1. Effective communication can be with silence. Communication with body is a creative means of rearranging elements of reality to create something new and different. 2. Storytelling through visual art is an effective means of communication. 3. Body language is an important means of communication which involves smiling, raising a hand, etc. Listening actively without reacting is very effective in creating a congenial environment.

How Reading aloud offers numerous benefits - 1. It helps us practice proper pronunciation and enhances our fluency in the language. 2. It helps us in boosting confidence. 3. It engages multiple senses, providing more immersive learning experience. 4. Oral skills help in building and maintaining relationships, both professionally and personally. 5. Helps in problem solving by facilitating collaboration and teamwork.

The training was very innovative and interesting. Many new ideas of craft were taught that we can use in class to make teaching certain topics interesting.

1. Importance of story telling 2. Appropriate use of new types of teaching aids while teaching (art integrated learning) - shadow creator, Pattachitra katha, mask and story sheet with pictures, Hari katha (puppets and folk songs) and cardboard box with pictures to present a story. 3. Revival of traditional puppetry art forms, documentation, scripting and production. 4. Expressive narration to engage and help students visualise the characters. 5. Maintaining proper tone and diction while narrating a story. 6. Depiction with related pictures on a story board to assist memorisation.

The workshop revolved around the importance of movement for teaching in Primary schools. It focused on six principles of dance and the role they play in attracting the attention of students. Coordination of movements as a tool for learning keeps children involved and engrossed through rhythm of music. Students benefit from a free-style approach for different subjects.

The sessions focussed on effective use of body, face and voice to make teaching interesting and more effective. Emphasis on intonation, expression, voice modulation, pronunciation and enunciation. Facial expressions and pauses were stressed.

Pedagogic strategies to involve both learning and assessment; alternative strategies such as Individual, Group, Self and Peer Assessment using various skills.

Benefits of CBA: learner engagement, effective utilization of time and environment, equitable learning opportunity, and a shift toward authentic assessment.

Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning: research-based practices that help students improve achievement and experience the motivational power of controlling conditions for success.

1. Regular, formative and competency-based assessments. 2. Promoting learning and development of students. 3. Test higher-order skills (analysis, critical thinking and conceptual clarity).

1. Teach science with materials available in surroundings. 2. Teaching science without props. 3. Folk art as an effective tool for teaching science.

Perspectives and strategies of assessment; importance of documentation for comparison and evaluation; various forms of assessment.

1. Analytical studies of topics taught at Sr. Secondary level 2. Transactional strategies in teaching of Mathematics

Problem solving with different activities; Application of Newton's law using games and real life situations; Explanation of light using toys; Human eye model; simulation for Ohm's law; sound activity; use of light beam for image formation.

Basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Networks. Takeaways included implementation using Python programming language.

Insight into transcription; roles of enzymes; clear view of translation; step-by-step process of DNA replication and associated facts (Central Dogma).

Understanding formed elements in blood via CBC comparison; insight into genetically modified organisms; references to genetic engineering in plants and animals.

Overview of recombinant DNA technology, host–vector systems, gene cloning, and applications.

Dr Jitendra Bera (IIT Kanpur); Dr Savita Bargujar (Ramjas College, DU); Dr. Balaji Sikandar (IIS Bangalore); Dr. Sanjib Banerjee (IIT Bhilai) Organizers: Dr Sonia Ratnani (Ramjas College, DU); Dr. Sourav Pal (Ashoka University); Dr Rakesh Kumar (Delhi University)

Learned new strategies & recent techniques to simplify teaching across topics: • Organic Chemistry (Electronic Displacements, Inductive Effect) • d & f Block Elements (Ionization Enthalpy, Oxidation States, Interstitial Compounds, Electrode Potential, Lanthanoids & Actinoids) • Safe & Greener Labs (MSDS, first aid, disposal, 3Rs, green experiments) • Spot tests (Organic & Inorganic), Pedagogy: Flipped & Blended learning, Misconceptions, Modifying lab teaching • Stoichiometry, qualitative analysis, common-ion effect • Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids (mechanisms incl. HVZ) • Coordination Compounds (CFT, spectrochemical series, synergic bonding) • Chemical Bonding (MOT & VBT) • Thermodynamics (2nd & 3rd laws, Gibbs energy, numericals) • Chemical Kinetics (collision theory, activation energy, Arrhenius) • Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers (mechanisms; effect of substituents on acidity of phenol)

1. To understand cell cycle and cell division 2. To know the life and times of Gregor Mendel and cell cycle

• What is development? Oviparity, Viviparity, Ovoviviparity • Major cell division patterns: holoblastic (complete), meroblastic (incomplete) • XX vs XY and sexual phenotype • Globin gene expression only in RBC • Gene activation at specific developmental times • Spermatogenesis and oogenesis • Stem cell concept

Photosynthesis: synthesis of organic compounds from water and CO₂ using light; primary source of biological energy and free oxygen; redox process coupling water oxidation with oxygen release and CO₂ reduction to carbohydrates.

Understanding concepts of Maths and Science using techniques like paper folding, Coulomb's scale, etc.