National Seminar cum Workshop on Submission of Registration Form St. Mary's College Bachelor of Education & Higher Submission of Registration fees latest by 14th November, Studies, D.El.Ed. “Research Methodology” 2018 followed by the submission of Registration Form. Aishtala, Ranaghat, Nadia, West Bengal, India, Pin-741201 With Special Reference to Teachers’ Education Registration Fees (Without Lodging) National Seminar cum Workshop on Student @ Rs. 300/- Scholar @ Rs. 500/- “Research Methodology” Academic @ Rs. 700/- Foreign Participants @ 100 dollar With Special Reference to Teachers’ Education Abstract Submission 19-20 January, 2019 Abstracts not exceeding 250-300 words on any of the aforesaid themes should be sent to the Organizing Secretary through email at [email protected] on or St. Mary’s B.Ed. College before 19th December, 2018. St. Mary’s D.El.Ed. College St. Mary’s English School Submission of Full Length Research Paper St. Mary’s Arcadian School St. Mary’s Secondary School Full length research paper, maximum within 2000 words and copyright form should be submitted together as th Patron-in-Chief Professor (Dr.) Soma Bandyopadhyay separate attachments latest by 15 January, 2019 The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, through email at [email protected] 8. West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration Chairman Mr. Susanta Paul Director, St. Mary’s Group of Institutions President Professor (Dr.) Prasenjit Deb Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension, University of Kalyani Organizing Secretary Principal, St. Mary's College Bachelor of Mr. Sukesh Biswas Education & Higher Studies, D.El.Ed. Smt. Arpita Batabyal Datta Key Resource Speaker Dr. V. Mohankumar Mr. Mrityunjoy Mazumder Director, IAEA, New Delhi Chairpersons in Professor Asoke Bhattacharya, Smt. Jayita Ghosh Concurrent Sessions Director, Bangladesh Institute of Lifelong Learning, Dhaka Mr. Sudipta Shekhar Chatterjee Professor (Dr.) Jayanta Mete Department of Education, Kalyani University Professor (Dr.) Susmita Neogi, DEADLINES Head, Department of Home Science, Calcutta University Professor (Dr.) Partha Sarathi De, Department of Sociology, Kalyani University Professor (Dr.) Goutam Maity, Registration Head, DLIS, Jadavpur University 14.11.2018 Professor (Retd.) Tarak Nath Pan, Department of Education, Visva Bharati Abstract Submission Professor (Dr.) Dibyendu Bhattacharya, 19.12.2018 Department of Education, Kalyani University VENUE Full Paper Submission St. Mary's College Bachelor of Education & Higher Studies, D.El.Ed. 15.01.2019 [email protected] importance of teacher education, from initial training and Details of the National Seminar cum Workshop induction for beginner teachers, to on-going professional ACCOMMODATION development to help update teachers’ knowledge, deepen their Participants may stay in Hotels of Ranaghat or nearby places at understanding and advance their skills as expert practitioners. Title of the National Seminar their own cost. During Seminar days Working Lunch will be Policy-makers around the world have approached the task of provided. National Seminar cum Workshop on Research teacher preparation and professional development in different Methodology ways, reflecting their distinctive values, beliefs and How to reach St. Mary's College Bachelor of assumptions about the nature of professional knowledge and Education & Higher Studies, D.El.Ed. Background how and where such learning takes place. Teaching is an ever-evolving process. It doesn’t stop after At a time when teacher education is under active By Train from Sealdah: If you want to go by train, you can easily go by earning a degree and starting a career. Through continuing development across the globe, an important question for all boarding from Sealdah Station. The local trains that go to Kalyani education, career-minded individuals can constantly improve those seeking to improve the quality of teaching and learning is Station are: Ranaghat Local, Krishnanagar City Local, Shantipur Local, their skills and become more proficient at their jobs. In the field how to boost the use of research to inform the design, structure Gede Local, Lalgola Passenger, and Bhagirathi Express. It will take generally 2 hours. From Ranaghat Station, You can take a TOTO of school education administration, it is particularly important and content of teacher education programmes. Rickshaw or bus. It will take maximum 15 minutes. for school administrators to encourage teachers to pursue The Inquiry aims to shape debate, inform policy and professional development, not only to ensure the best learning influence practice by investigating the contribution of research outcomes for their students but also to be more effective and By Train from Howrah: If you want to go by train, you can easily go by in teacher education and examining the potential benefits of boarding from Howrah Station. The local trains that go to Bandel Station satisfied in various other aspects of their work. Nowadays research-based skills and knowledge for improving school are: Bandel Local, Bardhaman Main Local (Caution: Don’t avail teacher training programs are designed keeping in mind performance and student outcomes. Bardhaman Chord Local), Katwa Local, Memari Local, Panduah local various factors, such as the basic education level of the There has been a strong focus on the use of data to inform etc. From Bandel, every 30 min. Bandel-Naihati Local Train is available candidate and the level of education the candidate wants to teaching and instruction over the past 20 years. There now from Nahati, it takes 1 hour by Ranaghat Local, Krishnanagar City Local, Shantipur Local, Gede Local and Lalgola Passenger. teach – Montessori, primary, secondary classes etc. needs to be a sustained emphasis on creating ‘research-rich’ Becoming a teacher is not just limited to passing on and ‘evidence-rich’ (rather than simply ‘data-rich’) schools and By Road from Netaji Subhas International Airport (DumDum), Kolkata: content knowledge to a group of kids. It has many challenges classrooms. Teachers need to be equipped to interrogate data which an individual faces when he or she is a professional Either you go to Sealdah Station and travel as directed above or go by and evidence from different sources, rather than just car (hired taxi) directly to St. Mary's College Bachelor of Education & teacher. Under such circumstances, certain qualities help the describing the data or trends in attainment. Higher Studies, D.El.Ed situated just after Churni Bridge and beside teachers to cope with the challenges of being a teacher. A The priority for all stakeholders (Government, national National Highway 34. teacher needs to be dignified, well-informed and patient. A agencies, schools, universities and teachers’ organisations) proper training course for teachers equips the teacher with the should be to work together to create a national strategy for various professional skills that are necessary for good class teacher education and professional learning that reflects the Registration fee is to be paid by NEFT / RTGS / Internet Banking management while simultaneously teaching them methods to principles of ‘research-informed clinical practice’. Rather than (Please see Payment Details). Duly filled Registration forms, develop these skills in themselves and the students. privileging one type of institutional approach, these principles along with scanned money receipt of Registration fees, should should be applied to all institutional settings and organisations reach the Organizing Secretary through the e-mail th Aims/Objectives where teacher education and professional learning takes [email protected] by 14 November, 2018. If we observe the education scenario of last few decades place. then we see the rapid changes in it and behind each of such In the two days seminar cum workshop session, one and changes, lots of researches were done. Every research is based half day will be spent by Dr. V. Mohankumar, the Hon’ble on its strong research methodologies. Research by teachers Director, IAEA, New Delhi to deliver his speech in the workshop has become increasingly recognised as a legitimate model regarding the fundamentals of the subject. Then the professional activity in the 1990s. participants will present their research papers in different Name of the Beneficiary : St. Mary's College Now the question comes, why should teachers do concurrent session Account Name : St. Mary's College Seminar Fund research? Why, indeed, when teachers are already busy teaching and managing their classrooms? Bank Account Number : 37946504318 Details of National Seminar cum Workshop Telephone Number / FAX : 09333714506 Dr. Hairon Salleh (2014) argued that research can help The seminar will be divided into two parts namely, seminar teachers in facing new challenges and become better E-mail id : [email protected] cum workshop and paper presentation. The presentation Nature of Bank Account : SAVINGS practitioners. He made the analogy of classroom is just like a session will be composed of one chairperson, one co- black box. So many inputs, such as teaching strategies, chairperson and the paper presenters. The inaugural session MICR No. : 741002202 teaching resources, curricula and assessment tasks are will be held in the Central Sabha Mancha of the College Name of the Bank : State Bank of India earnestly fed into the box, and it is hoped that what comes out premises. Address of the Bank Branch : S.V. Sarani, Ranaghat Branch, will be positive student learning outcomes. Nadia, PIN-741201, West Bengal Phone: 03473-210064 But what is happening in the black box? For outsiders such E-mail id : [email protected] as parents and the general public, it’s often difficult to assess. Mandatory steps to be followed At a time when virtually every government around the Bank Branch : 000166 world is asking how it can improve the quality of its teaching 1. In case of multi authored research paper, registration for IFSC Code : SBIN0000166 force, the British Educational Research Association (BERA) has each member is mandatory. Mode of Electronic transfer available in the Bank : RTGS / NEFT come to consider what contribution research can offer to that 2. Author and Co- Authors are requested to fill & submit Swift code : SBININBB138 improvement. separate Registration forms. High quality teaching is now widely acknowledged to be the 3. Additional charges are required for the Book. Price of the most important school-level factor influencing student book will be decided later on. achievement. This in turn has focused attention on the