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Take the break!

We’re entering that time of year when a certain lethargy takes over. Even as we stare at the piles of uncorrected examination papers, or pack away the last of the notes and materials from the year gone by, or are...

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August 2024

Editorial

Small gestures with big impact

Usha Raman

Teachers are magicians. The kind of classroom environment they create leads to not just curricular learning, but social and emotional development as well. This issue of Teacher Plus gives teachers the tool of design to create some more magic.

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May 2025

Cover: A journey through geography

Designed by Dhwani Shah

dhwani.s12@gmail.com 

Editorial

Take the break!

Usha Raman

We’re entering that time of year when a certain lethargy takes over. Even as we stare at the piles of uncorrected examination papers, or pack away the last of the notes and materials from the year gone by, or are...

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The week before

Akanksha
Geography – a bridge between the pure and soft sciences
Akanksha
Would you think of geography as an interdisciplinary subject? Akanksha writes about the physical and human divisions of the subject and how these can be taught in interesting yet relatable ways.
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sachidanand-sinha
School geography: text and pedagogy
Sachidanand Sinha
How well do geography textbooks reflect India’s real diversity? Sachidanand Sinha writes about how the discipline has been evolving.
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saraswathi
Digitalizing geography teaching
Dr. N. Saraswathi
Geography teaching is no longer static. Dr. N. Saraswathi writes about how it can be made dynamic, digital, and deeply relevant.
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chandrashekhar
Resources for teaching geography – they’re everywhere!
Dr. Chandra Shekhar Balachandran
Geography is a way of seeing the world, writes Dr Chandra Shekhar Balachandran. He shares everyday examples and hands-on activities to develop the ‘geographer’s eye’.
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May-June 2024

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In the Issue

Akanksha
Geography – a bridge between the pure and soft sciences
Akanksha Would you think of geography as an interdisciplinary subject? Akanksha writes about the physical...
sachidanand-sinha
School geography: text and pedagogy
Sachidanand Sinha How well do geography textbooks reflect India’s real diversity? Sachidanand Sinha writes...
saraswathi
Digitalizing geography teaching
Dr. N. Saraswathi Geography teaching is no longer static. Dr. N. Saraswathi writes about how it can be...
chandrashekhar
Resources for teaching geography – they’re everywhere!
Dr. Chandra Shekhar Balachandran Geography is a way of seeing the world, writes Dr Chandra Shekhar Balachandran....

April 2025

Dealing and healing in the classroom
Megha Bajaj
Children can feel overwhelmed by failure. Megha Bajaj shares five ways for educators and parents to respond and help children grow.
 Creating school libraries as safe spaces
Akhila Arora
Libraries are not just reading spaces anymore, they can and should be a lot more.
Opening it up with questions
Manaswini Sridhar
Why do students hesitate to ask or answer questions in class? Manaswini Sridhar writes about small shifts in teaching and parenting that can encourage open dialogue.

March 2025

The extracurricular kid: nurturing talent beyond academics
Anuradha C
What if your child’s true talent lies outside textbooks? Anuradha C writes about how parents and schools can nurture children’s skills in sports, music, and arts without compromising essential learning.
These books are made for learning
Subha Das Mollick
How do you teach English to children unfamiliar with the language? Subha Das Mollick shares a fresh approach of starting with familiar words instead of the alphabet.
Teaching with impact: the power of resources
Nidhi Solanki
What makes a lesson great? Nidhi Solanki writes about how subjects can be brought to life and taught creatively through hands-on activities.

February 2025

School uniforms – the fabric of equality
Anuradha C
School uniforms are more than clothes – they’re symbols of equality, discipline, and nostalgia. Anuradha C wonders if they also stifle individuality. What do you think?
The persistent STEM gender gap: tackling a ‘wicked’ human problem
Simran Luthra
What would the world look like with more women in STEM? Simran Luthra writes about the endless possibilities.
Modern scientists: 13 women who’ve changed our world
Divya Choudary
From black holes to vaccines, Divya Choudary writes about 13 extraordinary women who redefined science and transformed our understanding of space, health, AI, and more.

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Contextualizing geography education

Mohd. Mustafa Kamal From glacier walks to soil testing, teachers in Ladakh are redefining geography education. Mohd. Mustafa Kamal shares how students get to explore ice stupas, mountain passes, and...

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Where stones speak:

Radhika Gupta A family trip to Rajasthan inspires Radhika Gupta to film the sights and sounds to bring alive Jaipur’s forts, lakes and streets for her students. Doing so introduced...

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Learning geography firsthand:

Kavita Anand From growing rice to watching the sunrise on Marina beach, Kavita Anand writes about real-world encounters that can make geography meaningful, memorable, and deeply human.

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The urgency of

Anand Krishnaswamy Before fjords and volcanoes, geography is about the tree outside your window. Anand Krishnaswamy writes about how teachers can use the familiar, and let nature be students’ first...

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