Anuradha C
In the new normal of online classes now, some teachers have been able to take that leap into the digital world, while some others are still taking baby steps and are bewildered by all the technology around them. This article has plenty of DIY tips that teachers can implement for themselves and make their online classes less of an ordeal.
Year: 2020
Small school in COVID times… ‘to sit beside’ again…
G. Gautama
There is no question that Covid 19 has disrupted people’s lives. Educational approaches too, have changed. Students and teachers are confined to their homes with their gadgets. Learning may be happening, but there are questions – what happens to physical activity or interactions? There is a large population for whom school means many things – from friends to books and even midday meals. How is this group managing? Do other solutions exist?
Creating learning experiences – virtually
Neha Pradhan Arora
What can teachers hope to achieve with virtual classes? It is important to redefine the purpose of these virtual classrooms to help students experience connection, belongingness, safety and structure while helping them build resilience, create positive memories and be challenged for more effective learning, independently.
A safe space for learning
Sangeeta Zombade & Pallavi Raikar
In this article, educators at a multicultural and community school talk about the challenges they faced in changing gears to virtual learning without the necessary gadgets, how their explorations led them to make many mistakes and how they learnt along with the children.
A simple prayer
Amit Deshwal
Over the years, different educational approaches and systems have transformed the lives of children. In all of these, there is one common stream that runs through. And that is about how educators can truly love and care for all the children around them. This alone would suffice to make education relevant.
Imbibing the ‘never say die’ spirit from children
Anwar Hussain Rayma
Children are younger than us in terms of age but they end up teaching us many things. In these extremely difficult times of the corona virus, it is the never-say-die spirit of his students that helped this teacher change his outlook towards the situation.
Capitalizing a crisis
Himani Tyagi
Simulating in-class experience when teaching remotely
Dhaval Shah
For a few months now, virtual classrooms have become a reality and it looks like they will continue to be so for a few more months moving forward. While educational transactions have continued without too much of an interruption thanks to applications like Zoom and Google Meet, the fact of the matter is that these applications were designed primarily for business use and do not completely cater to the requirements of a school. And this is why a set of parents, who are also tech experts, got together to design an application specifically for teachers to use.
Ideas for a communicative English virtual class
Anubha Rawat
Virtual classes are here to stay, at least for sometime. While we all agree that there is nothing to beat the freedom and joy we experience in a physical classroom when we teach, we have to try and find ways to bring a little bit of that joy into our virtual classrooms as well. Here is how I tweaked some of my language activities to suit my e-classroom.
Books as a solution to teen issues
Nikhil Eyeroor
These days there is a lot of focus on the mental well-being of students. With more and more young adults falling prey to depression and social isolation, their emotional wellness is something that schools have to take care of. Reading or listening to stories can be a great way to heal. Here’s how bibliotherapy can help emotionally troubled students.