Infusion of Cultural Components through School Subjects in India

Hu Shih. (Former Chinese ambassador to the USA) once said, “INDIA conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.” “Many of the advances in the sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago.”-Continue reading “Infusion of Cultural Components through School Subjects in India”

Nirmal International School

It was a challenge to conduct the workshop inspite of a major power failure. It was an experience of ‘Show must Go On’! A few glimpses: Experiential learning and classroom management were the topics for the workshop. Had to speak in two languages. We would have had to resort to the Traditional method of ChalkContinue reading “Nirmal International School”

Communication in the classroom

ABEA gave me an opportunity to take up 10 hours of lecture on the above. I could cov er bais communication process and the following: From a problem tree to a solution tree, Sttory telling and creating a digital story board, Prjoect based learning, Socio-emotional learniing, shaping behaviour, quesitoning, diversity of learners and multi-cultural education.Continue reading “Communication in the classroom”

A satisfying November 2021

I completed the 7-lecture series with ABEA today December 4, 2021. I covered the following chapters: Communication, Problem tree to a Solution tree, Project method of learning, Digital story boarding, questioning skills, SEL, Inclusion and Multicultural Education by James Bank. They were enjoyable sessions. A few pics to remember by; Here is what they saidContinue reading “A satisfying November 2021”

Exam – Hustle bustle and MOM

Empathy, understanding and acceptance can go a long way in building a bond between the parent and the child.  — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-pramila-kudva/message https://anchor.fm/s/473789d4/podcast/play/27035897/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-1-21%2Fa32b9966-b9ee-4626-2d1f-3d145c0da135.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Vedic Mathematics

Hey students, Upto which table do you know? At least Upto 10, awesome! You have crossed the mountain! 😀😁🙂 Don’t worry for the rest of the tables! From 10th to 99th, any table, very easy! I didn’t know this. Because this vedic mathematics was not taught to us in schools of this country ! HowContinue reading “Vedic Mathematics”

Rethinking School as an ecosytem

A School is compared to an ecosystem… What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem is defined as a community of living organisms and non-living components in an environment. There are primary, secondary and may be tertiary consumers and producers. It is a continuous cycle… School ecosystem can be categorised as follows: The ecological systems theory byContinue reading “Rethinking School as an ecosytem”

Teacher – A Super Hero

“From Chalk to Talk-The Art of Teaching” is a book that covers many strategies for improving the teaching-learning process. What stands out are the different perspectives and the practical approaches for delivering content in a manner that is learner centric. It emphasises on the need to move from methods of memorisation to hands-on learning experiences with the use of activities and technology. The author and educator, Dr. Mrs. Pramila Kudva, covers the length and breadth of the teaching-learning spectrum. This book is a must read for anyone working in the education sector especially now, when the country is at a crossroads in our knowledge economy, where information is accessible to anyone, anywhere and anytime with a web-enabled device. It is a real page turner!