Bankura's Joyita Banerjee: US Trip Fuels World-Class Education Dream, Creates 'Dual Toolkit'

• Bankura teacher Joyita Banerjee was one of only three Indians selected for the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program in the US.
• She spent four months in the US, visiting rural and urban schools and completing a special educator course at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
• Her international experience led to the creation of an innovative 'Dual Toolkit' to address reading problems in rural Bankura and Bengal schools.
• The toolkit uses minimal technology, is based on West Bengal Board textbooks, and aims to transform textbooks into assessment and intervention tools.
• Joyita plans to pilot the toolkit at Nikunjpur High School, with dreams of state and national-level expansion to overcome reading inertia.

Why It Matters: Bankura's Joyita Banerjee brings a 'Dual Toolkit' from her US trip to revolutionize rural education.