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  Workshops of Royal Society of Chemistry  
     
 
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  Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a non-profit organization established in 1841 when 77 scientists – including doctors, educationists, manufacturers, and entrepreneurs – formed the Chemical Society of London, with dialysis inventor Thomas Graham as the first President. The UK-based organization undertakes many education projects across the globe including India, where-in large scale science empowerment project under the banner of Yusuf Hamied Inspirational Science Programme, envisioning to enhance the skills and knowledge of Indian science teachers as well as inspire school students to study chemistry at university.  
     
  The aim of the teacher development programme is to give teachers new techniques for delivering and engaging concepts in Science effectively. Teachers are introduced to proven active learning techniques that can be applied easily in a science context, helping students to develop their conceptual understanding and enthusiasm for science.
Teachers also explore some key science topics in-depth, learning about the misconceptions students may hold and how they can be tackled in the classroom. Teachers get the opportunity to learn some practical science experiments that can be adapted to be used in any setting, including those with no traditional laboratory facilities.
  
     
 

Hemant Lagvankar is working as a Teacher Developer and conducts training workshops for RSC under Yusuf Hamied Inspirational Science Programme. In the academic year 2021-22 from August 2021 to May 2022, Hemant Lagvankar has trained 1237 Science teachers from 815 schools through 186 workshops.

During the academic year 2022-23 from June 2022 to May 2023, 1569 teachers from 1064 schools were trained through 162 workshops.

 
   
     
 

During pandemic period, the workshops were conducted on an online platform. The duraion of each workshop was about two and a half hours to three hours. Teachers mainly from Nandurbar, Dhule, Nashik, Nanded, Thane, Mumbai, and Pune districts of Maharashtra state participated actively in these training workshops. As per the instructions from RSC, only 15 to 25 teachers were admitted in every batch so that each teacher can actively participate in the workshop.

From 23rd September 2022, offline training workshops in a face-to-face environment are being conducted regularly. Two days training programme is conducted for a batch of around 30 to 45 Science teachers.

 
   
     
  Collaboration with Regional Academic Authority (RAA), Mumbai, Government of Maharashtra :  
 

RAA is established by the State Government of Maharashtra as a center of guidance for educational institutes and schools in a certain region. RAA also works as a platform for research and experimental work in the educational domain. It also organizes programmes to train teachers the innovative teaching methods.

With the support of RAA, Mumbai, Hemant Lagvankar conducted 96 workshops for 32 batches and trained 662 Science teachers from 445 schools in Mumbai and Suburbs in the academic year 2021-22. Out of 662 Science teachers, 289 teachers were from 222 Mumbai Municipal Schools.

(Click Here to read the report of the workshops conducted in association with RAA, Mumbai in 2021-22)

  
     
  During the academic year 2022-23, training workshops for the teachers working in schools of Thane district were organized in collaboration with RAA, Mumbai. Hemant Lagvankar trained a total of 14 batches of teachers from 42 workshops, conducted from 14 July 2022 to 14 September 2022. All these workshops were conducted in online mode. 243 teachers from 185 schools of Thane district were trained through these workshops.  
 

(Click Here to read the report of the workshops conducted in association with RAA, Mumbai for the Science Teachers in Thane district during the year 2022-23)

  
     
  Participants' Feedback about the Training Programme:
Teachers enjoyed the workshops, and they found them extremely useful for their teaching practices. Many of the participants said that they have experienced such a different type of training for the first time. Teachers enthusiastically participated in the workshops and carried out many activities during the sessions. 		 
   
     
 
 
 
     
  Impact in the Classrooms:
Any teacher training programme becomes successful when teachers practice tools and techniques learned in the workshops during the actual classroom teaching. It is observed that many teachers are consistently using different tools and techniques learned in the workshop when they teach various scientific concepts in the classroom. The students also enjoy these active learning techniques and understand the scientific concepts in a better manner.		  
   
     
  Execution in Classrooms  
 
 
 
     
  About the Workshops:
 

Module:
The training programme consists of three workshops. These are:
• Moving towards Active Learning
In this workshop, teachers are introduced to the idea of active learning and try out some new techniques which they can implement in their classrooms.
• Developing Active Learning Techniques in Science
This workshop includes hands-on science experiments and active learning through games. Uses of videos, virtual labs, and simulations will also be discussed.
• Taking Active Learning Techniques further in Science
This workshop tackles abstract concepts in science. A discussion of common misconceptions and how they can be overcome is carried out.

 

Training Outcome:
By the end of the three workshops of Yusuf Hamied Inspirational Science Programme, teachers should be able to:
• Extend their repertoire of teaching techniques
• Plan a lesson using active learning strategies
• Access and explore the use of online resources to help students learn science
• Use diagnostic questions to challenge common misconceptions
• Explore the ideas behind students’ understanding of science subjects
• Use a range of active learning techniques to teach abstract concepts
• Use a range of active learning techniques to evaluate the understanding of students in science.