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 - Webinar Topic:   *'Need to develop education system professionals in India'*  _'We should eradicate rote learning from the schools at all the levels.  The schools must be encouraged to introduce conceptual learning, which will help students to come out of mug up concept'_ Do you feel we have sufficient education professionals on the field to work on these kind of challenges? We are among world’s largest child population. As per Census 2011, India, with a population of 121 Crore, has 37 Crore children between the age group 0-14 years. If you feel, *yes* we need more and more professionals for managing world's largest education system. Then this webinar is for you. We have organised an interactive webinar with,  Rajgopal CV,  Program Manager at  Azim Premji University, Bangalore. The webinar will be on Google meet, for details, please refer the attached Poster. Please join this whatsapp group to receive the program updates. Click below: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CT

- A ITI student from Karnataka has converted his two wheeler to mini luggage vehicle with beautiful looks:  Click to watch: Source: directly linked to youtube

 -  Every century and the generation has seen changes in the social structure. When there are changes in the social structure, the needs in the society also change. ‘’Social structure , in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together.  Social structure  is often treated together with the concept of  social  change, which deals with the forces that change the  social structure  and the organization of society’’ (Britannica). In India, we have seen changes in our education system within this century, with the changes the priorities also have been altered. There are changes in many aspects of education. Currently, student counselling is also considered as part of the education system. There is a consciousness among educationists to understand the counselling needs in India.   In India, there are some committees who have examined the importance of counselling and provided some mandates and guidelines for e

- This document is for CBSE schools : Click to download: http://bit.ly/CBSEAcademic Source: the document link is received through the Facebook account of education minister Dr Ramesh pokhriyal.

- Recent study has found that many students might drop out post pandemic. It raises also questions about the quality of teaching and learning happening out of the real classroom context. “In a survey, almost 42% teachers from private schools feared dropping out of students post the pandemic. This was due to loss of livelihood resulting in inability to pay fees" There are few States who are trying to conduct the classes through the state owned television channels. While classes are being transmitted on television, there is a need to understand how much is it engaging students?  Click to read the newspaper report:

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- An Oxymoron is defined as a phrase in which two words of opposite meanings are brought together....Here are some funny oxymorons : *1) Found Missing* *2) Open Secret* *3) Small Crowd* *4) Act Naturally* *5) Clearly Misunderstood* *6) Fully Empty* *7) Pretty Ugly* *8) Seriously Funny* *9) Only Choice* *10) Original Copies* *11) Exact Estimate* *12) Tragic Comedy* *13) Foolish Wisdom* *14) Liquid Gas* *And The newest of all Oxymorons is-* _*15) "Social distancing*_ Source: received through whatsapp message

 -  My interest in this study is also through my personal experiences. When I was undertaking my one year course in counselling I studied student counselling and child counselling, there I got interested in child counselling. And I believe that there is a lot of scope for child counselling arena in rural and semi-urban schools also. In this study, I studied a variety of school types, which gave me exposure to various student wellbeing facilities and programs at school. Student mental health is an emerging issue globally. The CTF ( Canadian Teachers’ Federation) has conducted a national teacher survey on the Teacher Voice in 2011. Various questions were asked to teachers. One question was about the most significant challenge influencing students’ ability to succeed in school, one teacher respondent noted:    ‘ I am seeing mental health issues more frequently impacting student performance’. When asked what changes they would make to the public education system for the benefit of s

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- As reported in Times of India, there are over 1000 schools for sale in India.  During covid-19 situation many sectors have been impacted, out of these sectors school education has got a lot of adverse impact. Majority of private schools in India cater to the middle class and lower middle class families, which are very affordable schools. The day to day functioning and the development of the school is dependent on the fee collection. There is a lot of impact in the fee collection, the schools are struggling to retain the teachers and the schools which are on the rented buildings and the land are struggling to pay their rent dues. There are very few schools which are run by the trust where the trust is contributing from other sources for school functioning. These schools which have other sources of income are able to sustain to an extent, but the schools which are fully dependent on fee collection are impacted a lot. Let us not lose hope and take a hurried decision. Let's have pati

 - A. An introduction and a science experiment video was received. B. Another science expert, sharing his feedback on the video, sharing the process of practical learning particularly in science. A. As you may be preparing for INSPIRE, I would like to share with you a video of working models nicely made by Naveed Yusuf Mam, depicting the concept behind “Conduction of Electricity and Resistance in Metals”. Taking the advantage of this model illustration, I would like to explain you the difference between Science Fair Projects [or Project-Based Learning (PBL)] and science exhibition models. In America, new science standard (NGSS) has scientific method included in the science curriculum. Please go over the video first 👇 B. Beautifully explained easy to understand, simple and most effectively designed-models. Good work, keep it up, you are shining star🌟 of science (سائنس کی انجم). In this method you have theory part and also practical part. You are going back and forth explaining the ele

 *Cabinet has approved the New Education Policy 2020*. Education policy has been changed after 34 years. The remarkable things about the new education policy are as follows: *5 Years Fundamentals*  1. Nursery @ 4 Years 2. Jr KG @ 5 Years 3. Sr KG @ 6 Years 4. Std 1st @ 7 Years 5. Std 2nd @ 8 Years *3 Years Preparatory* 6. Std 3rd @ 9 Years 7. Std 4th @ 10 Years 8. Std 5th @ 11 Years *3 Years Middle* 9. Std 6th @ 12 Years 10.Std 7th @ 13 Years 11. Std 8th @ 14 Years *4 Years Secondary* 12. Std 9th @ 15 Years 13. Std SSC @ 16 Years 14. Std FYJC @ 17Years 15. STD SYJC @ 18 Years *Important things:* There will be board in 12th class only. 4 years of college degree.  No 10th Boards MPhil will also be closed. Now students up to 5th will be taught in mother tongue, local language and national language only. The rest of the subjects, even if they are English, will be taught as a subject.   Now *just have to take board exams in 12th standard*. Whereas earlier, it was mandatory to take the 10th

-   Teaching and learning at home: To support teaching and learning at home, Oxford University press is providing free access to 200+ digital versions of student Books for you to access whilst schools are affected by the covid-19. Please note, the temporary free access to these resources will be ending on 30 September 2020 . Please do continue to make use of them until then. If you are a teacher, this link can be shared with students and parents within your organisation. However, please do not share the link more widely. The online books are copyright of OUP and downloading them is not permitted. They are only for online viewing. 'Edu research and insights' has no connection in any way with OUP. We are sharing this information with schools which are reading our articles. Click below to access: https://global.oup.com/education/support-learning-anywhere/key-resources-online/?region=international&utm_campaign=learninganywhere&utm_source=umbraco&utm_medium=display&u

- We know that today's children are tomorrow's citizens. How do we develop the young citizens. You can become the productive contributors for the family as well as the society. The parenting is a multi dimensional approach. It involves emotional, physical, moral, spritual, and cognitive aspects of the child. Good parenting involves a style that considers children's age and stage of development. Good parenting involves a great deal of consistency and routine, which gives children a sense of control. A good parent , often , does their best to, teach their child how to live life to the fullest. Bad parenting is a series of actions that can seriously harm the child's demeanour and psychology. Bad parenting isn't restricted to a single act; it is a collection of these acts that are usually what contributes to a harmful effect on the child. Thus every intention, and action of a parent impacts children. Below we have brought a collection of day to day child's and

 - Click to watch: This is a school in Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. Source: received through whatsapp message

 - A 4-year, full-time, residential, dual-degree programme that awards a B.Sc. B.Ed. Degree. This programme prepares you to gain deep disciplinary knowledge in the Sciences as well as a practical and professional degree in Education. In the  Sciences , the students can choose either: Biology Physics Mathematics Click to view the details on university website: Or Click to read the PDF copy of program details: Note: As per the website the classes have already been commenced for 2020. The above data is circulated to understand the program design and it would be helpful for students to apply for next year. The above information is as of 10th September 2020. Please verify the university website for further changes if any.

 - Counselling skills are seen as an important area in educational institutions. The education boards like CBSE mandates schools to appoint counsellor. The schools which have appointed counsellors in the school environment, the counsellor face few challenges, as school involves multiple stakeholders- Teachers, Children, Parents, Management, Civil society (Civil society- When school is involved with collaborative programs with external institutions). There are some kinds of stigma attached to counsellor and counselling practices. When counsellor calls children to meet, they become very conscious to go to the counsellor even to have general interaction. Some responded that if a child goes to a dedicated counsellor, the child might think he has negativity in him. A counsellor said that rapport building takes much time. Children are afraid because they have misinformation about counselling. Class 1st to 5th children know counsellor as a Lifeskills teacher and not as a counsellor. It helps

-  Between 2016 and mid-2019, U.S. employers were only able to fill  six of every 10 open tech positions , signaling a huge technology talent deficit in the U.S. This situation is pretty much similar in many technology exporting countries like India. This article is helpful for college students, parents and professionals who are looking for long term career planning. In technology industry it is difficult to predict the technology demand, but at the same time it is good to plan an expertise career in some domain. This article looks at the various areas of technology, how much demand exists for each skill, and where to go to start your learning journey. These are the technologues and courses you should know about: Data science,  Data Engineering,  Machine Learning,  Robotics,  Artificial Intelligence,  Cloud Computing etc. What about Softskills with technological know how: Softskills are the most important and the 'must have' skills for any career, and the same goes with technol

 Below is the basic guide for teachers in schools where English is taught as a second language: *💦1. GREETINGS:*  ➢  Good morning children.  ➢  Good afternoon children.  ➢  Good evening children.  ➢  Good night children.  ➢  How are you, children?  ➢  I am fine thank you, sir.  ➢  How are you, sir?  ➢  I am also fine thank you.  ➢  What day is it today?  ➢  What is the date today?  *💦2. CHECKING ATTENDANCE:*  ➢  Please listen to me now I am going to call your names.  ➢  Now I will take your attendance.  ➢  OK. Listen while I call your names.  ➢  Say your names for attendance.  ➢  Let me take your attendance.  ➢  Answer your attendance.  ➢  Ravi, can you give me your attendance.  ➢  Were you present yesterday?  ➢  Is Rani absent today?  ➢  Where are Padma and Ravi?  ➢  Look here  *💦3. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM:* ➢  Come to the blackboard.  ➢  Write your name on the blackboard.  ➢  Write the date on the blackboard.  ➢  Open the door.  ➢  Shut the window.  ➢  Close the door.

_ Who says online teaching is bad?_.  Watch this Teacher explaining VOLCANO 🌋 in an online class.. His enthusiasm is out of this world.👇🙄😊🤣 - Click to watch: Source: received through whatsapp message

- Snippets: -  Financial constraints or a worry that too much screen time will have a negative impact are the core factors because of which parents are resisting online classes.   -  It is not feasible for working parents to supervise their children during online classes. - Few parents are willing to take a year gap, and go to regular schooling the next year. - There are many parents who are opting for homeschooling, but they are not getting the support which is required to understand and implement homeschooling. What is the perception and challenges of parents regarding online classes? As quoted in The Hindu newspaper, one parent poured his worry, he said,  “There was insane pressure on parents to ensure that homework was completed and submitted on the portal daily. There were a minimum of four periods every day, with only a 30-minute break for lunch. We felt it was a horrible thing to make a child, who is not even four, to sit in front of a computer to attend classes every day,” Anot