Publications & Resources
Our faculty, students and researchers work together everyday to contribute to a better world by grappling with urgent problems we are facing in India. We conduct rigorous work to produce high quality learning resources and publications to contribute to public discourse and social change. Here, we feature a sample from our work for everyone to access. You can explore featured resources, policies, and the latest publications from the University.
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How can we use textbooks to teach our students about forests from direct observation of local ecosystems? In ‘Teaching about forests: Interpreting curricular aims’ a government school teacher explores national curricular aims within a state’s cultural history. ‘Teaching about forests amidst sand dunes’ shows how a teacher educator extends dense, wet forest examples to community-managed scrub forests in arid landscapes. ‘Teaching about forests in the laboratory of the real world’ uses a journalist’s lens to reveal the uneven impacts of conservation models on forest-dependent communities. Together, these stories show how we can use the textbook to turn our surrounding environments into living, breathing science classrooms.
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The March 2026 issue takes you on a journey – learning mathematics does have challenges and is all the more valuable because of these, but the role of the teacher is to scaffold this climb and to help students enjoy the view at each peak that they surmount. We discuss the need for, as well as the challenges of, conducting summative assessment at the primary level. But we also give you delightful wayside stops to stare at clocks, at posters of ten-frames, at activities with polyominoes, at interesting websites. Read on and enjoy!
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पाठशाला भीतर और बाहर का मार्च अंक शिक्षण के लिए उपयोगी अनुभवजन्य सामग्री को समेटे है। इस अंक में आप पढ़ेंगे कि विद्यार्थी उच्च कक्षाओं में तो पहुँच जाते हैं, लेकिन बहुत सारे विद्यार्थियों की दक्षता का स्तर पिछली कक्षाओं के अनुरूप नहीं बन पाता है। ऐसे में शिक्षकों के सम्मुख जो चुनौती होती है, उसका समाधान कैसे करें? शिक्षण योजना बनाकर शिक्षण करने के अनुभव और इससे बच्चों के सीखने में आए अन्तर को समझना हो या इबारती सवालों की इबारत में उलझे बच्चों की उलझन को सुलझाना, या ऐसे ही अन्य विविध विषयों पर बात करते लेख, सब इस अंक का हिस्सा हैं। हमेशा की तरह शिक्षकों की डायरी, इनसे मिलिए सहित, किताबों से दोस्ती और आइए, करके देखें जैसे सभी स्थाई स्तम्भ भी अंक में शामिल हैं।
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This issue of Learning Curve examines everyday challenges in India’s public education system, including rising household costs and persistent underfunding of teachers that affect access and learning. It highlights practical responses from the field, such as community libraries in Karnataka, a decentralised demonstration-based teacher professional development initiative from Madhya Pradesh, and inquiry-based learning through Bal Shodh Melas from the Uttarakhand experience. It also engages with policy debates, clarifying misconceptions around competency-based assessment and offering practical alternatives to the ongoing school consolidation and merger debate.
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