Teacher Academy
Stronger teaching. Stronger classrooms.

WISH helps schools understand what teachers need, strengthen everyday teaching practice, and build a shared approach to learning and classroom culture.

What teachers build:

Clear expectations — create classrooms where students know what is expected.
Stronger relationships — build trust, connection and positive classroom culture.
Better engagement — help students stay involved and ready to learn.
Practical classroom routines — use simple strategies that make teaching easier and more effective.
SEL-informed practice — bring social-emotional skills into everyday teaching.

WISH Teaching Practice Framework

The Five Domains

Safety
Within

Supportive
Teacher

Collaborative
Energy

Acknowledging
Effort and
Progress

Teacher
Student
Relationship

How It Works

1. Evidence:

Teaching Practice Assessment

Understand teaching practice across five key areas.

Safety Within

Supportive Teacher

Collaborative energy

Acknowledging effort and progress

Teacher-student relationship

2.Insight:

See Where Support Is Needed

We identify where support can make great differences.

Understand:

Priority areas
Classroom-level gaps
Patterns across the school

3. Improvement:

WISH Teacher Academy

Strengthen teaching practice through:

Targeted PD

Focused training based on your school’s needs.

Training of Trainers

Build internal capacity to continue the work.

Track

Measure again. See progress.

Examples of WISH PD Workshops

Professional Development (PD) Workshops

Practical workshops based on your school’s teaching needs

Expectations, safety and classroom climate.

Participation routines

Feedback and learner ownership

Learner identity and relationships

Strengthening Teacher-student relationship

Students participating in a WISH SEL wellbeing class

Hear From
The Teachers!

“The WISH Student Wellbeing Curriculum is important for our learners because it helps them develop emotional safety and regulation. Through the WISH lessons and tools, they are gaining a better understanding of their own emotions and how to regulate them. When students feel safe, they build stronger relationships with their peers and teachers, become greater inquirers, and learn in a more constructive manner.”

Tabassum Binte Jamal
Grade Level Lead & Teacher
Aga Khan Academy Dhaka

“The WISH training equipped me with practical tools to approach the problems I face in the classroom. I first have to take care of myself and regulate myself as an educator, so I can be present for my students and give them the lesson they deserve. Sometimes I just take two minutes to regulate and let go of the stress from the previous class.”

Winifred Claire
Head of Science Department & Teacher
Sir John Wilson School

“WISH has helped me see things from the students’ perspective and recognise how important it is to understand them first. This creates a more supportive environment for teaching and learning, where teachers can respond to students’ needs. We’re now applying these strategies in actual classroom situations, and it’s making a real difference.”

Ulfat Zahan
Grade Level Lead & Teacher
Aga Khan Academy Dhaka