Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ...

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NCERT Regional Institute of Education Bhubaneswar Regional Institute of Education Bhubaneswar, a constituent unit of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi caters to the educational needs (pre-service and in-service education) of teachers of Eastern Region. It provides academic and technical support to the states of Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The institute acts as Regional Resource Centre in all areas of education, especially school education. UNESCO, Bangkok has declared Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar as a resource centre for ICT. The institute conducts in-service teacher training programme on ICT in education for the teacher educators of Eastern Region. The Population Education Cell (POPED Cell) carries out regularly various awareness programme for the students. The cell conducts orientation programmes regularly on Population/Development Education and Adolescent Education for the teachers and teacher educators at elementary and secondary level. The cell had undertaken projects to study the status of adolescent education in the textbooks of Orissa and West Bengal at secondary level and also AE concepts in B.Ed. syllabi at primary and secondary level in Eastern and North-Eastern State/Universities. The cell is also conducting a research study on Status of Awareness and Attitude of Students and Teachers of Sikkim and Nagaland States at Secondary Level towards Adolescent Reproductive Health. Major Activities RESEARCH The institute has been recognised as a nodal centre for research in the field of education by the Utkal University and pre-Ph.D course has already been started in different areas of research in education. In the last few years about 25 students have been awarded Ph.D. in different subject areas. Study and Documentation of Educational Policies, Programmes and Activities for the State of Orissa The programme was undertaken with the objectives to study and document the educational policies and programmes for the state of Orissa, and to find out the educational activities being carried out by the state of Orissa. The programme was initiated with a planning meeting involving stake holders in school education

from the government of Orissa, researchers from the field of school education and faculty having experience in the area. Following a thorough discussion on the issues and concerns, guidelines were framed to prepare the document. Various information collected from a variety of published reports including media, interaction with stake holders and from the government website were categorised and put under different headings such as elementary education, secondary education, higher education, teacher education, vocational education, health education, SC & ST education, women and girls education, ICT policy in education, technical education and special education for information and use of planners and policy makers. DEVELOPMENT Package on Pedagogy Technology Integration for the Professional Development of Teacher Educators The learning materials are intended for the professional development of teachereducators who assist the pre-service and in-service teachers in creating pedagogy technology integration in constructivist learning environment. A workshop was conducted from 13 to 19 December 2010 at RIE, Bhubaneswar to identify the focus areas of the package. The second workshop was conducted from 21 to 25 January 2011 to review and finalise the materials. This package consists of eight modules: Emerging Pedagogy; Emerging Technology, Pedagogy Integration: It’s Implication for Teacher Educators; Pedagogy Technology Integration for Curriculum Transaction; Pedagogy Technology Integration and Learner’s Assessment; Pedagogy Technology Integration and Learning Management; Pedagogy Technology Integration and Multiple Intelligence; and Pedagogy Technology Integration for Challenged Learners. These materials will support the professional learning and assist the teacher educators to explore innovative practices. These materials were transacted in a seven-day training programme held for the teacher educators of West Bengal and Orissa at RIE, Bhubaneswar from 18 to 24 February 2011. Environmental Concerns— A Resource Material for Secondary Teachers A resource material for secondary teachers is developed in environmental education based on the environmental education syllabi at the secondary level developed by NCERT. The material consists of seven environmental concerns: Understanding Ecosystem; Depletion of Resources; Waste Generation and Management; Environment Values and Ethics; Restoring Balance in Environment; Issues of Environment; and Striving for Better Environment. It was developed in various workshops held in the institute. Many resource persons, teachers and teacher educators drawn from different states, KVS, NVS, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, Utkal University and faculty of RIE, Bhubaneswar contributed in the development of the modules. These materials would serve to generate the necessary environmental awareness among the school community to protect/conserve the environment. Content-cum-Pedagogy Enrichment Programme for PGTs in Physics The programme for PGTs in Physics for Andaman and Nicobar Islands was organised at SIE, Shiksha Sadan, Port Blair from 25 to 29 November 2010. Twenty two PGTs participated in the programme. The objectives of the programme were to strengthen the participants understanding of the concept, scope, and Annual Report 2010-11 Annual Report 2010-11 Annual Report 2010-11 195

NCERT<br />

Regional Institute of Education<br />

Bhubaneswar<br />

Regional Institute of Education Bhubaneswar, a constituent unit of the <strong>National</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong> of <strong>Educational</strong> <strong>Research</strong> and Training (NCERT), New Delhi caters to the<br />

educational needs (pre-service and in-service education) of teachers of Eastern<br />

Region. It provides academic and technical support to the states of Orissa, Bihar,<br />

Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,<br />

Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Union Territory of <strong>And</strong>aman and<br />

Nicobar Islands. The institute acts as Regional Resource Centre in all areas of<br />

education, especially school education.<br />

UNESCO, Bangkok has declared Regional Institute of Education,<br />

Bhubaneswar as a resource centre for ICT. The institute conducts in-service<br />

teacher training programme on ICT in education for the teacher educators of<br />

Eastern Region.<br />

The Population Education Cell (POPED Cell) carries out regularly various<br />

awareness programme for the students. The cell conducts orientation<br />

programmes regularly on Population/Development Education and Adolescent<br />

Education for the teachers and teacher educators at elementary and secondary<br />

level. The cell had undertaken projects to study the status of adolescent education<br />

in the textbooks of Orissa and West Bengal at secondary level and also AE concepts<br />

in B.Ed. syllabi at primary and secondary level in Eastern and North-Eastern<br />

State/Universities. The cell is also conducting a research study on Status of<br />

Awareness and Attitude of Students and Teachers of Sikkim and Nagaland States<br />

at Secondary Level towards Adolescent Reproductive Health.<br />

Major Activities<br />

RESEARCH<br />

The institute has been recognised as a nodal centre for research in the field of<br />

education by the Utkal University and pre-Ph.D course has already been started<br />

in different areas of research in education. In the last few years about 25 students<br />

have been awarded Ph.D. in different subject areas.<br />

Study and Documentation of <strong>Educational</strong> Policies, Programmes and<br />

Activities for the State of Orissa<br />

The programme was undertaken with the objectives to study and document the<br />

educational policies and programmes for the state of Orissa, and to find out the<br />

educational activities being carried out by the state of Orissa. The programme<br />

was initiated with a planning meeting involving stake holders in school education

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