Classroom Management

Labels have both positive and negative effects. Everything is always a matter of balance, and we can all make a difference by countering the stigma, by adjusting our expectations and by giving them all the possible opportunities to thrive,…

A constructivist teacher provides techniques such as problem-solving, learning by doing and inquiry-based learning activities. She/he helps students to test their ideas, draw conclusions and inferences in a collaborative learning…

The story so far…There was a time (and in many places other than the metros, it still is) when technology in the classroom of a school meant either having a room equipped with audio visual devices, usually a tape recorder and a VCR or…

After fourteen years of teaching I was understandably tired and depleted and needed to bring some freshness into my teaching. So, I took some time off work and attended a short course on education at a graduate school in New Hampshire, USA.…

Gone are the days when corporal punishment, rote discipline, dismissal from the classroom, raising the voice was acceptable negative sanctions for classroom management. In the changing scenario creating a positive classroom community with…

Class is a group of students coming from varied backgrounds with varied abilities aptitude and interests, different desires and dreams. What they have in common is their age range. That is how a class is defined in educational set ups - all…

Driven by innovations in digital technologies, online courses and broader changes in: + Leadership thinking + Skill requirements of global multi cultural markets + Lateral problem solving needs Teaching and learning are going through rapid…

Effectively manage 40 children in 40 minutes - is a situation which most teachers in India dread. Albeit teachers have the intention of catering to every child but it seems an impossible dream to provide focus to each and every child,…

A boy in my class quipped how much he liked pink, but he was greeted with whispering laughter. Another boy said he always wanted to become a dancer; the reaction was laughter again, as they considered it feminine. Mothers of most of the…

To say education has changed is an understatement. There is a clear need to define what it is changing into, where we are heading with the change in our minds, what are we going to do about the change and how we are going to keep up with…