Two Day Online Training Programme for Teachers of Grade III
On 15-16 April 2024
NCERT, in collaboration with CBSE scheduled a capacity-building programme for teachers and teacher educators on Grade 3 textbooks developed by the NCERT on the 15th and 16th of April 2024 starting from 2:00 PM each day.
This program was telecast liveon PMeVIDYA DTH TV channel #3 and NCERT offical YouTube channel.
13 teachers from junior wing attended this online programme. his programme aimed to guidethe teachers for the smooth transitioning of students from Foundation Stage (Nursery –Cl 2) to Preparatory Stage(Cl 3-5) as per NEP 2020. Class 3 is the first class of Preparatory Stage and NCERT has designed new content and pedagogy in alignment with the Learning Outcomes ( LO’s) outlined in NCF.
The highlights of the programme were as follows:
- Introduction of new subject based books in English ( SANTOOR), Hindi ( VEENA), Urdu ( SITAR) ,Math( MATH MELA) and EVS ( TWAU- The World Around Us) for the session 2024-25.
The updated books have content that has been aligned with vision of NEP 2020 and NCF. The salient features of these new books are Interactive and integrated activities based on Indian Knowledge System (IKS), Focus on Discovery and exploration, holistic development, developing competencies, awakening sense of wonder in children. The books feature colorful illustrations, clear explanations and a lot of integrated activitiesto facilitate effective learning.
- Introduction of 2 other new books for the first time- Physical education & Well-being and Arts Education ( BANSURI). Arts Education encompasses Music, Dance, Theatre,Visual Arts . These two books will be uploaded soon by NCERT as they are still in process.
In this training session they have emphasized on use of multi lingual songs, taal, dhun,mudrasetc utilizing the play way method of voice modulation to make it interesting for the children. In Visual Arts, teachers should try to design activities based on natural observation power of children. It's important to allow students to be more creative and express themselves better in order to deepen appreciation and understanding of the Arts.In Physical education, some traditional games were discussed and how they help in promotion of overall well- being.
- Foundation Programme ‘UPAAN’ introduced for children of class 3 (for a smooth transition from class 2). The Foundation Programme (for 2 weeks) recommends interesting activities based on TWAU ( The World Around Us- new EVS book), Physical Education &Well being and Arts Education( Music, dance, theatre, visual arts).
Overall it was an interactive and informative programme especially wrt the various sample activities shared with the teachers. The new textbooks expect teachers to move from routine activities to fun-based, play-based, discovery-based activities and from assessment of selected abilities to holistic assessment. This online programme was a great help for teachers to bridge any existing gaps and making learning joyful.