A two days training workshop for the capacity building of Science teachers concluded today at Army Goodwill School, Wyne Kupwara. CSIR – Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine organized this training workshop in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK with the support of Army Goodwill School (AGS) on 2nd and 3rd May, 2024. Total 49 Science teachers from various government schools of Kupwara / Tangdhar participated along with the teachers from AGS, Kupwara. The program was organized under the patronage of Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director IIIM and guidance of Er. Abdul Rahim, Head IIIM (Br.) Srinagar under the flagship of IIIM Jigyasa program.

Mr Hemant Lagvankar, a key resource person of this training programme said, “The aim of this teacher development programme was to give teachers the new techniques for delivering and engaging concepts in Science effectively. Teachers were introduced to proven active learning techniques that can be applied easily in a science context, helping students to develop their conceptual understanding. Teachers got the opportunity to learn some practical science experiments that could be adapted to be used in any setting, including those with no traditional laboratory facilities”.

Participating teachers thoroughly enjoyed the proceedings when they actively learned the techniques like Dart, Tarsia, Dominoes, etc. Deputy Chief Education Officer of Kupwara – Mr Manzoor Ahmed was present on this occasion. Mr Ahmed urged teachers to take these innovative techniques into the classroom and make Science teaching effective and joyful for the students.