The 5th Global Conference on Education was organised by Edu Solutions, on 18 April, 2013 at the India Habitat Centre. Teachers representing our School were Ms. Nausheen Wasi and Ms. Bhanu Batra. The conference aimed at helping 'accommodating the average and the diverse'. It was divided into 3 sections, namely, Diversify, Explore and Develop.
The first section highlighted Diversity in education. A well-known clinical pychologist, Prof. Dr. Aruna Broota discussed Student affairs: Learning, experience and diversity. She discussed the roles of the persons involved in the growth of the student, namely, parent, teacher and school; the parents want a perfect picture of their child, the teacher wants to finish the curriculum, tests and evaluation in time, whereas, the school wants to develop a good name. In between all this it is the average child who has to suffer and may sometimes feel rejected. She highlighted a number of instances from her experience.
With increasing globalisation it is considered also important to create globally-smart students. This area was addressed by Mr. Shirish Gupta, Founder and Director of Mnemonic Education. He emphasized that a counsellor plays a pivotal role in making a student globally-smart by helping the student in his personal and professional growth.
The first session ended with a demonstration on the use of Shiksha.com. This presentation was given by Mr. Prakash Sangam, Executive Vice President and Business Head of Shiksha.com. The education website helps students explore new career options and make smarter choices.
The second section highlighted Exploration of Specified learning disability. Ms. Deepinder Seekhon, Coordinator, SEN Department DPS Indirapuram, discussed the low class performance of a student due to many hidden factors. This included dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, ADD, etc. Specific case studies were also discussed in relation to learning disability. She also specified that this could be due to neurobiological disorder, hereditary, trauma or medical condition during infancy.
The session was taken further by Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Program Director-Expressions India, Sr. Consultant Psychiatrist, Moolchand Medicity, who was the Key Speaker. Amongst the panellists were Ms. Jyotsna Bharadwaj and Ms. Astha Bajaj, specialists in the area. The two topics discussed were Inclusive School Leaders and Planning Adolescence. It was pointed out that if problems were not addressed at the right time they get compounded with other adolescent issues as the child grows. It was concluded that it is the team work of school heads, teachers, parents and therapists that is required to help a child. Mr. Anupam Desai, Executive, Apple Technologies, suggested the use of apple devices in education. This interactive technology can be converted into innovation and creativity. Thus, suggesting it's use at school as a collection of thousands of books for reference and extra knowledge.
The third section highlighted the Development of the teacher-student relationship. Ms. Dilruba Kalsi, Education Consultant for Cambridge group of Schools, dwelt upon completing the course versus developing an impactful student-teacher relationship. She said that it is important a teacher should not be textbook-driven, rather should be effective and inspirational. A few cases were discussed to clarify the difference between the two. A teacher needs to create a climate of equal opportunity for participation, it was concluded.
The session then proceeded with the topic Ubiquitous and lifelong learning by Ms. Jyotsna Bharadwaj, Progressive Educator. She said that it is important that teachers help a child discover himself/ herself. A positive learning environment has to be created where all students feel comfortable, wanted, valued and accepted. This will maximize the learning of every student, it will help children and youth become fully participating citizens of society; it will also help build a sense of community and create a better world for all of us.
By Ms. Nausheen.
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