A new series that has been initiated on YouTube is ‘Do you have a Mathematical Eye?’ The video series, as the name suggests, encourages viewers to understand the world around them through the lens of Mathematics. Dr Haneet Gandhi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Education, University of Delhi, encourages us to find mathematics in…
Mental Health in Times of Stress and Strife* (*First published in Nukhta-e-Nazar, Safar, e-Newsletter of the Department of Education, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi.) Newspaper reports point towards a variety of serious mental health concerns in school going children. These range from violence and aggression, sexual abuse, and academic stress leading…
In this post I want to share the lovely resource bank that has been created on the website of Teachers of Bihar. The website provides a vast collection of resources that are useful for teachers. While the website also provides a section for students, but it’s primary target audience is teachers. The website links to…
This blogpost is inspired by my experiences of observing teaching processes in secondary school classrooms. Over a period of years I have observed the general tendency for teacher educators to repeatedly emphasise not relying on the textbook in the classroom. In sharp contrast lies the somewhat archaic method of teaching by reading and underlining text…
(Part 1 of a Series) Guest Post by Utkarsh Kumar* (Views expressed are personal.) I have heard the stories of the times when being a teacher, especially a school teacher, was the defining stick of moral compass of the community around him/her. You see the world being measured with the moral behaviour of a teacher….
This new YouTube channel talks is working towards building a scientific temper by talking about what is relevant to us on an everyday basis. Science that is oft seen as theoretical, bookish and somewhat distant is made relevant by talking about things that are of importance on an everyday basis. Two of the videos uploaded…
In February 2018, the Delhi Government launched Mission Buniyaad to strengthen the foundation of learning for students of primary and upper primary classes studying in government schools in Delhi. While the scheme itself has pros and cons, initiatives by teachers who are working hard to help children learn better need to be acknowledged. One such…
