World Environment Day

ASSESSMENT TRAINING PROGRAM BY THE CENTER FOR ASSESSMENT EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CAER)

Agenda  -  Improving Classroom Assessment Practice to Meet the Requirements of Continuous and  comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)  - Module 1

The training  program was organized as a part of the endeavor  to meet the  challenging scenario of Indian Education which is presently  undergoing significant reforms . Continuous  and comprehensive Evaluation is an integral part of these reforms meant to bring in world class quality in assessment during the teaching – learning process.   This integrated program of 4 modules intended professional development  in assessment  for teachers  by introducing to them  The Principles of Modern Assessment Theory. 

Around 40  teachers from different CBSE Schools  participated in this  Module 1 of the Training Program  conducted in two days.

Day 1 - The  day started  with an introduction to the objectives and  purposes  of  modern assessment.    The concept of Developmental Continuum which aims at constructing items , questions and tasks that give the students the opportunity to demonstrate what it is they know and can do in relation to the learning  objectives  was discussed  in detail.  This was a useful piece of information as to locate the student on the developmental continuum is imperative in proper assessment.

The program also had discussions on Bloom’s Taxonomy And the differences between cognitive and difficulty levels . Participants were very interactive   and many shared their experiences that gave everyone a good insight on the topic.     

 The best part of the workshop was the Guided practice activities carried out in groups for each subject.  The main focus of this  module   was the formulation of Multiple Choice Questions.  The groups were asked to analyze multiple choice items  subject wise , identify errors  and  modify them to meet the learning objectives.  

Day  2 -   On the second day the main focus was on  Writing Multiple Choice Items for Own Classroom Test  and  Building a table of specifications . This was an individual  activity and each participant has been asked to identify an area of the curriculum which he /she will be going to assess in his / her  class in the coming week. This provided everyone of us an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in the training  and witnessed the complete involvement  of each participant.                                                                                                                                                                                                    

The program ended with awarding certificates for the participants. At the outset it was a wonderful learning experience and provided food for thought for everyone. 

                                                                                     

SHARE YOUR BIRTHDAY WITH ... series

Henry VIII (28june 1491-28 January 1547) King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death.

King Henry VIII was a talented and skilful musician. The ability to play musical instruments and perform the latest dances was essential skills on the royal court. The introduction of new musical instruments during the period of the Tudors produced a much more refined sound than had been produced during the early middle Ages. During the Tudor period music was being taught in schools and Universities and King Henry VIII have received the best in musical education. He would have enjoyed the opportunity to demonstrate his skills in music and gained a reputation as a good singer, musician and composer.

His love of music prompted King Henry VIII to make his royal court a center of musical culture which both English and foreign musicians were encouraged to attend. His center of musical culture and the influx of foreign composers and musicians led to the development of music during the Renaissance era and experimentation with various combinations of musical instruments which was the basis for our modern orchestras.

Grade II’s inquiry into how the society continues to change….

The journey into mysticism and explorers, discoverers & inventors, civilizations and human history has begun. This journey, our upcoming grade 2 scientists, historians, inventors has commenced with much yearning that fuel them, to set sail to newer understandings and the freshest of ideas to harbor on.
Tapping into their knowledge of lifestyles in the past, several provocations especially ones with artifacts led them to the central idea and lines of inquiry. The multitude of wonders that these learners have, has dumbfounded us for good moreover inspired us as their teachers, to lay down a feast of 'food for thought' for hungry minds.
And now this journey of inquiry has picked up speed and on we go with full steam.
Here are some glimpses...

Celebrating Environment Day through Dance

The dance department celebrated the word environment day. The students of grade 3 and 4 presented the one of the aspect of environmental  ‘noise pollution’ through dance and they also came up with the new ideas.

Reflections of students:

In the police box at the road junction there should always be a police to check others - Ridhi

Their security people who manage the transport when we come to school should be trained properly - Nitya

For traffic jams there should be road side helpers to tell the car drivers to hornless and be patient - Akash