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Mirari Teacher Academy

 

Digital Pedagogy • AI for Teaching • TPD • Global Digital Teaching Standards

 

The Mirari Teacher Academy is dedicated to empowering Kenyan educators with the digital skills, AI fluency, and teaching strategies required in modern classrooms. Our approach is friendly, practical, and built around micro-experiments teachers can apply immediately in CBC and CBE classrooms.

Teachers progress through purposeful learning pathways:
Starter Techie → Techie Mwalimu → CTET (Tablet Academy UK)

 

Each pathway builds confidence, digital fluency, and global teaching competence.

 

 

Our Collaboration With Tablet Academy UK

Tablet Academy UK is one of the leading education transformation organisations in Europe—supporting governments, schools, colleges, and universities in over 50 countries.
They specialise in:

• Large-scale teacher upskilling
• Digital transformation for schools
• EdTech integration and adoption
• Training on Google, Microsoft, and global digital frameworks

Through our collaboration with Tablet Academy UK, Kenyan teachers gain access to:

• Globally benchmarked digital teaching standards
• Internationally recognised professional development pathways
• CTET certification opportunities ( https://ta.education/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CTET-Brochure.pdf)
• World-class training models and instructional design
• Exposure to best practices from UK and global schools

This positions Mirari Teacher Academy as a premier, internationally aligned professional training hub.

 

 

Google for Education Partner Advantages

State-of-the-Art Digital Learning Labs for Teachers

As a Google for Education training partner ecosystem, Mirari Teacher Academy provides teachers with world-class experiences through Google-powered digital labs.

 

Google Advantages for Teachers:

1. State-of-the-Art Digital Teaching Tools

Teachers access modern cloud-based tools for:

• Smart lesson planning
• Interactive digital teaching
• Real-time collaboration
• Multimedia learning resources
• Student portfolios & digital classrooms

These tools elevate teaching quality and efficiency.

2. AI-Powered Teacher Productivity

Google’s safe classroom AI helps teachers:

• Create quizzes, worksheets, rubrics
• Generate remedial lesson plans
• Summarise content
• Prepare differentiated learning tasks
• Design CBC-aligned materials

AI becomes a supportive assistant.

3. Interactive Classrooms & Collaboration

Teachers practice how to run creative, student-led activities through:

• Shared Docs, Slides, Sheets
• Group workspaces
• Digital storytelling tools
• Classroom discussion platforms

This shifts learning from teacher-centered to student-centered.

4. Assessment & Feedback Tools

Google Labs enable teachers to:

• Conduct digital assessments
• Track learner progress
• Create instant feedback systems
• Use auto-grading and smart rubrics

Assessment becomes faster and data-driven.

 

 

Microsoft for Education Partner Advantages

Empowering Teachers With Professional-Grade EdTech Tools

As part of our partnership ecosystem, Mirari Teacher Academy also integrates Microsoft for Education tools—giving teachers dual-platform proficiency.

 

Microsoft Advantages for Teachers:

1. Professional Productivity Tools for Schools

Teachers become skilled in:

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• OneDrive cloud management
• Teams for Education
• OneNote Class Notebooks
• Digital whiteboards & collaboration tools

This boosts administrative efficiency and digital organisation.

2. Microsoft AI & Copilot for Educators

Teachers learn how to use AI to:

• Draft lesson plans
• Improve communication
• Develop differentiated materials
• Summarize long texts or research
• Support learners with literacy or accessibility needs

This increases teaching effectiveness.

3. Safe, Structured Digital Classroom Ecosystem

Microsoft Teams for Education supports:

• Class management
• Online discussions
• Assignments & grading
• Student portfolios
• Parent-teacher communication

A structured, easy-to-manage digital environment.

4. Global Digital Teacher Badges & Certifications

Teachers can access:

• Microsoft Educator badges
• MIE (Microsoft Innovative Educator)
• Microsoft Certified Educator pathways

These enhance teacher credibility locally and globally.

 

 

Integrated Across All Pathways

Starter Techie Mwalimu

Google + Microsoft basics, safe AI introduction, digital confidence.

 

Techie Mwalimu (25 Weeks)

Full integration of Google Labs, Microsoft tools, AI classroom workflows, digital content creation, data skills, portfolios.

 

CTET (via Tablet Academy UK)

International pedagogical standards, digital teaching mastery, global edtech practices, advanced Google/Microsoft integration.