Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday told teachers that they must think out of the box and adopt innovative teaching methods that are relevant and acceptable to the students’ learning process.
Mr. Sisodia was addressing teachers at a national seminar on “Innovative Practices in Teaching and Learning of English Language in School Education”, organised by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) here.
“The biggest obstacle for innovation in teaching mechanism today is the syllabus, which prevent teachers from thinking differently, and adopting new and impactful methods. The role of a teacher is not to complete the syllabus but to ensure that children learn the subject matter,” said Mr. Sisodia.
Stating that social media is a reality, and art and theatre cannot be left out, the Minister said efforts should be made to introduce these tools in our learning system.
Papers submitted
Over 500 teachers participated in the seminar and submitted 60 papers, of which 30 best papers were accepted and presented during the meet. English experts from universities and educational institutes including School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University; Central Institute of Education, Delhi University; Linguistic Empowerment Cell, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Jamia Millia Islamia and Department of Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, participated in the seminar.
Topics like ‘flipped classroom’ as a model of teaching, role of social media, movies and theatre, weblog, development of vocabulary through puzzles, and art-integrated learning were discussed.
Delhi Education Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava said, “Any innovation has to be practical, which will impact the students’ learning process. We hope to provide a platform to hear innovative practices in English. Traditional and monologue teaching methods should be replaced by naturalistic mode, films and art integrated teaching so as to develop a better culture of learning.”
