National Curriculum Framework (NCF - 2005) and State Curriculum Framework (SCF – 2010) emphasized on constructive approach of science learning. There are many government organizations like NCERT, many non-governmental organizations and also many individual educationists have developed experiments, activities and kits which will help teachers in executing constructive approach in classroom. Many organizations and even government bodies organized teachers training workshops to demonstrate how these experiments can be used in the classroom.

However, it was observed that, teachers respond to these workshops well, but the constructive approach of knowledge was not getting reflected in actual teaching - learning process in the classsrooms. Thus, different module was developed and tested in 15 schools as a pilot project under the guidance of Hemant Lagvankar. (Read the Project Report)

The first phase of the training programme was completed in the year 2015-16 in which 1060 secondary school teachers were trained through 44 workshops of two days each. All the teachers received a kit containing raw material for preparing learning aids. During these two days workshops, teachers learned many concepts in the school syllabi through activities and experiments.

Teachers' Manual of Training Programme (Bilingual)

The module of the training programme was well appreciated by participant teachers and government officers from the education department. The first phase of the training program generated 30 resource persons from each district for the successive levels of the training.

Read : Project Report of Phase-I Mission NCF Training Programme 2015-16

The training programme became popular and many organizations and institutions demanded to conduct these workshops for them.

• "Pashchim Khandesh Bhilla Seva Mandal”, Nandurbar organized this workshop on July 10 - 11, 2015 and 24 teachers who work in tribal schools were trained.

• "Kawish”, Mumbai organized two such workshops on August 29 - 30, 2015 and on October 17 - 18, 2015 through which 52 teachers who work in Urdu medium schools were trained.

• "Pratham”, Mumbai organized a workshop on October 14 - 15, 2015 with the support of Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi in Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. 44 teachers were trained in this workshop.

• Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India gave grant to conduct two workshops for the teachers working in tribal schools. These two workshops were conducted on February 15 - 16, 2016 in Chandrapur and on February 25 - 26, 2016 in Palghar. 39 and 46 teachers were trained through the workshops at Chandrapur and Palghar respectively.

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