Criteria and Techniques of Teacher Evaluation
Teaching is a great and noble profession, and one has to undergo sound education and training before becoming a good and effective teacher. The field of education is ever evolving, and so are the expectations and demands on educators, as they are responsible for shaping a child’s future, which goes ... Read More
Benefits of Flipped Classroom and Flipped Learning
In one of our previous articles, Flipped Classroom was mentioned as one of the important instructional strategies in today’s educational world. In the current article, we will elaborate on it further. Flipped Classroom is a blended learning model which entails the reversal or flipping of classro... Read More
Holistic Progress Card by NCERT Revolutionises Student Assessment
The National Council for Educational and Research Training (NCERT) is rolling out a groundbreaking initiative termed the 'Holistic Progress Card' (HPC), marking a transformative shift in student evaluation methodologies. Developed by the Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for ... Read More
Schools Asked by CBSE to do Self-Assessment Against SQAA Framework
All schools must complete a mandatory prior self-evaluation against the school quality assessment and assurance (SQAA) framework, according to a notification from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).... Read More
Mindspark—Maths and English Education Vitalized
Often, students are get accustomed to dislike English and Maths due to their confusing grammar lessons and tricky problems respectively. The traditional method of learning has made it complicated for most students to develop an interest in these subjects. However, in the contemporary times, it looks... Read More
Learning Matters—How a Powerful Tool to Modify Education in Rural Areas Evolved
Saras has an overall 18 years of experience in various child education programmes, managing digital contents and also teaching in the US. She has two MS degrees from Purdue University in Child Development and Special Education. After returning back to India she contacted her friend Gowri who was wor... Read More
Engaging E-learning Applications for a Good Change
Technology when utilised efficiently and effectively brings a bagful of opportunities coming of age in any field. In order to keep up with the trends in educational sector we need to keep ourselves open to all the possible outcomes when we step into new avenues. This brings me to the topic which is ... Read More
Pushing Multi-grade Classrooms in Learning Sector
It was developed in Mysore district in 1995 to revive the primary school practices. A group of 15 primary school teachers went to Rishi Valley to study about children in multi-grade classrooms. They observed about how these children are learning in this setup.... Read More
CBSE Adopts Flexibility in Evaluation
In a noteworthy departure from the conventional grading system, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a paradigm shift in evaluating students who have given class 10 and class 12 board examinations. Under the examination by-laws, the latest directive states that no overall di... Read More
Growing Adoption of Storytelling in Schools
As long as curiosity stays within people, the potential of storytelling never ends. It is this power of storytelling that is adopted by schools nowadays to enhance learning outcomes.... Read More
The School Principal As A Leader
A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. But how actually a leader should be? A leader is the best when people around him/her barely know he/she exists. When the work is done and the aim is accomplished, it should feel like teamwork. And there lies the greatness of a leader.... Read More
Maharashtra Implements Grading System to Ensure Quality Education
In a bid to enhance the quality of education across Maharashtra, schools will now undergo grading from A+ to C, akin to higher education institutions, indicating the standard of education they offer. This initiative aims to provide transparency and accountability in the education sector, with school... Read More
Protest Against the Assam’s Policy Mandating Govt Job Aspirants to take “Special Exams”
The board exams were canceled in the wake of the pandemic across the nation. Assam was no exception, however, there was an unexpected development in this regard when the Government of Assam indicated that the evaluation criteria used to promote students sans exam will not hold if the students in the... Read More
Edcamps: New Age Professional Development for Teachers in India
Edcamps, an educator driven initiative are informal, participatory, one day event organized by educators or facilitators for themselves to discuss about their needs and demands.... Read More
Why do Schools fail to get admissions?
Efficient school management emphasizes the bonhomie between the management and the employees, most importantly teachers and management. The expedient measures were taken in this direction improve the receptiveness of the employees and increase the training outcomes almost certainly. It improves the ... Read More
Telengana—Discrepancy in the board examination results leads to student suicides
Events took a tragic turn when 19 students from the state committed suicide after apparently getting morbidly disappointed by the examination results. The extreme step was taken by the students within a week of the announcement of the results. It was later reported that the announcement of the resul... Read More
Handbooks for teachers and students released by CBSE
The board has directed the schools to disseminate the information regarding the issuance of the handbooks to all teachers and students. The school management has also been directed, through the notification, to download the handbooks and hold discussions on them.... Read More