Pune IISER: Know how to attend online workshops on science, math designed for students and teachers

Pune: IISER Pune’s Smt. Indrani Balan Science Activity Centre has been actively involved in conducting workshops for school teachers to help them incorporate activity-based teaching and learning in science and math education. In the current pandemic situation, the Centre has continued interacting with teachers by developing digital content and in the form of live sessions on YouTube on every Sunday. These sessions have reached around 10 lakh viewers and the feedback has been overwhelming.

As our present content is mostly delivered in the English language to reach a wider audience, there is a great demand for content in regional language. To fulfil this demand and to extend the reach of this intervention, IISER Pune is collaborating with Maharashtra State Council of Education Research and Training (MSCRET) Pune to conduct online workshops for teachers in Maharashtra. This online workshop series is titled, ‘Fun with Fun with Science and Math Activities!’ and is targeted for teachers and students of Science and Math. The series will be aired on YouTube every Saturday from October to December 12, 2020, between 11am to 12 noon.

What is there in workshop
In this workshop, various science and mathematics experiments that can be done with the materials readily available in your area will be demonstrated. Many of these experiments can be done by students at home. The workshops will also help teachers to teach science and math concepts in class or online. In these workshops, teachers will be given information on how to make science and mathematics education more stimulating and engaging in the classroom. Students will enjoy learning science and mathematics through actual practice. Students as well as parents can participate in these workshops.

Information on topics such as Fun with Heat, Properties of magnets and its applications, Relation between electricity and magnetism, Play of light, Production of sound and its properties, Understanding force and pressure, Fun with acid, base and salt, Race of chemical reactions, Know your Body, Fun with Perimeter, Area and Volume Etc. will be delivered through actual experiments in these workshops.

Online Workshop Address: YouTube Channel – IISER Pune Science Activity Centre

https://www.youtube.com/c/IISERPuneScienceActivityCentre

Every Saturday between 11 am. 00 to 12.00 noon
First Workshop on: October 3, 2020 (Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
YouTube link https:

Inaugural Programme
The Inaugural Programme of the first workshop will be held under the guidance of the following dignitaries.

Opening Ceremony: Saturday, 03/10/2020, 11.00 am

Inauguration by: Hon. Smt Vandana Krishna, Principal Secretary, School Education & Sports Department, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
Chief Guest: Hon. Mr. Vishal Solanki, Commissioner (Education), Maharashtra State
Prof. Sanjeev Galande, Dean Research and Development, IISER Pune
Prof. Harinath Chakrapani, Dean International Relations and Outreach, IISER Pune
Dr. Sourabh Dube, Associate Dean, International Relations and Outreach, IISER Pune
Mr. Dinkar Patil, Director, Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training, Maharashtra, Pune
Mr. Vikas Garad, Deputy Director, State Council for Educational Research and Training, Maharashtra, Pune