By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Sep 29: In a bid to improve the learning outcomes of the children, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, (SEMAM), Department of School Education & Literacy (DSEL), Directorate of Educational Research and Training (DERT), in collaboration with Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission, and Centre for Research in Schemes and Policies (CRISP) organised a three-day workshop from 26th to 28th September 2023 on building Structured Pedagogy for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Skills.
This workshop aimed at equipping the teachers with appropriate teaching-learning material in order to improve the quality of teaching in the classrooms.
During the Three (3) day workshop the participants got an understanding of Foundational Stage Education (Early Childhood Education and grades 1,2 and 3) envisaged under the National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework 2022.
They learnt about various aspects of FLN, features and impact of structured lesson plans in improving student learning outcomes, best pedagogical practices in literacy, numeracy and in multilingual contexts.
The event was held at DERT Annex, Malki, Shillong and inaugurated by Minister for Education, Rakkam Sangma,
The workshop sessions were anchored by organisations like Central Square Foundation, Pratham Education Foundation, Azim Premji University, Madhi Foundation, Room to Read, and prominent educationists like Dr Binay Pattanayak, Consultant, World Bank & UNICEF.