A workshop was successfully organized by Dr. Pallabi Mitra and senior research scholar Ms. Gayatri Ramachandran from the School of Life Sciences, the University of Hyderabad at Jawahar Novadaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Gachibowli, Rangareddy district for the high school teachers under IndiaBioscience funded educational outreach program ‘Teach the Teachers.’ The initiative was supported by the principal of JNV Gachibowli, Shri. D Vijaya Bhaskar, and senior faculty member Shri. K Srinivasa Rao agreed to host the event on their premises.
Dr. Shree Deepa, a senior faculty from the Department of English Language Studies (ELS), University of Hyderabad, helmed the engaging session.
The vibrant session with the teachers included a discussion on modern pedagogic tools, factors affecting learning, motivation, and measures for creating effective learning experiences for the students.
The session was well received and aligned with the school’s mandate of continuous professional development (CPD) guidelines for the teachers prescribed by NCERT. Similar workshops are going to be conducted for other local schools and colleges.