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application of constructivist pedagogy in classroom, to sensitise the participants
to the common mistakes made by the students while answering physics
questions, to identify hidden pitfalls in the textbook treatment of physics concepts,
to explore alternative pathways to the derivation of specific formula or solution
to a given problem, and to enable the participating teachers to guide the students
to construct knowledge more effectively through conceptualisation, logical
reasoning and problem solving. The focus of the programme was on numericals
and derivations related to physics content at higher secondary level. For this
purpose, topics from general physics, mechanics, heat and thermodynamics,
electricity and magnetism, optics, semiconductors, electronics and
communications were chosen for discussion. Besides, the participants were also
exposed to the nuances of constructivism and the various aspects of the Right to
Education Act to broaden their perspective. Report of the programme is being
dispatched to the authorities for further use.
Education for Sustainable Development: Training of Key Resource
Persons on Eco-Club Activities at the Secondary Level
The training programme was organised with the philosophy that Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD) is different from environmental education as
there is a shift from awareness and understanding to involvement, participation
and problem solving. Besides ecological (environmental) dimensions, ESD looks
into economic, social and political aspects with the objective of proposing the
quality of life of people living on the planet. Seventeen Science supervisors from
Orissa attended the programme. The types of activities being carried out under
eco-club programmes at secondary schools under different educational circles
of Orissa was collected through a questionnaire. Training package consists of
different modules pertaining to various issues such as composting/vermin
composting, rain water harvesting, water shed and its management, organic
farming, integrated pest management, green manuring, plant propagation, etc.
were developed. The training programme was organised from 23 to 26 November
2010 in which experts shared their experiences and explained the skills/activities
which can be demonstrated to students to promote green club activities in schools.
During the training programme, participants visited certain institutes/
laboratories in and around Bhubaneswar to get first hand knowledge in the
area.
Orientation Programme of Secondary School Teachers in Teaching
Mathematics
The training programme was conducted at RIE, Bhubaneswar from 21 to 25
February 2011 for the state of Bihar. Secondary school teachers of the concerned
state attended the programme. Along with the content areas in Mathematics at
secondary level, the methodologies and pedagogical process of learning and
teaching were emphasised. The report of the programme includes cooperative
learning, use of ICT in Mathematics, different experiments in Mathematics,
Mathematical modeling, and starling of proofs in Mathematics and different
content areas of secondary syllabus.
Training Programme on Action Research for Teachers of Minority-run-
Schools of Orissa and West Bengal
The training programme was organised to orient teachers from minority-run-
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