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Thanks to TEACHER PLUS, the magazine from Secunderabad, for pointing to these links See http://www.teacherplus.org or contact editor...@teacherplus.org You can support TEACHER PLUS by ordering a set of issues and sharing these with teacher/educator friends in your locality. WHAT DID YOU ASK AT SCHOOL TODAY? Author Kamala V Mukunda’s book ‘What Did You Ask at School Today?’ gives an insight into the predicament of the Indian parent, teacher and child. Mukunda’s book is not a Chicken Soup, neither is it a manual for parents and teachers. "It's a handbook that avoids a technique of using prescriptions to aid in educating children. Parents and teachers do not want 1-10 tips; they would like more information on how to support the kids because the answer is within the person itself"... http://www.mybangalore.com/article/1009/what-did-you-ask-at-school-today.html http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29232/have-you-asked-question-today.html TEACHER'S ACADEMY, HYDERABAD: The mission of Teacher's Academy is to make the process of education effective and enjoyable. We help teachers create more participative classrooms and significant learning experiences with our workshops and long term programs. We assist colleges in evaluating and improving their programs. http://www.theprofessor.in/ TEACH LIKE YOUR HAIR'S ON FIRE - RAFE ESQUITH A joyfully creative and energetic teacher, Rafe Esquith delivers an unforgettable keynote-an informal state of education address-often accompanied by some of his ... http://bit.ly/HairOnFire http://yhoo.it/118bSOW GENIEKIDS: Discover the genie inside your child. To work with geniekids - you would first have to go through any of our training programs. Kindly note -- we do not work on employee basis -- rather everybody works with us as an associate -- which means each one takes up a certain program or assignments and works for that.... http://geniekids.com/ THE ANT TRAIL: The genesis of this site & the name | The Ant Trail: This site is a space for school students to contribute and build a community interested in nature. The name The Ant Trail is inspired by the unending curiosity of ... http://www.theanttrail.com/?q=node/9 http://www.theanttrail.com [Site seems currently down, though some cached versions of the same are available via Google.com] DISHA INDIA is a vision of experienced practitioners from the field of K-12 education and management who aspire to construct an experiential and integral way of education where real-life experiences are used as pedagogic medium for teaching and learning. The organization’s core work is to co-create the curriculum, pedagogy and practices that are centered around the above principle of experiential learning and in the process empower teachers to lead and sustain the culture of learning and excellence in the school. The work involves whole school design and development, school leadership development and teachers’ capacity building. http://dishaindiaeducation.org/ HOW TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO READ: Research on reading generally agrees that the most critical aspect of reading is how a child feels about reading. Positive reinforcement from parents and teachers helps. Children need to know that adults in their lives care about reading. http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/read1.htm CREYA, STUDIO-BASED LEARNING model where a coach guides children in in solving real life problems, using an interdisciplinary, hands on approach. The heart of Creya Learning Studio lies in providing authentic projects, constructing knowledge, helping children learn experientially, and making connections between their learning and the real world.... http://creyalearning.com/ AT RIGHT ANGLES: A resource for school mathematics (Sum of cubes and square of a sum. Harmonic triples. Explore geometry problems using Geogebra. One problem, six solutions. When you don't know the solution to a problem.) http://teachersofindia.org/en/atria THE TEACHERS OF INDIA PORTAL: Proposed by the National Knowledge Commission in 2008, the portal, an initiative of Azim Premji Foundation, is a platform for teachers, teacher educators and others working in education in India. The Teachers of India Portal aims to create a vibrant community of teachers through the sharing of knowledge and experience on a common platform. The range of teaching and learning resources available to teachers on the portal will enrich their knowledge of subject content and pedagogy, demonstrate new approaches to classroom practice and provide concrete support in the form of teaching/learning material. http://teachersofindia.org/en THEATRE PROFESSIONALS: We aim to create world-class standards for theatre practice in India. We are a team of theatre practitioners, who use drama to: Help schools enhance the learning experience for children designing and executing drama programs that are an integral part of the school curriculum.... http://theatreprofessionals.co.in/mainlinkcontent.php?catid=4 THE TEACHER FOUNDATION: A young dynamic organization that aims at infusing the school education system in India with new energy, enthusiasm and expertise. We work with schools, principals, school-administrators, teachers and teacher educators in the areas of school development & improvement, teacher development, technology enabled training and support, design and production of teaching aids and classroom-resources. TTF is managed by the Shraddha Trust, a registered public non-profit trust that is committed to promoting the development of schools and educators throughout India and the sub-continent. In the past 10 years we have worked in significant ways with over 27000 teachers from across the country. TTF has offices in Bangalore, Mangalore, Yadgiri and Haveri. http://teacherfoundation.org EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS: Viswam Edutech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., is engaged in the business of promoting wide range of educational products for the students through our vast infrastructure covering all over India in collaboration with top educational programmes Corporate and E-learning service providers. http://www.vedutech.com/ MINDSPRINGS: In 2004, Mindsprings began enrichment programmes for students has since been running successful after-school programmes for grades 2 to 8. http://www.mindsprings.in THE OPEN LIBRARY: At Centre for Learning (Bangalore), we have an open library both in concept and reality. This means that there is free and open access to all material and resources, at all times of day and night, and throughout the year. Mutual trust and shared responsibility provide the ground from which this library functions. The rules and conventions of library interaction evolve out of a sense of co-operation, consideration and care for the community as a whole. We have set up a website specifically to talk about The Open Library. This website/blog is open to all those who love books and reading. We hope it will be read by librarians, teachers, parents, grandparents, children and children’s writers and finally by book publishers too! Please contribute and comment to make this a lively site. Send in interesting book titles, websites, contacts, library anecdotes, and anything else related to reading! http://library.cfl.in/ BAREFOOT COLLEGE: Barefoot College is a non-governmental organization that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. These ‘Barefoot solutions’ can be broadly categorized into the delivery of Solar Electrification, Clean Water, Education, Livelihood Development, and Activism. With a geographic focus on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), we believe strongly in Empowering Women as agents of sustainable change. http://www.barefootcollege.org/ YARDSTICK.CO.IN: Yardstick aims to complement daily classroom learning with our teaching and learning aids, which are based on our pedagogy of hands-on learning. Our proprietary teaching and learning aids range from pictorial charts, concept maps to audio-visual support delivered through workshops http://yardstick.co.in/ SEASONSWATCH: Anyone interested in trees and the changing climate can register and participate. You can register as an individual or as a school. More details are available when you register. About five minutes per tree to look at it closely. This needs to be done only once a week so it takes only a little time to connect with your tree and observe it for any changes. Drop an email to s...@seasonwatch.in and we will be very happy to answer all your queries. You can also download the SeasonWatch handbook (17 Mb pdf) that has the step-by-step procedure on how to participate by clicking here. http://www.seasonwatch.in/downloads/SW_HandBook.pdf http://www.seasonwatch.in/ SWARAJ UNIVERSITY: Was designed and birthed in 2010 as a two year learning programme for youth. The focus of the programme is on self-designed learning and on green entrepreneurship, including exploration of basic business skills within the context of ecological sustainability and social justice. There is no prior degree or diploma required to join Swaraj University. We do not provide degrees. http://www.swarajuniversity.org -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- This issue sponsored by Goa,1556... publishing books with a difference, for Goa. http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2 Compiled by Frederick Noronha. More links and info-sharing via Education-India http://groups.google.com/group/education-india