Tag: understand

Coaching children to be centered

Aruna Sankaranarayanan
Calmness, composure, and emotional regulation aren’t typically part of the school curriculum, but they are crucial for effective learning. Aruna Sankaranarayanan writes about socioemotional learning (SEL) and how teaching children to identify, express, and manage their emotions can lead to more positive and satisfying lives within and beyond the classroom.

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Silent struggles: invisible disabilities in educational spaces

Dr Pooja Birwatkar
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Type 1 Diabetes present unique challenges in the classroom. Because these conditions are not apparent, they are often misunderstood or overlooked. Dr Birwatkar writes about how these conditions affect students’ lives and their educational experience, and highlights the urgent need for increased awareness and support.

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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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Leveraging Bloom’s Taxonomy for advanced question framing

Charanjit Kaur Brar
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a vital tool that aids educators in designing objectives, assessments, and instructional strategies. It categorizes learning into six levels: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create. In this follow-up article, Charanjit delves into explanations for each level using photosynthesis as an example.

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Building bridges through stories

Suroor Alikhan
We are becoming more and more selfish and less understanding and accepting of ‘the other’. In a world that is ready to take up arms at the drop of a hat, we need something that will help build bridges between communities. And the best way to understand a community that is different from us is to read their stories. So, when will you being to read the world?

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