Continuously updating oneself is foremost for teachers. Sentient of this fact and the growing demands, the school management has been conscientiously making every possible effort in providing opportunities to the teachers to update through various orientation programmes, seminars and workshops. These are very meticulously planned to suit the requirement of the teacher according to the level of teaching and need of the hour. Also management is aware of teachers welfare hence even health related workshops are organised.
Some of the programmes attended by the teachers are:
- General enrichment of human values by Ramakrishna Mission
- Workshops by subject experts
- Creative teaching and learning difficulties
- Handling adolescent behavioral problems by NIE(TOI)
- Professional enrichment seminars.
- Teaching English with a difference By Black Swan
- Workshops conducted by subject experts who are CBSE resource persons.
- Science workshop at IIT and National Science Centre.
- Exam Idea by Dr. Sultan (Horlicks)
- Workshop on cancer awareness By Dr. Natasha.
- Stress Management for teachers by NIE (TOI).
- Computer literacy and updation workshop for teachers by computer PGT.
Cambridge Young Learners Workshop (17/09/11)
YLE workshop (Starters/Movers/Flyers/KET/PET) was held in the school premises on 17/09/11 and 24/09/11. Resource person Ms. Payal Mathur acquainted everybody with the process of conducting and preparing children for these examinations. Cambridge ESOL has developed Cambridge for these examinations. Cambridge ESOL has developed Cambridge Young Learners (YLE) to get children of Primary school age and upwards on the path to learning English. After completing YLE children can aim further for Key English Test (KET) and Preliminary English Test (PET). Main emphasis was laid on developing the three basic skills:
1.Listening
2.Reading and Writing
3.Speaking
Most importantly she discussed the need of activity based teaching process and introduced techniques that were beneficial and meaningful. Games like Let’s Play Bingo and Jigsaw Puzzles were innovative an suitable enough to be incorporated in the curriculum to make language more effective and enriching. It was an interactive session overall and inspired the teachers to scale new heights in language development and focus on the diverse needs of learners
