in Action

@

School, Hyderabad

Presenter:

Ms. Maya SukumaranPrincipal, Gitanjali School, Begumpet

Gitanjali School – A Profile snapshot

• Founded in 1985 by Mr Uma Karan (Chairman) Ms. Gita Karan (Director)

• Boards offered : ICSE |ISC |CIE

• STEM Education Partner Creya Learning

Other Accolades

Leadership mantras of 28 best school principals – Article by Education World featuring 28 School leaders

National Best teacher Award -2004 Presented by President Kalam to Ms Gita Karan Best Schools of India – Education World Survey

1st in AP, 3rd in South India, 8th at India level (In Top 10 for 4 consecutive years 2009 – 12)

STEM Education @ Gitanjali – A Robust Initiative

STEM Education @

Gitanjali By

CREYA LEARNING

STEM Education @

Gitanjali By

CREYA LEARNING

Constructivist Pedagogy

Constructivist Pedagogy

StructuredCurriculumStructuredCurriculum

DeepExpertise

DeepExpertise

Professional DevelopmentProfessional

Development

STEM Education @ Gitanjali – Expertise

Distinguished Technology & STEM Educators

Interdisplinary Trainers

International Exposure to STEM Education

Under Grad – Science / MathUnder Grad – Science / Math

Masters – Arts / HumanitiesMasters – Arts / Humanities

10+ Years of STEM Teaching10+ Years of STEM Teaching

Albert Einstein FellowsAlbert Einstein Fellows

Leadership roles EducationLeadership roles Education

Design Thinking ExperienceDesign Thinking Experience

STEM Education @ Gitanjali – Constructivist Pedagogy

Completely hands-on Project based experiential learning

High Precision Manipulative sets enable building real world working prototypes

Digital Media Manipulative like Audio / Video for Technology Literacy

Includes Engineering Design Sets and Robotics for constructivist learning

STEM Education @ Gitanjali - Professional Development

•All Teachers from Math, Science & Language Arts to understand STEM

•160 hour Training program schedule with 40 Hours Every Year for 4 years

•Towards Self Reliance & Integration into school DNA for STEM teaching

STEM Education @ Gitanjali – Curriculum driven

• Structured STEM curriculum - a must to drive promised learning outcomes

• Continuous Assessment through a rubrics framework for measuring progress

• Based on (ITEEA) standards but taking into account NCF standards

Truly STEM – Program High Lights

InterdisciplinaryStudents will experiment with wheels and axles by building a cart following step by step instructions given in the course book. The instructor will lead a class discussion regarding how technology has changed over time.

Students will now design and build a new motorized vehicle while being given a limited set of wheels, axles, blocks and other parts . Students will be given a limited money (INR 2,000) to build the fastest vehicle. 2x2 blocks will cost INR 25, 2x4 blocks(INR 50), wheels(INR 100)…………………………………..

Science

Technology

Math

Engineering

Real World LearningReal Students will design and build a plumbing system for an apartment complex. Make sure that the pipes from all the houses lead into a common septic tank

Technology & Digital LiteracyFind a current event that concerns you and investigate. Find footage of the event or film your own, including interviews with people involved, if possible. Write a news script on the event and create a short news feature that draws attention to the issue. Use video-editing as necessary

Video of STEM Education in Action @ Gitanjali