Shiny Jenifer L
Can an activity-based approach be employed for teaching and learning computer science? Learning by doing helps students to internalize concepts faster and even recall them later. Here’s how a teacher used role play as an exercise to teach basic programming at the primary level.
Year: 2020
Being in the moment
Deepali Barapatre
Beginning a new four-part series on Mindfulness. The pandemic has stressed out parents and children alike leaving them anxious and tired. So how can parents and teachers nurture mindfulness in children so that they are able to deal with the stressors in life? Here are some activities for each day of the week.
The challenge of working with first graders
Shehnaz
A teacher’s interesting tale on why she loves working with first graders. Not only does she find them challenging, she also gets to learn from them.
Ponds – A multipurpose habitat
Geetha Iyer
Ponds are a familiar structure to all and need no specific introduction. But their familiarity is also a reason for their destruction. People tend to take them for granted and that is the sad story of water pollution. This month’s column explores these multipurpose habitats.
Education of emotions
Neerja Singh
What would be the long term fallout of Covid 19 on school children? Has the loss of structure disoriented them? How are they managing with their feelings? Open conversations and supportive environments will help to a large extent, but there is growing evidence to suggest that social and emotional learning skills will be needed when children are back in schools.
The phenomenon of learning: beyond reason and reasoning
Prakash Iyer
How can teachers develop reasoning skills in students? Reasoning is necessary in order to learn, but learning is more than being able to reason. Learning is the transformation of our being. Real learning happens at the level of consciousness, not thought or reasoning alone.
Libraries that live and breathe
Ria Banerjee
How can children be made to engage with books and reading? What kind of books do children like to read? Is there a process to the selection and collection of books? The author describes her journey of engagement with children and what she learnt.
Lesson plans: no magic formulae!
Neeru Gill
A lesson plan is a teacher’s road map on what students need to learn during her class time. The article lists out some strategies to draw up an effective lesson plan.
Storytelling can outlive any pandemic
Sanjhee Gianchandani
Storytelling can be a wonderful medium to educate children about the pandemic and help them respond to it in a positive and productive way. Stories can entertain children, comfort them and also help them process their feelings.
Education that enriches life
Disha Jain
How can the contents of a course be made relevant to students? Can education foster students’ choice and voice? By seeking knowledge from our surroundings, can learning be made pertinent? Ultimately, all learning must have some utility value so that students understand the relevance of what they are learning.