The NCERT runs an annual award scheme "Promoting Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institution." Under the scheme, 60 awards are given, of which 40 awards are meant for school teachers (Pre-primary/Primary/Elementary school= 20; Secondary/Senior Secondary Schools= 20) and 20 for teacher educators. The the selected projects are given a seed money of Rs.10,000 to support the implementation of the project. The last date for submitting the project proposal in prescribed proforma is 31st July 2024. (visit https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/programmes/teacherinnovation/info_b.pdf for further details)
According to the NCERT, the main objective of the scheme is 'to encourage teachers and teacher educators to identify problems they face in their teaching-learning process and adopt a realistic approach to find their solutions.' "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," adds the NCERT.
The NCERT informs that the teachers and teacher educators getting the seed money during a particular year shall not be entitled to receive the same again in the next three years. "However, they may participate in the programme and if the project is selected for promoting innovation they would receive the certificate only," it is told.
Once the proposal is approved, the project will be implemented and documented for submission to the NCERT as project report in with the headings as suggested by the NCERT. "Two copies of the project report in about 5000 words and its summary in about 500 words and a copy each of Annexures duly filled in should be sent to the Head, Department of Teacher Education, NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 016 before the suggested last date," informs the organizers of the scheme.
a) Genesis: In this section, teachers/teacher educators may briefly describe the background of the project, specifying the rationale for undertaking it.
b) Preparatory work/designing of the innovations: Teachers/Teacher educators may describe the preparatory activities undertaken for the execution of the project. Obviously, the preparatory work shall include mobilisation of required resources-human as and material.
c) Execution of the Project: Teachers/teacher educators need to narrate how the project was implemented and what activities were undertaken during different phases. The title of the Project and objectives of the Project needs to be stated in clear terms. Limitations and problems or difficulties, if any, may also be brought out.
d) Results/Outcomes: Teachers/teacher educators should clearly bring out the results achieved through the execution of the project and highlight if there is enough evidence indicative of improvement in some aspect of its work students learning outcomes, classroom management, inter-personal relationships, etc.
e) Conclusions and Implications: In this section, the teachers/teacher educators need to summarize the results and bring out educational implications for institutional improvement and specify the strategy to be adopted for sustainability of the innovation.
f) References/Bibliography: Listing of references of the literature consulted during the project documentation
The project reports will be evaluated on the following criteria reflected in the report. "Project Coordinator and Head of the School/Institute will be invited to present the report in National Seminar. The final selection for giving a cash award of Rs. 10,000 and certificate will be based on combined assessment rating of project report and its presentation in the National Seminar.
a) Imagination and creativity in the selection of the problem/project. b) Clarity in the statement of the study.
c) Rationale for designing the innovation and its objectives.
d) Effective and meaningful presentation and organization of content. e) Results/findings/ and conclusions in clear words.
f) Educational implications of the innovation, especially its utility for teachers, teacher-educators, students, student-teachers, parents and society.
g) Plan for ensuring sustainability of the innovation. Teachers/Teacher educators should submit a certificate in the prescribed Proforma from the Head of the institution where the innovation has been implemented.
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