Chalk Out | Student-led multilingual, multimodal ed-zine
Led by the students of BSc BEd programme, Chalk Out is our way of saying ‘we care’.
Chalk Out is a multilingual multimodal e‑zine that was born in September 2020 out of classroom conversations in an education course. During the pandemic, when Jamlo, a 12-year-old girl, embarked upon a 150 km journey, only to breathe her last, 50 km away from home, the students felt an immediate need to do something to express solidarity with the world of children and start asking questions about the state of education. Led by the students of BSc BEd programme, Chalk Out is our way of saying ‘we care’.
Each issue of Chalk Out is based on a theme in education. The themes are mostly centered around the world of children and teachers. Published twice a year, Chalk Out attempts to create a space where contributors can share their ideas, experiences, journeys, opinions, reflections, reviews, and conversations around the given theme.
It has certain recurrent elements such as From those on the Frontlines, Teacher Feature, Dear Diary, and Questions to Mark.
What’s Latest?
We are excited to announce the release of Chalk Out’s 10th issue, which explores the theme of the Unwritten Curriculum through a touching collection of stories, poems, letters, and more!
We invite you to read about and reflect on the various lessons we learn in schools. Beyond math, science, or history, schools teach us values, habits, and ways of thinking. These lessons come from the way classes are run, the school environment, and the experiences we go through. They influence how we work, communicate, and make decisions — even long after we’ve left school. We hope you’ll find plenty to think about — ideas both familiar and new — within these pages!
The Core Team consists of BSc BEd students in their third year of graduation along with faculty coordinators. This team is assisted by a Supporting Team of undergraduate students studying education.
A core team works only for a year, after which it hands over the initiative to the core team of the incoming batch and takes up the responsibility of being advisors to that team.
The core team members who have worked on the issues so far are as follows:
- Issue 10: ‘Unwritten Curriculum’: Aaratrika Khanwalker, Chaitanya Sanjeev, Hitika Gilhotra, Kinshuk Ghosh, Shivaswamy Madem
Faculty Coordinators: Dhruva Desai, Ruchi Mathur - Issue 9: ‘Rungs to Your Ladder’: Aaratrika Khanwalker, Chaitanya Sanjeev, Hitika Gilhotra, Kinshuk Ghosh, Shivaswamy Madem, Viral Jain
Faculty Coordinators: Ashruti Seventra, Dhruva Desai, Ruchi Mathur - Issue 8: ‘Brainwaves and Butterflies’: Achinthya V., Lalitha, B ., Gauri, G., Kumar, S., Prakash, B
Faculty Coordinators: Ashruti Seventra, Ruchi Mathur - Issue 7: ‘School Shenanigans’: Achinthya V, Bhanu Prakash, Gauri G, Shiva Kumar
Faculty Coordinators: Ashruti Seventra, Ruchi Mathur - Issue 6: ‘Study Buddies’: Akheel Mohammed, Akhila P, Janani Sriram, Jioo Nimkar, Shalem Nissie J
Faculty Coordinators: Ashruti Seventra, Ruchi Mathur - Issue 5: ‘Changing Childhoods’: Akheel Mohammed, Akhila P, Janani Sriram, Jioo Nimkar, Shalem Nissie J
Faculty Coordinator: Sonika Parashar - Issue 4: ‘Teaching Tales, Learning Lore-Vol II’: Deepthi Perlapu, Juhi Jain, Risha Vaidya, Sai Kripa Giri, Veda Maskey
Faculty Coordinators: Ruchi Mathur, Sonika Parashar - Issue 3: ‘Teaching Tales, Learning Lore-Vol I’: Deepthi Perlapu, Juhi Jain, Risha Vaidya, Sai Kripa Giri, Veda Maskey
Faculty Coordinators: Ruchi Mathur, Sonika Parashar - Issue 2: ‘Care in the times of Corona’: Jagannath Kolkunda, Manasi Barmecha, Megha Ramachandra, Mridula Kalluri
Faculty Coordinators: Ruchi Mathur, Sonika Parashar - Issue 1: ‘Online, but is it in-line?’: Jagannath Kolkunda, Lakshmi Jagdish, Manasi Barmecha, Megha Ramachandra, Mridula Kalluri
Faculty Coordinators: Ruchi Mathur, Sonika Parashar, Vasvi Oza
Connect with us
Browse through the issues shared here and become a part of this journey of reflection and exploration. Hope the perspectives shared here add richness to your ideas of education, teaching, learning, and much more.
In case you would like to reach out to us, you can write to ug.educationzine@apu.edu.in
Issues
Read and download all issues below:
Issue 10 | Unwritten Curriculum
Issue 9 | Rungs to Your Ladder
Issue 8 | Brainwaves and Butterflies
Issue 7 | School Shenanigans
Issue 6 | Study Buddies
Issue 5 | Changing Childhoods
Issue 4 | Teaching Tales, Learning Lore-Volume II
Issue 3 | Teaching Tales, Learning Lore-Volume I
Issue 2 | Care in the times of Corona
Issue 1 | Online, but is it in-line?