The II phase of Capacity Building Programme for teachers was organized virtually by D.A.V Centenary Public School, Jaipur under the  aegis of RTC, Jaipur Cluster, Rajasthan Zone-C, DAVCAE, New Delhi, from 28 December  to 30 December, 2023 from 09:40 am to 04:15 pm

The main objective of the workshop was to equip the teachers with varieties of activities in teaching and learning , to strengthen them in planning and visualizing lesson, to meet the training needs of every teacher, to bring out the best in them and inspire them to take things from a fresh perspective.

The workshop was conducted for all levels (Primary,middle& Secondary) and all subjects i.e English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Maths, Science, Social Science, and for EEDP, under the able guidance of Mr. A. K.  Sharmaji Principal & ARO Jaipur Cluster Head, RTC, Rajasthan, Zone-C .  07 different schools of DAV attended the workshop and E- Certificates will be distributed to all the participants.

 The workshop commenced virtually with illumination of the lamp of knowledge followed by Gayatri Mantra and address of our respected Principal,Mr. A.K. Sharma who highlighted the need for updating teachers in continuous educational scenario for better performance of the students.  

The  Principals  of  different  D.A.V  schools,  who were subject  experts   were   also   the   part   of  this  workshop.  They supervised the proceedings and further guided the participating teachers and motivated them to be equipped with latest methodologies for effective and joyful teaching. After the inaugural session the teachers joined their respective subject links for the workshop.

In primary, emphasis was laid on activity based learning. Importance of  competency based learning, its need and different ways to incorporate it into the classrooms was discussed. The teachers were apprised of different methodologies like Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Learning,  Collaborative Learning,use of question banks to improve quality to make the teaching-learning process more joyful and meaningful.

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Many interactive activities were taken up to motivate and reinforce the teachers to ‘Think out of  the Box’ . Also  impetus  was  given  on  child centric, play oriented  activity  based  learning , audio/ visual aids, preparing concept /mind map, developing language skills along with  a  wide  range  of  interesting  activities related  to  their  topics. Teachers were  acquainted with different teaching methodologies and  innovative  activities  to  help  them enhance their teaching abilities, thereby  making  the  subject  interesting  for  the  learners.  To break the monotony of the programme,  some soothing and refreshing activities were also conducted to keep everyone active and energized. The workshop also aimed at making classroom teaching more interactive and effective by using different apps and educational websites.

The workshop concluded by the vote of thanks by our supervisory heads and  address  of  our  worthy  Principal and mentor Mr. A.K. Sharma who encouraged the teachers with his golden words by saying that education is  the  training of body, mind and soul, i.e the training of head, hand and heart, so let us train or educate ourselves,  then only we can say that we have  trained  our   head,  hand  and  heart.  He emphasized  on   holistic education  and  it  comes  when  there is right attitude and right mindset. He  guided  the  teachers  how  to  enhance  the  interest  of  the  students in  the  subject  and  said  that  the  teacher  must  be  empathetic  and compassionate  towards  the  needs  of  the  child. He laid emphasis on increasing  the critical thinking skills and creative thinking abilities of not only themselves but also the students they are catering  to.

He  motivated  the teachers  by  saying  that  this  kind  of  workshop  is  necessary for the teachers  to  enhance  their  capability  and  it’s  a good platform to plan their  teaching  strategies  for  the  improvement  of  the  result  and also helps   to   disseminate   the  technology  based  learning  which  creates creative thinking and results in experiential learning. The training sessions finally concluded with Shanti Mantra chanted by all.

The workshop aimed at developing potential knowledge and skills of the teachers to carry out predefined task and understand their role as teachers. The workshop was interesting, interactive, engrossing and an eye opener for the teachers and many queries were discussed and analyzed.

The workshop was an innovative approach to teaching and learning process by using different strategies, principles and methods for holistic development of students and opened new horizons of effective teaching. The workshop was indeed enlightening as it provided a platform to the teachers to share their ideas and they carried valuable information about the fresh and novel ideas which can be applied to the teaching and learning.

 The participants felt delighted and privileged to be a part of such an informative programme.