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textbooks for Classes XI and XII for History of Art; the theory part of Visual Arts.
The translation of Class XI textbooks and its vetting has also been done during
the workshop. The Class XII textbooks of Graphic Design and History of Art, will
be completed by next session.
Development of Teachers’ Manual for Teaching Theatre in Upper Primary
Classes
The teachers’ manual was planned with the objective of guiding the teachers for
theatre in specific, integration of arts education in general and evaluation of the
child in the process of learning theatre or through theatre. Since NCF-2005
recommends no textbooks till the secondary stage, the manual will benefit the
teachers. It is being developed by a team of T.I. Educator experts who are artists
and practising theatre artists.
The chapters in the manual include; objectives of theatre education, role of a
teacher, different concepts of integration, basic elements of theatre introduced
through various types of activities, different methods of evaluation having various
analytical processes. A feedback of the manual was taken from teachers of different
government and non-government schools to ensure the feasibility factor. The
response was overwhelming and suggestions by teachers were included to
enhance the quality of the manual. An audio-video CD will also be developed in
the next phase, based on activities given in the manual while they are practised
by teachers in different schools.
Preparation of supplementary material in print and audio-visual on
Musical Instruments of India
India is a vast country having diverse cultural activities, which are often unknown
in its different parts. This material will help learners including teachers, teacher
educators, students etc. living in different parts of the country in enhancing their
knowledge of Indian musical heritage. India has a wide variety of musical
instruments— aerophones, idiophones, chordophones and membranophones
which have evolved since the ancient times. Nature has given raw materials like
bamboo, wood, metal, clay etc. in abundance, which were used for developing
musical instruments by the creative and innovative methods by people living in
different parts of the country. This rich and diverse heritage is being showcased
in a supplementary reading material with photographs and description of about
a hundred musical instruments used for various types of music— classical and
folk, dance, drama, which are a part of everyday life and have evolved on design
and sounds. Examples of instrument making in each category have also been
documented. In the next phase this will also be developed in the form of a multimedia
CD.
EXTENSION
Resource Centre Events on Arts and Crafts
The objective of creating a resource centre of arts and crafts in the department
and conducting activities to explore, experience and understand arts and crafts
and its role in education.
An advisory meeting consisting of educationists, artists, policy makers and
planners was followed by two major workshops, which were part of the year long
Golden Jubilee celebrations of NCERT, from 12 to 14 January 2011 with special
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