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 Navodaya Vidyalaya 6th Class Admission Notification 2021-22

 NISHTHA Training Module 6 Aheval In Word File Format

NISHTHA Teacher Training Modules, Leadership Modules (NISHTHA Course Material): Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the National Mission to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary level- NISHTHA, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement. During the programme, NISHTHA Website, Training Modules, Primer Booklet and a Mobile App were also launched by the Minister.

This is the  largest teachers’ training programme of its kind in the world. The basic objective of this massive training programme ‘NISHTHA’ is to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students. Teachers will get awareness and develop their skills on various aspects related to Learning Outcomes, Competency Based Learning and Testing, Learner-centered Pedagogy, School Safety and Security, Personal-social qualities, Inclusive Education, ICT in teaching-learning including Artificial Intelligence, Health and well-being including yoga, Initiatives in School Education including library, eco club, youth club, kitchen garden, School Leadership qualities, Environmental Concerns, Pre-school, Pre-vocational Education and School Based Assessment in a joyful learning manner.

The teachers are the powerhouse of the nation and they must be of the highest quality. This integrated programme aims to build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government schools, faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as well as Block Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators in all States and UTs.

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NISHTHA Teacher Training Modules:

Module 1: Curriculum, Learner centered Pedagogy, Learning Outcomes and Inclusive Education
Learning Objectives
a. This module will help teachers to:
b. Describe the educational policies, the National Curriculum Frameworks development, functions and the linkages among intended, transacted and assessed curriculum

Module 2: Developing Social – Personal Qualities and Creating Safe and Healthy School Environment
Learning Objectives – This module will help teachers to:
a. Build their understanding about the personal-social qualities.
b. Reflect on their own personal-social qualities for the development of the same in learners.
c. Develop qualities and skills required to provide guidance in classroom.
d. Create an environment in schools/classrooms where everyone feels accepted, confident, cared and are concerned about each others well-being.

Module 3: Art Integrated Learning
Learning Objectives
The module aims to develop:
a. understanding of ‘Arts’ as pedagogical tool and of its impact on the holistic learning and development of every child.
b. familiarity with art experiences (different art forms) as medium of exploring his/her creative expression.
c. skill of planning and organizing age-appropriate art experiences to make learning of different  subjects appealing.

Module 4: School Based Assessment
Learning Objectives
This module will help you to –
• understand the genesis and importance of School Based Assessment,
• familiarize with learner-centred approaches for assessment,
• facilitate integration of teaching learning process with assessment procedures,
• develop context-based exemplars in the relevant subject areas for the purpose of assessment.

Module 5: Health and Well-being in Schools
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session you will be able to:
• Understand the concept of health and wellness.
• Understand the importance of a healthy environment for children in school.
• Develop and understand about pedagogical processes to be adopted in order to develop healthy attitudes and behaviors among children.
• Develop life skills for achieving enhanced Learning Outcomes related to health and wellness.

Module 6: Integration of ICT in Teaching-Learning and Assessment
Learning Objectives
After going through this module, the learner will be able to
• Explain the meaning of ICT
• Identify appropriate learning resources suitable to the nature of content and teaching-learning strategies
• Explore various eContent, tools, software, hardware for teaching, learning and assessment for different subjects
• Design and implement a teaching-learning plan based on ICT-Content-Pedagogy integration

Module 7: Initiatives in School Education
Learning Objectives
After going through this module, the learner will be able to
• Get awareness about the recent initiatives of the DoSE&L for school education such as PGI, UDISE+, etc. for implementation in the schools.
• Understand the objectives and provisions under Samagra Shiksha for improving quality of school education
• Take initiatives in schools with regard to promoting reading habits using library books and undertake activities related to sports, kitchen gardens, Youth and Eco Clubs, etc., for providing children experiential learning opportunities and joyful learning

Module 8: Pedagogy of Environmental Studies (Primary Stage)
Learning Objectives
After going through this module you will be able to
• appreciate EVS as an integrated curricular area at the Primary Stage
• relate its objectives with the concepts and issues included in the syllabus
• locate the concepts and issues in textbooks and be aware of different approaches to their transaction in classroom
• plan and design context and need specific learning experiences for children
• organise learning opportunities to engage all learners  meaningfully.
• use varied assessment strategies to map the learning progress against learning outcomes in EVS

Module 9: Pedagogy of Mathematics
Learning Objectives
After going through this module the teachers will know about the transactional strategies including the assessment part that can be adopted to engage the children in learning. They will be able to
relate the competencies and skills as given in the Learning outcomes with the state syllabus
conduct appropriate pedagogical processes to help children in achieving the class level learning outcomes
integrate assessment with pedagogical processes to continuously ensure the progress in learning by all children

Module 10: Pedagogy of Languages
Learning Objectives
This module on language pedagogy attempts to support state resource groups / master trainers to—
understand the various aspects of language education viz. nature of language learning, role of language in learning, multilingualism as a resource and a strategy, language-in-education policy, objectives of language teaching in Indian contexts, the ideas and philosophy of National Curriculum Framework-2005;
familiarise teachers with the approach of integrated skills (LSRW) for literacy and language learning, engaging children in context based activities for developing communicative competence of the children, providing authentic texts  and assessment as learning approach;
be able to chalk out the learning outcomes and pedagogical process for language teaching-learning for different stages;
sensitise teachers on  using various strategies to language teaching which include language skills – listening and speaking, reading, writing, and teaching of grammar, vocabulary and so on;
build an understanding of generic concerns such as knowing the learner, gender issues, special needs, inclusive classroom, school based pre-vocational education and others such pertinent issues;
understand  the processes and use the strategies for continuous assessment and the reporting of learning outcomes; and
enable them to build the capacity of teachers in order to achieve learning outcomes stipulated for every class in different subject areas.

Module 11: Pedagogy of Science (Upper Primary Stage)
Learning Objectives
After going through this module, the learner is expected to
have basic understanding of science as a subject at upper primary stage
have basic understanding of curricular expectations and learning outcomes at upper primary stage
apply science as a process of inquiry and knowledge construction
explain how teacher can facilitate learning
integrate content, pedagogy and assessment during  teaching-learning process
design various learning situations for students to transact concepts

Module 12: Pedagogy of Social Sciences (Upper Primary Stage)
Learning Objectives
Understanding the relevance of Social Sciences in order to appreciate the phenomena of continuity and change.
Recognising the relevance of the subject in establishing inter linkages with natural and social environment.
Appreciating the values enshrined in the Constitution of India such as justice, liberty, equality and fraternity and the unity and integrity of the nation and the building of a socialist, secular and democratic society.
Classifying and comparing the cause and effect relationship in the context of occurrence of events, natural and social processes and their impact on different sections of society
Explaining the concepts like unity in diversity, democracy, development, diverse factors and forces that enrich our culture and art.
Discussing the need for evolving plurality of approaches in understanding natural and social phenomena
Creating awareness and sensitivity towards diversity, gender disparity, needs of Children With Special Needs (CWSN) and marginalised sections of society. 

Module 13: School Leadership : Concepts and Application
Learning Objectives
System level functionaries (CRC/BRC/ABRC/BEO/ABEO/DEO/DPO) would be able to:
Develop a shared vision on leading clusters, blocks and districts for quality improvement in schools
Head Teachers would be able to:
Understand and develop a perspective on school leadership with a focus on multiple roles and responsibilities of a school leader
Develop academic leadership for improving student learning and quality improvement in schools
Gain knowledge, skills and attitudes to lead the school through building a collaborative learning culture conducive for student learning

Module 14: Pre-School Education
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module learner will be able to:
Define Preschool education
Describe the need and importance of preschool education
Describe the Pedagogy used in preschool education
Demonstrate an understanding of assessment in the preschool years
Outline the Role of Parents and Community in promoting preschool education
Describe how linkages can be made with Primary schools for smooth transition

Module 15: Pre-Vocational Education
Learning Objectives
After going through this unit, the trainee should be able to:
Comprehend historical perspectives on work based education in India
Describe the key features of skill development in India
Describe the purpose of work experience and pre-vocational education programme.
Describe the vocationalisation of school education under SamagraShiksha

Module 16: Relevance of Gender Dimensions in Teaching and Learning Process
Learning Objectives
The module will help to –
Identify existing gender biased attitudes and behavior among teachers and students
Develop gender sensitive pedagogical processes in transaction of various disciplines
Use and adopt learning activities that foster gender sensitive classroom environment

Module 17: Initiative in School Education
Learning Objectives
After going through this module, the learner will be able to — 
get awareness about the recent initiatives of the DoSE&L for school education such as PGI, UDISE+, etc. for implementation in the schools.
understand the objectives and provisions under Samagra Shiksha for improving quality of school education. 
take initiatives in schools with regard to promoting reading habits using library books and undertake activities related to sports, kitchen gardens, youth and eco clubs, etc., for providing children experiential learning opportunities and joyful learning.

NISHTHA Training Module 5 Aheval In Word File Format

NISHTHA Teacher Training Modules, Leadership Modules (NISHTHA Course Material): Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the National Mission to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary level- NISHTHA, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement. During the programme, NISHTHA Website, Training Modules, Primer Booklet and a Mobile App were also launched by the Minister.

This is the  largest teachers’ training programme of its kind in the world. The basic objective of this massive training programme ‘NISHTHA’ is to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students. Teachers will get awareness and develop their skills on various aspects related to Learning Outcomes, Competency Based Learning and Testing, Learner-centered Pedagogy, School Safety and Security, Personal-social qualities, Inclusive Education, ICT in teaching-learning including Artificial Intelligence, Health and well-being including yoga, Initiatives in School Education including library, eco club, youth club, kitchen garden, School Leadership qualities, Environmental Concerns, Pre-school, Pre-vocational Education and School Based Assessment in a joyful learning manner.

The teachers are the powerhouse of the nation and they must be of the highest quality. This integrated programme aims to build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government schools, faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as well as Block Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators in all States and UTs.

Curriculum, Learner centered Pedagogy, Learning Outcomes and Inclusive Education
Learning Objectives
a. This module will help teachers to:
b. Describe the educational policies, the National Curriculum Frameworks development, functions and the linkages among intended, transacted and assessed curriculum

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NISHTHA Training Module 4 Aheval In Word File Format

NISHTHA Teacher Training Modules, Leadership Modules (NISHTHA Course Material): Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the National Mission to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary level- NISHTHA, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement. During the programme, NISHTHA Website, Training Modules, Primer Booklet and a Mobile App were also launched by the Minister.

This is the  largest teachers’ training programme of its kind in the world. The basic objective of this massive training programme ‘NISHTHA’ is to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students. Teachers will get awareness and develop their skills on various aspects related to Learning Outcomes, Competency Based Learning and Testing, Learner-centered Pedagogy, School Safety and Security, Personal-social qualities, Inclusive Education, ICT in teaching-learning including Artificial Intelligence, Health and well-being including yoga, Initiatives in School Education including library, eco club, youth club, kitchen garden, School Leadership qualities, Environmental Concerns, Pre-school, Pre-vocational Education and School Based Assessment in a joyful learning manner.

The teachers are the powerhouse of the nation and they must be of the highest quality. This integrated programme aims to build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government schools, faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as well as Block Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators in all States and UTs.

Curriculum, Learner centered Pedagogy, Learning Outcomes and Inclusive Education
Learning Objectives
a. This module will help teachers to:
b. Describe the educational policies, the National Curriculum Frameworks development, functions and the linkages among intended, transacted and assessed curriculum

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NISHTHA Training Module 3 Aheval Word File

NISHTHA : National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement

NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. The functionaries (at the state, district, block, cluster level) shall be trained in an integrated manner on learning outcomes, school based assessment, learner – centred pedagogy, new initiatives in education, addressing diverse needs of children through multiple pedagogies, etc. This is being organized by constituting National Resource Groups (NRGs) and State Resource Groups (SRGs) at the National and the State level who will be training 42 lakhs teachers subsequently. A robust portal/Management Information System (MIS) for delivery of the training, monitoring and support mechanism has been infused with this capacity building initiative. Keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic situation, it is now planned to organise SRG and Teachers training in online mode. The first online training for the SRGs of state of Andhra Pradesh will be launched on 16 July, 2020.

The main expected outcomes from NISHTHA are:

1. Improvement in learning outcomes of the students.
2. Creation of an enabling and enriching inclusive classroom environment
3. Teachers become alert and responsive to the social, emotional and psychological needs of students as first level counselors.
4. Teachers are trained to use Art as pedagogy leading to increased creativity and innovation among students.
5. Teachers are trained to develop and strengthen personal-social qualities of students for their holistic development.
6. Creation of healthy and safe school environment.
7. Integration of ICT in teaching learning and assessment.
8. Developing stress free School Based Assessment focused on development of learning competencies.
9. Teachers adopt Activity Based Learning and move away from rote learning to competency based learning.
10. Teachers and School heads become aware of new initiatives in school education.
11. Transformation of the Heads of Schools into providing academic and administrative leadership for the schools for fostering new initiatives.

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NISHTHA Training Module 2 Aheval Word File

NISHTHA : National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement

NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. The functionaries (at the state, district, block, cluster level) shall be trained in an integrated manner on learning outcomes, school based assessment, learner – centred pedagogy, new initiatives in education, addressing diverse needs of children through multiple pedagogies, etc. This is being organized by constituting National Resource Groups (NRGs) and State Resource Groups (SRGs) at the National and the State level who will be training 42 lakhs teachers subsequently. A robust portal/Management Information System (MIS) for delivery of the training, monitoring and support mechanism has been infused with this capacity building initiative. Keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic situation, it is now planned to organise SRG and Teachers training in online mode. The first online training for the SRGs of state of Gujarat will be launched on 5th October, 2020.

The main expected outcomes from NISHTHA are:

Over the years as an outcome of the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009, and our education policies, the composition of our classrooms has changed dramatically. As teachers and teacher educators you must have observed this learners’ diversity, which also must have made you realise that you cannot and should not teach all children in the same manner. The need to adopt teaching-learning practices, that provide challenging opportunities to all learners and let them experience success, stands out now more than ever before. “if some children can’t learn the way we teach maybe we should teach the way they learn…..” — Ignacio Estrada1 The purpose of this module is to help teachers and teacher educators like you, to relook at the diversity existing in the classrooms and consider the pedagogies that are most suitable to make teaching-learning inclusive. 

The suggestions given are gathered from research and experiences and would help you develop more inclusive learning environments to meet the different learning needs in the same class. The content also provides an opportunity to look closely at National Education Policies, the curriculum, syllabus, textbooks, the National Curriculum Frameworks (in particular NCF-2005), and the recently developed Learning Outcomes (establishing linkage with curricular expectations and pedagogical processes).

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 NISHTHA : Training Module 1 Report For Teachers

NISHTHA : National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement

NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. The functionaries (at the state, district, block, cluster level) shall be trained in an integrated manner on learning outcomes, school based assessment, learner – centred pedagogy, new initiatives in education, addressing diverse needs of children through multiple pedagogies, etc. This is being organized by constituting National Resource Groups (NRGs) and State Resource Groups (SRGs) at the National and the State level who will be training 42 lakhs teachers subsequently. A robust portal/Management Information System (MIS) for delivery of the training, monitoring and support mechanism has been infused with this capacity building initiative. Keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic situation, it is now planned to organise SRG and Teachers training in online mode. The first online training for the SRGs of state of Andhra Pradesh will be launched on 16 July, 2020.

The main expected outcomes from NISHTHA are:

1. Improvement in learning outcomes of the students.
2. Creation of an enabling and enriching inclusive classroom environment
3. Teachers become alert and responsive to the social, emotional and psychological needs of students as first level counselors.
4. Teachers are trained to use Art as pedagogy leading to increased creativity and innovation among students.
5. Teachers are trained to develop and strengthen personal-social qualities of students for their holistic development.
6. Creation of healthy and safe school environment.
7. Integration of ICT in teaching learning and assessment.
8. Developing stress free School Based Assessment focused on development of learning competencies.
9. Teachers adopt Activity Based Learning and move away from rote learning to competency based learning.
10. Teachers and School heads become aware of new initiatives in school education.
11. Transformation of the Heads of Schools into providing academic and administrative leadership for the schools for fostering new initiatives.

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 Phone 11 can be your for Rs 45,999 during Amazon sale 

Even as the world takes in the new iPhone announcements, Amazon has announced a special sale price for Apple’s flagship from last year, the iPhone 11, ahead of the Great Indian Festival sale.

Apple iPhone 11 64GB variant will be available at a never-before price of Rs 47,999. With the additional discount for HDFC debit/credit cardholders, the iPhone 11 will be available at an even lower price of Rs 45,999. With the bank offer, consumers will get Rs 2,000 discount. There should be an exchange offer as well, in case you wish to exchange your old smartphone to get the new iPhone.

The Amazon sale will start on October 16 for Prime members and the day after for non-Prime members. So, if you have been waiting to grab the iPhone 11 for the longest time, this is the best time. The major discount on the iPhone 11 has been announced a day after Apple launched its iPhone 12 series which starts at Rs 69,900.

Hours after the iPhone 12 launch, Apple reduced the India prices of the iPhone 11, iPhone XR and also iPhone SE 2020 edition. The iPhone 11 now starts at Rs 54,900 for the base 64GB model.

On the other hand, Flipkart is yet to announce its sale price for the upcoming Big Billion Days sale starting October 16. We expect Flipkart to be competitive with the iPhone 11 deal and offer a jaw-dropping deal on the phone just like Amazon. So, if you are waiting to get the iPhone 11 at the best price, wait for Flipkart to reveal its deal too.

The iPhone 11 comes with a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina HD LCD display. Under the hood, it packs an A13 Bionic chip with a third-generation neural engine. On the rear, it has a dual-camera system with two ultrawide and wide cameras capable of recording 4K resolution videos at 30 frames per second. On the front, it comes equipped with a 12MP camera inside the notch which is capable of recording in 4K. It is powered by a 3,110 mAh battery which supports 18W fast charge and wireless charging. It runs on iOS 13 out of the box but you can upgrade it to iOS 14. Unlike, the new iPhone 12 series, iPhone 11 also comes with a charger and earpods inside the box.