Exam Fever

Editor’s NoteHello Readers!

Calling ‘education’ as the tool of empower-ment to reap the benefit of India's demographic dividend of a young population, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced a hike of 24 percent in the budget allocation for education. I think this will give the much needed boost to the education sector.

Coming to this issue of ASSETScope, the much awaited results of the ASSET WEEK and Photo contest are here. Read in detail about the winning schools. It was commend-able to see school children expressing their thoughts through the medium of photography. Some marvellous pictures were captured by the students.

Also do check the recruitment Ad. for ‘Educational Specialists’.

Happy Reading

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Exam Fever ......................

ASSET WEEK ....................

EI Advt. ............................

Silver Oaks - ....................

Photo Contest .................

Use of Sudoku .................

Play with Clay ..................

Teacher's Bite ..................

DA Advt. ..........................

Humourous Bite ..............

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Come EXAM TIME and students start getting answering mock tests. Make brief points anxious and spend sleepless nights worrying about which you can refer to just before the the coming exams. Exams may provoke anxiety for exams.some people. Students may worry about an exam • Fix a time and place. Make sure that your for days before and/or during the exam, when study has no disturbance. Move away tackling the examination they may experience from that place when you need to take negative thoughts and unpleasant physical breaks. Take them frequently by symptoms which prevent them from performing structuring your time schedule. Every to the best of their ability. time you feel fresh, study the difficult or It is wise to remember that exams are a not a boring subjects first for a few minutes and punishment. Instead, they are a good way of then move on to easy ones.testing to see how much students have learned. • Exercise and recreation are as important Examinations test a student's as studies and they help you knowledge and understanding of a concentrate better. Don't particular subject. They bring reduce your sleep drastically. questions from an entire module Your body needs it.together in a cha l leng ing • Avoid repetitive reading. If environment. you are unable to remember, As teachers, you can share these break up the chapter into tips with students and help them points and try and remember to overcome exam fever: each point.

• Don't get over anxious. It never helps. Think • Do mock tests periodically, especially in of all the exams you have faced so far and how difficult subjects. Rest, eat good food and you have overcome your fears. Visualise the freshen up especially on the morning of worst that can happen and then think positive. your exam. It is a better way to face them

than last minute cramming.• Talk over your anxieties to your parents, friends etc. and get it off your chest. At the • On the day of the exam, relax. Reduce same time, talk about the subjects you are stress, sleep well, eat well and go early. good in and the chapters you are well Discuss freely with your friends what you prepared in. are prepared and what you are not.

• Gain confidence in subjects you know best by • Have confidence, you will do well and most completing the revision and writing notes, or importantly BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

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ASSET PhotoContest Results

T h e m o n t h l y n e w s l e t t e r

Issue 71 | March 2011 | www.ei-india.com

SCOPE

Being a part of the ASSET community is not just about taking donning their thinking caps, rising to the challenge of trying to the test, but about celebrating, learning and nurturing talent. do something different and engaging actively in the ASSET With this philosophy EI celebrates the ASSET Week every year. Week celebrations. This culminated in a host of fantastic The ASSET Week is an entire week jam-packed with activities, submissions demonstrating the learning that was taking place contests and prizes leading up to the ASSET test. The activities all around.done during this week highlight the role of ASSET in improving

All the schools participated in the ASSET Week with great learning at the individual student’s level and among parents and

rigour and submitted reports of the various activities that they teachers. The week-long celebrations also aim to help students

performed at their school. 3 national winners have been build interest in the test and understand its value.

chosen from 100 schools. The winning schools will receive a The ASSET Week was celebrated in 98 schools across India. memento.There was a buzz of activity in several schools with students

They celebrated the ASSET Week by conducting a Question Apart from these activities, they selected 2 ASSET Making Competition and designing the cover page of the Ambassadors from their school. The Teacher Sheets were also ASSET Booklet. All the questions that were sent in require displayed and students were asked to go through them to thought and understanding of the concept involved. However, understand how to think of good questions. They were judged the questions do not need to draw upon too much external as the first prize winner based on the quality of questions, information. The advantage of such questions is that they do design and the report that they submitted.not rely too much on memorized information, but encourage

“The ASSET Week is a good initiative and has helped to tap the deeper thinking. The booklet designs were very interesting

potential of the students. Having coordinated the ASSET tests and creative.

from the beginning of its inception in Bangalore, I have seen a noticeable change in the performance of students in tackling questions testing higher order thinking skills. The celebration of the ASSET Week set the mood for the ASSET tests and it is indeed a special honour for us that we were declared the national winner. This prize would indeed motivate the students to participate more enthusiastically in such ventures in the future.”

– Mrs. Madhulika Chandrakumar, ASSET Coordinator

They celebrated the ASSET Week by conducting a Question think critically, while Designing ASSET Booklet was a good chance Making Competition and designing the cover page of the to use their creativity & imagination. The ASSET Week was not ASSET Booklet. The unique approach to the booklet design merely a celebration of one single week but it opened new horizons was that they involved all students in this by allotting an hour in and doors and developed new outlook towards learning. We really the computer lab for this activity. They also conducted AQAD feel that ASSET is indeed asset to us!in a special way by including an AQAD period in their timetable

I on behalf of our Principal, teachers and students sincerely thank and discussing the questions in detail with the students. They

the ASSET team for their timely guidance and support”also have two ASSET Ambassadors in their school.

– Ms. Manisha Girolkar, ASSET Coordinator“The news of being one of the national winners was a pleasant surprise for us. Once again a wave of joy and enthusiasm spread all over the school which we had experienced in the ‘ASSET Week’ itself. It’s a reward of our whole hearted participation and clear understanding & following of the ASSET Mantra ‘Learning with understanding’.

Celebrating ASSET Week was a great opportunity for our students to enhance their knowledge and analytical thinking. The QMC helped them to develop habit of self study and encouraged them to

They celebrated the ASSET Week by conducting a Booklet for the final assessment for 2010.Design Competition. The designs submitted are very

Winning the III position for the school is no less than a box office innovative and unique. One of them may go into the next

successASSET Booklet page. As part of the celebration process, Teacher sheets were incorporated in the regular lesson plans My special thanks to our respected Principal, Dr. Sara George for and misconceptions were dealt with in detail. Sample questions her constant guidance and EI for this recognition.”from the test generator and ASSET questions papers of

Ms. Sunili Bhatia, ASSET Coordinatorprevious years’ were solved in each class during the ASSET Week celebration. They also have two ASSET Ambassadors in their school.

“The ASSET WEEK –Wow! A sure curtain raiser.

The ASSET Fliers, Posters, AQAD (ASSET Question A Day), Sample Question papers from the Test Generator and a creative and enthusiastic response from our students for Design a Question Booklet and the Asset Ambassadors activities was a perfect launch

St. George’s School, New Delhi

You can view the details of the ASSET Week on www.assetweek.com.

LIST OF SCHOOLS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN ASSET WEEK 2010

2010 Results

Category

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

School Name

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Sec. Section)

St. George’s School

City

Bangalore

Pune

New Delhi

Prize Won

Netbook

Mobile Phone

iPod

ASSET Coordinator

Ms. Madhulika Chandrakumar

Mrs. Manisha Girolkar

Ms. Sunili Bhatia

The details of the activities conducted by the 3 winners are as follows

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School, Bangalore

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Secondary Section), Pune

2010 Results

AANM & VVRSR High School, Krishna

Achariya Siksha Mandir, Pondicherry

Adani DAV Public School, Mundra

Amanora School, Pune

Amrit Vidyalaya, Kalol

Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English High School, Mumbai

B.I.S, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi

Bal Bhavan School, Bhopal

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Atmakuri Rama Rao School, Hyderabad

Bluebells School International, New Delhi

Bright Day School, Amit Complex, Vadodara

Burhani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Carmel High School, Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore

Children's Academy, Ashok Nagar, Mumbai

Chinmaya Vidyalaya P.A.C.R. Mat. H.S. School, Rajapalayam

Choithram International School, Indore

D L F Public School, Ghaziabad

Delhi Public School, Gurgaon

Delhi Public School, Gandhinagar

Delhi Public School, Vijayawada

Delhi Public School, Bangalore East, Bangalore

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Primary Section), Pune

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Secondary Section), Pune

Dr. N Shankara Adyanthaya Memorial English Medium High School, Karkala

Eicher School, Faridabad

Good Shepherd English Medium School, Nandyal

Gopalan International School, Bangalore

Hari Shree Vidyalayam, Chennai

Hopetown Girls' School, Dehradun

Ideal Jawa Rotary Primary School, Mysore

J H Ambani Saraswati Vidyamandir, Surat

J S S Public School, HSR Layout, Bangalore

Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad

KENNEDY HIGH the global school, Hyderabad

Krishnamal Ramasubbaiyer Matriculation School, Madurai

M E C English High School, Bangalore

M E C English Primary School, Bangalore

M E C High School, Bangalore

M E C Public School, CBSE, Bangalore

M. V. P. Samaj's Horizon Academy, ICSE, Nashik

M. V. P. Samaj's Horizon Academy, State Board, Nashik

M.D. Naik English School, Ratnagiri

M.S. Naik High School, Ratnagiri

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Guwahati

Mahindra World School, Chengalpattu

Manovikas English Medium School, Margao

Maxfort School, Pitampura, Delhi

Meridian School For Boys And Girls, Hyderabad

MET Rishikul Vidyalaya, Mumbai

Mind Tree School, Ambala

Mother's Public School, Bhubaneshwar

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, K.K.Nagar, Chennai

Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir, Thrissur

Pragati English Medium School, Ahmedabad

Premier High School, Bangalore

Presidency School, Kasturinagar, Bangalore

Presidency School, Nandini Layout, Bangalore

Reliance School (English Medium), Vadodara

Royal Gondwana Public School, Nagpur

Ryan International School, Chandigarh

Sanghamitra School, Hyderabad

Saraswati Educational Society's Gurukul, Pune

Saupin's School, Chandigarh

Sharada Mandir School, Miramar, Panaji

Shree Gattu Vidyalaya, Ankleshwar

Shree Niketan Matric Higher Secondary School, Thiruvallur

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School, Bangalore

Sishya School, Hosur

Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad

Sri Gujarathi Mahajan Association English Medium School, Mangalore

Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan, Bangalore

Sri Shenbaga Vinayagar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sivakasi

Sri Venkateshwar International School, New Delhi

Srimathi Lingammal Ramaraju Rotary Vidyalaya Mat. Higher Secondary School, Rajapalayam

St. George's School, New Delhi

St. John's International Residential School, Chennai

St. Kabir School, Vadodara

St. Xavier's School, Hazaribag

Sudarshan Vidya Mandir (ICSE), Bangalore

Sudarshan Vidya Mandir (State), Bangalore

Sujatha School, Hyderabad

Sunbeam School, Varuna, Varanasi

Swadhyay Bhavan, Mumbai

Tapovan High School, Bangalore

Techno India Group Public School-Garia, Kolkata

The Aryan International School, Varanasi

The Deen's Academy, Bangalore

The High Range School, Munnar

The Little Stars Senior Secondary School, Digboi

The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal

Vasavi Public School, Hyderabad

Vedavalli Vidyalaya, Ranipet

Vidhya Niketan High School, Pondicherry

Yadavindra Public School, Patiala

Yavatmal Public School, Yavatmal

Yennarkay R Ravindran Thilagavathy Vidyasala Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Sivakasi

Zenith School, Vadodara

Winners:

Being a part of the ASSET community is not just about taking donning their thinking caps, rising to the challenge of trying to the test, but about celebrating, learning and nurturing talent. do something different and engaging actively in the ASSET With this philosophy EI celebrates the ASSET Week every year. Week celebrations. This culminated in a host of fantastic The ASSET Week is an entire week jam-packed with activities, submissions demonstrating the learning that was taking place contests and prizes leading up to the ASSET test. The activities all around.done during this week highlight the role of ASSET in improving

All the schools participated in the ASSET Week with great learning at the individual student’s level and among parents and

rigour and submitted reports of the various activities that they teachers. The week-long celebrations also aim to help students

performed at their school. 3 national winners have been build interest in the test and understand its value.

chosen from 100 schools. The winning schools will receive a The ASSET Week was celebrated in 98 schools across India. memento.There was a buzz of activity in several schools with students

They celebrated the ASSET Week by conducting a Question Apart from these activities, they selected 2 ASSET Making Competition and designing the cover page of the Ambassadors from their school. The Teacher Sheets were also ASSET Booklet. All the questions that were sent in require displayed and students were asked to go through them to thought and understanding of the concept involved. However, understand how to think of good questions. They were judged the questions do not need to draw upon too much external as the first prize winner based on the quality of questions, information. The advantage of such questions is that they do design and the report that they submitted.not rely too much on memorized information, but encourage

“The ASSET Week is a good initiative and has helped to tap the deeper thinking. The booklet designs were very interesting

potential of the students. Having coordinated the ASSET tests and creative.

from the beginning of its inception in Bangalore, I have seen a noticeable change in the performance of students in tackling questions testing higher order thinking skills. The celebration of the ASSET Week set the mood for the ASSET tests and it is indeed a special honour for us that we were declared the national winner. This prize would indeed motivate the students to participate more enthusiastically in such ventures in the future.”

– Mrs. Madhulika Chandrakumar, ASSET Coordinator

They celebrated the ASSET Week by conducting a Question think critically, while Designing ASSET Booklet was a good chance Making Competition and designing the cover page of the to use their creativity & imagination. The ASSET Week was not ASSET Booklet. The unique approach to the booklet design merely a celebration of one single week but it opened new horizons was that they involved all students in this by allotting an hour in and doors and developed new outlook towards learning. We really the computer lab for this activity. They also conducted AQAD feel that ASSET is indeed asset to us!in a special way by including an AQAD period in their timetable

I on behalf of our Principal, teachers and students sincerely thank and discussing the questions in detail with the students. They

the ASSET team for their timely guidance and support”also have two ASSET Ambassadors in their school.

– Ms. Manisha Girolkar, ASSET Coordinator“The news of being one of the national winners was a pleasant surprise for us. Once again a wave of joy and enthusiasm spread all over the school which we had experienced in the ‘ASSET Week’ itself. It’s a reward of our whole hearted participation and clear understanding & following of the ASSET Mantra ‘Learning with understanding’.

Celebrating ASSET Week was a great opportunity for our students to enhance their knowledge and analytical thinking. The QMC helped them to develop habit of self study and encouraged them to

They celebrated the ASSET Week by conducting a Booklet for the final assessment for 2010.Design Competition. The designs submitted are very

Winning the III position for the school is no less than a box office innovative and unique. One of them may go into the next

successASSET Booklet page. As part of the celebration process, Teacher sheets were incorporated in the regular lesson plans My special thanks to our respected Principal, Dr. Sara George for and misconceptions were dealt with in detail. Sample questions her constant guidance and EI for this recognition.”from the test generator and ASSET questions papers of

Ms. Sunili Bhatia, ASSET Coordinatorprevious years’ were solved in each class during the ASSET Week celebration. They also have two ASSET Ambassadors in their school.

“The ASSET WEEK –Wow! A sure curtain raiser.

The ASSET Fliers, Posters, AQAD (ASSET Question A Day), Sample Question papers from the Test Generator and a creative and enthusiastic response from our students for Design a Question Booklet and the Asset Ambassadors activities was a perfect launch

St. George’s School, New Delhi

You can view the details of the ASSET Week on www.assetweek.com.

LIST OF SCHOOLS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN ASSET WEEK 2010

2010 Results

Category

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

School Name

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Sec. Section)

St. George’s School

City

Bangalore

Pune

New Delhi

Prize Won

Netbook

Mobile Phone

iPod

ASSET Coordinator

Ms. Madhulika Chandrakumar

Mrs. Manisha Girolkar

Ms. Sunili Bhatia

The details of the activities conducted by the 3 winners are as follows

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School, Bangalore

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Secondary Section), Pune

2010 Results

AANM & VVRSR High School, Krishna

Achariya Siksha Mandir, Pondicherry

Adani DAV Public School, Mundra

Amanora School, Pune

Amrit Vidyalaya, Kalol

Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English High School, Mumbai

B.I.S, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi

Bal Bhavan School, Bhopal

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Atmakuri Rama Rao School, Hyderabad

Bluebells School International, New Delhi

Bright Day School, Amit Complex, Vadodara

Burhani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Carmel High School, Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore

Children's Academy, Ashok Nagar, Mumbai

Chinmaya Vidyalaya P.A.C.R. Mat. H.S. School, Rajapalayam

Choithram International School, Indore

D L F Public School, Ghaziabad

Delhi Public School, Gurgaon

Delhi Public School, Gandhinagar

Delhi Public School, Vijayawada

Delhi Public School, Bangalore East, Bangalore

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Primary Section), Pune

Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School (Secondary Section), Pune

Dr. N Shankara Adyanthaya Memorial English Medium High School, Karkala

Eicher School, Faridabad

Good Shepherd English Medium School, Nandyal

Gopalan International School, Bangalore

Hari Shree Vidyalayam, Chennai

Hopetown Girls' School, Dehradun

Ideal Jawa Rotary Primary School, Mysore

J H Ambani Saraswati Vidyamandir, Surat

J S S Public School, HSR Layout, Bangalore

Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad

KENNEDY HIGH the global school, Hyderabad

Krishnamal Ramasubbaiyer Matriculation School, Madurai

M E C English High School, Bangalore

M E C English Primary School, Bangalore

M E C High School, Bangalore

M E C Public School, CBSE, Bangalore

M. V. P. Samaj's Horizon Academy, ICSE, Nashik

M. V. P. Samaj's Horizon Academy, State Board, Nashik

M.D. Naik English School, Ratnagiri

M.S. Naik High School, Ratnagiri

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Guwahati

Mahindra World School, Chengalpattu

Manovikas English Medium School, Margao

Maxfort School, Pitampura, Delhi

Meridian School For Boys And Girls, Hyderabad

MET Rishikul Vidyalaya, Mumbai

Mind Tree School, Ambala

Mother's Public School, Bhubaneshwar

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, K.K.Nagar, Chennai

Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir, Thrissur

Pragati English Medium School, Ahmedabad

Premier High School, Bangalore

Presidency School, Kasturinagar, Bangalore

Presidency School, Nandini Layout, Bangalore

Reliance School (English Medium), Vadodara

Royal Gondwana Public School, Nagpur

Ryan International School, Chandigarh

Sanghamitra School, Hyderabad

Saraswati Educational Society's Gurukul, Pune

Saupin's School, Chandigarh

Sharada Mandir School, Miramar, Panaji

Shree Gattu Vidyalaya, Ankleshwar

Shree Niketan Matric Higher Secondary School, Thiruvallur

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School, Bangalore

Sishya School, Hosur

Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad

Sri Gujarathi Mahajan Association English Medium School, Mangalore

Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan, Bangalore

Sri Shenbaga Vinayagar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sivakasi

Sri Venkateshwar International School, New Delhi

Srimathi Lingammal Ramaraju Rotary Vidyalaya Mat. Higher Secondary School, Rajapalayam

St. George's School, New Delhi

St. John's International Residential School, Chennai

St. Kabir School, Vadodara

St. Xavier's School, Hazaribag

Sudarshan Vidya Mandir (ICSE), Bangalore

Sudarshan Vidya Mandir (State), Bangalore

Sujatha School, Hyderabad

Sunbeam School, Varuna, Varanasi

Swadhyay Bhavan, Mumbai

Tapovan High School, Bangalore

Techno India Group Public School-Garia, Kolkata

The Aryan International School, Varanasi

The Deen's Academy, Bangalore

The High Range School, Munnar

The Little Stars Senior Secondary School, Digboi

The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal

Vasavi Public School, Hyderabad

Vedavalli Vidyalaya, Ranipet

Vidhya Niketan High School, Pondicherry

Yadavindra Public School, Patiala

Yavatmal Public School, Yavatmal

Yennarkay R Ravindran Thilagavathy Vidyasala Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Sivakasi

Zenith School, Vadodara

Winners:

Silver Oaks - The School of Hyderabad has a unique program to complete the work over the weekend and submit it on called the Academic Rigour Program. This 2-year-old initiative Monday. There is also a discussion class after school on every is a great example of "learning with understanding" as it inspires Thursday to discuss the concepts behind the answers for every students to perform to their full potential and is not based on Rigour paper. Academic Rigour is also unique as it is based on any selected or piece of information. Academic Rigour is given integrity and honesty and students themselves assess their to selected students (chosen after a test at the beginning of the performance at the end of the year. Every aspect of Academic year) on weekends in four different subjects: Math, Science, Rigour is unique and that is why this program sets apart our General Knowledge, and English. The students are supposed school from the rest!

Silver Oaks – Academic Rigour Program

DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO CAN...

Develop high quality questions and tests

Design effective learning modules and tools

Solve student queries and misconceptions

If yes! Please refer them to EI for the position of

Education Specialist - Mathematics

Currently serving teachers will need to seek a permission from their school management in order to pursue a career with EI

They can apply at www.ei-india.com/careers

or email their CV to careers@ei-india.com

By Sanket Mehta, ASSET Ambassador, Silver Oaks - The School of Hyderabad

Advt.

Close to 150 students submitted their unique entries for the Photo Contest. The idea behind doing the photo contest was to see India through the participant’s eyes. To see what kind of things capture their attention and what do they feel is worth capturing and storing away.

The entries were evaluated on the basis of the theme of the photograph, originality and the intensity of the moment that the photograph manages to capture.

Congratulations to the winners!

SHOT PHOTO CONTESTSHOT PHOTO CONTEST

Adit Anil Vador,Children's Academy, Mumbai

Ritika Shetty, Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Mulund, Mumbai

1st prize

It is a beautiful photograph displaying Taj Mahal with a different view. Composition-wise it is very well done and by reversing the photograph, it has been made more interesting. The colours in it are extremely vibrant. The photograph has almost all colours of our tricolour flag, within which is one of the world famous monuments, and the pride of India.

2nd prize

This photograph is good not only because of its striking colours and pose, but because one’s eyes move around the whole photograph through its leading lines. There is no particular point where one stops at, it has good compositional value. It is a right moment captured beautifully which is not an easy task as the lights are low and the performers are moving. For a child to click this kind of a photograph is commendable. Moreover the photograph emits the feeling of freedom, happiness, liberation.

In various parts of India, we see various ways of worshipping and remembering God. This child has beautifully captured the engrossed worshippers without disturbing their song. The child has carefully taken care of including the surrounding to show what kind of place they are sitting on.

3rd prize

1st prize3D T-shirt

3rd prizePen-Drive

2nd prizePersonalizedLarge Flex Poster

PRIZES

Nikita Dutt, NID - Alumni, PG Photography Design 2009-10

Satakhi Halder,Kendriya Vidyalaya,Ballygunge, Kolkata

It was commendable to see school children taking up the medium of photography to express their

thoughts and views. Photography is a very strong medium of communication. It can give one an

experience and feeling of a place where one has never been to. Finding the best ones was a difficult task

here since there were some good entries for ‘Incredible India’. It isn’t easy to depict the soul of India in a

single photograph, however it can definitely show an aspect of India and viewing it from a child's view is

certainly interesting. Good job done. Happy clicking!!!

“

“

Results

Judge’s views....

Silver Oaks - The School of Hyderabad has a unique program to complete the work over the weekend and submit it on called the Academic Rigour Program. This 2-year-old initiative Monday. There is also a discussion class after school on every is a great example of "learning with understanding" as it inspires Thursday to discuss the concepts behind the answers for every students to perform to their full potential and is not based on Rigour paper. Academic Rigour is also unique as it is based on any selected or piece of information. Academic Rigour is given integrity and honesty and students themselves assess their to selected students (chosen after a test at the beginning of the performance at the end of the year. Every aspect of Academic year) on weekends in four different subjects: Math, Science, Rigour is unique and that is why this program sets apart our General Knowledge, and English. The students are supposed school from the rest!

Silver Oaks – Academic Rigour Program

DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO CAN...

Develop high quality questions and tests

Design effective learning modules and tools

Solve student queries and misconceptions

If yes! Please refer them to EI for the position of

Education Specialist - Mathematics

Currently serving teachers will need to seek a permission from their school management in order to pursue a career with EI

They can apply at www.ei-india.com/careers

or email their CV to careers@ei-india.com

By Sanket Mehta, ASSET Ambassador, Silver Oaks - The School of Hyderabad

Advt.

Close to 150 students submitted their unique entries for the Photo Contest. The idea behind doing the photo contest was to see India through the participant’s eyes. To see what kind of things capture their attention and what do they feel is worth capturing and storing away.

The entries were evaluated on the basis of the theme of the photograph, originality and the intensity of the moment that the photograph manages to capture.

Congratulations to the winners!

SHOT PHOTO CONTESTSHOT PHOTO CONTEST

Adit Anil Vador,Children's Academy, Mumbai

Ritika Shetty, Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Mulund, Mumbai

1st prize

It is a beautiful photograph displaying Taj Mahal with a different view. Composition-wise it is very well done and by reversing the photograph, it has been made more interesting. The colours in it are extremely vibrant. The photograph has almost all colours of our tricolour flag, within which is one of the world famous monuments, and the pride of India.

2nd prize

This photograph is good not only because of its striking colours and pose, but because one’s eyes move around the whole photograph through its leading lines. There is no particular point where one stops at, it has good compositional value. It is a right moment captured beautifully which is not an easy task as the lights are low and the performers are moving. For a child to click this kind of a photograph is commendable. Moreover the photograph emits the feeling of freedom, happiness, liberation.

In various parts of India, we see various ways of worshipping and remembering God. This child has beautifully captured the engrossed worshippers without disturbing their song. The child has carefully taken care of including the surrounding to show what kind of place they are sitting on.

3rd prize

1st prize3D T-shirt

3rd prizePen-Drive

2nd prizePersonalizedLarge Flex Poster

PRIZES

Nikita Dutt, NID - Alumni, PG Photography Design 2009-10

Satakhi Halder,Kendriya Vidyalaya,Ballygunge, Kolkata

It was commendable to see school children taking up the medium of photography to express their

thoughts and views. Photography is a very strong medium of communication. It can give one an

experience and feeling of a place where one has never been to. Finding the best ones was a difficult task

here since there were some good entries for ‘Incredible India’. It isn’t easy to depict the soul of India in a

single photograph, however it can definitely show an aspect of India and viewing it from a child's view is

certainly interesting. Good job done. Happy clicking!!!

“

“

Results

Judge’s views....

Use of Sudoku in Classrooms

At first glance, Sudoku puzzles may not seem to be an instead. Kids will still be appropriate activity for kids, but they actually ARE a fascinating learning and developing and enjoyable pastime for kids of all ages. Although it appears Maths and logic skills but will that highly developed Maths and logic skills are required, to see the homework as an complete puzzles, but in reality it is sheer common sense and enjoyable exercise rather deep thinking that is required. Kids just have to be willing to than a boring activity.learn the simple strategy, think creatively and give it a go.

Sudoku puzzles are also very Sudoku puzzles are an excellent tool for building students' handy for those days when critical thinking skills. It also builds confidence in their abilities it's just too wet for kids to to complete challenging tasks, which can carry over into many play outside during breaks. aspects of classroom performance. These puzzles will make

indoor play time a breeze, and still be enjoyable for the Working out Sudokus is a fantastic activity which can be done

students.individually or as a whole class group.

Sudoku puzzles for kids are readily available online. Sudoku puzzles can be used as an incentive to encourage

Downloadable products are the easiest to use as they can be children to work faster. They are also a great time-filling activity

saved to your own computer and accessed when required. You for those awkward in-between times during the school day.

can print one or two puzzles as at a time or print off a whole When children come back to the classroom after lunch, give stack to have them ready to go when needed. Even better, is them ten minutes to work on puzzles as a way to calm them that they can be printed back-to-back and in draft or gray-scale down after a playful and active break. to reduce printing and environmental costs.

Save the dreary, boring homework for the week nights and Be creative and encourage students to come up with their own over the weekend assign a Sudoku puzzle to be completed ways of using Sudoku puzzles.

Play with Clay – Clay Modelling Workshop

Sri Gowthami Smart School conducted clay modelling the demonstration in clay modelling by the teacher, children workshop “play with clay” on February 11th, 2010. enjoyed in making small toys like a: parrot, rose, dolphin, hut,

rabbit, mouse etc. Students had a great day full of excitement Clay modelling is an excellent way to develop fine mortar skills creating a number of different kinds of items.in young children. Grade four children are engaged in this

workshop Some parents visited the workshop and observed the clay art done by children with lots of happiness.The objective is to enhance their creative thought process in

art of clay creation. We created a platform to allow children to think and give shape to their imagination.Clay art encouraged our students to work independently. After

The objective is

to enhance their

creative thought

process in art

of clay creation.

Teacher’s Bite

Q:

Q:

Q: What are your views regarding the ‘Importance of Teacher Training and Development’ in educating students?

Who has influenced you to become an educator, and how did they influence

What are your views regarding ASSET?you?

What is your approach to classroom management and student discipline?

Yes, it is important and also essential for the professional enrichment. But above all a teacher must feel responsible to all her students in the class and this will help her get close to them and in turn make students have absolute faith in her.

The higher order thinking skills that are tested by From childhood, I had looked up to my father and his views on ASSET trigger the thought process of the learners. life. The great values of ‘never to create a dichotomy’ in what Challenging and probing in nature, the tests administered in is told and what is done, have instilled lifelong norms in my different subjects give the statistical details of the performance inter-personal relationships.of students in comparison to the rest of the country. It can be best described as a diagnostic test that helps educators analyze I have had a great passion for teaching from early years. They major misconceptions leading to erroneous answers. The choice of teaching as my profession was made by design and feedback on dispelling misconceptions and the follow up are not by chance. In my teaching and academic tenure, I have had good exercises for making learners understand concepts well. the rare distinction of being guided by Dr. Y.G. Parthasarathy, The multiple choice questions with intelligent distracters tone Dean & Director, PSBB Group of schools who is an icon in the up the standard of the paper. We at PSBB believe in providing a field of education, fine arts and culture.strong foundation for the holistic development of a learner,

Communicating effectively has attracted my attention and I instilling values for the development of a wholesome personal-believe that a teacher’s strength is her power to reach out to ity. The scholastic and non-scholastic domains help learners students. I am rational, unbiased and balanced and therefore develop their innate talents and feel confident of their abilities this profession suits me best. I love children and I am quite and skills. It is a matter of great pride for an institution that successful with children of all ages. houses more than 4000 students that every student leaves the

portals of our institution after leaving a mark in an area of their Good remarks from my own students and co-teachers have

choice. In keeping with the tradition of the school, art and helped me to be both an educator and an administrator with a

dance woo both the young and not so young to hone their human touch.

artistic talents and perform before audiences big or small. Different concepts in various disciplines are clothed and embellished with rhyme and rhythm to reach out to the learners catering to multiple intelligences. The international dimension that the school has embedded in the curriculum is

With a smile, I walk into the class with a high level of energy, another major initiative that trains our students to appreciate

bearing in mind the following:diversity to interact with their peers across the globe, to collaborate on areas of mutual interest in an endeavour to train a) A classroom must be maintained in a neat and tidy manner. students for a global platform. b) Students should be attentive. c) Parallel talk will not be

entertained. d) Trigger the thought process and invite The school provides a perfect ambience to students to ‘think

questions to clarify the same. e) An attitude of impartiality to good and act good’. Value education is an integral part of our

be maintained and felt by all. f) Induce confidence in students. system. ‘Catch them doing good’ is the spirit of the faculty; the

g) Getting students to feel that the topic I dealt with transcends students are openly praised for their achievements.

the level of difficulty.

Q:

Mrs. Indira VaidyanathanPrincipal, Padma Seshadri Bala BhavanSenior Secondary School,K.K.Nagar, Chennai

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Use of Sudoku in Classrooms

At first glance, Sudoku puzzles may not seem to be an instead. Kids will still be appropriate activity for kids, but they actually ARE a fascinating learning and developing and enjoyable pastime for kids of all ages. Although it appears Maths and logic skills but will that highly developed Maths and logic skills are required, to see the homework as an complete puzzles, but in reality it is sheer common sense and enjoyable exercise rather deep thinking that is required. Kids just have to be willing to than a boring activity.learn the simple strategy, think creatively and give it a go.

Sudoku puzzles are also very Sudoku puzzles are an excellent tool for building students' handy for those days when critical thinking skills. It also builds confidence in their abilities it's just too wet for kids to to complete challenging tasks, which can carry over into many play outside during breaks. aspects of classroom performance. These puzzles will make

indoor play time a breeze, and still be enjoyable for the Working out Sudokus is a fantastic activity which can be done

students.individually or as a whole class group.

Sudoku puzzles for kids are readily available online. Sudoku puzzles can be used as an incentive to encourage

Downloadable products are the easiest to use as they can be children to work faster. They are also a great time-filling activity

saved to your own computer and accessed when required. You for those awkward in-between times during the school day.

can print one or two puzzles as at a time or print off a whole When children come back to the classroom after lunch, give stack to have them ready to go when needed. Even better, is them ten minutes to work on puzzles as a way to calm them that they can be printed back-to-back and in draft or gray-scale down after a playful and active break. to reduce printing and environmental costs.

Save the dreary, boring homework for the week nights and Be creative and encourage students to come up with their own over the weekend assign a Sudoku puzzle to be completed ways of using Sudoku puzzles.

Play with Clay – Clay Modelling Workshop

Sri Gowthami Smart School conducted clay modelling the demonstration in clay modelling by the teacher, children workshop “play with clay” on February 11th, 2010. enjoyed in making small toys like a: parrot, rose, dolphin, hut,

rabbit, mouse etc. Students had a great day full of excitement Clay modelling is an excellent way to develop fine mortar skills creating a number of different kinds of items.in young children. Grade four children are engaged in this

workshop Some parents visited the workshop and observed the clay art done by children with lots of happiness.The objective is to enhance their creative thought process in

art of clay creation. We created a platform to allow children to think and give shape to their imagination.Clay art encouraged our students to work independently. After

The objective is

to enhance their

creative thought

process in art

of clay creation.

Teacher’s Bite

Q:

Q:

Q: What are your views regarding the ‘Importance of Teacher Training and Development’ in educating students?

Who has influenced you to become an educator, and how did they influence

What are your views regarding ASSET?you?

What is your approach to classroom management and student discipline?

Yes, it is important and also essential for the professional enrichment. But above all a teacher must feel responsible to all her students in the class and this will help her get close to them and in turn make students have absolute faith in her.

The higher order thinking skills that are tested by From childhood, I had looked up to my father and his views on ASSET trigger the thought process of the learners. life. The great values of ‘never to create a dichotomy’ in what Challenging and probing in nature, the tests administered in is told and what is done, have instilled lifelong norms in my different subjects give the statistical details of the performance inter-personal relationships.of students in comparison to the rest of the country. It can be best described as a diagnostic test that helps educators analyze I have had a great passion for teaching from early years. They major misconceptions leading to erroneous answers. The choice of teaching as my profession was made by design and feedback on dispelling misconceptions and the follow up are not by chance. In my teaching and academic tenure, I have had good exercises for making learners understand concepts well. the rare distinction of being guided by Dr. Y.G. Parthasarathy, The multiple choice questions with intelligent distracters tone Dean & Director, PSBB Group of schools who is an icon in the up the standard of the paper. We at PSBB believe in providing a field of education, fine arts and culture.strong foundation for the holistic development of a learner,

Communicating effectively has attracted my attention and I instilling values for the development of a wholesome personal-believe that a teacher’s strength is her power to reach out to ity. The scholastic and non-scholastic domains help learners students. I am rational, unbiased and balanced and therefore develop their innate talents and feel confident of their abilities this profession suits me best. I love children and I am quite and skills. It is a matter of great pride for an institution that successful with children of all ages. houses more than 4000 students that every student leaves the

portals of our institution after leaving a mark in an area of their Good remarks from my own students and co-teachers have

choice. In keeping with the tradition of the school, art and helped me to be both an educator and an administrator with a

dance woo both the young and not so young to hone their human touch.

artistic talents and perform before audiences big or small. Different concepts in various disciplines are clothed and embellished with rhyme and rhythm to reach out to the learners catering to multiple intelligences. The international dimension that the school has embedded in the curriculum is

With a smile, I walk into the class with a high level of energy, another major initiative that trains our students to appreciate

bearing in mind the following:diversity to interact with their peers across the globe, to collaborate on areas of mutual interest in an endeavour to train a) A classroom must be maintained in a neat and tidy manner. students for a global platform. b) Students should be attentive. c) Parallel talk will not be

entertained. d) Trigger the thought process and invite The school provides a perfect ambience to students to ‘think

questions to clarify the same. e) An attitude of impartiality to good and act good’. Value education is an integral part of our

be maintained and felt by all. f) Induce confidence in students. system. ‘Catch them doing good’ is the spirit of the faculty; the

g) Getting students to feel that the topic I dealt with transcends students are openly praised for their achievements.

the level of difficulty.

Q:

Mrs. Indira VaidyanathanPrincipal, Padma Seshadri Bala BhavanSenior Secondary School,K.K.Nagar, Chennai

Contribute Educational Articles and Best PracticesWe invite readers to be a part our newsletter by contributing educational articles and Best

practices followed in their school.

Here is a perfect opportunity for you to showcase your writing skills, your expertise and

share your knowledge and get exposed to 7000 schools.

This is a platform for you to share the interesting educational articles you have written or

you have read and have found useful; how you taught a particular topic in class and made it interesting for students,

innovative methods used for teaching, best practices followed in your school, about educational trips etc.

Send us the write-up in not more than 500 words along with your School Name, City and with one or two photos. We would

be glad to publish it. You can mail the contents to assetscope@ei-india.com

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