Selection of Effective Teaching Learning Materials

CBSE TRAINING

A training on ‘Selection of Effective Teaching Learning Materials’ was organized by CBSE on 31^st January, 2022. The resource person was Dr. DakshayiniKanna. Many educators across the country attended this session. Priya Grover of Arwachin International School was also a part of it.

Dr. Kanna shared that the purpose of TLMs is to improve students’ knowledge, attributes and skills to monitor their assimilation of information to contribute to their overall development and upbringing.

She further shared the criteria for selecting effective TLMs which must support the subject, topic and curriculum goals and objectives. They should be age appropriate, appealing and should present a variety of views. They must motivate students and develop higher thinking skills.

She cited many examples of TLMs like pictures, posters, charts, films, PPTs, puppets, masks, cutouts, CDs, games etc.

Finally she gave the reference of NCERT and Diksha portals to curate or create TLMs.It was a very informative session.

Priya Grover

Spic macay workshop on Mithila painting

Spicmacay, an organization whose aim is to promote traditional art and culture in our country, organized workshops catering to different branches of Fine Arts. 

The teachers of the Art department Mrs. DeebaRukhsar and Ms. Soma Das of Arwachin International School also got an exclusive opportunity to be a part of this live workshop on 30/01/2022 and learn Mithila painting from a legend artist and National award winner, Shrimati Shanti Devi Jha. 

Shrimati Shanti Devi started with the painting in her live workshop. Beginning with the session, she shared the theme of her painting which was Lord Ram and Goddess Sita'sSwayamvar. She started with the border and completed the painting, everything with free hand, moving from border to the main figures . She also gave the audience the tips of making colour with burnt raw rice dust boiled in gum water. Last but not the least, she shared her experience of foreign tours.

This workshop was a great learning platform for all the teachers and artists. Minute details about Mithila art were learnt by everybody.

SCREENING OF THE MOVIE 'THE COLOUR OF PARADISE' BY SPICMACAY

SPIC MACAY is known for its incredible  determination to promote Indian art and support the artists.

One such initiative was the screening of the movie 'The Color of Paradise' by Majid Majidi on Jan 28. It beautifully captures the emotional turmoil of the little boy Mohammed studying in Tehran’s institute for blind who, with a lack of vision discovers new ways to observe the world.

Majid Majidi captures the essence of life through a masterfully created narrative which digs deep into the psyche of the characters and shows us the internal struggles they have to face.

It is a very heart touching movie. This movie showcases how a person's own way of perceiving the things makes his life miserable or worth living. Despite his disability he shows his kindness for every living being.This movie teaches us a lesson how to live our life with a positive approach towards life and accept it as a blessing of God.

The screening was followed by an interactive session with ParivashNiazzadeh - Research Scholar pursuing PhD in Literature & Films where children could ask their doubts and share their thoughts on the movie. Since the movie could be interpreted at different levels, this session helped students to learn about the views of others apart from their own perceptions.

Librarian’s CBSE-Webinar on 100 days reading mission and campaign

A webinar for librarianson “100 days readingmission/campaign”was organised by CBSE  on 28/01/22. The resource person Ms.Aparna Dixit, gave a presentation on  how  library is a dynamic space for reading communities.She explained the aims of the reading mission and announced that  books were available for free due to the pandemic on ‘Storyweaver’ under this program. She pointed out that exposure to extensive reading helps in building up the vocabulary,increases fluency and inculcates positive reading habits.

Mrs. Alokananda Bezboruah & Mrs.Preeti Malhotra

CBSE-Webinar on 100 days reading mission and campaign for teachers

CBSEorganised a webinar for teachers on“100 days reading campaign” on 27^th January 2022.The resource person wasMs.RohiniVij, an early years educator and storytellerwho pointed out the importance of stories and the  different ways in whichthey can  be presented in the classrooms.She spoke about the benefits of storytelling for developing listening, comprehension and,Life-skills and also improvement of learning levels amongst students.Dr VasanthiThangarajan,Principal,Sishya School also shared her experiences  as a storyteller.It was aninformativesession.

Mrs. Alokananda Bezboruah& Mrs.Preeti Malhotra

HAPPY TEACHER CREATE HAPPY CLASS ROOMS

CBSE organized an online training for teachers on 27^th January, 2022. The topic was ‘Happy Teacher creates Happy Classrooms’. The resource person was Mrs. JwalaRokhade, Prinicpal, S. Nijalingappa International School. Priya Grover attended this meeting.

The main objective of the training was to understand the importance of happy classrooms, role of a happy teacher and dimensions of a happy classrooms.

Mrs. Rokhade started her session by asking a question from the attendees whether they were teachers by choice or chance. She wanted everyone to introspect.Self - awareness empowers teachers to find their unique qualities to help their learners. One need to manage work life balance. One must exercise and sleep well. One must find out time for family. One must be innovative to bring novelty in teaching learning process. In a nutshell, one need to choose happiness.

Creating a happy classroom is about developing an environment that looks after the holistic development of students and helps them build strategies to feel happier about all aspects of their lives.Teachers can make a vibrant environment of learning by reinforcing the positive behavior and develop and build a relationship of trust. It is important to know the strengths and weaknesses of their learners.

Most importantly “Commitment to be happy is required”.

Priya Grover

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https://youtu.be/VbJgNeCv3vY

“INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV”

On 20^th January 2022, an online competition was organized by Lovely Public Sr. Sc. School under the name “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”. The theme of the event was “ Incredible India”. Various school participated in the event, Arwachin International School,Dilshad Garden also participated in various categories.

S.No.     Name Of The Event                               Participant’s Name & Class

1. Dressing Up As Tableau                       Darsh Maheshwari     LKG- C
2. Fashion Show                                        Nabaha                          1B
3. Patriotic MashUp                                   Aarohi Garg                 3B
4. Nutritious Savoury                                Soham Sachdeva          4B
5. Speech Weavers                                     Adwika                          5A
6. Template Designing                               Anushka Garg             6B
7. Role For Ur Goal                                   Saanvi Rawat              8A
8. Tell Your Story With A Motion Board    Drishti Shah               9A
9. Video Making On "AI In Education"     Kanishk Gupta          10A

In the event “Dressing Up as Tableau”Darsh Maheshwari of LKGparticipated. He represented the tableau of Rajasthan by dressing up in traditional Rajasthani costume, showing posters of its famous places of interest such as Hawa Mahal, Lake Pichola, Jantar Mantar etc. He welcomed everyone by saying “Padharo Mahre Des” and showed delicious delicacies of the state.

Shrishti Shah of 9-A participated in the event “Tell Your Story With A Motion Board” and secured third position.It was an excellent opportunity to showcase technical skills and patriotism through a video reflecting upon the Indian Constitutional journey.This competition proved to be successful in scattering the seeds of patriotism among young Indians.

Saanvi Rawat of 8A participated in the event “Role for Ur Goal”and secured second position.

It was a wonderful experience for all the participants.

Submitted by : Mrs.Yog Jyoti Rohatgi

Connecting and Communicating with Parents                                                                                                        

CBSE organized a training on ‘Connecting and Communicating with Parents’ on 18^th January, 2022. Mrs. Monica Chawla was the resource person. Priya Grover attended this session.

Mrs. Chawla shared the ground rules of effective communication with parents.The best way to avoid misunderstandings with parents is to have ongoing, clear lines of communication from the beginning. The more one keeps them informed about classroom news and include them in school happenings, the more they'll feel like a part of the team. Avoid discussing students with other parents or engaging in any negative faculty-room talk.Teachers mustassure parents that they will inform them immediately about any concerns they might have with regard to their child. When presenting a concern to parents, ALWAYS be ready to explain what strategies one already used to address the issue and what new strategies one is considering.

She also shared various innovative ways of punishing the students like assigning chores, Tidy up the clutter, role reversal, reduction in the T.V time etc.

The session was informative.

Founder’s Day

Founder’s Day was celebrated on 12^th January, 2022. The occasion was virtually graced by the presence of the Chief Guest, Shri Satya Prakash Sharma, Mr. Anurup Sharma, Mr. Arun Sharma, Mrs. Nair, teachers and students of AIS.

The programme was steered forward by first taking the blessings of Maa Saraswati followed by an inspirational hindi song sung by Tanvi Manglani of VI A. Thereafter Shreshtha Dhaiya and Parth Sharma of IX A recited a Hindi poem penned by Mrs. Nidhi Sharma. It summed up the life of the founder of Arwachin who was fondly called ‘Bauji’ by everyone. Then a PPT that showcased the achievements of the Arwachinians was run. Kartikey Narang of XI A stole everyone’s heart by playing Instrumental music. Tanisha, the head girl of the school, penned the journey of bauji’s life which made a lasting impact on the audience. Nancy Rustagi and Saloni Khandelwal, alumni of AIS, expressed their gratitude to the extremely compassionate staff for shaping their personality. Their words made it clear that once an Arwachinian means forever an Arwachinian. Lastly a scintillating dance performance mesmerized everyone present.

Mr. Satya Prakash Sharma congratulated everyone on this auspicious occasion. He motivated the Arwachinians to forever uphold the ethics and values laid by the Founder and continue to make their school proud. Mr. Anurup Sharma boosted the morale of the students by applauding their achievements. Finally Mrs. Nair proposed a vote of thanks to all the guests and also complimented the staff and students for weaving the show so creatively.

The event came to an end with the singing of the National Anthem.

https://youtu.be/XiT53jInCK4

Instrumental Music Zonal Competition.

Instrumental Music Zonal Competition was held at Queen Global International School,Dilshad Garden on 11^th January 2022 . The Arwachinians secured various positions in the competition. Kartikeya Narang of Class 11^th A,Navya Bhatia of Class 6A and Sarakashi Tyagi of Class 9C bagged 1^st,2^ndand 3^rd positions respectively.

                                                 Learn Fest 2022

AIEF  in collaboration with Orange Slates organised 'Learn Fest 2022' an online training programme for teachers on 8th Jan, 2022 .It was a golden opportunity for the teachers to attend 11 awesome sessions by 11 renowned experts from 9 am to 8 pm virtually.

Dr. Anita Pandit of Arwachin International School attended 7 wonderful sessions from the fest namely

1) The pedagogy of experiential learning by Aishwarya Taneja

2) Become an Edtech Savvy teacher by Sarika Kaushal

3) Gamification in teaching and learning by Dr. Narjeet Kaur

4) Implementation of N.E.P in the classroom by Mathews Thomas

5) Integrating applied drama in the curriculum by Chetna Malhotra , Roshan Karkera and Lini Kapse

6) Strategy to help learners learn how to learn by Ruchi Senger

7) A.R for Classrooms using 3D bear by Shalini Chauhan

                Experiential Learning is the process of learning by doing . The expert easily taught all it's aspects by engaging the teachers in an interesting activity called HOW TO MAKE 'MERI WALLI MAGGIE'?

All these sessions were exceptionally interesting and informative. The experts practically portrayed the effective use of all the new teaching apps and online games which hold the power to completely change the online teaching-learning process.

 All the teachers who attended were awarded with e-certificates. All together it was a very enriching    

 ‘ Learn Fest 2022 ’

Dr. Anita Pandit

TGT Hindi

Anger Free Schools

‘Nobody can make you angry without your consent’

CBSE organized an online training for teachers on 3^rd January, 2022. The topic was ‘Anger Free Schools’. The resource person was Mr. SarbeswarSamal. Priya Grover of Arwachin International School attended this training.

Mr. Samal started the session by explaining about the anger. He believed that everyone has a right to be angry. One must learn to keep it in check and use it constructively. He was of the firm belief that anger must be nullified from schools. Students look up to their teachers as their role models. Hence they must exhibit affection, empathy and compassion which goes a long way in shaping the learners’ behavior. He also stressed that society must take care of the needs of teachers so that they don’t carry any emotional baggage while dealing with their learners.

Finally he stated ‘Accept what you can’t change, Change what you can’t accept’.

The training ended with a short questionnaire which was taken by all the attendees. It was an informative session.

Priya Grover