Category: Teaching Practice

The storyteller teacher

Anil Kumar Patnaik
Stories are for eternity and we know this because while we may not remember who Galileo is or what the formula for finding the perimeter of a triangle is, we will most certainly remember the stories we heard in our childhood. That is why stories are a wonderful medium to transact teaching and learning. Here’s how a story of two seas helped this teacher impart an important life lesson beautifully to his students.

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Running Notes

Vijay Anand
We have all heard of labs, activities, games and puzzles as different ways of making math learning fun. What if we told you there was one more way that would not only sharpen your mathematical brain but also make you physically fit? Close those notebooks and leave the blackboards behind as you step out of the classroom and run into the world of mathematics.

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The power of teacher collaboration

Nikisha Kotwal
We are all aware of that proverb, ‘Unity is strength’. When we come together we can achieve great things than we can individually. It is not just the students but teachers too can and should collaborate to teach.

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Fostering choices

Latha Vydianathan
If this pandemic and the resultant lockdown has taught us one thing it is that children can and should learn autonomously. So how do we change to allow students to make their own learning choices?

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Pause for a moment – or half

Vaishnavi Bhat and Venkata Krishna Bayineni
Question time is an important part of any teaching – learning session in the classroom. But how often does this always bring the desired result? Do teachers wait long enough for a student to respond, or as is the practice, do teachers end up answering their own questions? This interesting article gives a rundown on how important it is to give the student ‘pause’ or ‘wait’ time to respond in order to stimulate reflective thinking and increase student participation.

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Zing thing: ways of a teacher

Latha Vaidyanathan
In the 21st century, a teacher is no longer someone with sole authority whose duty it is to impart knowledge. What then is the role of the new-age teacher? How can she play this role?

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Understanding ‘understanding’

Aruna Sankaranarayanan
What does it mean to truly understand something? If something is learnt without understanding the basics, is that learning really useful? Teachers need to design activities that call for a deeper thinking, so that students can see the difference between ’knowing’ and ‘understanding’.

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Getting creative with social studies

Shalini Sabikhi
One has heard of art journals, gratitude journals and travel journals, but a social studies journal? Add a touch of excitement to your social studies classes by getting your students to maintain a social studies journal. Here’s how.

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