Let’s re-imagine what needs to be done together “One of our challenges is that while preparing students for the digital world, attention span has decreased. As teachers, we need to mentor students on how to process and analyse information judiciously. How can we implement this balance in class, curriculum, as well as in learning life …
Surprisingly, one goes through life without inquiring about this question, as we are shuffled from class to class, school to college, and then college to jobs incessantly. Never pausing to inquire or discover our true context around learning and the outcome one expects from one’s academic endeavours. This obliviousness is surprising in hindsight but completely …
The pandemic and lockdown have introduced many terms in the education industry . Schools and students, when infrastructure, network and home connectivity allowed, switched to online learning. What did online mean for teachers? Teachers had to adapt their lesson plans, deliver over video conferencing to remote students in their own homes. It also meant that …
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Only when you know there is so much out there…you get to choose the best suited for yourself! True that! With numerous career opportunities available than ever before and multiple entry points into a career, deciding which career to choose is definitely an overwhelming experience. How do you hit the sweet spot where your interest …
Just the other day in one of the teacher training workshops, teachers spoke openly about the challenges that were thrown at them during the pandemic. A sudden change in the script, a different stage/platform and the lack of a live audience, teachers found themselves completely unprepared initially. Once the initial hiccups had subsided there was …
“The New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) is a long term investment” as was repeatedly emphasised by Dr. Sasmit Patra, Member of Rajya Sabha representing the political party from Odisha, Biju Janta Dal during the webinar organised by Curiosity Gym on 12th December 2020. The conversation revolved around the New Education Policy 2020 and its implementation …
“Who would like to come forward and solve the maths problem on the board?”, teacher asked the class. Mishal raised his hand confidently. Teacher gestured to him and handed over her chalk. Within minutes, Mishal solved the maths problem. Then, to everyone’s shock, he turned around and flung the piece of chalk away and dusted …
What is one thing that entices children towards games and nudges them away from books and classroom teaching? It is incorporating interactivity and the ability to participate, act, and react as part of the lesson plans and curriculum that has failed often. The one way flow of information from teachers to pupils has not just …
‘Every child is born curious’ was the highlight of one of the recently concluded webinars organised to discuss various facets of the National Education Policy 2020. While every educationist is hailing the welcoming policy, little do they emphasise the enormous damage their educational institutions have always been doing with the imposition of rote learning. …
“Stop having babies”. An eleven year old shocked the entire class on a teacher’s question “How can we save forests from destruction?”. Another student responded in a similar manner, “we should decrease the population”. Both the students meant we should control the population. Just that they conveyed the ideas differently. In another class, a teacher …
