Detecting pathways to scale: Discovering the key catalysts and barriers to teacher EdTech Adoption in India
Detecting pathways to scale: Discovering the key catalysts and barriers to teacher EdTech Adoption in India Author : Kavita Tailor, Associate Manager Ei Over the past decade, numerous EdTech interventions have been introduced and trialled in India’s government schools to improve student learning. Though there is a growing body of evidence to demonstrate the positive…
Strategic Partnerships Crucial For Transformative Educational Interventions in India and South Africa
Strategic Partnerships Crucial For Transformative Educational Interventions in India and South Africa Authors: Pranav Kothari & Swarnali Chakraborty Executive Summary The article delves into the critical challenges facing education systems in India and South Africa, contextualized within a broader global crisis of learning poverty as reported by The World Bank, UNESCO, and UNICEF. It argues…
Building lesson plans – Using Competency focused questions and assessment data
Building lesson plans – Using Competency focused questions and assessment data Decision making-A data driven process What is common between Google, Amazon and Netflix? Apart from being corporate giants in their respective domains, the everyday decision making of these companies is based on data. Google has created a People Analytics Department that supports HR to…
Exploring Education of Nagaland: Insights and Reflections on Teaching Landscape
Exploring Education of Nagaland: Insights and Reflections on Teaching Landscape My year kicked off in January 2023 with a capacity building workshop for teachers of the Nagaland Board of State Education (NBSE). The workshop focused on the “Art and Science of Question Making” and aimed to equip teachers with the skills to craft good questions….
Key Principles for Creating High-Quality Assessments
Key Principles for Creating High-Quality Assessments Key Principles for Creating High-Quality Assessments Student assessments are a key part of the education system. The data and insights they generate provide valuable feedback on the performance of students, teachers, schools, and the education system in general. Additionally, because stakeholders in the system place great emphasis on good…
Every Student Can Potentially Self-learn Using Technology
‘Today, Every Student Can Potentially Self-learn Using Technology’ The interview, which was originally featured in the May 2020 edition of EDge by Central Square Foundation, proved to be so insightful that we deemed it worthy of a re-run on this National Technology Day. Here’s an excerpt of our conversation with Sridhar Rajagopalan, the Co-founder and…
India’s Public Exam System Needs Reform
Every exam season brings a torrent of news of exam glitches, paper leaks and promises of strict action to prevent such occurrences in the future. Yet, even by those standards, the past few months have been blighted by a string of controversies. Last month, Uttarakhand enacted a law that provided for a minimum of 10…
Preparing Our Children for the Future
Preparing Our Children for the Future Judit Polgar is a chess grandmaster considered the strongest female chess player of all time. She became the world’s youngest grandmaster in 1991 when she was 15 years and 4 months old – beating the legendary Bobby Fischer’s record. She was also the youngest player ever be rated among…
How to Create a High-Quality Cuet
How to Create a High-Quality Cuet The article was originally published in Hindustan Times on 3rd October: Read the original article here The idea of a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is inherently a good one. Since admissions to colleges test for similar subject proficiency, there is no need for multiple tests when one good test —…
Dialect Vs Standard Language Acquisition and EdTech Solution
Dialect Vs Standard Language Acquisition and EdTech Solution Today is Anil’s first day at school. Most of his day is spent in trying to understand what the teacher is saying. He fails to understand some parts of the language spoken at school. This is not how they speak at home, although it is quite similar….