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to encourage students to ure out ways and means to difficulties you
learn science with enthusi- engage children in the encountered when creating I am pleased His TLMs
asm and curiosity. I hope learning process. The best these models? to see my are
that my continuous thrive teaching-learning ap- When I began to bring child grasping
in preparing the student- proach is to create TLMs my ideas to the floor, I impressive,
friendly learning environ- that can arouse interest in struggled with gathering science concepts and my child's
ment and teaching method- the subject. Furthermore, the equipment needed to through Muddu excitement to attend
ologies encourage students student involvement in dif- build effective TLMs. Krishna Garu's practice Physical Science class
to develop a scientific tem- ferent academic activities I designed these models sessions."
per and aspire to a scientific will provide them with a using the materials avail- is contagious."
career to help shape the platform to discover the able at home. I worked Ex- - S Maruthi, - RamagiriDakaiah,
country's future. unknown, and exploration tra hours preparing the parent of class IX parent of class VIII
What is your advice to your will become a part of their TLMs during the Covid-19 student student,
colleagues? daily routine. lockdown. I utilized the S Ramcharan
I advise teachers to fig- What were some of the time to prepare such TLMs. R Soumya Sri

Mr. T N Sridhar, School Assistant, experiments on his own with the
Physical Science, ZPHS Yenman- knowledge he had acquired on his
gandla, Mahabubnagar District, own. He had a poor academic record,
spoke about the Innovative teaching but his newfound learning method
Methodology Presentation that helped him improve his performance
bagged him the silver medal at ISTF in science and other subjects. His at-
2022. His pilot study on joyful learn- titude towards learning inspired me
ing with 'self-collected' material is re- to develop the teaching strategy, 'Ef-
ceiving wide applause and helping fective Joyful learning with Self-col-
the children become self-reliant, lected Material'.
which is now becoming the keyword
in the country's development. Why do you think new methods of
teaching are required to impart
Can you tell us about your innovative education to students?
teaching methods of science?
Students hail from different socio-
Innovative teaching approaches economic and cultural backgrounds,
are required to meet today's educa- and each of them has unique talents
tional needs. The use of low-cost and and degrees of comprehension. It is
no-cost materials in the teaching- a challenge for every teacher to bring
learning process is becoming more all their students on a common plat-
popular. I did the same thing, but the form and ensure that no one is left
difference was that I engaged stu- behind learning and realizing their
dents as active players. In a pilot aspirations. Another challenge is the
study, I divided 54 students from students' exposure to digital devices
class 9 into six groups based on their and technology now. Visual learning
pre-test scores to assess their com- T N Sridhar, School Assistant, Physical Science, ZPHS Yenmangandla, took a big leap during the pandemic,
prehension abilities. Three of the six Mahabubnagar District, received silver medal for Innovative Teaching and students are more excited to
groups conducted experiments using learn lessons through experimenta-
my raw materials, while the remain- Methodology Presentation at ISTF 2022 tion. Routine classroom teaching
ing groups independently gathered may not meet students' learning de-
the required raw materials. At the chose this project for the subtheme crease self-confidence among the stu- mands, and the innovative teaching
end of this innovative drill, I observed of science learning for sustainable de- dents and induce scientific temper. methods can spark the curiosity to
that the groups of students who con- velopment. Furthermore, I observed children be- learn and supplement their pre-ex-
ducted experiments with self-col- coming engrossed in science classes, isting energy to take on the world in
lected materials performed better What new ways of teaching science which resulted in increased student their fields of interest. Also, it is the
than the other groups that completed have you adopted? What is the enrollment. For many years now, I teacher's responsibility to monitor
experiments with the materials I pro- outcome? have had the delight of guiding stu- the content that students watch on
vided. Self-collection of raw materials dents toward science exploration, the internet and teach them to only
improved their creativity, enthusi- In addition to this joyful learning which has ultimately led to my stu- look for academic content. Hence, my
asm, and active participation in reg- with self-collected materials, I impart dents winning prizes and having their teaching methods, which I adore, are
ular classes. They learn science with science using more methods like science projects selected at larger tuned according to the learning needs
more joy, show interest in exploring TMT (Two Minute Talk), Science platforms such as the National In- of students.
the subject, and remember the con- doubt box, Traditions and Science, spire-Manak Awards, SAKURA, India
cepts and contexts better. I have been Superstitions and Science, Educa- International Science Festival, What does this award mean to you?
using this strategy in my classes for tional Rangoli, etc. I could see this JNNSME, FOIN, and NCSC.
the past ten years. As a result, I wit- improve the ability to learn science This award serves as a sign of ap-
nessed students below average doing among below-average students, mo- What inspired you to write the preciation for my efforts and as a be-
better and those above-average im- tivate passive students to participate research paper on innovative ginning step in my ongoing quest to
proving their grades. To achieve a actively in the class, expand the scope teaching methods? improve the academic performance
positive outcome, I aggressively used for bringing in alternative materials of below-average students and reduce
this 'Effective Joyful learning with for experiments, create a friendly en- I observed M Ramu, a class 8 stu- the dropout rates through creative
Self-collected Material' method and vironment in the classroom, and in- dent, gathering resources and doing teaching approaches.

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