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Oct – Dec 18
Redefining curriculum architecture to social needs
Shailender Kaur Founder Head, Delhi Public School, Fulbari, Bhaktinagar, Siliguri, West Bengal The curriculum should be developed in a way that helps the students to acquire the ability to innovate, think differently and solve problems…
Adding value to leadership continuously: an emerging necessity
G Balasubramaniam Editor-in-Chief, The Progressive School, New Delhi Leadership is a dynamic process. It calls for continuous enrichment in order to sustain its status, leave alone any further progress. With an innate urge to growth, every…
Learning beyond curriculum!
Benazir Shafaat Hussain Special Educator, Step by Step School, Noida “Tell me and I forget,teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”— Benjamin Franklin A person with immense knowledge is of no use until he knows how to apply his…
The Progressive Teacher – New Delhi Conclave
The Progressive Teacher (TPT), a bi-monthly magazine, that aims to empower the school teaching community in India, celebrated its four years of publication by organizing ‘The Progressive Teacher Conclave’ a forum for discussion on school…
Paradigm shifts in learning
Rajeshwari Sawant Principal, Gwalior Glory High School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh What does a learner seeks? What makes a classroom interactive? What are new methods of teaching or learning? What is the interdisciplinary approach to learning?…
Relevance for today; preparation for tomorrow With curriculum from Cambridge International
Ruchira Ghosh Regional Director, South Asia, Cambridge Assessment International Education We often use the analogy of a potter to describe a teacher. Someone who can mould and shape a child’s thoughts, actions, motivations and dispositions.…
Shift towards ‘teacher’ as a ‘manager’
Dr Pulak Bhattacharyya Principal, International School Guwahati Education is probably one of the fields where changes and developments have accelerated to significant proportions, especially in the last few decades. The new Global Education…
Learning outcomes in school education — at the core of building a knowledge economy
The study recognises some crucial practices for teaching that have positive impact in the classroom. Excerpts. The learning ecosystem needs to constantly evolve to gratify both active and passive learning needs. Careful attention needs to…
Shifting the mindset of teaching community
Dr Jeny Rapheal Kerala A shift of mindset begins only from a felt need for change. To generate this need, teaching community should be kept exposed to new facts and findings intermittently. Knowledge and information about novel ways of…
“Safety and protection of school children is a necessity, rather than a reactive measure”
Srinivasa Rao Saripalli CEO and Co-Founder, SkoolSmart, Bangalore says Srinivasa Rao Saripalli, CEO and Co-Founder, SkoolSmart in conversation with Varsha Verma. He stresses on the importance of safety solutions for schools. Excerpts. “The…