The gamification is an educational process to motivate students to learn through video games or other game elements in a classroom scenario. It is a new rendering of learning where the major motive is to engage maximum learners and drive them towards knowledge by adding an element of fun to it. In t... Read More
Relevance of Soft Skills in Students
In a progressively diverse and globalized job market, school education, degree/diploma, certifications, skill development, job readiness, and suitable employment have become buzzwords in discourses on education taking place at the global level.... Read More
How to Start School and get IGCSE affiliation?
To become an IGCSE school in India, a school has to first establish itself conventionally. It has to be run by a Trust /Society / Section 8 company. Such Trust/Society/Company has to be a non-proprietary organization. There must be a School Managing Committee set up by the Trust/Society. For details... Read More
Benefits of using GPS Technology in School Buses
With the network of schools widening and the priority attached to education by parents overriding considerations attached to contingencies like distance from the school, making available conveyance facilities have become primary for all school management, bar none. Transportation is a daily commitme... Read More
The class 10 and 12 students of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has been left with two option concerning assessment. The choice is that the student can either take the pending papers or consent to be assessed based on the pre-boards and internal assessments.... Read More
Things To Do For a Cordial Class Environment
The 1950s marks the period when two psychologists Jacob Kounin and Paul Gump had a eureka moment after observing closely about the psychological changes that happen among children due to the strict nature of teachers. They are of the opinion that if a child disobeys and if the teacher adopts techniq... Read More
CSR Spending for Improvement of School Education
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contributions has been mandated by Government of India for all companies meeting specified financial thresholds. Certain areas of socioeconomic development have been specified as well, school education being one of them.... Read More
Learning Matters—How a Powerful Tool to Modify Education in Rural Areas Evolved
Saras has an overall 18 years of experience in various child education programmes, managing digital contents and also teaching in the US. She has two MS degrees from Purdue University in Child Development and Special Education. After returning back to India she contacted her friend Gowri who was wor... Read More
How are schools dealing with parent decided career options?
We have discussed academics in schools, relevance, and effectiveness of different curriculums in preparing students for higher education and have taken up the topics like teacher training and enhancing... Read More
Starting a School in Remote Areas – A Case Study
The STs have largely occupied remote areas of the country which remains a crucial challenge for its development. The distinctiveness that these people bring in is their lifestyle which makes them unique from the mainstream section. As per the 2011 census, the population of these communities was abou... Read More
Covid-19 pandemic and Indian Education System
The pandemic has brought the digital divide in India into the popular consciousness. The schools remain closed for the fifth consecutive month. At the time like this only the schools that were digitally equipped and the parents who were able to secure connectivity with the World Wide Web were able t... Read More
Delhi Govt. Directs Suspension of Outdoor Activities in Schools in the Wake of the Pollution Crisis
The Delhi government, for now, has directed all schools in the national capital to suspend outdoor activities till severe pollution condition persist.... Read More
Glimpses of NEP 2020 and Notable International Education Systems
The new education policy has deservedly been at the center of discussion in educational circles. The NEP 2020 is expected to bring about systemic changes in the way education is structured and it is also going to alter the methodologies and broaden the outcomes of school certificates, degrees, and d... Read More
NCERT Led Review of NCF 2005 on the Cards
The guidelines issued with respect to the curriculum prior to the NCF 2005 include the 1975 guideline which directed the inclusion of General Science as a compulsory subject and recommended activity based integrated science up to class 10th, the 1988 guideline for structuring a learner-centered scie... Read More
How to Enhance Student Participation in a Virtual Setup?
Classrooms incorporate students with distinct characters some are always ready to raise their hand to participate and some are hesitant to come forward and engage in classroom discussions. It’s a complicated process to bring students into conversations that require them to be vocal.... Read More
Economically Weaker Section students are among the hardest hit in the course of the pandemic
According to a government survey, as many as 27 percent of children in center funded government schools do not have access to devices that are critical to participate in the online classes.... Read More
Mindspark—Maths and English Education Vitalized
Often, students are get accustomed to dislike English and Maths due to their confusing grammar lessons and tricky problems respectively. The traditional method of learning has made it complicated for most students to develop an interest in these subjects. However, in the contemporary times, it looks... Read More