CBSE teacher workshop on secondary level Math

The CBSE Centre of Excellence, Delhi East, organised a capacity building programme on Mathematics (secondary) on 10 and 11 May 2023 at Good Samaritan School. The two-day workshop aimed to gather inputs from the teachers of different schools to design new creative methodologies for teaching Mathematics in a an interesting and innovative manner. Ms Alka Kanwar and Ms Payal Sharma of The Indian School and about forty teachers from prominent schools across Delhi-NCR participated in the workshop.

The resource persons, Dr Subas Raut (NCERT textbook committee member) emphasised the teaching of Mathematics through activities and questions based on critical thinking and decision making. Mr Rahul (member of the CBSE Course Committee) from Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, emphasised the importance of including competency based questions while setting papers. He explained the points which should be taken care of while composing case study questions and MCQs for the examinations.

Dr Subas Raut addressed the gathering in the first half of the session, where he engaged everyone in activities related to the various concepts in the NCERT text. The participants were divided into 8 groups of 6 members each and given handouts containing case-based and multiple-choice questions to solve. Finally, the participants were encouraged to discuss probable solutions in groups through mutual discussion. After discussion, the groups were called upon to speak about their respective activities. Each group and its members presented and explained views from their perspectives.

In another group activity, members collectively analysed case studies on errors commonly made by children whilst attempting calculations. Some of the topics most relevant were LCM, multiplication, distributive property, square roots and BODMAS rule.

The post-lunch session by Mr Rahul focused on the framing of case study based questions and MCQ in examination papers.

The speakers shared several points that teachers can follow in order to develop student interest in Mathematics. Some of these points are-

# encouraging activity-based learning

# encouraging paperless work

# making one day a bagless day

The sessions were interactive and extremely engaging. The valuable insights provided by the speakers will go a long way in helping teachers to make math classes more fun filled and delightful.