I am a teacher, an educator and a storyteller. I am someone who tries very hard to instill awareness about the environment, most importantly about our collective environmental responsibilities, in young minds. I’ve heard many ...
Using technology-enabled tools, a bit of creativity and making students partners in their own learning can create an engaging environment As a person engaged in empowering educators, I begin most of my sessions by asking ...
Young people cannot be influenced by just imparting knowledge to them, and dissemination of information is surely not the only goal of education. Rather, the aim of education is the overall development. This can be ...
Global consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) recently launched a mobile platform called EY STEM Tribe for girls aged between 13 and18, as part of their Women in Technology movement. The mobile application, developed in ...
Futuraskolan International Preschool, Brunbärsvägen is setting an example for preschools worldwide by creating a space that is appreciative of different perspectives and teaches the children to be culturally sensitive. The preschool, which opened in 2008, ...
Doll-making giant Mattel, Inc. who designs Barbie dolls, have partnered with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch their Barbie Dream Gap Project, to create dolls resembling a female astronaut. This is a step towards ...
Harvard University plans on encouraging young minds to initiate impact-based start-ups. The students will be allocated resources to come up with innovative solutions to address the problems educators face in the day-to-day running of a ...
What if you can get rid of waste and get eco-friendly building material in return? A group of students of Udaipur’s Techno India NJR Institute of Technology have invented “Wricks” – bricks made of waste ...
Don’t try to influence children’s natural interests – it limits their imagination and inhibits their growth The best way to make learning effective is to make it fun, and what’s more fun to toddlers than ...
A teacher cum parent’s views on how to guide children to choose their career. The minds of parents are always abuzz with thoughts of their children’s future, especially the parents whose children are studying in ...