Pure Mathematics Is, in Its Way, the Poetry of Logical Ideas
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Pure mathematics is, Hyderabad in its way, the poetry 3 july wrk 1 of logical ideas. Subject English Maths -Albert Einstein Science SUBJECT English Maths Science Factors, Multiples and Factorisation: Day 1 wrk 1 Dealing with the Concepts, Factoring in Multiple Scenarios. 3 july HYD Introduction How many times have we come across terms in children as per their strengths while learning- visual aids, Mathematics that remain mere names and how many hands-on activities, fun games as well as certain curricular times do we get lost in procedures forgetting all about resources and delve on pedagogy too. What did the concept mean? Factors and Multiples are the common topic that finds uses in various other Who is it for Math topics and concepts like fractions, prime numbers, The workshop is meant for teachers of grades 5-8 Algebra and so on. The workshop helps to bring a connect Teaching Mathematics as well as teacher educators. between the concept and procedures, between whole the number and algebraic variables. Program Benefits Program Details It will help participants in the following ways - develop a The workshop will concentrate on the topic of factors and deeper understanding of the concepts - provide guidance multiples, what they mean and how to understand 'LCM.' on how to approach a module while designing - ideas for And 'HCF' and discuss their significance. It will go on Simple activities using readily available materials - to cover factors in algebra and factorization and find a Enriching pedagogy and content knowledge - create a connect between factors of variables and whole numbers. happier learning experience for children. It will involve activities and games that can be used with Trainer : Kshama Chakravarthy, Bengaluru. [email protected] Kshama Chakravarthy holds an M.Sc degree in conducting workshops, developing Mathematics from IIT Madras and an M.A degree in innovative teaching materials and Education from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. She Production of research reports. She has was an Educational Specialist at Educational Initiatives worked with Anubhava Science Foundation from June Pvt. Ltd. for 3 years in the content development team of 2015 to April 2017, conducting sessions for children in Mindspark, a computer-based learning program for Maths in government schools and a private school and Students from Classes 1 to 10 in Mathematics. Her work Conducting teacher training in Mathematics. Since April included utilizing expertise to develop oerings that 2017 she is with Cuemath as Project Manager. would help in improving teaching and learning standards in schools by developing innovative tests and exercises, skillfest a festival of learning The art and science of Hyderabad asking questions is the 3 july wrk 2 source of all knowledge. CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT -Thomas Berger CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT Day 1 wrk 2 The Art and Science of Making Questions 3 july HYD Introduction Why should we ask questions? Is it to check what questions. It will discuss the strategies one can take to students know or what students understand? Is it to find make discerning issues and the systematic approach out what they don’t know or to know what they are one should take to question making. capable of understanding? Is it to know which topics to re-teach or which topics to teach dierently? It is only by Who is it for asking the right kind of questions that we can get great This workshop is for teachers, teacher educators, and answers to solve the mystery of what students have assessment specialists. learned. Making these right kinds of questions is as much a creative process as it is a systematic approach and Program Benefits hence is an art and science in itself. Understand the qualities of a good question. Program Details Familiarize with the dierent strategies used to make right questions. The workshop will be divided into two parts. The first part Understand the importance of the distracters in a will focus on understanding the qualities of a good question. question. With activities focusing on dierent types of Learn dierent ways to make the assessment process a questions, this part will unravel the qualities of good fun activity for the students and bring out insights for the questions. The second part will focus on how to make good teachers. Trainer : Nishchal Shukla, Bengaluru. [email protected] Nishchal Shukla is an educator at heart, skilled question interactions to team and project maker at the profession. management. He is a gold medalist in Life Sciences from 2005 He has conducted various kinds of workshops for a batch of Gujarat University. government as well as private school teachers on topics He is passionate about how children think and how they ranging from how to make a good question to how to learn. draw insights from data. He has spent over a decade at EI working on various aspects from tool development, data analysis, product development, capacity building workshops, student Skillfest a festival of learning A capacity to care is the thing which gives life its Hyderabad deepest meaning and 3 july wrk 3 SUBJECT significance English Maths Science -Pablo Casasis SUBJECT English Maths Science Day 1 wrk 3 Magic of Pen to Paper - Approaches to Reflective Writing 3 july HYD Introduction Who is it for Reflective writing is practiced diligently by many This workshop is designed for parents, librarians, class individuals across the globe. Authors such as Julia teachers and language teachers from grades 5 to 12, Cameron and others have copiously vouched for the role educators who would like to develop a high reflective of regular writing practice. This indeed grows our artistic writing practice in the framework of the child’s language potential, communication, clarity of thought, and proficiency, and parents who wish to grow the writing skill self-reflection. Both as a training for the classroom and and nurture self-reflection. one that can continue on the home front, reflective writing is a meta-writing ability that is worth Program Benefits honing. Through this, we not only learn to write but to observe what and how we write, how and what our For the teacher: Learns to introduce writing and writing responses are. Thus it serves the art of life and living well. practices, and sustain the interest through inspiring literature, motivation, and other methodologies. For the learner: The learner begins to like engaging with Program Details writing practices voluntarily and develops confidence and ease of communication. She learns to identify The focus of the workshop: How can we bring children to and express complex ideas and emotions eectively, builds curriculum and outside. Writing and regular writing self-knowledge and knowledge of specific concepts in the practice? curriculum. What are writing-relatedtasks/responses/activities, which can gently generate interest in writing and observation reflective writing? What are some sustainable reflective writing practices for the classroom, home, buddy task, group/team? Sharing of literature that inspires and generates interest in these methods both for the student and the teacher. Trainer : Deepa Kiran, Hyderabad [email protected] Founder of Story Arts India, Deepa Kiran is a professional Culture, for central training government storyteller, writer, and educationalist; engaged with school teachers, and guest expert for employing story - arts as a pedagogical intervention, International Training Program at EFLU, English profoundly impacting both the learner and the teacher. and Foreign Languages University. She has held her teacher-training workshops and musical - She has authored a children’s print-cum-audio book, Storytelling performances across the world. ‘The Royal Mistake’. Among other things, she is a visiting faculty at TISS, an She also presents her talks in forums like TEDx Talk. empanelled resource person with CCRT, Ministry of Skillfest a festival of learning The brains of human beings seem built to Hyderabad 4 july wrk 4 process stories better Subject New Age than other forms of input - Thomas B Newman SUBJECT New Age Day 2 wrk 4 Science through Games and Storytelling 4 july HYD Introduction It is a universally accepted fact that games and stories assessment of learning. They will be able to explore areas engage young learners. The reason to promote where higher order thinking can be applied. In turn, they educational games is to encourage students to learn will develop leadership, project management and outside the classroom. There is also evidence that games self-evaluation techniques in the teaching-learning allow students to focus well enough to learn better. It has process. been found that rewriting a lesson with a story context combined with a challenge for the student to overcome Who is it for (in other words, making it into a game), significantly improves the learning performance of children. Making This course is mainly for science facilitators teaching learning fun motivates students and helps them pay primary, secondary students, heads of departments and attention & stay focused on scientific concepts. The anybody who has a flair for science. course thus encourages the participants to think of Program Benefits creative ideas on these principles. Will be able to explore new and creative ways to teach Program Details science. Will, in the process, hone their creative thinking skills. The basic concepts that will be dealt with during the Will be able to explore opportunities to develop a better course will be discussed and how the diculty level understanding of the subject. Gradually increases with the dierent age groups. They Will also be able to explore newer ways of assessment will receive practical examples how storyboards and techniques. games can be created and will get hands-on experience Will be able to understand the importance of to work on several concepts using stories and games. collaborative learning through games. Participants will identify opportunities within schools to Will be able to create challenges in science using quickly develop creative thinking among their students.