CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR
ENGLISH TEACHERS
BY
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, CBSE
A capacity building workshop for English (Class
12) was organized at SLS DAV Public
School, Mausam Vihar, Delhi by the CBSE on 21st and 22nd
July, 2017 which was attended by Mrs. Annapoorna Siddhartha.The topic for the
workshop was ‘Challenging Areas in English Core’.
It was attended by around 50 teachers from all over Delhi and NCR. The Resource
persons were renowned ELT experts, Mrs. Ruchi Sengar and Mrs Rajni Jaimini.They informed us about the
initiatives taken by the CBSE in the field of e-learning and discussed how to
make our class interactive. A well explanatory PPT on the topic -Key
considerations in teaching of English was discussed with the teachers. It gave
an insight on the role of time, environment, safety, materials and 100%
participation in reading, writing, literature including dramatics. A Fun
element was added where teachers were asked to choreograph a song using various
props. This presentation focused on the variety of e-resources available in the
discipline of English. This session was followed by presentation
of various fun-filled activities that can be taken up with children like-Mime,
vocal warm ups, music, rhythmic movements, etc. Ample videos and screenings
were shown and appreciated by the teachers.
The last session concluded with taking feedback from all the
teachers and sharing the take away from this workshop. Teachers shared that
they were enriched with knowledge and geared up to implement the same.