Chandrika Muralidhar
Scientific concepts, especially in high school, can be abstract and difficult to understand. At times like these, based on her deep understanding of her subject and students, a teacher has to device effective and flexible strategies to teach.
Rajesh Bhatia
Despite all the research, studies and experiences, even today a child’s success is measured in terms of his/her academic success. But there is more to life than academics and whether or not a child will succeed in life will depend on how well we are preparing him/her to face life. Here are a few things that schools can do to change the way they teach.
Chandrika Muralidhar
Is mere content knowledge enough for a teacher to be effective in the classroom? Or should he/she be also well-versed in the processes and methods of teaching? In a three-part series, Teacher Plus will help readers to understand that the ideal knowledge base for an effective teacher should be curriculum knowledge, knowledge of educational contexts and knowledge of the purposes of education.
Nupur Rastogi
At one time, debating among school students was a practice that encouraged healthy competition. But in recent times, with the world experiencing a plethora of conflicts, there is an urgent need to help students focus on the process of debating which is to understand the conflict and better ways to deal with it. The article presents an alternative of ‘Structured Academic Controversy’ that encourages participants to look beyond rigid beliefs and positions.
Sandhya Singh
No celebration or ritual is complete without flowers. But what about the floral waste that is generated afterwards? Floral waste is part of the larger problem of waste management and therefore doesn’t get much attention per se. But this teacher and her students decided to find ways of putting floral waste to better use.
Latha Vydianathan
To be an effective teacher, the practice of reflecting on one’s teaching methodology is extremely important. Here are some tools to help you take up reflective practice.
Lorea Martinez
Social and Emotional Learning is extremely important in a world filled with strife, discontent and hatred. Usually when we talk of SEL, it is mostly the student that we are thinking about, but we should also be concerned about the social and emotional needs of the teacher if she is to care for the student. Read on for suggestions.
Mohd. Amzad and Ajam Khan
Why is it that in a class of say, 30 to 40 students, only a few students actively participate in all the learnings that happen, while others remain quiet? How can a teacher motivate her students to ask more questions freely and also learn at the same time? What can a teacher do to spark that curiosity in children to ask quality questions? Here are a few strategies that actually brought forth amazing results.
Unnati Ved
Teachers are always looking out for strategies to improve and enhance students’ learning experiences. Drama as a teaching tool not only helps a learner’s language proficiency but also builds confidence in children and makes a lesson more active and meaningful.
Narendra D Deshmukh, Sandhya A Thakur, Vinita Shrouty, Nivedita Deshmukh
NEP 2020 proposes child centric learning as the way forward and a good way to make this possible is to start implementing project based learning or PBL. Besides being learner centric, the advantages of PBL are many — it promotes collaboration, problem-solving skills, interpersonal communication and creativity among many other things.
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