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More than 750 educators impacting 320,000 learners from over 400 schools
came together for four days to define this year’s India Schools Week.
From 28 November to 01 December 2016, Delhi was host to a ‘Learning for
Sustainable Future’ themed week, comprising workshops, plenaries and
discussions, core skills reflection, teacher conference, round table,
and the International School Award ceremony involving policy makers,
head teachers and teachers.
This video brings to you brief glimpses of all events and activities that took place during this one week. It celebrates the coming together of educators from all over India to make learning better. |
Monday 24 July 2017
India Schools Week 2016
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British Council launched the Teacher Education Planning Handbook in New Delhi on Wednesday 14 June 2017.
A discussion on teacher education took place between a panel of speakers featuring * Mr Sanjay Awathi – Member Secretary, National Council of Teacher Education * Mr AN Ramachandra – Joint Commissioner (Academic), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti * Prof Rama Mathew, retired from Delhi University * Mrs Maya Menon, Founder Director of The Teacher Foundation, based in Bangalore, and * Mrs Kalpana Maheshwari, Head Teacher, Corporation of Chennai secondary school. The panel was chaired by Amy Lightfoot, Assistant Director English Partnerships (Academic). The discussion highlighted the need for a focus on in-school support for teachers continuing professional development, the importance of giving teachers choices with regards to teacher education opportunities available to them and how technology has an important role to play in terms of making high quality resources available |
Friday 21 July 2017
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works well and what needs developing.
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British Council launched the Teacher Education Planning Handbook in New Delhi on Wednesday 14 June 2017.
A discussion on teacher education took place between a panel of speakers featuring * Mr Sanjay Awathi – Member Secretary, National Council of Teacher Education * Mr AN Ramachandra – Joint Commissioner (Academic), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti * Prof Rama Mathew, retired from Delhi University * Mrs Maya Menon, Founder Director of The Teacher Foundation, based in Bangalore, and * Mrs Kalpana Maheshwari, Head Teacher, Corporation of Chennai secondary school. The panel was chaired by Amy Lightfoot, Assistant Director English Partnerships (Academic). The discussion highlighted the need for a focus on in-school support for teachers continuing professional development, the importance of giving teachers choices with regards to teacher education opportunities available to them and how technology has an important role to play in terms of making high quality resources available |
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Jason Anderson gave the plenary at the 12 International and 48 Annual
ELTAI Conference at Ernakulam, from 29 June to 1 July 2017.
Translanguaging, the integrated use of different ‘languages’ in communicative acts, is a natural and ancient phenomenon in India. While there is evidence that it is both widespread and beneficial in classrooms of other subjects, its inclusion in English language classrooms is hampered by the dominance of ‘English-only’, or ‘English-mainly’ approaches to language teaching that disseminate from a more monolingual West. But can multilingual countries like India take a different path to effective competence in the use of English? In this talk I will invite you to consider the future translingual needs of Indian learners of English and compare these to both current and potential practices in English classrooms. We will consider why both monolanguaging and translanguaging are likely to be useful to learners in the future and look at practical activities and |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w93mMJzGgnA&feature=em-uploademail
Shagun
The SSA Shagun webportal can be accessed at
www.ssashagun.nic.in
Vol. 1 Issue 1 (April – June 2017)
‘
Shagun
’
www.ssashagun.nic.in
The Shagun web-portal has been
designed to
change the narrative
on
school education by showcasing the
multitude of
innovative and
successful models
being
implemented by all States & UTs in
diverse circumstances.
It enables these successful initiatives
to be
replicated
and
taken to scale.
Shagun sustains the
institutional
memory
of these initiatives.
It encourages all States and UTs to
positively compete
with each other
to carry out and upload best
practices.
Online Monitoring & Innovations
Repository Portal
Newsletter
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On 18th January 2017, the Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Prakash Javadekar launched
the Shagun portal –
www.ssashagun.nic.in.
The name
Shagun
has been coined from the words ‘Shala’ meaning
school and ‘Gunvatta’ meaning quality, and it has two modules – (1) Online Monitoring and (2) Innovations
Repository.
This repository of good practices focuses on
positive stories and developments
that are driving
performance improvements in school education. As on date there are over 300 such
heart-warming instances of achievement, in addition to thousands of testimonials and images,
on the online platform.
These innovative practices are documented in the form of
case studies, videos, testimonials and images.
• Search directly
• Browse through the content by State or UT, by component, or by content type
• Locate content by State or UT on an interactive map of India
To find the content, users can -
About Shagun
Innovations Repository
www.ssashagun.nic.in
www.ssashagun.nic.in
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Below are some of the heartwarming stories and major successes in Government
run schools which have been uploaded on the web-portal by States and UTs.
Highlights: Innovative Practices
TESTIMONIALS
Shri Anil Swarup
Secretary (SE&L)
Smt. Rina Ray
Additional Secretary (SE&L)
“The Shagun portal
showcases success
stories under the
Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan... This is
an excellent initiative which will
be further refined through
additional features.”
“This portal proves
that a lot of
wonderful work
is being carried
out in Government
run schools throughout the
country and it will therefore
change the narrative on School
Education."
“Shagun is a
first-of-its kind
platform that
will give due
recognition to people,
State and UT governments,
schools and teachers working
towards improving Elementary
Education across the country.”
Shri Prakash Javadekar
Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development
Improving learning outcomes through innovative practices
The Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra (PSM) programme brings quality in school education by creating
a conducive
environment for learning
and
empowering
each element within the educational system,
starting with the teachers,
enabling them to adopt innovative learning methods which are changing
the nature of classroom interactions, making them child-friendly and promoting self-learning.
Visit Shagun Maharashtra Case Studies “Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra (PSM) –
Teachers Training on Demand”
Odisha has adopted
tribal languages as the
medium of instruction at the primary level. The MLE
programme addresses the challenges faced by the tribal students and it is operational in 1485 schools
in 21 tribal languages in 17 tribal dominated districts. Textbooks and Supplementary reading materials
have also been developed in 21 tribal languages.
Visit Shagun Odisha Videos “Multi Lingual Education”
CSR, Public Private Partnership and Community Involvement
Andhra Pradesh has launched the
‘Badi Runam Thirchukundam’
(Giving Back to School) in 2016 to
encourage alumni, community, industrialists, NRIs and public representatives to give a donation to a
School of their choice, either in cash or in kind. By the end of April 2017, around Rs 23 Crores had been
gathered through 8,703 donations.
Visit Shagun Andhra Pradesh Videos “TVC on inviting community participation and
involvement in school development”
Kerala has started a project to garner funds through
PPP mode to convert neglected schools with poor
infrastructure into centres of academic excellence. This Project has successfully transformed
the
Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for girls (GVHSS) Nadakkavu, Kozhikode which now
has world class infrastructure such as multimedia classrooms with digital projectors and internet
connectivity, Indoor Stadium with gym, Austro Turf for football/hockey, 2500-seat dining hall, clean
and spacious kitchen with modern appliances, toilets and more.
Visit Shagun Kerala Videos “PPP for school development of Nadakkavu GVHSS School”
Reaching out to Special Groups
In Jehanabad District, Bihar, a unique initiative is helping visually impaired girls catch up on lost
learning. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) provides in-house training beginning with the
basics of shape recognition, counting and reading Braille, followed by a tailor-made course. These girls
now have a better chance of achieving their dreams.
Visit Shagun Bihar Videos “KGBV, Nurturing visually impaired girls”
Jharkhand has rolled out ‘Zero Dropout Panchayats’
at every block by sensitising the Gram Panchayat
‘Mukhiyas’ and providing all essential basic amenities in Government Schools across the State. All
gram panchayat heads will ensure that children falling in the age group of 6 to 14 years in their
respective panchayats are admitted in nearby schools.
Visit Shagun Jharkhand Videos “Zero Drop Out Initiative”
Rudra
Z
illa Parishad school, Shivaji nagar, Beed district,
Maharashtra
Rudra is differently-abled and has Cerebral Palsy.
During the Household Survey under Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan, the Inclusive Education Resource Teacher
visited his house and counseled his parents about the
services available under SSA for Special Children. He
motivated them to send Rudra to the Resource Room
under the SSA where his educational, psychological
and physical assessment was done and an
individualized education plan was prepared. Rudra
attended the Resource Room and Physio Therapy
Centre routinely alongwith an escort. The trainers,
psychologists and resource teacher together worked
towards his Behaviour Therapy, Physio Therapy,
Social Recreational and Academics Skills.
Rudra is now studying in a regular Zilla Parishad
school and the resource teacher under the SSA
continues to give academic support to him and the
school.
Visit Shagun Maharashtra Testimonials “Rudra”
Pushpa Kumari
KGBV, Bundu District, Ranchi, Jharkhand
After the death of her father, Pushpa had to drop out
of school in class V due to the poor economic
condition of her family. However, thanks to the KGBV
and the provision of free education, food, uniform
and hostel facilities there, she was able to return to
school.
With the resources available at the KGBV and the
continuous guidance and support of her teachers,
Pushpa has developed
‘Bal-Amrit’
which is a Baby
food that costs only Rs. 58/- per KG, made from 15
easily available ingredients. It was the center of
attraction at the State level Jawaharlal Nehru Science,
Mathematics and Environment exhibition in 2016.
She is currently awaiting the copyright for this.
She
also participated in an Exchange programme in
Japan.
Visit Shagun Jharkhand Testimonials “Pushpa
Kumari”
The Shagun repository has been developed in collaboration with
www.ssashagun.nic.in
The online monitoring module of
Shagun measures state-level performance
and progress
against key educational indicators
which enables the Government of India and the State and
UT Departments of Education to conduct
real-time assessments
which normal paper-based
monitoring mechanisms did not allow.
The SSA scheme covers around
110 million children in Classes
I-VIII in around 1 million schools
across the country with one of the
highest annual budgets.
Monitoring the implementation of
a scheme of such a magnitude
was a huge challenge. The online
monitoring module was designed
to fill this gap by streamlining the
data collection processes in order
to track the efficiency with which
SSA funds are being utilized and
the results that this is delivering.
There are currently 122 Reports,
which are automatically
generated from the data filled in.
Additionally, all the guidelines,
instructions, the framework of
implementation, letters and
communications to States and all
possible related information has
been uploaded on the portal for
ready reference of the
Department and all States and
UTs.
Online Monitoring
The main functions are:
Fund utilisation tracking
Performance measurement on key educational indicators
Online planning & goal setting
Physical targets and outcomes monitoring
The portal offers
Data analytics and generates graphics
which represent the progress of States and UTs against
key identified parameters such as exact number of out of school children mainstreamed, the increase or decrease
in enrolment in government schools vis-à-vis private schools and the expenditure on teachers’ salaries compared
to expenditure on increasing the learning outcomes, and more.
This will enable the tracking of every single
rupee being spent by States and UTs, as well as the impact of this expenditure.
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Details of INNOVATION CHALLENGE (IC)
Dear Friend,
We are delighted to announce a partnership with Techfest IIT BOMBAY for INNOVATION CHALLENGE.
Details of INNOVATION CHALLENGE (IC) are as under:
Students from classes 8, 9 & 10 who appear in the SOF-NSO are entitled to appear in the Innovation Challenge. SOF-NSO will be held on 9th Nov & 23rd Nov in schools. No separate registration is required for IC
The class 8, 9 & 10 NSO papers will carry a question common for all classes. Both dates of NSO will have a different question.
Students may upload the answer to the Innovation Challenge on Techfest IIT BOMBAY site as per schedule to be provided in the NSO paper. Students will also need to answer 10 Multiple Choice Questions at the time of uploading answer. These questions will appear on the site.
Top 15 rank holders will be selected for the final round to be held at IIT Bombay on 29th Dec. This will be a three hours paper.
The answers will be evaluated by faculty of IIT Bombay. Result will be declared on 30th Dec at IIT Bombay.
Each of 15 students qualifying for the final will be permitted to have an adult accompany her/him to IIT Bombay. Boarding, lodging and reimbursement of travel expenses for qualifying student and accompanying adult will be provided. Following awards will be provided:
Each participating student will get a Participation Certificate.
Top 15 students will be awarded
- Merit Certificate.
- Conducted tour of IIT Bombay.
- Pass to attend all programs at IIT from 29th to 31st Dec.
- Trophies for top 3 rank holders.
- Tablets for top 5 rank holders and
- Other prizes
IIT Bombay is the best known Engg college in Asia and amongst the best globally. Techfest is their annual inter college function. We look forward to an enthusiastic participation of students from your school in the IC.
Kindly feel free to contact us at 0124-4951200 Or write to us at info@sofworld.org for any further information /clarifications.
For more information visit our website http://www.sofworld.org. You can also find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/sofwor
Please write to us for information at :
For Results or Awards : result@sofworld.org.
For Roll nos or Admit Cards : rollnumber@sofworld.org.
For Registration or Exams : registrations@sofworld.org
For General Enquiry : info@sofworld.org.
Regards
Academic Support
Science Olympiad Foundation
Telefax : 0124-4951200 Mobile: 09312680857
Head Office : Plot 99, Sec - 44, Gurgaon - 122003 (Haryana) India
We are delighted to announce a partnership with Techfest IIT BOMBAY for INNOVATION CHALLENGE.
Details of INNOVATION CHALLENGE (IC) are as under:
Students from classes 8, 9 & 10 who appear in the SOF-NSO are entitled to appear in the Innovation Challenge. SOF-NSO will be held on 9th Nov & 23rd Nov in schools. No separate registration is required for IC
The class 8, 9 & 10 NSO papers will carry a question common for all classes. Both dates of NSO will have a different question.
Students may upload the answer to the Innovation Challenge on Techfest IIT BOMBAY site as per schedule to be provided in the NSO paper. Students will also need to answer 10 Multiple Choice Questions at the time of uploading answer. These questions will appear on the site.
Top 15 rank holders will be selected for the final round to be held at IIT Bombay on 29th Dec. This will be a three hours paper.
The answers will be evaluated by faculty of IIT Bombay. Result will be declared on 30th Dec at IIT Bombay.
Each of 15 students qualifying for the final will be permitted to have an adult accompany her/him to IIT Bombay. Boarding, lodging and reimbursement of travel expenses for qualifying student and accompanying adult will be provided. Following awards will be provided:
Each participating student will get a Participation Certificate.
Top 15 students will be awarded
- Merit Certificate.
- Conducted tour of IIT Bombay.
- Pass to attend all programs at IIT from 29th to 31st Dec.
- Trophies for top 3 rank holders.
- Tablets for top 5 rank holders and
- Other prizes
IIT Bombay is the best known Engg college in Asia and amongst the best globally. Techfest is their annual inter college function. We look forward to an enthusiastic participation of students from your school in the IC.
Kindly feel free to contact us at 0124-4951200 Or write to us at info@sofworld.org for any further information /clarifications.
For more information visit our website http://www.sofworld.org. You can also find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/sofwor
Please write to us for information at :
For Results or Awards : result@sofworld.org.
For Roll nos or Admit Cards : rollnumber@sofworld.org.
For Registration or Exams : registrations@sofworld.org
For General Enquiry : info@sofworld.org.
Regards
Academic Support
Science Olympiad Foundation
Telefax : 0124-4951200 Mobile: 09312680857
Head Office : Plot 99, Sec - 44, Gurgaon - 122003 (Haryana) India
ZOOM APP INVITATION BY .. HON. Dr.Ujjwal Karawande
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GUIDE LETTER FROM RUSSIA.
On 20-Jul-2017 1:31 AM, "Анастасия Смирнова" <stasysmi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Bhagwan abd Sameer,How did the new school year start? Are you and your students anticipating changes in your curriculum or extracurricular activities?I think I've already made myself clear, but I want to stress again saying that you as mentors and teachers have done an amazing job of transforming your teaching style into a modern and up to date one. And since the BC program has come to an end, you might be thinking about what to do next: go on meeting with peer colleagues and supporting each other in further attempts to make classes more learner centred.Since you are quite active in social media, I'd assume you tend to spend a lot of time in social media to keep in touch and follow teaching trends.What I encourage you all to do is to initiate a one year project aiming at fluency among English teachers. As you know the best way to achieve fluency is by reading books and watching movies. So my idea is to cut teacher trainer sessions to monthly ones and run a reading club instead. Teachers would read books they like and discuss those when they meet. You can also run a book-crossing campain, e.g. each teacher buys a book he/she wants to read, then swaps books with another colleague. You can also set up an online page with book reviews you all write, so that other colleagues know what you've read and read a book you've recommended. Writing a review will also stimulate your writing skills and will be a sort of revision of the new vocab.You can also make a competition among maharastra cities/towns for the largest number of books read in English and reviewed.A reading club or a movie club will bring all of you closer and foster collaboration.Ideally I would initiate a reading club in your local schools too, so that schoolchildren could borrow graded readers from the school library to read one book per month or listen to it.It's the only way to polish your English skills if you don't have access to native speakers on a regular basis. Whereas social media is eating your time, a reading club will help you form a habit of reading books and watching movies on a regular basis . And once you've made this step, your English level will rise and you become a better teacher.Sorry guys for not posting much recently in the whatsapp forum. I'm kinda stuck, because I don't believe any more in coaching miles away.Will do my best and be in touch when I've got something worthwhile to share.Kisses to your kids and wives.Best,Nastya
Moral Story.
Did you know that at Harvard, one of the
most prestigious universities in the world, the most popular and
successful course teaches you how to learn to be happier?__ The Positive
Psychology class taught by Ben Shahar attracts 1400 students per
semester and 20% of Harvard graduates take this elective course.
According to Ben Shahar, the class - which focuses on happiness,
self-esteem and motivation - gives students the tools to succeed and
face life with more joy._This 35-year-old teacher, considered by some to
be "the happiness guru", highlights in his class 14 key tips for
improving the quality of our personal status and contributing to a
positive life:
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