Flip the math class

Monica Kochar

Normally a teacher gives lectures in class and then asks children to do some work at home to reinforce the learning. How will it be if a teacher decided to flip this process?

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Street vendors and supermarkets

Geetha Durairajan

Have we lost faith in humanity? Or are we becoming slaves to an haute culture? Why else do you think we always bargain with a roadside vendor but don’t mind paying twice the amount for the same product in a supermarket?

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It’s magic time!

Yasmin Jayathirtha

Over the last one year through this column a lot of experiments were shared and through them a lot of chemistry was hopefully assimilated. So why not get the kids to use that knowledge to entertain their class or school with a show of magic?

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Creating imaginative play spaces

Chintan Girish Modi

Imagine you wake up one morning and find a swing hanging in a derelict open ground. Sourav Biswas and his Red Swing Projet hang swings in spaces you never thought could turn into happy play zones thus bringing cheer to adults and kids alike.

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Questions of science and sense

Richard Fernandes

Learning science is a series of four books by Indumathi Rao and CNR Rao meant for children and people who have had no background in science. Written by a highly qualified teacher of science and a Bharat Ratna awardee do these books measure up to the expectations? Here’s a review that cautions us against picking up books by the name of the authors instead of by the content.

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Improvisational drama as an instructional strategy

Poonam Bhide

If you want a lively class, engaging in discussions and learning as they are working try using improvisational drama as a teaching strategy. A teacher shares her experience of using improvisational drama to teach her kids a lot more than the lesson they were doing.

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Closer to nature: outdoor learning

Adithi Muralidhar

What environmental education are we imparting to our children when they don’t even know the wildlife in their own localities? Step outside your classroom if you want to bring environmental consciousness into the minds of children.

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Digital learning: the future of education

Divya Choudary

That there is a lot of potential for technology in education is a fact. With schools too busy completing their syllabus, a lot of private players have entered into the market offering students the experience of digital learning. Teacher Plus in conversation with Sameer Bora, Head R&D, Next Education.

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