Education is vital and life-changing. It is the basis of every child’s future. Whatever a child will do or become in the future depends upon the education provided to him/her. However, here is the thing – Education is not just about acquiring knowledge (academics); it is much more than that! The goal of education is to offer information while learning how to utilize that information to solve problems. The objective is to ensure the overall development of children, and this is exactly where educational innovations become useful!
Educational innovations are all about creating radical reforms in the way of delivering education to students. Educational innovations have a big role to play in human development. If you see, it is innovation that has led to a better system of delivering education, raise overall productivity, and improve value chain interaction across various sectors of the economy. So today, in this article below, we, at Delhi Public School Kangra, one of the top CBSE schools in Kangra, will shed light on some of the major innovations in the education sector of India that are not only aiding the learning and teaching communities but are also paving the way for further developments. Read on.
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Audio-Visual Learning
Most of the leading educational institutions in the country are now using Audio-Visual equipped classrooms, which boost learning and understanding of the subjects. This means that students can now learn difficult subjects like Chemistry, Maths, and Physics through graphical representations on smartboards.
AV facilities make learning interesting through the use of graphics, images, and puzzles. This, in turn, drives students’ curiosity to explore and think out of the box. Most importantly, it provides students with a complete grasp of what they are learning. This is one of the key reasons why we, at DPS Kangra, ensure providing our pupils as well as our teachers with the best innovative resources to help ease the process.
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Collaboration
In this globalized environment, collaboration is a necessary life skill. It’s the driving force of all the enterprises established in the world. The best way to foster this skill in students is to encourage them to work in groups.
At DPS Kangra, we believe the seeds of a collaborative mind should be planted in young minds as early as possible as small kids can be easily motivated to create, plan, and organize group presentations, poems, stories, etc., and get to learn and absorb a great deal from them. The role of teachers is to help students in their plans, provide key points, supervise their work, and build a team spirit in children’s minds. At our school, we have made collaborative projects an essential part of the curriculum. Teachers are trained to design their lessons to encourage group activities among students through class presentations, research works, etc.
· Flip Classrooms
The flip technique is a very innovative technique to boost active participation of students in the learning process. Here, teachers are in the role of resource or material providers, whereas students take the responsibility of gathering concepts, constructing knowledge, and drawing inferences. A discussion session is held in which teachers discuss the given topic to ensure students’ participation, seriousness, and overall learning. They also conduct debates, essay writing competitions, group presentations, etc.
Interestingly, it has been seen that with responsibility on their shoulders, students immerse themselves in the project and deliver better results. Flip methodology promotes independent learning and better student involvement in the learning process, which, we at DPS Kangra, are consistently achieving.
· Peer Teaching
It is one of the most effective ways to level up the learning ability of a class. Students are encouraged to volunteer and to take over as the subject teacher. It offers students an opportunity to participate in knowledge sharing.
Surprisingly, students respond more actively when one of them plays the role of the teacher. The class becomes more attentive and interactive to challenge each other in a constructive manner. Regular peer teaching sessions help students to develop concepts better, display maturity, be more disciplined, and improve their communication skills.
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Role Playing
Role-playing is a great activity that is not just enjoyed by students but also serves to add a touch of entertainment in the classroom. This activity helps instill strong ideals and values in students as they get to play the roles of noted personalities like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Mahatma Gandhi, and Pandit Nehru. Students are encouraged to portray the characters in their own version. Through role-playing, students also learn the art of stage performance. This method also helps students develop creativity and critical thinking abilities.
Summing Up:
At DPS Kangra, ranked among the top CBSE schools in Kangra, we firmly believe that education is the foundation of every nation. As such, it is crucial to make innovation an integral part of the education system, as education is fundamental for the economy and society to grow. Thus, our motive as a progressive economy should be to innovate at all levels, right from curriculum to bridging the gap between the world of acquiring knowledge and the world of doing work. This is the key to a better future!