The transition from\non-campus to online teaching and learning is not easy. It has been a huge\nlearning curve for me personally and also for all the teachers at Tatva who\ntill sometime back, were not so tech savvy. However, the Covid-19 crisis has\nchanged all that. We are living in extraordinary times. The world around us has\nradically transformed within the past couple of weeks and months into a\nscience-fiction movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The idea of being able\nto just port what you’re doing in a classroom into an online environment has\nits own problems. But trying to do that in the midst of a pandemic is another\nproblem altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even in this time of\n\u201csocial distancing\u201d, we cannot forget the fact that education is not just a cognitive\nprocess. It is also a social process. As teachers, the way we form these\nrelationships with our students online and the way we facilitate our students\nto form these relationships with their peers online still is and will be the\nkey to the success of any kind of online teaching and learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The management at Tatva\nGlobal School was quick to transition to online teaching and learning, and\nprobably was among the very first schools to realize that online learning was\nthe most viable alternative. We had the courage to go beyond just sending links\nfor children to access and learn on their own. We created personalized\npresentations with a voice over given by the specific class teachers \/ subject\nteachers to provide a personal touch, a systematic approach to the process and all\nthat made a huge difference. We took the road less travelled!! And it made all\nthe difference! It took great effort to organize, plan, assimilate and execute\nonline classes for our students but at the end it was a very fruitful and\nsatisfying experience as we were able to deliver quality learning, which was\nwell appreciated by all the stakeholders, especially parents, our partners in\nthis process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, what were\/are the\nreal challenges of online teaching and learning? Women teachers need a special\nmention, here as the rigours of doing the daily chores and managing online\nclasses efficiently, can take a heavy toll on their overall health and well-being.\nHowever, credit goes to these teachers who have made it possible and always\ncame up with a pleasant smile when facing the students online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a herculean task\nto prepare a step-by-step guide on how to access and use online learning tools\nand curriculum, making sure that this information was presented in various\nformats including video and text, ask families to make sure all students \u2013\nespecially the youngest learners \u2013 knew how to log in to the apps or access the\nlinks and know their passwords. Teachers needed to know how to take attendance,\nprovide extra tech support and make sure parents and teachers knew how to ask\nfor help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the IT team had\nworked long hours with service providers like Google and enabled us, the\nteachers. with our lessons. It was a tumultuous ride and now after a week, we\nare sailing smooth on rough waters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been a beautiful\nlearning experience for all involved and I hope that normalcy is restored as\nsoon as possible\u2026 Happy learning.. Always!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pavani Dokka<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice Principal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tatva Global School<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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