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Dr. Voore Gurunadha Rao Bags

NCERT National Award

r. Voore Gurunadha Rao bags
NCERT National Award for
DInnovative Practices and Ex-
periments in Education for Schools
and Teacher Education Institutions
for the year 2021-22. Dr. V.G. Rao
works as a Physical Science teacher
at ZillaParishad High School, Kam-
balapally, Mahabubabaddistrict.Dr.
Rao presented a research paper
Titled “The Effectiveness of ‘7E’
Learning Cycle Model and Simula-
tions on High School Students’:Un-
derstanding and Motivation in
Physics Concepts” to the NCERT.
In conversation with Edusure, Dr.
Rao shared his happiness on winning
the award.

What motivated you to choose
this topic? What is 7E model? learning process become a consider- award for the year 2019-20 too.I par-
Physics must be taught and learn ation of researchers to combine ticipated in Young India for Biodi-
in a very effective way. The effective- ‘Electrical Current and Circuits in learning models using computer me- versity XI conference held at Hyder-
ness of physics teaching may vary Electricity’ unit is included in the dia with the advantages of 7E Learn- abad (Conference of Parties to
with the style of teaching, methods physical science curriculum for the ing Cycle. Here in phases of 7E Learn- Convention on Biological Diversity)
being used in teaching, classroom secondary grade of high school. In ing Cycle we applied computer in October 2012 organized by the
management, the correlation be- this, one of the constructive learning integrated with media in which there Ministry of Environment and Forest,
tween the teacher and the learners approaches we used is 7E Learning are activities and video simulations. Government of India and Centre for
and so on. To strengthen the teach- Cycle.The lesson comprised of the Environment Education.I also en-
ing, learning and the education sys- following phases: Elicit Engage, Ex- What are your other couraged and helped students to bag
tem it is needed to implement some plore, Explain, Elaborate, Extend and achievements and contributions? the Infosys travel award at the 100th
innovative teaching practices which Evaluate. Indian Science Congress Kolkata and
will further lead to social transfor- Besides professional functions, I Bangalore.
mations. Could you brief us on the role of excelled in academics by attending I take pride in inculcating scien-
technology in this model? How various national and international tific temper among students and en-
What is purpose of your study? is it beneficial to students? conferences in subjects Physics and couraging them to participate at var-
ious state level, national and
Education and honed my subject and
The purpose of this study is to de- teaching skills. I have a Doctorate in international competitions. My stu-
velop a new innovative method, 7E 7E Learning Cycle facilitates Education and submitted 90 re- dent B. Madhu of class IX at Zilla
Learning Cycle-simulations ap- learners to actively construct their search papers to various national and Parishad Secondary School, Par-
proach based on the learning mate- own concepts by interacting with the- international conferences and my re- vathagiri in Mahabubabad mandal
rial and interactive guidelines for physical and social environment. The search papers and Articles were pub- was selected for a National Level
teachers, in the virtual laboratory en- importance and influence of the tech- lished in national and international Competition on Climate Change or-
vironment simulations. nology, especially computer, in the journals and selected for NCERT ganized by the Ministry of Environ-
ment & Forests, GOI.Bhanoth-
Madhu received the award from
former President of India, Dr. A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam on January 4, 2013.D.
Anjali of ClassIX at ZPHS at Kam-
balapally, Mahabubabad district also
received the prestigious 'Infosys
Foundation - ISCA Travel Award'
from Israeli scientist and Nobel Lau-
reate, Prof. Ada Yonath, at the 107th
Indian Science Congress, Banga-
lore.The credit of encouraging 70
students and involving them in 14
projects that were presented at the
National Children’s Science Con-
B. Madhu receiving award from former President of India, D. Anjali, receiving Infosys Foundation - ISCA Travel Award from Israeli gress (NCSC) in the year 2008 also
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at 100th Indian Science Congress. scientist and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Ada Yonathat ISCA Bangalore. resides with me.

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