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DEP-SSADEP-SSADEP-SSADEP-SSADEP-SSANewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletter

Vol. 3 No. 2 October 2011 - March 2012www.depssa.org

The Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, Prof. M. Aslam in hisintroductory meeting with the DEP-SSA staff, hadsuggested that the DEP-SSA functionaries updatetheir knowledge and skills in the area so that theyare able to offer the state of the art programmes totrainee teachers and other functionaries. The Vice-Chancellor himself is a trainer of repute and is as-sociated with several international agencies in thatc a p a c i t y .Emphasizing onthe significance oftraining as aspecialized activ-ity, he also fo-cused on the needto understand therole of distanceeducation therein.On the basis of in-teraction withProf. Aslam, DEP-SSA requestedSTRIDE (StaffTraining andResearch Institutein Distance Edu-cation) to focus onthe following: i) knowledge and understanding ofthe Open and Distance Learning system includingits operational dimensions ii) development of printbased learning system including its operational di-mensions, and iii) role and scope of the distanceeducation in DEP-SSA.In the aftermath of the above, a training programmewas organized during 10th to 14th of January, 2012.Prof Aslam inaugurated the programme and conductedthe first session. In this session he underscored the needfor a conceptual clarity to the participants on twodimensions, viz, distance education and the needsand essential skills as a trainer.

DEP-SSA Staff Undergoes Training

As the main activities of the DEP-SSA involvedesign and development of training programmes,media resource development activities, mediadevelopment, research, organization of seminarsand workshops besides other activities Prof. Aslamdwelt upon these areas and referred to thePanchayati Raj Project, on which, he had worked asa Project Director. He informed the participants that

he haddeveloped am u l t i - m e d i aD i s t a n c ee d u c a t i o npackage forPanchayati Rajfunc t ionar ieselected through-out the country.For this, he wasconferred COLP r e s i d e n t ’ sAward ofExcellence atPAN Common-wealth Forum inMarch, 1999.

The other sessions were conducted by Prof. BasantiPradhan, Director, STRIDE; Prof. Madhu Prahar, Di-rector (IUC); Mr. Ravi Kanth, Director, EMPC andProf. Santosh Panda, Prof. CRK Murthy, Prof. PrabirBiswas and; Ms. G. Mythili, Analyst;Mr. Sunil Das, Dy. Director (EMPC); Dr. Sutapa Bose,Assistant Professor (SoE). The participants thor-oughly enjoyed the training as all the sessions werefilled with activities. A feedback was alsoconducted on the training workshop. The feedbackwas very positive which reassured the unit of theefficacy of the training besides developing newtraining skills.

Hon'ble VC Prof. M. Aslam inaugurating DEP-SSA Training Programme

Using Mass Media for Large Scale EdutrainingThe Right to Free and Compulsory EducationAct 2009 (RTE-2009) has caught theGovernments and academic institutionsinvolved in providing elementary teachereducation napping. The RTE 2009 veryclearly makes a distinction betweenSecondary teacher education i.e. Bachelorof Education (B.Ed.) and Elementaryteacher education i.e. (D.El.Ed.). SinceIndependence, we have only been able totrain sufficient Secondary school teachers

but the attention that Elementary teacher education deserved was eclipsed. TheRTE 2009 has refocused the attention on the primary child. It is a great challenge totrain and re-train the in-service teachers in scholastic and co-scholastic areas whichhave now been included in the school curriculum through National CurriculumFramework 2005 (NCF-2005). Besides the curriculum and content, we also mustdeliver quality training in the areas which are of pivotal importance for providingquality elementary education like sensitizing teachers on gender issues, HealthEducation, Art Education, Children with Special Need (CWSN), Inclusive Education,Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation and so on. Teachers as well as otherstakeholders need information and education about these areas. Input on theseareas is required not only by the teachers but also by other members of the societyso that the society becomes sympathetic towards these areas and provide supportto implement these. Over the years, the gap between the school and society hasincreased which needs to be bridged. We need to develop a dialogue with allstakeholders.

Our experience in India and across the globe shows that radio is the most popularmedium when it comes to sharing information with diverse groups spread across alarge area. It is not only available but also used by all sections of the society especiallythe less-privileged. Whenever we have utilised radio for reaching large groupsspread over a vast landmass, we have got very satisfactory results. We wish to useradio once again to reach teachers (in-service / pre-service; trained / untrained) aswell as parents, guardians and other members of the society. The DEP-SSA is in theprocess of developing audio and video (academic cum training) programmes onthe above mentioned areas to be used for public broadcast. Computers and WorldWide Web (www) definitely have great potential but in our context radio andtelevision cannot be ignored. If we wish to realize the full benefit of RTE-2009 thentraining/education of parents and other members of the School ManagementCommittee as well as other stakeholder is unavoidable. We are also developingaudio programmes to be used for public broadcast. We have kept in mind thenational demography while designing and developing these programmes. Initiallythese programmes are developed in Hindi and English but if any state requireshelp in developing these programmes in regional languages then DEP-SSA woulddefinitely extend all possible support.

We would like to hear from the State Units of the SSA if they would be interested inbroadcasting these programs in their states. The State SSA Units would be requestedto book transmission slots with the All India Radio Kendras. The audio programmescan be broadcast in repeat mode. We need to make maximum use of the nationalcommunication network if we wish to reach quality universal elementary education.All stakeholders especially the State SSA units have a pivotal role to play.

Professor C.B. SharmaProject Director (DEP-SSA)

Editorial Team

ChairpersonProfessor M. AslamVice Chancellor, IGNOU &Chairman, AdvisoryCommittee, DEP-SSA

ConvenerProfessor C.B. Sharma,Project Director, DEP-SSA

MembersDr. Meenu Dev, Prog. OfficerDr. Jilly John, Prog. OfficerDr. Rekha Acharya, Prog. OfficerDr. Aruna Mohan, Consultant

CoordinationSh. Anil Kumar Singh, Proj. Asst.

ProductionSh. Amar SinghAdmn. Cum Fin. Officer

CRC Coordination & WordProcessingSh. Khagesh Kumar, Sr. P. S.

Laser Composing:Tessa Media & Computers

Secretarial SupportSmt. Kashish Takkar, Comp. Prog.Sh. Rajesh Kumar, Proj. Asst.Sh. Shiv Darshan Mehta, P.S.Ms. Simi Somsundaram, P.S.Ms. Rekha Bisht, P. S.

CorrespondenceProject Director, DEP-SSA,IGNOU Campus, Block-7,Maidan Garhi,New Delhi-110068, IndiaWebsite: www.depssa.orgEmail: depssa@ignou.ac.inTel: 011-29531455,29531456,29531457Fax: 011-29531233

Distance Education Programme—SSA

DEP-SSA aims at evolving a sustainable trainingsystem through blended learning for addressingstate specific needs of capacity building offunctionaries at the grass root level. Every year,DEP-SSA conducts training programmes andworkshops for inservice teachers and teachereducators with the objective of bringing about aqualitative improvement.

One of the major objectives of DEP-SSA is to buildupon the strength of the Open and DistanceLearning system to promote universalisation ofelementary education. Focusing on the threeimportant aspects of UEE, i.e., access, enrolmentand retention of all children in 6-14 years of age.

Objectives of DEP-SSA• To provide academic and technical support in

designing, developing, producing and deliveringdistance learning inputs and materials for trainingelementary education personnel.

• To build capacity among institutions and persons atnational, state, district and sub-district levels forreinforcing training of teachers at elementary level.

• To reduce transmission loss by appropriate distancelearning interventions thereby enhancing quality oftraining programmes.

• To orient teachers and teacher educators towardsthe immense potential and utilization of ICT-enabled learning environment.

• To share best practices across the states forundertaking innovations for quality improvementof school education; and

• To develop mechanisms in monitoring effectiveutilization of distance learning activities in trainingof teachers

Main focus: DEP-SSA initiatives focus primarily on thefollowing:• Training of untrained as well as newly recruited

teachers and in-service teachers training forimproving the quality of elementary education;

• Building capacity of SCERTs and DIETsfunctionaries;

• Developing self learning materials in print andvideo form, script writing and production of audio-video programmes.

• Training of SMC members using multi-mediatraining package;

• Developing mechanisms for monitoring andeffective utilization of distance learning resourcesand activities.

During Oct. 2011-Mar. 2012, activities carried outby DEP-SSA included organization of national andstate level meetings for policy making andimplementation, monitoring of its programmesthrough its designated organizational andmanagement structures along with teachers’training. These included, meetings of AdvisoryCommittee (AC), Programme ImplementationCommittee (PIC) at the national level, DistanceEducation Coordinators (DEC) at national and statelevel and State Resource Group (SRG) at the statelevel. Further, it was decided to conduct teachers’training programmes both in face-to-face anddistance education mode through conduct ofworkshops (04 days) on subjects like Mathematicsand Science at upper primary and English atprimary level along with refresher programmes of10 days duration for teachers with more than 5 yearsof experience to address quality in the teachinglearning process. DEP-SSA was also engaged indesigning and documenting resources throughModule development and Media Resource Centre,furthering distance education support activities forteacher training through use of radio andteleconferencing facilities of IGNOU.

In addition to this, the DEP-SSA also conductedtraining of District Resource Group (DRGs) in acollaborative mode on developing online trainingmaterials for teachers through CAL-Wiki. Theseworkshops were organized at the national and statelevel to help teachers to construct their own teachinglessons with the use of ICT and participate in theprocess of e-content generation. Besides, teacherswere also sensitized on special issues like RTE, CCE,inclusive education (CWSN), life skills, effectiveclassroom management practices in Mathematics,Science and English subjects, data handling inMathematics, subject specific classroom-basedactivities and the role of teachers in inclusiveeducation environment etc., throughteleconferencing sessions.

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Programme ImplementationCommittee Meeting Held

Programme Implementation Committee (PIC) isresponsible for overseeing the implementation ofvarious distance education activities both at thenational and state levels as envisaged in the AnnualWork Plan and Budget (AWP&B). It monitors theday-to-day implementation of training programmesand related activities under the Chairmanship ofProject Director, DEP-SSA. The PIC meets twice ayear. The members who constitute the ProgrammeImplementation Committee are representativesfrom National level institutions like NCERT, NUEPAand NIOS and state level institutions like SPOs,SCERTs / SIEs etc.

The 16th PIC meeting was held on 13th March, 2012in the Conference Room Block -7, IGNOU. Themeeting was chaired by Prof. SVS Chaudhary, thethen Project Director, DEP-SSA in presence of 14members from various organizations, i.e. IGNOU,NCERT, and NUEPA. At the outset, Prof. Chaudharywelcomed the members of PIC and brieflyhighlighted the status of the Project.

Some suggestions given by PIC members for theproject during the meeting are as follows:• Innovative teaching methods, child-centered and

activity based,• Promote use of multiple media resources,• Teaching learning aids should be designed and

develop in relation to lesson plan,• Monitoring and evaluation should be based on RTE,

and• Develop bridge course for children of migratory

community.

Distance Education CoordinatorsMeeting Held

Distance Education Coordinators (DECs) are the keypersons for implementing distance learning/training activities in their respective states. They actas a link between DEP-SSA headquarters and theState Project Offices for planning and implementingdistance education activities. In this context,Government of India (vide letter no. 16-11/08-EE-17, dated. September 05, 2008) had communicatedto all states, (i) to designate a Programme Officerin-charge of Quality maintenance in respect toteacher training/pedagogy at the SPO of SSA to lookafter the distance education component in the stateand (ii) to constitute and activate a small StateResource Group for distance education activities asa subgroup of the State Recourse Group and, (iii) toprovide linkages with the overall state plan and

design for quality improvement. Some states haveassigned additional charge of implimenting distanceeducation activities to an official of the State ProjectOffice.

Sl. Particulars

1 2nd Meeting ofthe DistanceEducationCoordinators

2 3rd Meeting ofthe DistanceEducationCoordinators

States/UTs Participated

Kerala and Orissa along withthese states the SSAfunctionaries of Kerala alsoparticipated in the meeting.

Jammu and Kashmir, MadhyaPradesh, Himachal Pradesh,Bihar, Manipur, Gujarat,Daman and Diu, AndhraPradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi,Goa, Jharkhand.

Date

Dec.21, 2011

Mar.27, 2012

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State Resource Group (SRG)Meeting Organised

Pursuing decentralized approach to planning andimplementation of distance education activities/programmes, the DEP-SSA has a provision toconstitute a State Resource Group (SRG) under thechairpersonship of State Project Director, SSA. TheSRG comprises experienced educationists, media-experts, professionals, teacher educators, contentexperts, teachers and representatives of AIR/Doordarshan, NGOs, etc. It identifies training needsof SSA functionaries and guides the DEC inpreparing proposals accordingly. It also ensuressustainability of distance learning programmes instates and provides support to State SSA inconducting distance learning activities, monitoringas well as assessing the needs of the state,prioritizing the activities on yearly basis andformulating the guidelines for effectiveimplementation of DEP-SSA in the state. Themeeting of SRG is a state specific activity, where theneeds of states are identified, the training callenderfor the SSA teachers and other functionaries isprepared. During meeting all the participants puttheir views regarding the problems they face whileconducting training and suggest different aspectsof training. The entire process of SRG meetingproduce produce fruitfull schedule of training, theprogramme officer in-charge of that state monitorsthis through out the year. During the financial year2011-12 SRG meeting was organised by thefollowing states:

Sl. SRG Meeting organized Date1. Jharkhand Mar. 15, 20122. Gujarat Feb. 17, 20123. Maharashtra Feb. 09, 20124. Goa  Jan 27, 20125. West Bengal Jan 25, 20126. Uttar Pradesh Jan 24, 20127. Bihar  Jan 20, 20128. Andaman & Nicobar Island Jan 16, 20129. Kerala   Dec. 19, 201110. Chhattisgarh Dec. 12, 201112. Puducherry Dec. 05, 201113. Andhra Pradesh Dec. 01, 2011

Capacity Building for LearningEnhancement Programme

Workshop on Teaching of MathematicsDEP-SSA organized four-day workshops indifferent states for capacity building of teachers inteaching Mathematics at the upper primary level.The self-learning training module “TeachingMathematics” developed by DEP-SSA was usedduring the training programme. The objectives ofthis workshop were to: (i) familiarize the teacherswith Constructivist approach, and (ii) inculcateMathematical reasoning and critical thinking usingcooperative and collaborative approach in the

classroom. The details of the workshops organizedin different States/UTs are as follows:

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1 Tripura Oct.21-24, 2011

2. Kerala Dec.27-30, 2011

3. Jammu, JanuaryJ&K 03-06, 2012

Resource Persons

Dr. Anil Kumar, Sr. Lecturer, DIET, DilshadGarden, Delhi; Dr. Rajpal Singh, Leturer,Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Delhi.

Ms. Poonam Beniwal, Assistant Professor; Mr.Anas. E, Assistant Professor, MES College,Mambad, Mallappuram, Kerala; Mr. SureshT., Lecturer, DIET, Kasargod, Kerala.

Dr. Haneet Gandhi, CIE, Delhi University,Delhi; Mrs. Avantika Dam, CIE, DelhiUniversity, Delhi; Prof. Ashok K Sharma,Science College, Jammu.

Activity based Mathematics teaching

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Workshop on Teaching of Science

DEP-SSA organized four-day workshops indifferent states’ for teachers teaching science at theupper primary level. The self-learning module“Teaching Science” developed by DEP-SSA wasused during the training programme. The objectivesof this workshop were to familiarize the teacherswith new methods of teaching learning process,using Constructivist approach in teaching of science,developing scientific thinking and temper while

interacting with the local environment andintegrating multimedia in teaching science. Thedetail about the workshops organized in differentStates/UTs is as follows:

Workshop on Teaching of English

DEP-SSA organized four-day workshops in differentStates for English teachersat the primary level. Theself-learning trainingmodule “Teaching English- Primary Level” developedby DEP-SSA was used during the trainingprogramme as training material. The objective ofthese workshops was to familiarize teachers withnew methods of teaching English based on NationalCurriculum Framework 2005. Further, the workshopsaimed at developing competencies of teachers inusing the integrated approach of teaching English asa second language. Teaching language in multi-gradeschools and multilingual contexts was one of theprime objectives of this training programme. Thedetails about the workshop organized in differentstates/UTs are as follows:

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1 Pudu- Nov. 22-24,cherrry 2011

2 Chhattis- Dec. 13-16,garh 2011

3 Kerala Dec. 27-30,2011

4 Laksha- Jan. 07-10,dweep 2012

5 Bihar Jan. 16-19,2012

Resource Persons

Dr. Chandra Bose, Professor of English,Presidency College, Chennai; Dr. PramodKumar, Assistant Professor, IGNOU; Dr.C.P. Sharma, Retd. Professor, B.R. AmbedkarCollege, Delhi University, New Delhi.

Mr. Pramod Mehra, Assistant Professor,IGNOU, Delhi; Mr. Nirmal Jain, Lecturer,MBDAV Sr. Sec. School, Green Park, Delhi;Ms. S N Ali, Director, ELTI, Raipur,Chhattisgarh.

Mr. ED John MA, Associate Professor, DevDale, Poovathur, Kerala; Mr. V Muhmmed,Lectuer of English, Hr. Sec. School,Nilambur, Kerala.

Dr. V Ayothi, Prof. & Head School ofEnglish Bharathisadan University,Thiruvananthapuram ; Mr. Jiju Jacob,Assistant Professor, KNM Govt. Arts &Science College, Kanjiramkulam,Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr. Subodh Kumar Jha, Head, Dept. ofEnglish, SN Sinha College, Jehanabad,Bihar; Mrs. Sidhi Verma, Professor & HeadDept. of English, Patna, Bihar; Ms. JayaRashmi Sahay, PGT English, St. MichalsHigh School, Digha Ghat, Patna; Dr.Pramod Mehra, Assistant Professor,IGNOU, Delhi.

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1 Tripura Oct.21-24, 2011

2. Pudu- Nov. 28 -cherry Dec. 01,

2011

3. Kerala Dec.27-30, 2011

4. Bihar Jan. 16-19,2012

Resource Persons

Dr. Subhashri Sinha, Sr. Lecturer, SCERT,New Delhi; R K Parashar, AssociateProfessor, DESM, NCERT, New Delhi; Mrs.Chitra Rani Goel, Vice Principal (Retd.),DOE

Dr. J P Dubey, Assistant Professor, DelhiUniversity, New Delhi; Dr O P Sharma, Dy.Director, NCIDE, IGNOU, New Delhi

Dr. Ranjana Saxena, Assoicate Professor,Dayal Singh College, New Delhi; Dr. JoshiP. L, Associate Professor, St. Thomascollege, Thrissur, Kerala

Dr. Rehan Rahmatullah, Lecturer; Sh. R NRoy Majumdar, Lecturer, St XaviersCollege; Dr. Ravinder Pal, Sr. Lecturer(Retd.), SCERT, Delhi

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Training of DRGs in Collaborativemode for Developing online TrainingMaterials for Teachers through Wiki

held

DEP-SSA organized ten-day workshop incollaboration with 06 states and one nationalworkshop at Delhi on development of onlinetraining module for teachers through Wiki.

The importance of workshop is positioned incollaborative and web-based learning for capacitybuilding of teachers and teacher educators. Alongwith developing knowledge and skills regardingcomputer aided learning, the contents covered werei) creation of account and user page on Wiki,ii) basic editing syntax on Wiki, iii) upload of imageson Wiki with external and internal linkages,iv) planning for insertions of audio, video, and linkswithin the module and v) upload media files etc.

At the end of the workshop, the teachers wereexpected to construct their own materials using theirclassroom experiences and also to share these withother teachers through the DEP-SSA wiki portal. Theparticipants were also introduced to the principlesof instructional design to technology for materialdevelopment.

Teachers and teacher educators developedpresentations on various subjects of their interest.Each step was followed by intensive practice by theparticipants. At the end of the tenth day, the participantspresented the modules developed by them. Themodules were discussed thoroughly and modificationsfor further improvement were suggested.

The training programmes were held in the followingstates:

Sl State/UT Date of workshop1 Srinagar, J & K Dec. 20-30, 20112 Jammu, J & K Dec. 26, 2011-Jan. 05, 20123 Daman Jan. 23-Feb. 034 Chhattisgarh Feb. 13-23, 20125. Bangalore, Karnataka Mar. 5-14, 20126. West Bengal Mar. 14-24, 20127 Delhi Feb. 21-Mar. 02, 2012, IUC,

(National workshop) IGNOU.

During the Wiki-CAL workshops training moduleshave been designed by participants on varioustopics as given below:

State/UTs Topic

Daman • Formation of Soil

• History of Daman

• Pollination

• Solar System

Delhi • Concept of Mensuration

• Fundamental Rights

• Teaching English Grammar-Noun

• Teaching of Metals andNon-Metals

• Tourism in Goa

Karnataka • Development of English inClassroom using Warmers

• Fundamentals of EnglishGrammar

• Kannada Basic Grammar

• Moghul Dynasty

• National CurriculumFramework 2005 (Kannada)

• Space Science

• Ugadi poem

West Bengal • Food and health

• Pollution in Malda

• Scope of e-learning

• Structure of atom

• Suryanamaskar(Sun Salutation)

• Time and distance

• The importance of jute

• Tourism of Malda

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National Teleconferences and Refresher Courses Organized

Teleconferencing is one of the important means of interacting with teachers and other functionaries fortraining purpose. During 2011-12, DEP-SSA organized a series of teleconferences for teachers engaged atthe primary and the upper primary levels. The aim of these sessions was to reach out to master trainersthrough on-site support in different content, contextual and pedagogical areas. In states like Puducherry,Kerala, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal participants interacted actively during the sessions.

Month & Date Topic Timing

Oct. 14, 2011 Right To Education: Basic Feature of the Act 11:00 am to 11:45 am

Oct. 17, 2011 Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) ; 11:00 am to 11:45 amConcept and feature

Oct. 18, 2011 Children With Special Needs 11:00 am to 11:45 am

Refresher Programmes have been conducted to provide Training for Teachers in the subject of Mathematics atUpper Primary Level with collaboration of various states/ UTs as per following schedules:

Dec. 7, 2011 • Basic features and effectiveness of RTE 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Concept and features of CCE and Scheme of CCE 12:00 pm to 12:45 pmwith illustration

• Model questions in Science 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Dec. 9, 2011 • Nature of Mathematics and fear of Mathematics 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Teaching methodology in Mathematics 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Effective classroom management in Mathematics 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Dec. 12, 2011 • Teaching Mathematics and data handling 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Teaching Mathematics (symmetry) 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Classroom-based activity 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Dec. 14, 2011 • Algebra - Concept of a variable 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Algebraic expression and identities 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Classroom-based activity in Mathematics 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Dec. 15, 2011 • Algebraic equations with one variable and word problems 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Fun with Mathematics 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Classroom-based activity in Mathematics 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Dec. 16, 2011 • Geometrical figures and their construction 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Perimeter, area and volume 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Classroom-based activity 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Following sessions were organized during Oct. 2011- Feb. 2012

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Refresher Programmes have been conducted to provide Training to Teachers in the subject of Science at UpperPrimary Level with collaboration of various states/ UTs as per following schedules:

Jan. 9, 2012 • Basic features and effectiveness of RTE 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Inclusive education 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Teachers role and responsibility in inclusive education 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Jan. 11, 2012 • Concept and features of CCE 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Effective classroom management 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Creating science corners - Experiments in Science, 1:00 pm to 1:45 pmstrategies of teaching

Jan. 13, 2012 • Biodegradation, solid waste management and its 11:00 am to 11:45 amconcepts and hard spots

• Project works with reference to biodegradation, solid 12:00 pm to 12:45 pmwaste management

• Classroom-based activity in Science 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Jan. 16, 2012 • Teaching Science - Use of ICT for Teaching of Science and 11:00 am to 11:45 amTeaching Aids

• Teaching Science - ICT Activities for Teaching of Science 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Development of Projects based on ICT with reference to Science 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Jan. 18, 2012 • Teaching Science - Chemical Reaction, Heat and light, Its 11:00 am to 11:45 amconcepts and hard spots along with related Activities

• Teaching Science - Metals and Non-metals, its concepts and 12:00 pm to 12:45 pmhard spot along with related activities

• Classroom-based activity in Science 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Refresher Programmes have been conducted to provide Training for Teachers in the subject of English at PrimaryLevel with collaboration of various states/ UTs as per following schedules:

Feb. 6, 2012 • Implication for teacher education. 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm

• NCF-2005 – Implication for teaching English at primary level 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Feb. 7, 2012 • CCE concept and basic features and CCE for primary school 2:30 pm to 3:15 pmchildren

• Activity based teaching in English 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Feb. 10, 2012 • Oral skills in context of teaching English. 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Listening and speaking skills in context of teaching and . 12:00 pm to 12:45 pmlearning English

• Classroom-based activities on listening and speaking skills. 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Feb. 16, 2012 • Teaching English in multilingual context; 11:00 am to 11:45 am

• Influence of teacher’s cultural background on teaching English. 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

• Innovative methods of teaching English to primary 1:00 pm to 1:45 pmschool children.

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Planned Activities 2012-13• Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation for

teachers and teacher educators

• Utilisation of Training Package in teaching ofMathematics at upper primary level

• Utilisation of training package in teaching ofscience at upper primary level

• Utilisation of training package in teaching ofEnglish at primary level

• Teaching of Mathematics at primary level

• Teaching of English at upper primary level

• Programme on leadership skill development forheadmasters

• Planning, revision, redesign, development,translation (Hindi/English) & production oftraining and learning materials

Apart from the above the followingworkshops will be offered by

DEP-SSA:

1) Workshops to empower teachers andfunctionaries

• Wiki-CAL for developing online trainingmaterials for DRGs / teachers

• Development of training material on Wikiskills

2) Development of innovative teaching aids

3) Classroom management of CWSN

4) Development of centre and conduct workshopon use of open educational resource (OER) foreffective teaching, learning and training

5) Workshop for teachers to prevent corporalpunishment and mental harassment of children

6) National seminar on areas related to addressingequity issues through ODL

7) Teleconferencing on select themes at nationallevel documentation and digital conversion ofteleconference Beta-cam into DVDs

Refresher Course on QualityEducation

Since training of teachers under SSA is an importantarea which needs to be strengthened for improvingquality of education, it is important that training isoutcome oriented. The need for strengtheningteacher support system was also felt by all nationaland state level institutions. In the 169th PAB held onMay 20, 2011 it was advised that DEP-SSA shoulddesign a broad curriculum framework for distanceeducation. DEP-SSA designed “Refresher Course”for teachers with experience of more than five years.The proposal was approved by MHRD forimplementation. It was also proposed that thisprogramme be adopted on a pilot basis in five states(preferably one state from each region such asNorth, East, West, South, N-E region), selecting onestate in each region in collaboration with the SSA ofthe state concerned.

DEP-SSA, IGNOU, New Delhi is now ready with plansand is well equipped to carry on and conduct various SSAprogrammes in all the states. We look forward for initiativesfrom states SSAs, so that we can participate, cooperateand go forward with fruitful, result oriented activities forthis noble National cause.

We request state coordinators to please get in touch withus for smooth conduct of these programmes in theirrespective states.

Sl Phase

1 First PhaseRefresherProgrammeIn TeachingMathematics

2 Second PhaseRefresherProgrammeIn TeachingScience

3 Third PhaseRefresherProgrammeIn TeachingEnglish

Duration

Dec. 7-17,2011

Jan. 30th - 8th

Feb, 2012

Jan. 9-19,2012Jan. 30th - 8th

Feb, 2012

Mar. 14-24,2012

Feb. 6-16,2012Jan. 30th - 8th

Feb, 2012

State/UTs

Puducherry, Kerala, Goa,Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand,Madhya Pradesh, HimachalPradeshGujarat

Kerala, Chhattisgarh,Himachal Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat,

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh, HimachalPradesh, Kerala,Chhattisgarh,Uttarakhand, West BengalGujarat

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State Project Directors Contact details

ANDHRA PRADESH

Dr. R V Chandravadan, IAS 040-23298446, 040-23243525apssahyd@yahoo.co.in

ARUNACHAL PRADESHMr. P.N. Thungon 0360-2218238, 0360-2217411

ssa_arunachal@rediffmail.comASSAMMs. L. S. Changsan, IAS 0361-2386452 , 0361-2383108

ssaassam@rediffmail.comBIHARMr. Rahul Singh 0612-2667168, 0612-2667176

ssabihar@gmail.comCHHATTISGARHMs. R. Shangeetha, IAS 0771-2445052 , 0771-4283051

spo_chhatisgarh@rediffmail.comGOAMs. Farrel Gracias 0832-2417276 , 0832-2413950

ssa_goa@rediffmail.comGUJARATMr. Manoj Aggarwal, IAS 079-23238404, 079-23243133

spossam@gmail.comHARYANAMr. Pankaj Yadav, IAS 0172-2586044, 0172-2586024

itcell.hpspp@gmail.comHIMACHAL PRADESHMr. Rohit Jamwal 0177-2807105, 0177-2620043

spdssahp@gmail.comJAMMU & KASHMIRMs. Yasha Mudgal, IAS 0194-2494288, 0194-2494273

jkssamission@yahoo.comJHARKHANDMr. B.K. Tripathi, IAS 0651-2412028 ,,0651-2410519

jepcranchi@rediffmail.comKARNATAKAMr.. Tushar Girinath, IAS 080-22483580, 080-22483040

sarvashiksha@yahoo.co.inKERALADr. K. M. Ramanandan, IAS 0471-2320826, 0471-2334290

ssakerala@gmail.comMADHYA PRADESHMs. Rashmi Arun Shami 0755-2768395, 0755-2768390

rskcommmp@nic.inMAHARASHTRAMr. Sanjay Deshmukh, IAS 022-23636314, 022-23679278

mpspmah@gmail.comMANIPURMr. Sumant Singh 0385-2448534, 0385-2450048

ssa_manipur@rediffmail.comMEGHALAYAMr. J.D. Sangma 0364-2227566, 0364-22225356

ssasmam@yahoo.comMIZORAMMr. Lalhmachhuana 0389-23241324, 0389-2345959

ssamizoram@gmail.com

NAGALANDMr. Kevi Legise 0370-2271150, 0370-2270811

spdnagaland@yahoo.comORISSAMr. Krishna Gopal Mohapatra, 0674-2391712, 0674-2536631

opepaedu@yahoo.co.inPUNJABMr. Karan Singh Pannu, IAS 0172-2621104, 0172-2624673

ssa.ssapunjab.punjab75@gmail.com,RAJASTHANMs. Veenu Gupta 0141-2703544, 0141-2700356

rajssa_dir@yahoo.co.inSIKKIMMs. Mamta Thapa 03592-222651, 03592-203338

ssasikkim@gmail.comTAMIL NADUMs. Jayashree Raghunandan 044-28241504, 044-28278068IAS spd_ssatn@yahoo.co.in

TRIPURAMr. K.N. Debbarma, IAS 0381-2319108, 0381-2323835

ssatripura@rediffmail.comUTTAR PRADESHMr. Atul Kumar, IAS 0522-2781128- 2780384

spdup@rediffmail.comUTTARAKHANDMr. P.S. Jangpangi 0135-2655458, 0135-2781943

uadpep@vsnl.net.inWEST BENGALMs. C.D. Lama, IAS 033-23343102/23212154,

pbssm.spo@gmail.com

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDSDr. R. Devdas 03192-232777, 03192-200887

dired@nic.inCHANDIGARHMr. K. S. Chandrashekhar 0172-5067073

ssautchd@yahoo.co.inDADRA & NAGAR HAVELIMr. K. S. Chandrashekhar 0260-2630792, 0260-2632303

pryedu.dnh@gmail.comDAMAN & DIUMr. R. K. Sharma 0260-2230445 ,0260-3267560

02875-252733 (Diu)adedpo8@yahoo.co.in

DELHI (NCT)Mr.. Udit Prakash, IAS 011-23810647, 011-23811442

spd_delhi@rediffmail.comLAKSHADWEEPMr. A. Hamza 04896-263925, 04896-263931

ssasma@yahoo.co.iPUDUCHERRYMr. R. Partha Sarathy 0413-2200255 , 0413-2201213

ssapondy@ymail.compartha1956@yahoo.com

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