Inculcating Soft Skills in Kids

Childhood is a very tender age where we can imprint good values .This is the age when we can easily mould the child and give the right direction .Presenting here is a video shot with my little ones of 1 D.
here the kids have become independent in a span of one month .They have understood their responsibilities as a student in school .Taking charge of watering the plants ,arranging their own desks,making the short ones sit in front ,switching off the fans and the lights,compassionate towards a  crying child,learning to share in groups,volunteering for responsilities .....kids do it on their own now.This will help them to grow emotionally and socially too ..

Earth Day Celebrations

Happy Birthday Mother Earth......My little ones of 1D celebrated the birthday of mother Earth by understanding their duties as kids .They were happy to know that every minute they are also contributing in saving the Earth.
                                                  I told them that when you see a tap running, turn off the faucet ...this way you  SAVE WATER .Whenever you leave any room or ypour classroom make sure your fans and lights are put off .This way you SAVE ELECTRICITY .Do not uproot any tree or a plant ,this way you SAVE TREES .Kids showed a lot of enthusiasm  .Vivaan Sharma made a beautiful chart explaining the duties of kids .
                                                 They enjoyed posing for a group photograph in the end .

Cooperative Learning .....a wonderful tool !

Cooperative learning is a beautiful tool which helps kids in a larger way .Group strategies always work wonders for kids .It helps in enhancing the social skills too  .There are plentiful benefits of cooperative learning ,one being this that the kids mingle very easily and become confident of their surroundings.Even an introvert kid excels beautifully .
Here are some pics of my little ones of class one where i have tried group learning .It promotes peer interaction and even the slow learner gets motivated .Kids start learning to share and solve each others problems,they help each other and become responsible .All kids come with different mental strength but blend wonderfully in groups .

Workshop on Google Apps @ St.Xavier's Sr.Sec.School ,Jaipur,Rajasthan ,India

A wonderful workshop was conducted on Google apps,flipped classroom and Youtubeedupathshala at St.Xavier's School Jaipur on 30th March 2015 .There were a 110 participant teachers who showed great eagerness to learn about the apps. The workshop was conducted by the three GEG leads of Pink City Jaipur Neelam Chopra ,Elizabeth Thomas and Nidhi Jain .
                                                                             To begin with we apprised the fellow educators about the use of technology in the classroom .Why is it essential for us to be digitally literate to teach our kids who are already so advanced ?Gradually we built the momentum by introducing Google Drive ,Google Slides, Google Forms ,Google Hangout,Google Sites .It created an enthusiasm amongst all the educators .They showed more eagerness when we introduced Flipped Classroom and YoutubeEdupathshala.Wonderful response .....amazing batch of 110 teachers.Rev .Fr.John Ravi ,Principal of the school motivated the teachers to make use of these  apps and also acknowledged how these three GEG leads are inspiring ,motivating and empowering other educators in school and beyond .Thank You father for your support .It was an enriching experience .

  

MY WONDERFUL KIDS OF CLASS ONE

They entered 1 E with curious eyes ,some were super excited not because they saw a big classroom with colourful cartoons on the wall but because they had a new bag ,a new tiffin and a new water bottle .Some took months to settle down ,some got adjusted the very first period .(satrted roamimg here and there  ).
                            They were not missing their previous school ....they were missing their mother .I became their mother ,father ,friend in school .Inculcating soft skills ,teaching them basics of being a true Xavierite and ofcourse motivating them even when they spoke broken English .Today when I look back I take pride when these little ones speak fluent English ...infact now their fighting  also has  English Conversation included .My heart melts with their soft touch as if they wanna say that we know you are there.Their eyes have said so many endless emotions which their mouths have refused to speak .Understanding those emotions was a great feeling .
                                                                                                In a span of one year I transformed myself as a comedian  when I wanted gloomy faces to smile ,I became Gabbar Singh when I wanted to tell them that they have made a mistake yet did not want their soft hearts to drift away from me .I became a mother when I kept pestering them to drink lots of water and finish their food in the tiffin .
                                                           My dear children ......you all will always remain close to my heart .I wish you good luck .
Lots of love
God Bless
Your Class Teacher
Neelam Maa'm

Hunt for Digital Educators

Digital literacy is the call of the hour .The world is talking about digital leaders these days .The skills that were required to be an innovative teacher previously has reformed its meaning in the changing educational scenario . There are teachers but the world needs educators . Today's educators must learn to have symbiotic relationships with technology keeping in mind the students and the parents fraternity too .We need to harness the power of technology to change our professional practice and initiate change in the classroom .
                                                    Our students are learners .We need to keep our students engaged .Students that are not engaged are not likely learning .We need to put the real world tools in the hands of our learners and allow them to demonstrate what they have acquired .This will enhance essential skills like communication,problem solving ,global connectivity ,innovation ,critical thinking teamwork ..you name it and the list is endless.

Let me apprise you that the world today is hunting for these skills in an educator.The educators today must have their own PLN (Personal Learning  Network )to meet their own learning requirement to receive feedback , to connect with other educators for their learning experiences and practices .It is important for the educators to keep updating ourselves in terms of resources for the benefit of the students and for the educators fraternity .

First GEG Jaipur Meet 8th February 2015

DO IT WITH PASSION OR NOT AT ALL.............with these lines as motivator started the first ever GEG Jaipur meet up .The guest of honour were Rev .Fr.John Ravi Principal St.Xaviers School Jaipur,Mr.Yogesh Bhatnagar Vice Principal St.Xaviers School Jaipur ,Mrs.Suniti Sharma Principal MGD School Jaipur and Mr.Michael Castelino .There were about 33 teachers from around 10 schools of Jaipur .
Ritika Narang and Nebu Abraham aprised the educators on edu pathshala which is the latest informative youtube channel for educators .
                                              Guest of honour Rev.Fr.John Ravi shared his thoughts on the 21st century technology in the field of education .He was very happy to see the 33 teachers who came and motivated them too .His thoughts on right use of technology for the educators professional and personal growth ,was mesmerizing .Thank You so much father for gracing the ocassion .
                                                                                                 The GEG LEADS of Jaipur Ms.Neelam Chopra ,Ms. Elizabeth Thomas ,Ms.Pooja Garg and Ms. Riju Shrivastav shared their experiencesa on how they are using Google apps in the classroom .Ms .Nidhi Jain was declared the 5th GEG lead from Jaipur and the 3rd from Xaviers .The responsibility of the GEG LEADS is to bring awareness and motivate other educators to use Google apps in the classroom .
                                                                       There were many fun games organised by Ritika Narang and Nebu Abraham like  google housie ,dart game and treasure hunt .We all had a wonderful time playing them .For once we all became kids .GEG team had arranged for some snacks and GEG muffins which were awesome .

In the end GEG leads shared how they will motivate and take their task ahead so that it benifits more educators .

traditional things used in Google colours to make the event look googly

GEG LOGO made by RITIKA and NEBU

Sonia ,Neelam and Asha

Making it look googly.....Rashmi and Deepanjali

Funky educators......Sankranti ,Sindhu ,5th GEG lead Nidhi and Jinsy

Vice Principal,Xaviers Mr. Yogesh Bhatnagar ,REv.Fr.John Ravi Principal Xaviers ,Mrs.Suniti Sharma Principal MGD school and Mr. Michael Castelino

want that.....earn that GEG muffin

googly learners

Amazing GEG muffins

Yes we will bring the revolution
Jinsy,Elizabeth,Viny,Himanshi,Kanika,Preeti and Aditi

GEG lead Ms.NEELAM CHOPRA

GEG INDIA

Educators decorating the venue

hi frns 

Ritika Nrang from Google ,Neelam Chopra ,Pooja Garg and Riju Shrivastav

google colours traditional decorations

Ms.RITIKA NARANG

NEBU ABRAHAM