Personal Reflections on Practice
This is a space for personal stories by people who have engaged in the work of development or education with the sole purpose of empowering others. A reflection on what they do, how they do it and what works or does not, are presented here. These are stories that inspire and anyone with such an experience is welcome to share it here.
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Theatre-in-Class: Channelising Curiosity and Creativity
By Swathy Nambi | Feb 22, 2024
At a time when education policies are pointing at making the content more relatable and the process more interesting, how does one talk about Gandhi and the freedom struggle in a way that is interesting to students in primary school?
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Immersive Workshop on Foundational Numeracy: Understanding Student Perspectives
By Narendran V | Feb 8, 2024
The main goal of maths education in schools is the ‘mathematisation’ of a child’s thinking. Clarity of thought and pursuing assumptions to logical conclusions is central to the mathematical enterprise.
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Navigating the Labyrinth of Reproductive Health Education
By Nidhi Tiwari | Jan 21, 2024
A student brought up the point of discrimination against transgenders in the conversation. This was not something I had thought of while planning my lesson for the day, but I was glad to have someone raise the issue because it highlighted the kind of impact the session had on them.
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Gram Panchayat Libraries in Anekal Taluku – A Model for the State
By Sidlingappa M Huded | Mar 27, 2024
The University team engaged with the panchayat representatives and librarians to emphasise the vital role that libraries play in rural communities and how they can provide valuable services within the constraints of their available resources.
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ECE Resource Centre: Demonstrating a Model Learning Environment
By Shankar K | Oct 27, 2023
Perhaps the most encouraging news is that this successful model has inspired the Samagra Shiksha, Puducherry to establish 50 more similar ECE Resource Centres in the academic year (2023−24) across all districts of Puducherry.