Faculty Development Programs

Faculty Development Programs

• Workshop on National Education Policy-2020 

• September 2023

• Kamal Public Sr Sec school conducted 'NEP 2020' Workshop on September 16, 2023 under the guidance of COE, CBSE. 

  Dr. Suchitra Bhattacharya and Dr.Trilok Singh Bisht were the esteemed Resource Persons, from the CBSE, for the day. They were felicitated by the school Principal Dr. Reema Tandon. They imparted their knowledge through activities and extremely interactive session. They conveyed to the entire faculty, that how the Current Education System can be made holistic, flexible and multidisciplinary. NEP emphasizes on ensuring universal access to all children to obtain quality holistic education. To conclude the workshop, an assignment of the faculty was done through a questionnaire round based on the NEP pattern of education.A speech was delivered by the Principal Dr. Reema Tandon enlightening the participants. It was a fabulous workshop and a marvellous learning experience.

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• Workshop on Effective Teaching Strategies in Science 

• October 2023

  A workshop on effective strategies in science for science teachers was conducted in the school by Ms. Indu K Nair and Ms. Harpreet. The goal of this workshop was to equip the teachers with varieties of activities in teaching and learning in science and to strengthen the teachers in planning and visualising lessons.The details of the workshop entailed that learning objective is to achieve active participation and interest in the subject by learners. Thus, the lesson plans developed by the faculty members must have clarity of general and specific objectives mentioned alongwith the various methodologies, aids and learning styles to enable all students to learn successfully and fruitfully.The importance of active learning by reciprocal questioning, gamification and role play was emphasised. The effectiveness of cooperative learning to include each and every learner to participate in the class was discussed. Implementation of visualisation and inquiry based instruction in the class to gain a deeper knowledge of academic concepts was encouraged. The role of humour in the class, to keep it from getting dull and boring was also put forth.

  The classroom is a dynamic environment and being an effective teacher requires implementation of creative and innovative teaching strategies in order to meet students’ individual needs. The workshop was thus an enriching experience for the teachers.

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• CBSE Workshop on "Happy Classroom"

• June 2023

  “Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travelling,” taught Margaret Lee Runbeck 

  To thrive the aforementioned, a CBSE Capacity Building Programme (CBP) was hosted by Kamal Public School in collaboration with Centre of Excellence (COE) on the topic “Happy Classroom”  on June 30, 2023 in the school auditorium. The interactive session aimed at discussing ways to foster happiness in classrooms. 

  The resource persons for the event were Ms. Rashmi Sharma, Ex Principal, and Ms. Shruti Pandey, Senior Practising Counsellor.

  Ms. Shruti ushered in the session with the concept of Self Awareness followed by an engaging activity on the same. The activity helped the attendees perceive the areas which require their reflection. She moved further with the productive techniques.
  The witnesses also learnt about the concept of Emotional Intelligence and its four core skills.
  Ms. Rashmi began her share of the workshop with a collaborative  activity. She advanced with a deep analysis on FBA (Functional Behaviour Analysis) with the assistance of audio-visual aids. The illuminating assemblage concluded with a comprehensive assesment and a vote of thanks to the learned resource pesons.

  The workshop was indeed an inspiring nudge for all the participants to enthusiastically strive to create happy classrooms and make learning a fun filled experience for the pupils and the educators alike.

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• Workshop on "Problems are Universal"

• March 2023

  Every problem is an opportunity in disguise. -John Adams

  The ability to solve problems is a basic life skill and is essential to our day-to-day lives, at home, at school, and at work.A workshop was organised by the School on March 28 for teaching faculty brought to the fore that problems can be resolved if systematic approach is followed.

  The highly creative, innovatory and enjoyable workshop was conducted by Ms. Vandana Tandon of The Times of India NIE.The facilitators nodded in unsion when the resource person exclaimed that ‘Problems are Universal'.

   

• Canva Workshop

• March 2023

  A remarkable workshop, on March 2023 was steered by Resource Persons Ms. Sneha and Mr. Pradeep to upskill, upgrade our tenacious teachers on the use of this platform for use in classroom activities. 

• Workshop by Extra Marks and Entab

• March 2023

• In the month of March, KPS piloted workshop for educators so that they can acquire new techniques & skills as it is the need of the hour, given the unprecedented times we live in.

  So resource person from Entab Campus Care (Mr. Saurabh) and Extra Marks Smart Classes (Mr. Ramanpreet) provided training session for teachers to make them more adept with the use of know – how in their day to day professional routine. 

  From partaking attendance with parents to delivering course content in school rooms, technology is ubiquitous.

  Both the workshops were edifying, engaging and attention grabbing …….

• Workshop on 21st Century Skills       

• June 2022       

•  In keeping with the NEP 2020 policy, a workshop entitled "21st Century Skills" was conducted for faculty members on June 29, 2022 at KPS premises in association with HT Pace.The session was conducted (as a part of Faculty Development Programme Series) by Ms. Shalini Tayal, a well read & eloquent orator.The session was hugely enriching & thoroughly enjoyed by all.At KPS, we firmly believe, "Once a TEACHER, always a TEACHER & a LEARNER!!"

• Workshop on Integration of NEP 2020 into the Lesson Plans

• April-2022 

• On April 1, 2022, Kamal Public Sr Sec School organized a workshop on the Integration of NEP 2020 into the Lesson Plans for the teaching faculties. The resource person, Ms Meenakshi Aneja, an author, content writer & Artificial intelligence expert at PM publishers Pvt. Ltd had been so empowering and instrumental in understanding this comprehensive document. Since the NEP is based on the cognitive as well as holistic development of a child, the workshop covered some important points like:

  •Components of NEP

  •Teacher pedagogy

  •Activity centred classrooms

  •Holistic development of students

  •Change in assessment pattern etc.

  Overall the workshop was very informative, communicative & fruitful for all of us.

• Workshop on Class Room Management and Fun Learning

  November-2021

•  "Classroom management is not only about having the right rules, but it's also about having right relationships "Good classroom management is the art of dealing with problems with great sanguinity and looking for constructive solutions together so that every child is involved and feels himself/herself as an important part of the class. Keeping this in mind Kamal Public School organised a workshop on the theme, 'Classroom Management and Fun Learning' for its teachers and other stakeholders. Ms Bhavna Saldi, an invigorating educationist, was the speaker of the session. She motivated and encouraged the teachers to make their classrooms more effective by adopting activity-based teaching methodologies. Teachers were involved in different role plays wherein they got to understand the importance of theatre and dramatics in the classrooms. We look forward to having such inspiring and wonderful sessions in future as well.