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In-house capacity building of teachers through action research culture can ensure quality of education: A short note.and a sketch note

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 Short note It is all the more desirable to make inservice teacher and educator development experiential and action learning based in the present times. of fast changing technology. The mastery over techniques of action research, in-house research, lesson studies, contextual intervention designing, creation of alternative learning resources, etc., is required in order to build the capacity of teachers and empower them since best for teachers too is 'learning by doing' "Experience is the teacher of all things,” this is what Julius Caesar had said long ago. It is through action learning techniques involving planning, acting or doing, reflecting or reviewing and refining cyclic phases, an experience causes learning and development.  Thus, real learning is learning by doing rest is mere consumption of inert informance and useless cognitive load of words both for teachers and students. Sketch note Read carefully the following sketch note and reflect on it to gain insight on act

International Gita Mahotsav in Haryana's Kurukshetra to be held from Nov 28 to Dec 15, 2024: Message of Holy Scripture through Gita Acrostic

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  In 2024, the International Gita Mahotsav is going to be held in Kurukshetra from November 28 to December 15 with Tanzania as partner country and Odisha as partner state. The craft and Saras Mela will kick start from November 28 while main event will take place from December 5 to 11 including an International Gita Seminar at the local university, Various events related to the International Gita Mahotsav will be organized at places falling within the 48 Kilometres of the periphery of Kurukshetra town to  showcase Indian heritage, religiosity, spirituality, traditions and culture. There are going to be a number of spiritual discourses, Gita verses' recitations programmes, cultural performances, and art and craft exhibitions. The Gita Jayanti Mahaparva is going to celebrated on December 11. According to Haryana Tourism Department, "Srimad Bhagavad Gita remains the ultimate guide to humanity through the philosophy of – Karma – Selfless Work. Gita Bhoomi Kurukshetra witnessed this

Optimism and positive principle spell success: Sketch note and haiku

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  Optimism and positive principle spell success: Sketch note and haiku ~Lalit Kishore SKETCH NOTE   HAIKU To live life fully Focus on that’s positive Focus on purpose *** Haul up your spirits Believe, try, strive till perfect Make success your choice *** Be optimistic Persevere and keep moving You’re bound to succeed **** Optimism, hope, trust – Bound to take you to places Be the change model

Sketch note on spiritual dimension of social pedagogy and haiku

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  Sketch note on spiritual dimension of social pedagogy and haiku ~ Lalit Kishore HAIKU Humans have in-urge To discern purpose of life And connectedness  ~*~ We have dormant sense To connect to all others And know our real selves    ~*~ There is inner quest To connect to the cosmos Bigger beyond self    ~*~ Make classroom process A caring relationships web To support learning  ~*~   Solidarity – Equity, inclusion make Group pedagogy    ~*~ Create and make classroom Community of learners And seekers of life    
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 Life is cyclical; birth and death are illusions: A Sketch note and haiku  ~Lalit Kishore SKETCH NOTE   HAIKU Human life's three phases - Cyclical birth, life and death Our states of makeover ***   Birth and death events - Mull over to awaken self To find life's meaning *** Birth and death are false - Life is perpetual transformation Illusions cause strife! *** Purpose of birth is - To self-realise pious gift of life To live well – Soulfully! *** Birth and death happen - Life can be created as wished Strive to realise aim

Pedagogy of spirituality: Haiku

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 Pedagogy of spirituality: Haiku  ~Lalit Kishore Do teach soulfulness - But with formative wisdom As an open quest *** Let seeker find out - No more indoctrination! No mere wordiness *** Learn spiritualism As self-implicating study With teacher as guide *** Sermonize not Make not spirituality Mundane and trivial *** Liberal teaching – Liberating learning ways Open-quest are paths      

Truth is beyond the duality of being or becoming; Haiku

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  Truth is beyond the duality of being or becoming; Haiku  ~Lalit Kishore Truth – a mystery – Beyond being and becoming – Pure, pious awareness! *** Any duality Causes pain, sorrow in end Though it may be ‘being’ *** Truth is infinite It is with no attributes - Beyond words and thoughts *** To self-realise Truth Deem yourself non-physical  Beyond body-mind