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New Variants and the Challenge of the Third Wave

  After touching the height of 4 lakh new cases daily in the second wave of Covid-19 in India, the number of people infected is now on the decline, however, the possibility of a third wave remains. After the relaxation of the lockdown, people have stopped caring about the people. They are out on a walk in the mountains, as if paying their last vengeance. In this way, you are putting everyone with you to a new level. Four waves occurred during the Spanish flu global pandemic that occurred nearly a century ago. The third wave of the current novel coronavirus phone-2 has arrived in many countries. A Belgian woman has been found to be suffering from two variants (senior) simultaneously. This has made the situation more serious. A woman has also been found in India, who has got a Covid infection again after a year. The current surge in Covid cases in the US, South Africa, and Southeast Asia is related to Corona's Delta Variant. This model is one of those four variants of Covid. Which ha

Teaching for Complex Learning & Robust Knowledge

  What Is Robust Knowledge? Various studies point to three important characteristics of robust knowledge-it is deep, connected, and coherent. Deep knowledge is knowledge about underlying principles that allows experts to recognize the same principle based features in seemingly different problems.  Teaching for Robust Knowledge Some strategies incorporated into most teaching approaches are: Practice, Worked Examples, Analogies, & Self Explanation. Practice : Over learning, practicing even after doing skill or a procedure makes performance smooth, fast, and automatic. Practice can be effective in developing procedural knowledge of how to do things, but not beneficial itself helping students learn analogous things-solve knowledge across. Retrieval practice or testing is better than restudying for remembering information. Worked Examples : Worked examples can support the development of robust knowledge by managing cognitive load that student’s working memory not overwhelmed. This leave

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE

  Blog Submitted by Dr.Ajay Sharma ECE Dept. JIMS Gr.Noida BUY ONE GET ONE FREE  It looks like marketing but in real life it has many meanings. If we buy “anger” we get “acidity” for free If we buy “jealousy” then “headache” is available for free If we buy “hate” we get “ulcer” for free If we buy “stress” then we get “blood pressure” for free Similarly, if we buy “ trust“ from conversation, then “ friendship “ is received for free. If we buy “exercise” then good “health” is available for free If we buy “peace” we get “prosperity” for free If we buy “honesty” we get “good sleep” for free If we buy “love expressions” then we get “God's grace” with all the good qualities Now it depends on us what we should buy.

The Art of skillful Teaching

  We often wonder what makes a successful Teacher…. The basic requirement is the love for Teaching. When we reflect back to identify the keys to successful teaching it is narrowed down to very simple steps and requirements.  Passion, warmth and understanding are traits strongly associated with the teacher’s success. Research has proved that student’s learning is enhanced in a positive emotional climate, the teacher takes student needs and perspective into account; and the teacher is not harsh or sarcastic. Teachers who provide clear presentations and explanations have students who learn better. Successful teachers are clear about the objectives they need to achieve. They are meticulous in their planning – as it impacts the learning the most. The planning is done for various levels – annual, term, unit, week and day wise. It is important that all of them are coordinated. Planning not only eliminates uncertainty but also provide flexibility for optimum learning to take place. The teacher