalised teacher development plans
• Admin dashboard

Bonus tasks:

• Gamification and recognition
• Insights
• Mobile app for accessbility

Separate scores can be assigned to each category

• Architecture diagram
• Solution note
• GitHub code link - Complete code base should be open source
• Video recording
• Prototype link