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Virtual Summer Workshop
Webinar Organised by
teachers to upgrade themselves, attain a set of
differential skills, and improve upon practiced
strategies. Before starting the summer break, on
25th May 2020, 3 days Webinar on Lesson Planning
was organised for the teachers of Montfort
School, Delhi. The workshop was conducted by
G. Pongal Punitha, a renowned educationist, who
guided teachers in adopting more efficient ways of
teaching, planning, and strategizing their lessons
and activities so as to maximize learning for
students.
Bro. Thampy Alex WEBINAR THEME - NUANCES OF LESSON
Principal, Montfort School, Delhi PLANNING - Ch: 1-3
Montfort School, Delhi arranges regular in-service Day 1, 25 May 2020
workshops for its faculty, realising the importance
of keeping the faculty abreast with the latest trends q The session began with a silent prayer to ensure
in education for an effective teaching & learning the overall health of mind and soul. All the
environment. On Monday, 25th May’2020, a three participants prayed to the almighty under the
days workshop on Effective Lesson Planning was guidance of the Principal Bro. Thampy Alex.
organized by the Principal Bro. Thampy Alex, q Bro. Alex introduced the resource person
with a goal to enhance teaching standards in the G.Pongal Punitha, to all the participants, by
institution. All the faculty members attended & extending warm greetings to her.
participated in this workshop enthusiastically. q The training session began by asking questions
Resource Person to the participants regarding how they prepared
lesson plans etc. Teachers actively participated
and responded to the speaker.
q Day 1 workshop was based on the Topic
Importance, Purpose & Components, 3 Domains
of Lesson Planning & Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956)
q Speaker emphasized that the teacher can
facilitate learning by creating a lively, playful,
and experiential learning environment in the
classroom. A new concept of SMART (Specific-
Measurable-Achievable-Result Oriented-Time
G. Pongal Punitha bound) was discussed.
Director, The Infini Leader’s Academy q The session was interactive throughout, as the
speaker asked numerous questions to ensure
G. Pongal Punitha is a multifaceted, inspiring
educationist. Founder – Director of The Infini productive learning.
Leaders’ Academy, through which she has an q Various motivational/Situational videos were
exceptional experience in guiding parents and played to ask teachers how they can apply the
teachers to mould the pillars of this nation to their different methodology in different situations.
maximum potential. q The speaker encouraged teachers to promote
higher-level thinking and problem solving
WEBINAR SUMMARY
q Day 1 ended with a doubt clearing session.
A teacher is a learner before he/she is a teacher. Day 2, 26 May 2020
The spirit of bettering oneself is what defines
an educationist. In this regard, it is essential for q The session kick-started with recapitulation
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