Curiosity is a natural human instinct; Children are often full of questions about their surroundings. Tapping on this tank of questions is what a good educator relies on to facilitate learning. Jean Piaget was one of the forerunners in implementing the learning cycle model. The learning cycle is a sequential process for learning and instruction. Students are guided towards learning by channelizing their innate curiosity. Teachers also get a road...Read More
Gamification is the strategic attempt to enhance systems, services, organizations, and activities in order to create similar experiences to those experienced when playing games in order to motivate and engage users. This is generally accomplished through the application of game-design elements and game principles (dynamics and mechanics) in non-game contexts. It can also be defined as a set of activities and processes to solve problems by using or applying the characteristics of game...Read More
“Walk in someone else’s shoes.” Is this enough to teach our learners about being empathetic? Cultivation of Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy has the capacity to transform individual lives for the better while helping to bring about positive social change in schools and communities worldwide. We have two perspectives to observe in understanding empathy; one is response and another is perspective towards...Read More
Letter to my dear learners, Greet Zindagi with a smile! You are going through a major transformation in your current life due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Schools are definitely leaving no stone unturned to provide an adequate learning environment in this unpredictable and unexpected situation that is perhaps challenging for anyone. Learners are also focusing to struggle to be productive or efficient while studying online but we do see...Read More
There’s so much that kids don’t know about the world, or are misled with false information.You know that, as your child’s first teacher, you have a lot of ground to cover to educate your kids about real-world issues. But it’s important not to forget one issue that impacts many parts of their lives: cybersecurity. Kids who don’t know how to keep themselves cyber-secure are vulnerable to losing their information, their...Read More