Education Music in classroom 20 Jul 2009 Bob Marley’s conviction, “Music’s gonna teach them a lesson” couldn’t be further from the truth if you were to look at way educational programmes are designed and delivered in most…
Education… IAS Type Exams to Select Teachers 10 Jul 2009 As per a news report, India’s former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would like primary school teachers in India to be selected the way civil service officers are; to ensure…
News International schools in India need regulation, not control 23 Jun 2009 Over the last few days, newspapers have been carrying articles about the revival of “unfinished agenda” of the HRD Ministry, that was mooted by the previous UPA government, but put…
Learner centric teaching… 10 practical learner-centric teaching strategies 22 Jun 2009 Here are some simple and practical student-friendly teaching techniques which can be incorporated into the classroom. These techniques, if used purposefully, puts the learner at the centre of the learning…
Education… Goodbye textbooks, hello world! 12 Jun 2009 Yesterday, I came across a very curious bit of news - California has announced a ban on textbooks in schools. One of the reasons for such a radical move was…
Differentiated Learning The What, How and Why of Differentiation in Classroom 5 Jun 2009 1 in every 3 students in the US is a dropout, not because they are dumb but because they are bored and schooling expects them to adapt their learning to…
Differentiated Learning Differentiated learning is about differentiated teaching 3 Jun 2009 Most of our classrooms adopt one-size-fits-all delivery system which breeds disengagement and detachment from learning and is detrimental to learning. Nowadays, the students profile in the schools is more diverse…
Differentiated Learning Differentiated instruction – Redefining teaching and learning 1 Jun 2009 As a parent of a 3-year old son who is an articulate communicator and natural inquirer, I am currently facing a dilemma. If I put on my educationist lenses to…
Assessment… Assessment of Student-Initiated Inquiries 23 May 2009 One challenge for the teachers who dabble in the inquiry-approach is how to assess something that looks so very diverse, open-ended and fluid, in some ways. How does a teacher align the inquiry…
Teacher Training Inquiry process in classrooms 19 May 2009 The inquiry approach to teaching-learning is departure from the traditional teacher-directed strategies. Once a teacher gets somewhat comfortable with the process, the next battle for her in the classroom is…
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