DAV Public School Organises Performance Enhancement Program for Teachers

Amritsar, may 27 (Punjab Post bureau) – A Two day Performance Enhancement Programme (PEP) for teachers of subjects English, Mathematics and Hindi was organised at DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar. The workshops were organised for the teachers of Std IV, VII and VIII  under the aegis of DAV CAE, Regional Training Centre (Amritsar Zone) under DAV Centre of Academic Excellence, DAV , College Managing Committee , New Delhi. As many as  49  teachers participated in the three workshops that took place simultaneously at different venues in the school. 19 teachers for English, 17  for Maths and 13 for Hindi from GND DAV Public School, Bhikhiwind,  MKD DAV Public School, Attari, DAV International School,  Police DAV Public School and DAV Public School , BBK DAV Public School, Yaseen Road & JRS DAV Public School, Chabhal participated in the workshop.

The workshop was inaugurated by the Regional Director Amritsar Zone Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Kamra Principal BBK DAV College for Women who is the guiding force behind this innovative approach.  She added that sharing of knowledge, skills and techniques go a long way in the development of a teacher which is directly related to  the growth of the students. She praised the school for organising the workshops meticulously. The skilfully planned workshops aimed at  enhancing the teaching – learning methodology by  bringing innovative techniques into the classroom. The resource persons Mrs. Anju Gupta and Mrs. Nina Williams for English, Mrs. Anju Arora and Mrs. Bharti Thukral for Mathematics and Mrs. Rajni Maheshwari and Mrs. Sucharu Dutta for Hindi felicitated model lesson planning and presented model lessons related to their subject.  The use of Power Point presentations, role plays, team work and other aids was highlighted and other aspects to interest the students in the class room lessons were discussed. The teachers were instructed on the importance of designing their own instructional material and relating the lessons to daily life for better understanding. Stress was laid on student centred teaching which can yield in the cultivation of values along with the text book lessons. A detailed discussion based on the text book lessons was undertaken by the resource persons for their subjects enabling the participants to clarify doubts for the benefit of the students. The resource persons engaged the participants in many interesting activities and encouraged the participants to present and share their experiences. The importance of  child friendly atmosphere and use  of positive remarks to boost the confidence of young learners was also discussed. Small role – plays based on text book lessons were also presented to  show how a lesson can become alive in the class and attract the students for better understanding.

            In the end queries of the teachers were taken up and format of question paper was also discussed. The workshops were a success as many new ideas and innovative ways to enhance teaching skills were developed. Regional Director (Amritsar Zone) Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Kamra Principal BBK DAV College for Women, said that it was a positive step towards enhancing academic performance and enabling students to gain knowledge with understanding of concepts. She added that such workshops are very important in keeping the teachers abreast with the latest trends in education. Dr. Neera Sharma Principal of the school, thanked the resource persons and all the participants for  being a part of the workshops. She said,” learning is a continuous process and knowledge is evolving every day. So, we must keep ourselves updated with it . “