ಆತ್ಮೀಯಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರೇ,
ಟೈಮಸ್ ಆಪ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದ "ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆ" ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಲೇಖನವನ್ನು
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೊಡಿ.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Google-groups-help-22k-govt-school-teachers-to-learn-share-innovate/articleshow/52458406.cms
Times of India had an article today on the "Subject Teacher Forum"
program, see
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Google-groups-help-22k-govt-school-teachers-to-learn-share-innovate/articleshow/52458406.cms
*Google groups help 22k govt school teachers to learn, share, innovate*
TNN | May 27, 2016, 03.58 AM IST
Bengaluru: A science teacher in a remote Koppal village uses a software
to impart astronomy lessons, sometimes even under the night sky. A maths
teacher in Nelamangala taluk has devised methods to make complicated
concepts fun. Google groups are transforming the learning experience of
both educators and students in Karnataka.
The Subject Teacher Forum (STF) comprises Google groups for mathematics,
science, social science, English, Hindi and Kannada high school
teachers. Of the 37,000 government school teachers in the state, 22,000
are part of it. When STF was initiated in 2011, its objective was
threefold, said Gurumurthy Kasinathan, director, IT for Change (ITfC) a
not-for-profit training teachers to tap information technology.
"Not only did we want to connect teachers via email and enable them to
help one another but also train them to use various software
applications to understand and teach their subjects better. These tools
could then be used to create teaching materials," said Kasinathan,
visiting faculty at Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
It began with workshops to train teachers in technology. A Google group
was formed to connect the trainers and the teachers to continue the
learning process and clarify doubts. The 22,000 teachers are now using
free and open-source software such as Stellarium, Geogebra, Marble and
Phet to comprehend topics and break them down to students.
What the initiative has also led to is the Karnataka Open Education
Resources (KOER), said to be the only online repository of study
materials prepared by and for teachers, available in Kannada and
English. The STF-KOER programme was lauded as the best practice at a
national conference for seconday school education quality in March.
Taking a cue from Karnataka, Telangana and Assam have begun a similar
programme, while Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are mulling its
implementation. "Earlier, a good teacher was restricted to the school he
or she was teaching in. With the help of STF, the teacher community can
share its experiences, best practices and teaching tools," Kasinathan
pointed out.
The use of software tools means teachers have moved ahead from
explaining the 'what' of a concept to encouraging students to look at
the 'why'. This has not only made classes more interesting but also
taken the focus away from rote learning, he added. The project is
funded by the Centre and implemented through the Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyaan, Karnataka (RMSA), department of state educational
research and training, Karnataka (DSERT).
Regards
Guru
IT for Change
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*For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit
http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions
**Are you using pirated software? Use Sarvajanika Tantramsha, see
http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Public_Software ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ
ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ
***If a teacher wants to join STF-read
http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Become_a_STF_groups_member
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