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National Education Policy 2020: Education Opportunities After School Completion, Jyoti Sharma, Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda Jan 2021

National Education Policy 2020: Education Opportunities After School Completion, Jyoti Sharma, Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda

Teacher India

The reforms under the New Education Policy 2020 make it easier for Indian students to enter reputed international universities and enhance inter-institutional collaboration between Indian and foreign universities, say Jyoti Sharma and Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda.


Peer Observation: A Collaborative And Mutually Rewarding Activity, Deepali Dharmaraj Jan 2021

Peer Observation: A Collaborative And Mutually Rewarding Activity, Deepali Dharmaraj

Teacher India

Peer observation is an effective tool for improving teaching instructions and career development, says Deepali Dharmaraj.


Competency-Based Learning, Mee Young Han Jan 2021

Competency-Based Learning, Mee Young Han

Teacher India

Mee Young Han suggests that an effort to define educational competencies is required in India at each level, and reaching a consensus about these definitions is an important task for the education community in the country.


Teacher Leadership During Covid-19, Ashok Kumar Pandey Jan 2021

Teacher Leadership During Covid-19, Ashok Kumar Pandey

Teacher India

Teachers have led from the front to help students cope with the pandemic. Ashok Pandey discusses the findings from a recent study undertaken with support from his school.


Promoting Thinking Routines In Indian Classrooms, Divya Kapoor Jan 2021

Promoting Thinking Routines In Indian Classrooms, Divya Kapoor

Teacher India

In this article, Divya Kapoor shares some examples of thinking routines that practitioners can introduce in their own classrooms.


Teacher Resources On Higher Order Thinking Skills, Anannya Chakraborty Jan 2021

Teacher Resources On Higher Order Thinking Skills, Anannya Chakraborty

Teacher India

Teaching higher-order thinking skills right from school can bridge the education and employment skills gap. Our ACER experts share a list of free teaching resources on higher order thinking skills.


Ensuring Quality In Classroom Assessments, Shilpi Banerjee Jan 2021

Ensuring Quality In Classroom Assessments, Shilpi Banerjee

Teacher India

How can teachers make classroom-based assessments more valid, reliable, and fair? Shilpi Banerjee shares some guiding principles to help teachers design quality classroom-based assessments and use their results effectively.


Peer Observation: Enhancing The Experience Of Giving And Receiving Feedback, Deepali Dharmaraj Jan 2021

Peer Observation: Enhancing The Experience Of Giving And Receiving Feedback, Deepali Dharmaraj

Teacher India

In this article, Deepali Dharmaraj explores the role of feedback in the context of peer observation and identifies key principles and practices that enable the experience to be mutually beneficial for both the observer and observed.


Designing A Bottom-Up Professional Development Programme, Ashok Pandey Jan 2021

Designing A Bottom-Up Professional Development Programme, Ashok Pandey

Teacher India

Ashok Pandey describes a recent professional development activity undertaken at his school.


Inquiry-Based Science Education In India: Prospects And Challenges, Garima Bansal Jan 2021

Inquiry-Based Science Education In India: Prospects And Challenges, Garima Bansal

Teacher India

Dr Garima Bansal discusses the historical development of science education in India, the emergence of inquiry-based education, the current state of science education at the school level, and the role of school leaders in making inquiry-based learning a reality.


Teacher Resources On Numeracy, Anannya Chakraborty Jan 2021

Teacher Resources On Numeracy, Anannya Chakraborty

Teacher India

Teachers have to persistently orient mathematics teaching towards building a strong foundation and improving achievements of students. This article provides a list of short topical online readings on teaching and learning mathematics published by ACER.


Gender Parity In Science: The Intersection Of The National Education Policy 2020 And The Draft Science, Technology, And Innovation Policy, Jyoti Sharma Jan 2021

Gender Parity In Science: The Intersection Of The National Education Policy 2020 And The Draft Science, Technology, And Innovation Policy, Jyoti Sharma

Teacher India

With International Women’s Day observed on 8 March, Jyoti Sharma’s review of the National Education Policy 2020 and the draft Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy through the lens of gender parity is a timely reminder of the need to support improved participation of women in science.


Covid-19: The Need For Teacher Development In Critical Thinking Pedagogy, Maya Menon Jan 2021

Covid-19: The Need For Teacher Development In Critical Thinking Pedagogy, Maya Menon

Teacher India

The pandemic has intensified the learning crisis and highlighted several educational challenges. Maya Menon describes why it is important to invest in teacher development so that teachers are empowered to deliver the skills required by NEP 2020.


Online School Assessments: Lessons From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kavita Sanghvi Jan 2021

Online School Assessments: Lessons From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kavita Sanghvi

Teacher India

Kavita Sanghvi shares findings from an action research project aimed at understanding how students responded to online assessments administered by their school during the COVID-19 pandemic.