Teleconferencing Programme - Dec. 7 To18, 2009

The Principal, DAV Public Schools, Subject: Teleconferencing December 7, 2009.

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Dear Sir/Madam, It’s our pleasure to inform you that DPPI is organizing subject-wise Teleconferencing sessions for secondary teachers on the newly implemented Examination Reforms and Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). The sessions shall focus on clarifying the doubts and ambiguities of secondary level teachers pertaining to the newly introduced system of school-based assessment with special focus on “Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE): Designing Formative Assessment Tasks.” Faculty from apex educational institutions such as NCERT, CBSE, CIE and Colleges of Education has been consulted in designing these programmes.

Schedule of Teleconferencing Sessions Beginning on Monday December 7, 2009 subject-wise teleconferencing sessions will be conducted for a period of six days as per the schedule given below. S.N Date o 1 Monday Dec, 7, 2009 2 Tuesday Dec 8, 2009 3 Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 4 Monday Dec 14, 2009 5 Tuesday Dec 15, 2009 6 Friday Dec 18, 2009

Subject English Sanskrit Hindi Science Maths Social Science

Time 10.30am-4.30 pm 10.30am-4.30 pm 10.30am-4.30 pm 10.30am-4.30 pm 10.30am-4.30 pm 10.30am-4.30 pm

Note: In the Sanskrit session in addition to Formative Assessment, queries of the teachers pertaining to 2010 CBSE Class-X Board examination will also be taken up.

Participation As the CCE is to be implemented at secondary level immediately and subsequently at middle level too, it is advisable that all teachers taking these classes may attend these sessions. It is recommended that Principals and Supervisory Heads may also attend these sessions as they have to supervise and ensure implementation. The date-wise schedule of sessions is given above. You are requested to ensure not only attendance of your teachers for these programmes but also recording of the sessions so that CD’s could be provided to teachers for ready reference. We look forward to receiving any queries and doubts that you have pertaining to CBSE’s new system of assessment, which we shall definitely address through the teleconferencing sessions. For any queries you may contact the Subject Coordinators Mrs. Indermani Jain - E.O.- (cell no. 9873121119) All Languages and Social Science and Mrs. Rajni Bala - A.E.O. (cell no. 9312906200) – Maths and Science. With warm regards,

(Rashmi S. Chari) Asst. Director- Education DPPI, DAVCMC. Encl:

Working Paper

Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE): Designing Formative Assessment Tasks Teleconferencing Sessions from December 7-18, 2009. Telecast on IGNOU’s Gyan Darshan 2 channel

Working Paper In October 2009, the CBSE formally launched its Examination Reforms by replacing the Class X board examination with a School–based system of Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). Assessment of student learning through board examinations at secondary level was marked with rote–memorization, urgency and anxiety for the students. The newly introduced Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) as designed by CBSE has divided evaluation till secondary level into ‘Formative Assessment’ and ‘Summative Assessment’. Formative Assessment being the continuous assessment of learner’s progress through out the instructional process and summative assessment being the conventional end of the term exam taken twice a year. The CBSE Teacher’s Manual gives guidelines for organizing formative assessment in the school for all subjects being offered at secondary level. According to it the new component ‘Formative Assessment’ is aimed at regular improvement of the learner’s knowledge and skills. For this the teachers will monitor the learner performance on a day-to-day basis with the objective to identify

the learning gaps (diagnosis) and offer customized remedial inputs to the learners. Since CCE has been implemented in all the CBSE affiliated schools from October 2009 onwards, there is a felt and expressed need for teacher training in the area of Formative Assessment. DPPI is organizing a teleconferencing workshop on ‘Continuous & Comprehensive Assessment: Designing Formative Assessment Tasks’ for teachers of secondary level.

Objectives The scope of the Examination Reforms by CBSE covers the entire gamut of teaching-learning practices as evaluation (or assessment) of student learning is envisaged as an integral aspect of day-to-day teaching learning process. In order to successfully implement these reforms in DAV Schools DPPI is organizing teleconferencing sessions through IGNOU’s Gyan Darshan 2 Channel from December 7-18, 2009 for all subjects to be taught at secondary level. It is envisaged that by attending these interactive sessions the teachers will • Be oriented in its basic philosophy of Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) • Understand the concept of Formative Assessment of student learning. • Design Lesson- Plans in order to create learning conditions that are conducive to stress-free assessment of student learning. • Learn Skills to develop tools and techniques of Formative Assessment which are different from the usual pen and paper test.

Resource Persons & Experts

Faculty from apex educational institutions such as NCERT, CBSE, CIE and other Colleges of Education has been consulted in designing these programmes. Subject-wise teams of bright and creative teachers from prominent DAV Public Schools of Delhi have been identified to work under the guidance of eminent resourcepersons and subject-experts to design exemplars of instructional and assessment materials. DPPI faculty is coordinating the entire initiative.

Publication The subject-wise exemplars of instructional and assessment materials produced by DPPI will be printed and circulated to all the DAV Schools subsequently. The materials will also be uploaded at the DAV Progressive Teachers Network, a social network site for DAV teachers initiated by DPPI. (Rashmi S Chari) Asst. Director- Education DPPI, DAVCMC.