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March 2025

Cover: Re‘sources’ of knowledge

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For a few years now, our columnist Neerja Singh has been writing about how adults can stay “a step ahead” of the children we interact with, particularly in relation to digital tools and their use. Her column acknowledges the challenges...

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August 2024

Editorial

Small gestures with big impact

Usha Raman

Teachers are magicians. The kind of classroom environment they create leads to not just curricular learning, but social and emotional development as well. This issue of Teacher Plus gives teachers the tool of design to create some more magic.

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March 2025

Cover: Re‘sources’ of knowledge

Designed by Sunil Chawdiker

sunilgoa5@gmail.com 

Editorial

Text in context

Usha Raman

For a few years now, our columnist Neerja Singh has been writing about how adults can stay “a step ahead” of the children we interact with, particularly in relation to digital tools and their use. Her column acknowledges the challenges...

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The week before

project
Mountains of lessons
Mala Kumar
What if every glass of water you drank had a story that began in the mountains? Mala Kumar’s interdisciplinary classroom project will help children understand why mountains matter.
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ecowatch
Living with microbes
Nandini Dholepat
The Backyard Discovery group learns about the many roles of bacteria and how they shape our world: there are some that heal, others that harm, and quite a few that even help plants grow.
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tta_H
Dear teacher, I have so much to say
Bhuvaneswari B and Sapna Bhat
What if a struggling student could tell you exactly what they need? Bhuvaneswari B and Sapna Bhat pen a letter addressed to teachers from a student with ASD and ADHD, sharing his hopes, challenges, and dreams.
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a-step-ahead
Stopping the [doom]scroll
Neerja Singh
How does endless scrolling affect children’s focus, learning, and emotions? Neerja Singh shares some digital habits that can encourage deep learning in the age of short-form content.
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May-June 2024

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In the Issue

project
Mountains of lessons
Mala Kumar What if every glass of water you drank had a story that began in the mountains? Mala Kumar’s...
ecowatch
Living with microbes
Nandini Dholepat The Backyard Discovery group learns about the many roles of bacteria and how they shape...
tta_H
Dear teacher, I have so much to say
Bhuvaneswari B and Sapna Bhat What if a struggling student could tell you exactly what they need? Bhuvaneswari...
a-step-ahead
Stopping the [doom]scroll
Neerja Singh How does endless scrolling affect children’s focus, learning, and emotions? Neerja Singh...

February 2025

School uniforms – the fabric of equality
Anuradha C
School uniforms are more than clothes – they’re symbols of equality, discipline, and nostalgia. Anuradha C wonders if they also stifle individuality. What do you think?
The persistent STEM gender gap: tackling a ‘wicked’ human problem
Simran Luthra
What would the world look like with more women in STEM? Simran Luthra writes about the endless possibilities.
Modern scientists: 13 women who’ve changed our world
Divya Choudary
From black holes to vaccines, Divya Choudary writes about 13 extraordinary women who redefined science and transformed our understanding of space, health, AI, and more.

January 2025

Creative writing can be everyone’s cup of tea
Nagalakshmi Balasubramanian
Teaching creative writing is one of the most difficult responsibilities that the language teacher carries. Find out how this teacher used creative learning aids and AI to help spark creativity in her students.
The conflict tapestry
Kalpana Sharma
What do schools and orchestras have in common? Both thrive on harmony, collaboration, and understanding. Read Kalpana Sharma’s piece on how schools can teach us to listen and resolve conflicts meaningfully.
To find treasure, find treasure
Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur
What if the greatest treasure you seek is already within you? Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur share a heartwarming poem about finding value in the unexpected.

December 2024

Why India’s schools must be fundamentally redesigned
Sandeep Rai
In this piece we ask The Circle to share their experience of co-designing new kinds of schools in their fellowship program. What are we changing and with what intent, how are their fellows articulating impact and how are these ideas translating into actionable programs.
Learning through Arts, Narrative, and Discourse
Kriti Sood has pioneered what it means to co-develop a curriculum with teachers. In this piece we invite her to share her experiences doing the same in different settings. As a curator, she has a knack for pairing experts with different backgrounds to create something new. Her approach to design in education is boutique and mindful, and we hope this contribution will show our readers how small things can lead to a big impact.
Beyond the Basics
Manu Neelakandhan
A reflective journey of a design stalwart – why he chose to practice design, what it did for him, how he engages with varied stakeholders in his journey and articulates the value of design to them, and what the value of design is as a social, cultural, and ecological catalyst.

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From the ‘world’

Amruta Veer and Swati Jain Should children read textbooks – or the world around them? Amruta Veer and Swati Jain write about how reading can be an act of discovery,...

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Getting ready to

Monica Kochar Climate change, global health, and math: Monica Kochar writes about real-world applications that make math learning both engaging and meaningful.

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The extracurricular kid:

Anuradha C What if your child’s true talent lies outside textbooks? Anuradha C writes about how parents and schools can nurture children’s skills in sports, music, and arts without compromising...

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Seeing ‘Missed Takes’

Neeraja Raghavan What works better: correcting mistakes or learning from them? Neeraja Raghavan writes about how a simple mindset shift turned mistakes into stepping stones for deeper understanding.

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