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held from 14 to 18 February 2011 at RIE, Ajmer. In this programme a total of
40 participants, 20 from Uttarakhand and 20 from Jammu and Kashmir were
invited. A total of twenty six participants attended the programme.
Orientation Programme for KRPs in Teaching of Science at the
Elementary Level
Orientation programme for KRPs in Teaching of Science at Elementary level for
the state of Jammu and Kashmir was organised at RIE Ajmer from 20 to 24
December 2010. The contents of the programme were: Integration of ICT in
Teaching of Science, Inclusive Education, Metals and Non-metals, Air and Air
Pollution, Water and Water Pollution, Fiber to Fabric, Physical and Chemical
Changes, Acid Base and Salts, Reproduction in Plant, Our Environment, Forest,
Sound, Force and Inertia/Motion, Proton Conduction, Environmental
Management and Motion and Measurement of Distances. In addition, laboratory
sessions were also organised in chemistry, physics and biology laboratories to
realise the importance of practicals in science. The objectives of the programme
were: to design and develop activities/experiments for teaching science concepts;
to train the participants in new and innovative strategy of transacting the content;
to enrich the KRPs with recent advances related to content; and to explore
integration of informal non-classroom based concepts. Besides the identified topics
deliberations were also made to create awareness among participants regarding
environmental education. The visit of environmental education theme park of
the institute was also organised.
Training of KRPs in Inclusive Education of Children with Special
Educational Needs at the Elementary Level
The programme was organised from 6 to 9 December 2010. The KRPs represented
teachers, teacher educators of different DIETs and SIERT of Rajasthan state.
The resource persons discussed in detail about various aspects related to needs
of the learners, children with special educational needs (CWSENs) and
approaches/strategies, assessment and evaluation for inclusive schools. Some
of the key issues discussed during the training programme were as follows: new
thinking emerged in the education of CWSENs; needs of the learners; NCF-2005
and Inclusive Education; About Inclusive Education; concrete measures required
to be taken in Inclusive Schools; various approaches/strategies required in
inclusive schools; assessment, and evaluation in inclusive settings; guidance
and counselling and emotional intelligence; and various aids and appliances
used by CWSENs in inclusive schools.
Training of KRPs for recognising Children with Specific Learning
Disabilities
The programme was organised from 22 to 26 March 2011 for the KRPs from
Punjab. The KRPs represented teachers, teacher educators of different DIETs
and Education Department of Punjab State. The resource persons discussed
about various aspects related to needs of the learners, children with specific
learning disabilities, role of arts education for the all round development of the
child, language; its components (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and
importance, ICT, guidance and counselling, emotional intelligence, multiple
intelligence, evaluation assessment of LD etc. Major objectives of the training
programme were: to orient the KRPs about the new thinking emerged in the
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