Union HRD Minister
launches NISHTHA to build capacities of 42 Lakh government teachers across the
country
New Delhi:
Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
launchedthe National Mission to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary
level- NISHTHA, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic
Advancement at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi today.During the
programme, NISHTHA Website, Training Modules, Primer Booklet and a Mobile App
were also launched by the Minister.
Speaking on
the occasionthe HRD Minister said that this is the largest teachers’ training
programme of its kind in the world. Giving further details, the Minister said
that the basic objective of this massive training programme ‘NISHTHA’ is to
motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in
students. He said that 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, the
Minister elaborated. He further said that it is the Prime Minister’s dream that
the quality of our teachers should be such that they should command worldwide
respect.
Shri Ramesh
Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ disclosed that this training programme has been included as
one of the two transformative ideas from this Department for the 100 days
programme of the Government. 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.
Shri
Pokhriyal highlighted that the initiative is first of its kind wherein
standardized training modules are developed at national level for all States
and UTs. However, States and UTs can contextualize the training modules and use
their own material and resource persons also, keeping in view the core topics
and expected outcomes of NISHTHA.
The Minister
informed that the training will be conducted directly by 33120 Key Resource
Persons (KRPs) and State Resource Persons (SRP) identified by the State and
UTs, who will in turn be trained by 120 National Resource Persons identified
from National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), National
Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA),
KendriyaVidyalayaSangathan (KVS), NavodayaVidyalayaSamiti (NVS), Central Board
of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Non-Government Organisations.
It was observed
that the expectation from teachers in the present day is different and includes
many new attributes. Teachers today are also expected to be aware of the
provisions regarding Gender, The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and
the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The integrated
programme therefore seeks to train all heads and teachers as first level
counsellors to be alert and responsive to the needs of the students, in
addition to promoting joyful learning and taking special care of the
requirements of special children.
The
prominent features of this integrated programme are activity based modules
including educational games and quizzes, Social-emotional learning,
motivational interactions, team building, preparation for school based
assessment, in-built continuous feedback mechanism, online monitoring and
support system, training need and impact analysis (Pre and Post training).
In order to
enhance professional development of teachers, special emphasis has been given
on design and development of training modules. The training Modules for NISHTHA
have been developed through a consultative process involving the suggestions
from the States and UTs and CBSE, KVS, NVS, School Principals and
Non-Governmental Organizations, such as Kaivalya Foundation, Tata Trust, Azim
Premji Foundation and Aurobindo Society.
This mega
capacity building programme has been integrated with technology to ensure
smooth facilitation, availability of digital content and technology enabled
teaching methods to support the teachers. A Mobile App and Learning Management
System (LMS) based on MOODLE (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning
Environment) have been developed by NCERT (https://nishtha.ncert.gov.in/). LMS
will be used for registration of Resource Persons and Teachers, dissemination
of resources, training gap and impact analysis, monitoring, mentoring and
measuring the progress online.
In order to
ensure sustainable impact on classroom transactions, this integrated training
programme is embedded with post training interventions including provision of
mentoring. After the completion of KRP training, National Resource Persons will
regularly be in touch with KRPs through WhatsApp/Facebook groups etc and will
form Quality Circles that will work to share ideas, challenges and their
solutions and best practices. This will help in building pedagogical skills and
connecting with peers, thereby leading to improvement in learning outcomes of
the students.
The programme
was launched by in the presence of Smt Rina Ray, Secretary, Department of
School Education and Literacy and other senior officers from MHRD, all States
and UTs, Senior Policy Makers and Heads of Institutions.
Source | https://indiaeducationdiary.in/
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