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competitions were held for the students. Finals of ‘Low carbon Lifestyle’ conducted
for the finalists of RIE students and the finals of ‘Paryavaran Mitra Quiz’ conducted
for the top 5 finalists of 5 different states. St. Mary School of New Delhi became
the Paryavaran Mitra Quiz Champion 2011. 250 participants benefited directly
from the programme and 1500 visitors from local schools and others took part
in different activities.
TRAINING
Training of KRPs in Teaching of Urdu at the Secondary Stage for the
State of Jammu and Kashmir
The programme organised from 7 to 11 March 2011was specially designed for
the teachers who teach Urdu at the secondary level. The major objectives of the
programme were to develop the ability to teach Urdu language skills effectively.
The programme was attended by thirteen teachers. The following topics were
covered during the programme: Elementary knowledge of Urdu scripts, Teaching
of alphabets by using different methods and techniques, Developing language
skills in teaching of Urdu i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing, Teaching
of pronunciation skills with emphasis on the organs of speech, phonetic system,
standard sounds of Urdu, vowels and consonants sounds and importance of
stress and intonation in language teaching, Teaching of prose, poetry, vocabulary,
grammar and composition etc. and Developing skills of questioning and different
techniques of evaluation. Concept of inclusive education, role of regular teachers
in inclusive settings, factors affecting successful implementation of inclusive
education and timely strategies and approaches generally used in inclusive
classrooms were also discussed. Evaluation in language and tool and techniques
of continuous and comprehensive evaluation were also discussed.
Training of KRPs in Teaching of English at the Elementary Level
A five-day training of KRPs in teaching of English at the elementary level was
organised from 8 to 12 November 2010 in which 35 teachers and teacher
educators from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan participated. During
the five-day training the eminent subject experts discussed and deliberated about
the NCF-2005 and English Language Education, Teaching Language through
Literature, Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Using a Dictionary,
Constructivism and English Language Education, Communicative Approach to
ELT, Assessment in English Language, Phonetic Symbols, Stress, Intonation,
Language games, Innovative Practices, Teaching Poetry, Teaching Language
through Drama and Short Stories. The approach was participatory and most of
the participants took keen interest in group works and the activities assigned to
them.
Training of KRPs in Teaching of English at the Secondary Level
Training of KRPs in teaching of English at the secondary level was organised
from 28 February to 04 March 2011 in which 15 KRPs from Uttarakhand and
Punjab participated. The objectives of this training programme were to help the
KRPs in promoting the basic skills (LSRW) of English language with an emphasis
on pronunciation and communication skills besides teaching language through
literature (poetry, drama, short story etc.) along with continuous and
comprehensive evaluation in English language. The methodology adopted during
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