Artificial Intelligence to be introduced in CBSE Schools
Making the year 2018 eventful with changes that really altered the state of affairs, Central Board of Secondary Education is not seeming complacent. Come January, the schools start applying... Read More
How to Start School and get IGCSE affiliation?
To become an IGCSE school in India, a school has to first establish itself conventionally. It has to be run by a Trust /Society / Section 8 company. Such Trust/Society/Company has to be a non-proprietary organization. There must be a School Managing Committee set up by the Trust/Society. For details... Read More
India’s Education Market Prospects for Foreign Investors
India is a nation of nations, its population is as diverse as it is humungous. Just by the virtue of being hugely populated, it is an enormous market. The nation’s demographics presents itself as a ripe opportunity for many sectors with as much as 50 percent of the population below 25. It is esp... Read More
Practices to Adapt in a Preschool Teacher Job
Preschool teachers have more than one set of responsibilities on their shoulders. Being a preschool teacher is an associated qualification to their identity as a teacher as they enter the students’ life when their minds are most impressionable and brains in accelerated receptive mode.... Read More
New Indian School Curriculum: First Look
During the making of the National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs), local flavour and new academic areas will be considered, including but not limited to Indian knowledge system, citizenship, appreciation of national heritage, art and craft integration, and internship with artisans. The four national... Read More
K-12 School Education Scenario in Rural India
Education in rural India has always been a great subject of discussion and we like bringing it into the light such that we eliminate the problems around us and make this society a better place for learners.... Read More
A draft timeline for the proposed implementation of the National Education Policy has recently been rolled out. The plans of the Department of School Education and Literacy regarding the on-ground implantation of the NEP are going to change school education fairly quickly. To put things in perspecti... Read More
NITI Aayog Report Highlights Enrollment Disparities in Primary Schools
A recent report by NITI Aayog sheds light on a concerning trend in primary education across several states in India.... Read More
The Need For Holistic Assessments in Classrooms
Reforms in high school education along with thorough introspection and current student assessment practices are necessary for student well-being. The reliance on standardised tests and fixed grading negatively impacts students' mental health. A WHO survey... Read More
The gamification is an educational process to motivate students to learn through video games or other game elements in a classroom scenario. It is a new rendering of learning where the major motive is to engage maximum learners and drive them towards knowledge by adding an element of fun to it. In t... Read More
Computer assisted instruction (CAI)—an introduction
Simply put, Computer assisted instruction (CAI), also known as Computer Based Instruction or Computer Managed Instruction, is the instructional method that uses a computer for transmission. CAI is used to enhance the quality of instruction and facilitate it. There are various CAI programs which inco... Read More
Augmented Reality— the leap in education technology
We have written about education technology and its application in the classroom setting and the integral role it has in turning a conventional classroom into a smart classroom. If one were to inquire about the foremost rationale of the extensive application of the education technology, the apt answe... Read More
Policy Changes Warranted to Ease Opening Private Schools
Private Schools in India are non-proprietary enterprises. Procedures to open a school in India must be eased to the highest possible degree to excel in the global developmental race, given that school promoters are committing their resources to educate children of India and contributing to the most ... Read More
TET Not Mandatory For Some Teachers: Madras HC
The Madras High Court, in a recent verdict declared that teachers who were appointed as secondary grade teachers or graduate teachers/ B.T. Assistants in the state before 29th July, 2011 must be allowed to continue their service and receive increments, as well as incentives, even if they had not cle... Read More
Things To Do For a Cordial Class Environment
The 1950s marks the period when two psychologists Jacob Kounin and Paul Gump had a eureka moment after observing closely about the psychological changes that happen among children due to the strict nature of teachers. They are of the opinion that if a child disobeys and if the teacher adopts techniq... Read More
The post COVID School Education — what to expect and how to navigate the changes?
As far the crippling effects of the pandemic on an industrial sector goes, the private school sector of India composed of half a million private schools, offer a veritable case study.... Read More