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Happened to meet a very enthusiastic and fairly young set of teachers at 'The Millennium School', Greater Noida. Spent a day with them discussing the implementation of 'Innovative Teaching Strategies' in the classroom. Teachers practically experienced 20 strategies and identified how to differentiate these strategies for making the classroom more inclusive.

Teachers felt happy and shared in their reflection that they could get the answers to many of the challenges that they face in the classroom.

Heartfelt appreciation to the 'Millennium Team' for organising the training programme with utmost perfection.

Special Thanks to Dr. Himani Tyagi, Principal, & Ms. Ritu Gupta, Coordinator- Academics and Professional Development for arranging this training.

Understanding 'Habits of Mind' is crucial in managing our own attitude as well as that of others in a particular situation. This important topic was taken up with the faculty of Amity International group of schools wherein PGT teachers of different branches across Delhi-NCR participated.

They contributed their thoughts on the Fixed and Growth mindset, identified the difference between a Coach and a Mentor, experienced a Coaching conversation, and also delved into the significance of using this with students. It was indeed enriching to be amongst a set of powerful influencers who are shaping our next generation.

Thank you, Ms. Ameeta Mohan, Principal, Amity International, Pushp Vihar, Ms. Anita Satia, Sr. Consultant, HR & Training, and Ms. Arti Chopra, Principal, Amity, Gurgaon for providing me an opportunity to be a part of this enlightening discussion.

Spent two very fruitful days with the faculty of ASPAM Scottish School, Noida in decoding the National Curriculum Framework 2023. Together we discussed various aspects of the framework.
Curricular areas were explored by specific departments. Day 2 witnessed the unfolding of Competency-based Education and Assessments therein.
Teachers participated enthusiastically and ensured that they will integrate the NCF into their lessons in its true spirit.
Thank you Ms. Meenakshi Zarabi for thinking about this significant aspect and bringing it to your teachers.

An active day spent with Teachers of the GD Goenka group of schools, joining from different schools across the country.

It was an enthusiastic lot of teachers who actively participated to understand various active learning strategies and how to differentiate them to give the right level of challenge to the students thereby making the class more inclusive.

It was delightful to see that the teachers absorbed every bit of the learning and were excited to take it forward to the students.

Thank you, Ms. Bharti Sharma, Ms. Neeta Rastogi, and Ms. Rajni Jauhari for making me a part of this experience.

An exciting and enriching day spent with the brilliant teachers of Bal Bharati Public School, Rohini discussing about Comptency Based Assessment.
Teachers explored various key components of a good assessment, delved into defining competencies and linking them to assessment objectives, reviewed the construct of a few competency-based questions, and finally created the same.
They created test- items with appropriate marking schemes ensuring the validity and reliability of the assessment.
As a post-training activity, each department created and submitted a set of 15 competency-based questions for verification and feedback.
Hoping, that they use the same in creating meaningful assessments for their students.
Overall, a wonderful experience !!
Thank you BBPS Team for all the arrangements and great hospitality!!

A differentiating factor of National Curriculum Framework 2023, is the connection it makes to our ancient knowledge and belief systems at multiple places. It is a real delight reading this document.
Sharing an excerpt quoted from 'Taittiriya Upanishad'

As the Taittiriya Upanishad tells us, the Teacher is the first letter, the student is the last letter, knowledge is the meeting place and instruction is the link.

Ways of the Guru !
According to Shri Aurobindo, the three instruments of the Guru are teaching, example and influence!!
Wise teachers do not seek to impose themselves or their opinions on the passive acceptance of receptive minds. They seek to awaken much more than to instruct, they aim at the growth of faculties and experience by a natural process and free expansion. They prescribe a method as an aid, as a utilizable device, not as imperative formula, or a fixed routine.

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Art Integration
Came across an interesting inter-disciplinary activity taken up by a math teacher as Prior Knowledge Activation for the topic Quadrilaterals. It is simple yet involves lot of creative thinking and application of learnt concepts. Promotes 21st century skills like Creative and Critical thinking.
The task can be made more complex for high ability students by imposing certain conditions (like Area restrictions or using quadrilaterals of some fixed dimensions etc..).
Creating a stimulating learning environment is the key to engaged learners and meaningful learning!!
More power to you Ms. Alka Srivastava (Faculty, Math Deptt. DPS Varanasi).

Another interactive session on 'Implementation of NEP 2020' with the teachers from different schools of Jagdalpur, Chattisgarh. During the day long training session teachers explored in detail the foundations of Literacy and Numeracy, Competency based education and related pedagogies. Various initiatives taken by CBSE and teachers' role in it was discussed. More than 70 participants not only took keen interest and participated actively but they also summarised their learning through a Concept Map on NEP towards the end.
I was happy to see the positive spirit and enthusiasm with which the teachers took all the desired changes.

Had an interactive session with Principals on various initiatives taken by CBSE on implementation of NEP 2020. More than 50 Principals from near and around Jagdalpur, Chhatisgarh assembled and shared their efforts as well as challenges in effective implementation of NEP.
The discussion focussed on Competency based Education, Foundational Literacy & Numeracy, Holistic Progress card, Skills hubs, SAFAL and many other CBSE initiatives.
Kudos to the young, dynamic and talented team of 'Skills for Us' for organising it very well.

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥ १ ॥

जो विद्या की देवी भगवती सरस्वती कुन्द के फूल, चंद्रमा, हिमराशि और मोती के हार की तरह धवल वर्ण की है और जो श्वेत वस्त्र धारण करती है, जिनके हाथ में वीणा-दण्ड शोभायमान है, जिन्होंने श्वेत कमलों पर आसन ग्रहण किया है तथा ब्रह्मा विष्णु एवं शंकर आदि देवताओं द्वारा जो सदा पूजित हैं, वही संपूर्ण जड़ता और अज्ञान को दूर कर देने वाली सरस्वती हमारी रक्षा करें ॥1 ॥

Get together, be the strength of the nation and help it reach greatest heights!
Best wishes on this Republic Day!

Wishing that every day of the year is cherishable!

Active Learning Hack #03
We generally see that during presentation by one group the other groups continue discussing/talking. To ensure that everybody is alert and listening, ask all your students to face front once the group discussion is done. They should continue sitting where they are but face the board. So, in case, they need to get into groups again it is convenient.
In addition, let the presenters face the entire class. This will ensure the achievement of better learning outcomes from the group activity.

Active Learning Hack #02
Generally, the biggest problem which we face as teachers is to manage discipline during any activity. The noise level sometimes disrupts the activity itself. It is difficult to bring the children back in order. To overcome these challenges, it is always advisable to clearly state the expectations of behaviour along with the procedure of the activity.
Do not assume that the students will naturally do it.

Make your rules related to -

- the kind of noise level you want in the class,

- movement which is acceptable, and which is not.

- expected behaviour with group members

- expected time to finish the task

- what should they do if they have finished it before the expected time.

- how will they indicate if they need any help

There are large chances of students following the rules if stated just before the activity.

Active Learning Hacks #01

One of the mistakes which we as teachers generally do while engaging students in activities is to distribute resources first and then give instructions. This leads to students getting busy in exploring the resources and not listening to the instructions carefully. So, set the order right, thereby ensuring that students listen to all your instructions attentively.

Congratulations to S Ramalakshmi, Primary Academic Coordinator, Holy Sai International School, Chennai for completing the Cambridge International Certificate in Educational Leadership with a Distinction.

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Edu Lead International congratulates all its learners, who have successfully completed the Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications with a DISTINCTION !!!

Our learners are teachers and school leaders of various educational institutes across India. It takes consistent efforts, diligence and perseverance to take up this learning challenge along with an already demanding job.
We value their drive, passion and spirit of learning and wish that they are able to infuse the same in their students/team.

An insightful interaction with the school leaders participating in the 2 Days IECS 76th School Leadership Workshop. Had a lovely time discussing with them the Art & Science of Metacognition. Special thanks to Prof. Handoo for inviting me to be a part of this wonderful Leadership Programme.

An enjoyable session on 'The Art and Science of Reflection' @ Jaypee Institute Of Information Technology, Noida. It was all fun making the participants reflect on reflection itself. They tried to identify the processes involved in reflection and how can one become a reflective practitioner.
Participants also analysed their own approaches to learning through an inventory and the session further extended to identifying the ways by which the skills of reflection can be fostered in the students.

A big thanks to Mrs. Anjali Malik, Principal, Jaypee Public School Noida for conceptualising and organising such a programme.

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Another exhilarating and enriching experience with teachers at St. Martin's Diocesan School, Delhi Cantt.

Together we explored the ways of making assessments meaningful for students. Teachers introspected to find out their own conceptions of assessments and then moved on to learn various ways to conduct quick assessments while teaching.

They also learnt to map the test items to Bloom's taxonomy. Subsequently ventured into creating higher order Multiple Choice Type Questions and finally mooted on the significance of feedback in assessments.

Teachers' enthusiasm throughout the training programme is worth appreciation and it speaks highly about their commitment to learning.

Sincere thanks to the Principal Ms. K. Sudha for organising the programme and fostering a culture of learning in the school.

Fun filled learning session at Raghav Public School, Noida where the teachers learnt about Innovative teaching strategies which leads to active learning. Teachers also explored the possibilities of differentiating each strategy to make the classroom more inclusive. They deeply reflected on the probable reasons of active learning strategies not yielding their desired outcomes sometimes.

Thanks to the Principal Mrs. Richa Sharma for inviting me to her school and kudos to her enthusiastic team of teachers who made it a memorable experience.

Fun filled learning session at Raghav Public School, Noida where the teachers learnt about Innovative teaching strategies which leads to active learning. Teachers also explored the possibilities of differentiating each strategy to make the classroom more inclusive. They deeply reflected on the probable reasons of active learning strategies not yielding their desired outcomes sometimes.

Thanks to the Principal Mrs. Richa Sharma for inviting me to her school and kudos to her enthusiastic team of teachers who made it a memorable experience.

Successful launch of the Online CPD Programme for Modern Public School, Bhivadi & Noida

Select group of teachers from both the branches are enrolled for 30 Hrs of Continuous Professional Development programme.

This programme spanning 5 months will empower teachers with the skills of using innovative teaching strategies to engage students and create an active learning environment. They will also learn about variety of ways to differentiate learning to make the classroom more inclusive.

One of the major aspects of the programme is to make them reflect on their practice and thereby leverage the advantage of being a reflective practitioner and simultaneously develop metacognitive skills in students so that they can become self-directed learners.

The teachers will internalise the significance of developing growth mind-set in themselves and subsequently in students. They will moot on various ways to establish positive student teacher relationship and identify the importance of coaching conversations with students.

The programme also aims at strengthening the skills of developing meaningful assessments and using blended learning methods for effective as well as efficient learning. The programme culminates with using all the learning into creating an effective and active lesson plan.

Congratulations to the management and staff of Modern Public School for embarking on this journey which aims at transforming classroom interactions for enhanced student outcomes.