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Preparation of Educational Aids: |
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Teachers
design their own educational aids in the
form of folios, flow charts, booklets, etc.
highlighting the specific objectives of the
workshop. For example, during “Socially
Useful Productive Work/Work Experience” workshop,
a booklet on the steps involved in learning
of crafts or in a workshop on “Role
of Schools in Conservation of the Natural
and Cultural Heritage” an educational
aid on comparative studies in Architecture
can be prepared. The educational aids aim
at an academic approach to the study of art
and culture and its input in formal and non-formal
education.
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| 2.
Selection and completion of Projects : |
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Based
on the theme of the Workshop, the teachers
select projects and collect data using survey
sheets, resource books for making project
reports.
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| 3.
Quiz, Educational Games and Slide Shows: |
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For
creating awareness of the Natural and Cultural
Heritage, selected questions as in Quiz Programmes
or Educational games are introduced to the
teachers. Audio-visual presentations are
also made with this objective in mind.
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| 4.
Learning of Crafts: |
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Local
crafts of a region are taught to the participants
by traditional crafts persons using locally
available low cost material.
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| 5.
Learning of Songs in Regional Languages : |
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To
foster a spirit of national integration and
develop a sense of appreciation for the beauty
in music and different languages, selected
songs from different regions and languages
of India are taught to the participants.
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Educational visits : |
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Educational
visits to places of historical importance
such as monuments and museums, places of
natural importance such as sanctuaries and
nature parks are conducted during the workshop.
Specific Worksheets are designed for these
visits to develop skills of observation and
create an understanding of the aesthetics
and beauty inherent in the natural and cultural
environment. The teachers are encouraged
to prepare and use similar worksheets while
they take their students on such visits.
The role of students in conservation of the
natural and cultural heritage is also discussed
during these visits.
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| 7.
Interaction with local school students: |
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During
the workshops, the participating teachers
get an opportunity to interact with students
from the formal and non-formal stream of
education. Such opportunities help the teachers
to practice the skills they have acquired
during the workshop. Such interactions last
for 3-4 days during the Workshop where each
teacher is working with the students on a
one to ten or one to twenty ratio. Sometimes,
the students come to the venue of the Workshop
and at other times, the teachers are taken
to schools or other institutions.
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| 8.
Evaluation: |
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An
evaluation is conducted after each workshop
to gauge the comprehension of the teachers
and to test their grasp of the knowledge gained.
This regular feedback after the training helps
in developing approaches and methodologies
to improve the training techniques. |
