school science teachers training programme jana vignana vedika, andhra pradesh hyderabad

SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMME

Jana Vignana Vedika, Andhra PradeshHyderabad

Teaching Science

“ I think you learn by doing…you figure out how to do things by watching other people do them … that’s the way you learn to be a good physicist. Nobody can train you on how to do physics. You don’t teach methodology courses in natural science……you just watch people doing it and you participate with them in doing it … not all that different from an artisan picking up a craft and working with someone who’s supposedly good at it “

(Liberating the Mind from Orthodoxies: NoamChomsky )

ObjectiveImprovement in the quality of school science education School children are not proficient in science because the school

teachers lack conceptual knowledge and/or use inefficient methodology

Teachers have themselves not undergone proper training in science teaching methodologies.

The objective of the Programme : impart conceptual knowledge in science to school teachers through a series of Teacher Training Workshops. The methodology : science teaching through inquiry-based

hands-on experimentation using low-cost/no-cost experimental kits.

Conceptual clarity and comprehension is the aim of instruction.

The Training Programme-1 School teachers in groups of 40 attend a 6-day

(Monday- Saturday)training workshop. Workshops for Physical Sciences(Physics &

Chemistry) and Biological Sciences(Botany & Zoology) are conducted separately.

Workshops cover the school science curriculum (class 6-10) in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Each day(10 am to -5 pm) is divided into four 90 minute sessions .

The Training Programme-2 Experimental kits used are easy-to-build and

low-cost : which can be easily replicated in schools.

The lectures are based on demonstrations/ experiments using the kits.

Assembling and/or use of the kits are demonstrated during the lectures

Teacher participants are supplied with sample kits for use in their teaching.

A Teachers' manual is also provided as a guide.

Funding

The Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Shiksha Abhayan), A.P. has consented to sponsor 50 such workshops; to be conducted over a period of about two years.

The funding covers travel, boarding, lodging, classroom and kit costs for the participants.

The resource persons, all associated with JVV, conduct these workshops on a voluntary, honorary basis without any charge.

NCSTC,DST New Delhi has also consented to sponsor 12 such workshops for teachers of Minority schools.

Workshops conducted( 2011)All RVM(SSA) sponsored

Sl.No

Workshop dates

& Venue

Subject Strength

Participant Teachers from

1

20 -26 June 2011 SRTRI,Jalalpur

Physical Sciences 18 Govt High Schools (Nellore,Prakasam,Nalgonda and

Mahbubnagar)

2

04-10 July 2011 SRTRI,Jalalpur

Biological Sciences 24 Govt High Schools (Nellore,Prakasam,Nalgonda and

Mahbubnagar)

3 18 -24 July 2011 APARD,Rajendranagar Physical Sciences 20 Govt High Schools (Nellore,Prakasam,Nalgonda and

Mahbubnagar)

4 08-14 Aug 2011APARD,Rajendranagar Physical Sciences 34 Govt High Schools (Nellore,Prakasam,Nalgonda and

Mahbubnagar)

5 22- 28 Aug 2011 APARD,Rajendranagar Physical Sciences 38 Tribal Welfare High Schools

6 5 –11 Sept 2011 APARD,Rajendranagar Biological Sciences 39 Tribal Welfare High Schools

7 12 -18 Sept 2011 APARD,Rajendranagar Physical Sciences 22 Tribal Welfare High Schools

8 31 Oct- 6 Nov 2011

APARD,Rajendranagar

Physical Sciences 36 Govt High Schools(Guntur)

9 07-13 Nov 2011 APARD,Rajendranagar Biological Sciences 36 Tribal Welfare High Schools

Workshops conducted( 2012)

No.

Workshop dates & Venue Subject Supported by

Strength


10 23-29 Jan 2012St.Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 39 +2

Govt High Schools (Chittoor) St.AnnsTeachers(Nizamabad)

11 16-21 July 2012St.Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 35 Govt High Schools(W.Godavari)

12 23-28 July 2012Satyodayam,Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 32 Govt High Schools(Visakhapatnam)

13 30July-4 Aug 2012St Anns Generalate,Tarnaka

Biological Sciences

RVM 36 Govt High Schools(Visakhapatnam)

14 27th Aug -1st Sept 2012Neo School Aizza,Malakpet

Physical Sciences NCSTC 36 Minority Institutions(Hyderabad-Old City)

15 10th -15th Sept 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 34 Govt High Schools(Warangal)

16 17th -22nd September 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences NCSTC 37 Minority Institutions(St Anns Group)


Physical Sciences RVM 32 Govt High Schools(E.Godavari)

18 8th- 13th October 2012St Patricks School,Secunderabad

Biological Sciences

NCSTC 37 Minority Institutions(Hyderabad)

19 5th- 10th Nov 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 15 Govt High Schools(Khammam)

20

5th- 10th Nov 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Biological Sciences

RVM 19 Govt High Schools(Prakasam)

21

3rd- 8th December 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Biological Sciences

RVM 34 Govt High Schools(Khammam)

22

10th -15th December 2012All Saints HS, Gunfoundry

Physical Sciences NCSTC 27 Minority Institutions(Hyderabad)

23

17th -22nd December 2012Satyodayam, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 36 Govt High Schools(Kadapa)


No. Workshop dates & Venue Subject Supported by

Strength


2013

2421st- 26th Jan 2013St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Biological Sciences RVM 43 Govt High Schools(Kadapa)


Biological Sciences RVM 13 Govt High Schools(Karimnagar)

13 30July-4 Aug 2012St Anns Generalate,Tarnaka

Biological Sciences RVM 36 Govt High Schools(Visakhapatnam)

14 27th Aug -1st Sept 2012Neo School Aizza,Malakpet

Physical Sciences NCSTC 36 Minority Institutions(Hyderabad-Old City)


Physical Sciences RVM 34 Govt High Schools(Warangal)

16 17th -22nd September 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences NCSTC 37 Minority Institutions(St Anns Group)


Physical Sciences RVM 32 Govt High Schools(E.Godavari)

18 8th- 13th October 2012St Patricks School,Secunderabad

Biological Sciences NCSTC 37 Minority Institutions(Hyderabad)

19 5th- 10th Nov 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 15 Govt High Schools(Khammam)

20

5th- 10th Nov 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Biological Sciences RVM 19 Govt High Schools(Prakasam)

21

3rd- 8th December 2012St Anns Generalate, Tarnaka

Biological Sciences RVM 34 Govt High Schools(Khammam)

22

10th -15th December 2012All Saints HS, Gunfoundry

Physical Sciences NCSTC 27 Minority Institutions(Hyderabad)

23

17th -22nd December 2012Satyodayam, Tarnaka

Physical Sciences RVM 36 Govt High Schools(Kadapa)

No. Workshop dates & Venue Subject Supported by

Strength



Biological Sciences RVM 43 Govt High Schools(Kadapa)


Biological Sciences RVM 13 Govt High Schools(Karimnagar)


Summary of Workshop Participation

Total : RVM teachers (14 districts) 500 TWREIS teachers 135 Minority Institution teachers 139 Grand Total : (teachers) 774

Total RVM workshops (14 districts) 17 (Physical Sci- 11 Bioscience-6 ) TWREIS workshops 04 (Physical Sci- 2 Bioscience-2) Minority Institution workshops 04 (Physical Sci- 3 Bioscience-1) Grand Total : (workshops) 25 (Physical Sci- 16 Bioscience-9 )

Feedback from Participants-1

“We never thought it is so easy to do experiments in the class room. The concept of low cost or no cost experiments designed for the training program has driven away our misconceptions that we do not have equipment to carry out the experiments in the class room. Now we have confidence of carrying out experiments with whatever material available in and around our school. We can ourseleves make the equipment or model required and also can make the students to replicate the same and enjoy science. The confidence we acquired would really make a difference in our teaching of science in the coming years “.


“The training program is designed by keeping the requirement of the students in view; to make science concepts understandable in a lucid fashion. This is really a great experience for us and our attitude towards science teaching will dramatically change in the years to come. The resource persons made us to do the experiments in the class room which built confidence in us that we can do same thing in our classes with the students in a more friendly and playful way of teaching science.”


Many teachers said that they would take out all the equipment and chemicals available in the school and start teaching using hands-on experimental method. They also said that they will convince the Head Masters to purchase materials from the funds allotted to the school, to change the pattern of teaching.


“We enjoyed ourselves very much while doing the activity planned by the resource persons . Therefore, the students in the school can really enjoy doing such activity and learn the concepts easily, moreover they will not forget the concepts learnt through activity”.


All the participants liked the introduction of concepts of various topics through simple experiments. All of them felt that this type of teaching creates enthusiasm among the students. This method creates not only interest among the students but also clear understanding of the concepts which they will not forget.

They also said that this way of activity oriented teaching can save time.

ConclusionThe workshops are currently conducted only in

Hyderabad.

There is an active effort to establish teams of resource persons in at least 3 other centres across the state, so that workshops can be conducted simultaneously in 4 centres.

We hope to conduct at least 20 workshops during 2013-2014

THANK YOU

school science teachers training programme jana vignana vedika, andhra pradesh hyderabad

Documents

school teachers

teachers of minority

teachers manual

science teaching methodologies

experimental kits

sample kits

proper training

conceptual knowledge