Smart Classrooms, Smarter Teaching: Interactive Board Integration Training for Teachers

Rationale

Interactive boards are increasingly present in Bhutanese classrooms, yet many teachers use them as little more than a projection screen or an expensive whiteboard — what this programme refers to as the “digital chalk” trap. The gap is rarely about access to hardware; it is about pedagogical confidence and functional literacy. Teachers who have not been trained on the software and interactive tools available to them tend to under-use or avoid the board altogether, particularly once initial technical difficulties arise in front of a class.

This programme is designed to close that gap by combining theoretical grounding in interactive pedagogy with hands-on, experimental practice on the board itself. Participants leave not only understanding why interactive boards matter, but able to independently operate, troubleshoot, and design lessons using one

Objectives

By the end of the two-day programme, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the pedagogical rationale for interactive board use in the classroom.
2. Operate the physical components of the SMART Board
3. Navigate SMART Notebook software to create, save, and edit a lesson file using text, images, shapes, and the Gallery.
4. Design and build a 15-minute interactive lesson segment appropriate to their own subject area.
5. Deliver an interactive-board lesson segment to peers and respond to real-time technical issues.
6. Apply a structured feedback rubric to evaluate interactive board lessons for engagement, tool use, pacing, and clarity.
7. Independently troubleshoot common day-to-day SMART Board issues encountered in the classroom.

Outcomes: Upon completion of the module, participants are expected to achieve the following:

• Increased teacher confidence and comfort with interactive board hardware and software.
• A shared, ready-to-use bank of Notebook lesson files across participating schools.
• Improved integration of interactive pedagogy into everyday lesson delivery, moving beyond “digital chalk” use.
• A cohort of teachers able to peer-support colleagues on interactive board troubleshooting and lesson design.

Course Fee: For fees, please contact iedbhutan@gmail.com or call us at 17975757/16179362
Fee is inclusive of: Professional fee, certificate, tea & snacks and lunch.
Duration: 2 Days (31^st July and 1st August,  2026)
Venue: GMC

REGISTRATION: Please register via email at iedbhutan@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +9751797575 or +97516179362