Sudha Mahajan
When the pandemic struck and schools had closed down, how did teachers ensure that students of the primary grade learnt as perfectly as they did in the classroom? Most teachers started using peer and self-assessment. Here is a handy method that teachers can even now use so that students become effective self-assessors.
Category: Tool Kit
Building collaborative ideation
Anisha Malhotra Dalvi
Most problems in the world today need creative solutions. We need to train our children to start thinking differently so that they can come up with unique solutions to the world’s problems. Here are a couple of simple ideas that will not only help your students think creatively but also encourage collaborative ideation.
Teaching to remember
Preetika Chandna
Memory plays a huge role in the study life of a student. Teachers are tasked with explaining concepts to students. However, the burden of remembering falls on the student. Can teachers play a role in enhancing memory and retention of the student? This article suggests 5 techniques through which teachers can structure their lessons to help students remember better.
Meeting the challenge of task-based assessment
Sajit M Mathews
This article outlines the theory and advantages of task-based writing assessment, and provides a set of writing-assessment tasks as an example.
Avatar – transforming learning
Fareen Wahid
With technology coming out with newer and newer ways of engaging in the classroom, here is one more way of how you can use virtual tools to transact your lessons.
Simple inclusive strategies
J. S. Sudhir Markham
Learning in the classroom can be quite a challenge for students with an intellectual disability. It is up to the teachers to ensure that certain changes are made to accommodate the child’s learning needs. Here are a few tips to help the teacher make the necessary changes.
A tool for emotional wellbeing
Chandragupta Mishra
It is not always that you need expensive equipment or fancy gadgets to teach. Sometimes even a simple diary will do. Getting your students into the habit of writing a diary will help you achieve two things—improve their writing skills and keep their emotional health in good condition.
Bringing empathy into the classroom
Deepali Barapatre
How can teachers bring empathy into their classrooms so that students learn to build better social relationships, become better listeners, lead with compassion and be happier in life? Here are some activities that can serve as energizers before the class begins or can even be integrated into any subject or language class. This way there will be more magical moments for the teacher and the students.
Feed it back – effectively
Neha Nair and Preethi Ramachandran
Here are some strategies that school leaders can adopt to communicate effectively with their teachers. Feedback is important, but the manner in which it is handed out is also important. The tips given here can help school leaders.
Postcard lessons
Nabanita Deshmukh
Postcards, a popular communication tool once upon a time are now forgotten relics. Dust out your old postcards or buy new ones and use them to plan creative lessons in your geography and language classes.