Akal Academy Kajri hosts Two Days Workshop on Hindi Teaching Skill Development!

With the objectives of sharpening teachers’ potential pedagogical skills and enhance effective teaching, Akal Academy Kajri Niranjanpur under the aegis of Kalghidhar Education Trust, Baru Sahib, hosted a Two Day Hindi workshop in collaboration with Cordova Publication Gurgaon, New Delhi. The Workshop was conducted by Mr Trilok Kaushik, a renowned educationist and author of School books.

To begin with, the resource person Mr. Trilok Kaushik and his team were welcomed by the host Principal Akal Academy Kajri, Mrs. Simran Kaur Thind and Mrs Rangbir Kaur, Cluster head of Akal academies U.P region. Later Mrs Kanchan Mishra HOD DEPT OF HINDI briefly highlighted the schedule of the workshop and welcomed the participating teachers from Akal Academy Kajri, Akal Academy Gomti, Akal Academy Telipura About 18 Hindi Language teachers of these academies attended the workshop with great learning zest, and enthusiasm.

In the opening session, the resource person called upon the need of the participants one by one to read Swara and Vyanjna. He elaborated on the need of correct pronunciation, accent of the same to bring accuracy in both spoken and written.

In the second half of the first day, problems faced by teachers and children in poetry and prose teaching and reading were widely discussed. Teachers’ queries were answered with examples taken from course books. Later teachers were motivated to compose poem in blank verse. In the concluding session of the first day feedback from the teachers was taken and their general queries were answered.

The second day of the workshop was practical based. Mr. Trilok Kaushik welcomed the participants and motivated the teachers to compose moral based story. A visual poem was shown and its critical appreciation was practically done by the teachers. To boost up writing skills, creativity of the learners, tips were given on formal and informal letter writing. During the entire workshop Teachers remained sincerely engrossed in their work. On the closing day Teachers’ feedback was taken, their general and personal teaching problems were taken into consideration. Finally feedback of the teachers was recorded and the Principal Mrs. Simran Kaur Thind thankfully bid adieu to the resource people and the participants. Mrs. Rangbir Kaur Cluster Head of Academies too expressed her satisfaction on the outcome of the workshop. She thanked Cordova Publications and the resource person Mr. Trilok Kaushik for his valuable contribution. It was really a wonderful learning experience for the teachers. Mr. Philip Xavier, (Media Coordinator), Mr. Pawan Katara RC coordinator too contributed a lot to make this workshop a success.

~ Tapasleen Kaur
~ New Delhi, 14th Oct ’15