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� A review of existing Primary Science Kit (PSK) and its further development in
the light of fresh textbooks was taken up.
� Capacity building programmes were conducted for setting up and use of
microscale chemistry laboratory at New Delhi, Nagpur and Mumbai.
� A programme was organised for revamping of education in North-East Region
to improve the quality of teaching in science and mathematics in schools.
� Skills up-gradation-cum-motivation course were conducted at Guwahati,
Shillong and Agartala.
� Capacity building of heads of teachers’ education institutions in the emerging
perspective of school education was organised at NIE, New Delhi from 13 to
17 September 2010.
� A conference of directors of SIEs/SCERT was organised at NIE, New Delhi on
14-15 February 2011.
� In the year 2010-11, nine memorial lectures were organised to commemorate
the life and works of eminent Indian educational thinkers and practitioners
at RIE Mysore, Bhopal, Ajmer, NERIE, Shillong, Presidency College, Kolkata,
SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
and NIE, New Delhi.
� A series of eight conferences on ‘Teacher Development and Management’ to
be sponsored by MHRD, World Bank, DFID, European Commission, UNICEF
and UNESCO was decided to be organised. The third conference under this
series to discuss the issues on in-service education of elementary teachers
was organised at Bhubaneswar from 21 to 23 October 2010.
� A textbook on Health and Physical Education developed for secondary classes.
� A supplementary reading material Handbook Economics for higher secondary
stage has been developed.
� Orientation programmes were conducted for master trainers and teacher
educators in Social Sciences, Commerce and Geography in Geographical
Information System (GIS).
� Meetings for progress review and monitoring of National Population Education
Project and Adolescence Education Programme were held at Rajgir (Bihar)
from 22 to 24 February 2011 and NCERT, New Delhi from 15 to 17 March
2011 respectively.
� National role play competition was organised for government schools of states/
UTs on the themes Healthy relationships among adolescents, charms and
challenges of adolescence, HIV/AIDS: stigmatisation and cause and impact
of drug abuse.
� A study to document a country report on Arts Education in India (2006-10)
was conducted for presentation at UNESCO’s World Conference held at Seoul
(South Korea) in May 2010.
� A multimedia training package for primary and upper primary teachers on
Arts Education was developed with a focus on integration of arts with other
school subjects.
� Textbook on Heritage Craft and Graphic Design were developed for the higher
secondary stages.
Annual Report 2010-11
Annual Report 2010-11
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