Tag: August 2024

Who will help our teachers thrive?

Srishti Gulati
Our teachers are at the heart of our education system, yet their voices are frequently sidelined in discussions about improvements and policies. With the ASER reports and growing philanthropic investments highlighting slow progress in education quality, Gulati calls for systemic changes.

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Adaptive curriculum for the self-directed learner

Sanjhee Gianchandani
The U.S. Department of Education defines personalized learning as instruction tailored to students’ individual learning preferences, needs, and interests. Sanjhee writes that these principles can be broadly applied to adapt language classroom curricula. This means that teaching move from teacher-centric to learner-driven approaches.

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Communicating peace

Anubha Rawat
Communication includes spoken language, written words, non-verbal cues, and technology, categorized as constructive or destructive, and nonviolent or violent. Conceptualized by Marshall B. Rosenberg in the 1960s-70s, nonviolent communication or NVC has four components. How can it be incorporated into the classroom? How does it benefit students and/or teachers? Read Rawat’s article on how to communicate peace and foster a positive learning environment.

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