Intel and
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Initiatives to Progress
Global economic and social
trends over the past few decades have had profound implications on educational
reform and the use of technology in schools. The pervasiveness of Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) have changed the way people live and made
it necessary for educational systems across India to reinvent teaching and
learning to prepare students with 21st century skills.
Perceiving this need for change and leading
the movement for inculcating 21st century skills in the curriculum,
the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) joined hands with Intel and signed an MOU with the
objective of:
Preparing
the students for the emerging knowledge society- Motivating Students and Teachers for Global Competition
- Improving Conceptual Understanding and Developing Constructivist
skills through the use of multimedia and interactive web and applications
- Helping students gain Higher Order Thinking Skills through
Research, Communication and Productivity Strategies and Tools and
Assessments.
Intel and KVS organized several other
ventures to bring about a dedicated change in education across
1.
Leadership Forums
Principals play a crucial role in providing
the necessary support and learning opportunities to improve teaching practices
and raise student performance. In 2006, Intel and KVS conducted their first
Principal Leadership. 532 Principals of Kendriya Vidyalayas participated in
Forums at different KV locations and collaborated on discussions to encourage
integration of technology into classrooms, aimed at increase levels of student
learning.
2.
Empowering Subject &
ICT Teachers
During the In-Service
training of KV teachers in year 2007, Intel was called in to train the subject
teachers on Intel® Teach Essentials
Course for effective integration of Technology into their classroom
teaching. Along with it, ICT teachers of KVS were also trained on Intel® Teach Skills for Success Course
for building Digital Literacy, Critical Thinking and Collaboration among the
students of Class 6 and 7. To facilitate technology integration for students ‘Technology and Community’ and ‘Technology at Work’ are being
implemented with the students of Class 6 and 7 as their formal textbooks. A
second phase of training was conducted in 15 Kendriya Vidyalayas at 5 locations
across the country in the 2nd week of April’08. The teachers participated in
the Training Program enthusiastically and developed projects that not only
softened the subject boundaries but also integrated technology judiciously.
The next milestone in the
history of association of Intel and KVS
was the Intel® Teach Essentials Online Course. A total of 505
teachers participated in a professional development course infused with
research-based approaches to integrate technology into the classroom.
During the Face-to-Face
session of training, teachers explored the possibilities of current web-based
collaborative technologies and other software applications before selecting the
most appropriate tools to support student learning in their unit design.
A blog was created during the
trainings at each location sharing the participant’s reflections and
comments/suggestions on the Training Course.
These URLs of blogs created are:
- KV Pitam Pura: http://essentialsonlinecoursekvpitampura.blogspot.com/
- KV JNU: http://essentialsonlinekvjnu.blogspot.com/
- KV Akklulam: http://essentialsonlinekvakkulam.blogspot.com/
- KV Pattom: http://essentialsonlinekvpattom.blogspot.com/
- KV OLF Dehradun: http://teachessentialsonlinekvolfdehradoon.blogspot.com
- KV No 3, Jaipur: http://essentialsonlinekvno3jaipur.blogspot.com
- KV Shahibaug: http://essentialsonlinekvshahibaug.blogspot.com
- KV Nasirabad: http://teokvnasirabad.blogspot.com
- KV Sec 2 RK Puram: http://essentialsonlinekvno2rkp.blogspot.com
- KV Sec 3, Rohini: http://teokvrohini.blogspot.com
- KV Gole Market: http://teachonlinekvgolemarket.blogspot.com/
Number of short sessions varying
from 5 to 8 hours was organized during the In-Service Training program in the
year 2010. The summary of training program conducted is as under:
|
Date |
Venue |
No. of Participants |
|
9 May 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, No.1,
Delhi Cantt |
36 |
|
10 May 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sec 8 Rohini |
43 |
|
11 May 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, NFC, Vigyan
Vihar |
62 |
|
12 May 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sec 4,
RK Puram |
25 |
|
13 & 14 May 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, No 3,
Delhi Cantt |
50 |
|
15 May 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sec. 4
RK Puram |
44 |
|
8 June 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, AN Block, Shalimar Bagh |
36 |
|
9 June 2010 |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sec 3, Rohini |
33 |
During these sessions, one of the new offerings Project
Based Learning Approaches course, the latest short course under Intel®
Elements Course Series was introduced. The course offers opportunities to apply
Project Based learning in classrooms with Action Planning Exercises. (www.intel.com/education/elements).
Teachers also became the part of
the larger Community by registering on Engage
Online Community (http://engage.intel.com)
as one place, where in they can find all resources and share their experiences
with others.
The Teachers Engage community
focuses on core topics of the Intel® Teach Program—effective use of technology,
instructional design, project-based approaches, assessment of 21st century
skills and open-ended questioning.
3.
Orientation of Course
Directors/Principals/Resource Persons
KVS organized a workshop for Course Directors and
Resource Persons at Lucknow and Mysore. Intel was invited for an orientation
session that aimed at briefing the Course Directors/Resource Persons of the KV
on Intel Education Initiatives. It served as a platform for the Principals and
Resource persons to share their experiences and the steps taken by their
trained teachers in implementing Project Based Learning in their Vidyalayas.
The participants were also given an insight
about the Skills for Success curriculum and the methodology involved.
4.
Celebrating Successful
Partnerships
To celebrate the successful association between
Intel & Kendriya Vidyalayas, a showcase event was held on 25th March 2009
at the KVS head office. The event was graced by Senior Policy Makers –
Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners & Assistant Commissioners - involved in
various policy decisions related to
Academics, Finance, and Administration & Training.
The beneficiaries - Principals, Teachers
and Students also participated in the event to share their experiences. A very fine
example of this collaboration was the publication of the Project Based Learning E – Book, an important resource in
facilitating the teachers to adopt learning methodologies that align with the
National Curriculum Framework and NCERT Guidelines. The E-Book was released by
the Commissioner along with the inauguration of the ICT Resource Centre set up with the support of Intel at the
Zonal Institute of Education & Training Centre,
5.
Joint Contest for the “Best Integration of Technology in Education”.
To
felicitate teachers who have inculcated creative methods to enhance their
teaching and learning practices, Intel organized a Joint Contest for “Best Integration of Technology in
Education” for Regions, 
Schools, Teachers and Students of KVS and
The
Award ceremony was graced by Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister for Human
Resource Development, Government of India as the Chief Guest while Smt. D
Purandeswari, Hon’ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development,
Government of India was the Guest of Honor.
Teacher receiving the award from
Hon’ble Minister
Other dignitaries who attended the
ceremony were Smt. Anshu Vaish,
Secretary Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, MHRD; Shri. S C Khuntia, Joint Secretary, School Education, MHRD; Vice Chairman KVS &
6. Curriculum Support
Intel has provided KVS the copyrights of ICT Curriculum Skills for Success for
both Teachers and Students of Class VI and 
comprises of
the following Resources:
·
Teacher Book (manual for ICT
Teachers)
·
Technology and Community (TAC)
(Text Book for Class 6)
·
Technology at Work (TAW) (Text
Book for Class 7)
·
Help Guide CD (step-by-step
instructions for technical skills for
commonly used software applications)
The objective
of the curriculum is to encourage and develop 21st century learning skills with
a focus on developing technology skills, critical thinking and collaboration
among the students of Class 6 and 7.
7. Intel® Education Help Guide
The Intel® Help Guide is a flexible
resource for teachers and students to learn technical skills (word processing,
multimedia, graphics, and spreadsheet). The resource is available in a CD
format and online. (www.intel.com/education/helpguide)
A Demo workshop on the Digital Help Guide
Resource was conducted on Jan 21, 2010 at KV, Sec 2, RK Puram, New Delhi, with
an aim to introduce the resources as well as to discuss the usage and
implementation of the Digital Help Guide among students and teachers of
Kendriya Vidyalaya. 11 subject teachers from 4 Kendriya Vidyalayas in Delhi
participated in the workshop
- Initiative for Research & Innovation in
Science (IRIS)
IRIS - Initiative for Research & Innovation in
Science, is the merger of ‘Intel Science Talent Discovery Fair’ (ISTDF) and
Department of Science & Technology (
In an attempt to drive scientific research capabilities
amongst student participants, Intel provides an international platform for
young students to participate in the world’s most prestigious science
competition IRIS. The national winners of IRIS represent
Rishin Behl, KV, Mankhurd
(Mumbai)
Rishin
Behl, 18, Winner of IRIS 2006 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mankhurd (Mumbai)
has won total 5 awards at ISEF in individual category for Geophysics for
his project ‘A Novel Design for Magnetic Levitating Seismograph’
Hamsa Padmanabhan, was the Winner of IRIS 2005 for her project ‘Analysis
of a Simple Prototype for Magnetic Levitation. The project provides an
understanding of magnetic levitation of static extended bodies and shows that a
prototype can be built with inexpensive, everyday, materials.
Summary of Winners and their Projects is as under:
|
Year |
Project |
Name of the Winner |
category |
School |
|
2001 |
Low
Cost Bamboo Flask |
Delin Peter |
Physics |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bijapur,
Karnataka |
|
2002 |
E-Quake
Alert |
Anoop Kumar Sharma |
|
Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
|
2004 |
An
Algorithm for Hidden and Occluded Surface Removal from one or more Viewpoints |
Prathik George |
Computer Science |
Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, |
|
2004 |
Shatavari
- A Potential Enhancer of Breast Milk Production |
Shaarika S |
Zoology |
Kendriya Vidyalaya,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
|
2005 |
Analysis
of a Simple Prototype for Magnetic Levitation |
Hamsa Padmanabhan |
Engineering |
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pune, |
|
2006 |
A Novel
Design for Magnetic Levitating Seismography |
Rishin Behl |
Engineering |
KV, Mankhurd, Mumbai |
|
2009 |
Investigation
of a configuration of magnets used as a spring |
Devavrat Kulkarni |
Physics |
KV No.1, Colaba, Mumbai |
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9. The
Road Ahead The
mission of Intel Education Initiatives is to 'Accelerate 21st century
education' for the knowledge economy as be a trusted partner for governments
and educators. |