National Teacher Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions Department of Teacher Education
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) invites project proposals from teachers and teachers educators working in all recognized schools and teacher education institutions at all levels for undertaking innovative Practices and Experiments.
School teachers and teachers educators, willing to participate in the competition would submit the project proposal to the Principal, Regional Institute of Education (RIE) of the region concerned by 31st July, 2017.
Brief Information Bulletin of the scheme can be obtained free of cost from any of the
following addresses or downloaded from the NCERT website at www.ncert.nic.in.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 016
National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions
In the early sixties, the then Department of Extension Programme for Secondary Education launched a Scheme entitled “Seminar Readings Programme for Teachers and Heads of Secondary Schools.” The scheme provided an opportunity to teachers to write detailed papers in English or in any other modern Indian language on teaching procedures or techniques, which they found most effective. The papers were submitted to the Extension Service Department of the NCERT. From time to time, changes were made in the Scheme and its scope was widened with regard to its nomenclature, nature of participation, eligibility criteria, specification of themes, procedure of submission of papers, short listing of papers, number of awards, eligibility for cash prize, amount of cash prize etc.
Till 2004-05, the Scheme was known as “All India Competition on Innovative
Practices and Experiments for School Teachers and Teacher Educators”. There was a provision of 100 cash prizes of Rs. 2,000/- each (70 for school teachers: 50 for elementary level and 20 at secondary level, and 30 for teacher educators: 20 for elementary teacher educators and 10 for secondary teacher educators).
The scheme was reviewed by the NCERT during 2005-07 with the help of faculty
members of RIEs and some external experts in the area of school education and teacher
education. The review led to the reformulation of the Scheme as „All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions.‟
After the implementation of the Scheme for about ten years, it has been felt that
individual teachers and teacher educators attempting innovations need to be accorded recognition by giving them awards at the national level. Therefore, the scheme has been rechristened as ‘National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions’ from 2017-18 onwards.
The main objectives of the scheme are to:
sensitise teachers and teacher educators about the potential of innovative practices
and experiments for improvement of teaching-learning;
encourage teachers and teacher educators to try out innovative ideas and practices for improvement of different areas of school education and teacher education;
encourage teachers and teacher educators to identify problems they face in their
teaching learning process and adopt a realistic approach to find their solutions;
create an environment in schools and teacher education institutions to ensure
sustainability of innovation; and
provide a forum to teachers and teacher educators to share their innovative ideas with all the stakeholders.
Innovation is typically understood as the introduction of something new and useful, for example, introducing new strategies or modified methods, techniques, practices, products and services. The definitions of innovation include:
Teachers and teacher educators can undertake innovations or conduct experiments on any aspect of their work related to teaching-learning, training or management of schools/colleges
of teacher education in order to enhance efficiency of the institution to overcome problems and difficulties they face in day to day functioning. A few suggested examples are given below:
Tachers and teacher educators from recognized schools/teacher education institutions at all stages are eligible to participate in the Scheme:
Any teacher of Pre-school (pre-primary), Elementary (primary and upper primary),
secondary and senior secondary school recognised by State Board/CBSE or any
other recognised Board; and
Teacher of any recognised Special Education School.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) invites project proposals from teachers and teachers educators working in all recognized schools and teacher education institutions at all levels for undertaking innovative Practices and Experiments.
School teachers and teachers educators, willing to participate in the competition would submit the project proposal to the Principal, Regional Institute of Education (RIE) of the region concerned by 31st July, 2017.
Brief Information Bulletin of the scheme can be obtained free of cost from any of the
following addresses or downloaded from the NCERT website at www.ncert.nic.in.
- Head, Department of Teacher Education, NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016.
- Principal, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), located at Ajmer, Bhopal, Mysore, Bhubaneswar and Shillong.
- State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)/ State Institute of Education (SIE) in your own state/UT.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 016
National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions
INTRODUCTION
In the early sixties, the then Department of Extension Programme for Secondary Education launched a Scheme entitled “Seminar Readings Programme for Teachers and Heads of Secondary Schools.” The scheme provided an opportunity to teachers to write detailed papers in English or in any other modern Indian language on teaching procedures or techniques, which they found most effective. The papers were submitted to the Extension Service Department of the NCERT. From time to time, changes were made in the Scheme and its scope was widened with regard to its nomenclature, nature of participation, eligibility criteria, specification of themes, procedure of submission of papers, short listing of papers, number of awards, eligibility for cash prize, amount of cash prize etc.
Till 2004-05, the Scheme was known as “All India Competition on Innovative
Practices and Experiments for School Teachers and Teacher Educators”. There was a provision of 100 cash prizes of Rs. 2,000/- each (70 for school teachers: 50 for elementary level and 20 at secondary level, and 30 for teacher educators: 20 for elementary teacher educators and 10 for secondary teacher educators).
The scheme was reviewed by the NCERT during 2005-07 with the help of faculty
members of RIEs and some external experts in the area of school education and teacher
education. The review led to the reformulation of the Scheme as „All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions.‟
After the implementation of the Scheme for about ten years, it has been felt that
individual teachers and teacher educators attempting innovations need to be accorded recognition by giving them awards at the national level. Therefore, the scheme has been rechristened as ‘National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions’ from 2017-18 onwards.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME
The main objectives of the scheme are to:
sensitise teachers and teacher educators about the potential of innovative practices
and experiments for improvement of teaching-learning;
encourage teachers and teacher educators to try out innovative ideas and practices for improvement of different areas of school education and teacher education;
encourage teachers and teacher educators to identify problems they face in their
teaching learning process and adopt a realistic approach to find their solutions;
create an environment in schools and teacher education institutions to ensure
sustainability of innovation; and
provide a forum to teachers and teacher educators to share their innovative ideas with all the stakeholders.
WHAT IS AN INNOVATION?
Innovation is typically understood as the introduction of something new and useful, for example, introducing new strategies or modified methods, techniques, practices, products and services. The definitions of innovation include:
- Process of making improvements by introducing something new;
- Process of implementing new ideas for improvement of teaching learning process;
- An idea, strategy, method or device;
- Changes that create a new dimension of performance in any aspect of teaching learning; and
- A creative idea that is realized through the use of alternative strategies or techniques.
- Capabilities of realising a desired change continuously in order to sustain it over a period of time.
SCOPE
Teachers and teacher educators can undertake innovations or conduct experiments on any aspect of their work related to teaching-learning, training or management of schools/colleges
of teacher education in order to enhance efficiency of the institution to overcome problems and difficulties they face in day to day functioning. A few suggested examples are given below:
- Devise a new approach/instructional strategy in any subject area;
- Prepare and use innovative teaching-learning materials including ICT;
- Identification and mobilization /use of resources drawn from the local community/ environment for improvement of teaching-learning;
- Develop local specific curricular materials for teaching-learning;
- Develop innovative strategies for classroom management leading to an improvement in the organizational climate or better use of available resources in the class or school;
- Management of inter-personal relationships;
- Assessment of learning outcomes of students;
- Evolve strategies for inculcation of Peace and other human values;
- Devise strategies for educating differently abled children;
- Study learning styles of children/student-teachers/ teacher educators; and Sensitizing and empowering disadvantaged groups.
ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION
Tachers and teacher educators from recognized schools/teacher education institutions at all stages are eligible to participate in the Scheme:
School Teachers
Any teacher of Pre-school (pre-primary), Elementary (primary and upper primary),
secondary and senior secondary school recognised by State Board/CBSE or any
other recognised Board; and
Teacher of any recognised Special Education School.
Teacher Educators
- Teacher educators of Teacher Education Institutions at Pre-primary/Primary/ Upper primary/Secondary level offering Teacher Education Programmes;
- Teacher educators of Colleges of Education including CTEs, IASEs and University
- Departments of Education offering B.Ed. /M.Ed., B.El.Ed.,B.A.B.Ed. and B.Sc.Ed. programmes; and
- Faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and
- Training (SCERTs) and State Institutes of Education (SIEs) offering teacher education programmes.
NUMBER OF AWARDS
- For School Teachers 40
- Pre-primary/Primary/Elementary school 20
- Secondary/Senior Secondary Schools 20
- For Teacher Educators 20
- Teacher Education Institutions at Pre-primary/Primary/Elementary levels 10
- Teacher Education Institutions at Secondary level 10
- Total number of Awards 60
SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS
Teachers and teacher educators shall submit project proposal in given format to the Principal, Regional Institute of Education (RIE) of the region concerned (Annexure-1) latest by 31st July every year. The project proposal should be submitted in the following format:
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