Technology has made inroads into the education field to a large extent and this has revolutionised the process of learning. Massive Open Online courses are the latest entrant which has something for all —-students , teachers as well as those interested in producing courses for this. Teacher Plus talks to Anant Agarwal, the CEO of edX, an online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT.
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The evolutionary Indian classroom
Is technology in the classrooms a threat to the role, significance and authority of the teacher in the classroom? It all depends on how one defines the role of the teacher and how the teacher is placed in the context of today’s pedagogy. .
Thinking about teachers…
Who or what is a teacher? Here is a very different perspective that looks at teachers who are everywhere, and not just within the walls of a classroom. A teacher is a lifelong learner, one who believes in gracious giving and receiving and who makes learning possible. That is why teaching is often referred to and has to be approached more as a vocation or a calling rather than a job.
Steadfast and Silver
In its 25th anniversary year, Teacher Plus continues to celebrate teachers and the work they do across subject areas and at all levels. What began as a germ of an idea, has,in the course of its winding journey, taken on an independent space as a magazine for school teachers with some great writers and a loyal readership. This issue has some of our oldest contributors sharing their association with us and how their own journey has been. Read on to discover some amazing ideas that our teachers are brimming with.
More miles to go
In her review , the author, Gurveen Kaur, has been full of praise for the magazine, the quality and quantity of articles as well as the design. A particular mention has been made about the special issues that could serve as an in -service training handbook for teachers.
What I learnt from Judy Baker
As the first editor of Teacher Plus, the author tells readers what she learnt from Judy Baker, a teacher trainer. From language teaching to grammar games to using stories in a language class, all the ideas stirred curiosity and kindled interest.
Pushing the envelope
Getting better with age, is what one of our contributors, also a parent , says of Teacher Plus. The author has been a consistent friend of Teacher Plus , always learning from the articles presented in the magazine and also offering her own suggestions.
A longish affair
A’ go to’ friend for every teacher who cares is what the author writes about Teacher Plus. A long- time contributor and an educationist in her own right, this brief article by her is worth a read since it tells readers what the journey has been like.
Going beyond the problem
A first- person account of two teachers— one who labelled a child as ‘not capable’ and another, who probed deeper to find out what was wrong with the child. It is your guess as to which teacher won the confidence of the child.