Life Skill Through drama

LSTD- Life skill through drama

LSTD is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) aimed at supporting India’s National Educational Policy by using drama in education (DiE) to enhance life skills in children and motivate the teachers to teach the core curriculum effectively Area of Intervention Focuses on Teacher–training and overall development of underprivileged children

Key Geography Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan

Need for the initiative

Problem The conventional teachers’ training program not able to motivate them to realize the necessary change in their teaching skills, resulting in lax attitude towards such regular courses

Situation Before • Teachers finding this compulsory training, done via satellite, boring and tedious • The material used for the preparation often repetitive and irrelevant

Intervention Overview

The program is designed for the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) to enhance the classroom practice of primary school teachers by using life skills and innovative teaching method-Drama in education (DiE) Steps • Teachers kept engrossed by a conversation-like video presentation

About 4 hours our of the 5 hours long training comprised activities like drama, reflections, arts and crafts - less ‘listening’ more ‘doing’

Resources

Creation of OER-open educational resources Use of satellite in some States to stream the program OER accessible in a variety of formats - print, online, DVD, pen drive and micro SDs

Impact and Key Learning Achievements

The training program reached 2.5 lakh primary teachers of Gujarat state following an effective cascade method. A total of 36 teachers/ Master Trainers (MTs) groomed to further train 500 Key Resource Persons (KRP) and 8,500 Resource Persons (RP) who interacted with 2.5 lakh teachers of the State

Key Learning • Change the way we approach teachertraining through innovation • Introduce teachers to creative methods of teaching for application in the classroom