IUCAA - Khagol # 129 - Oct 2022 - English

TeacherTraining: 1. Two-day science toys and telescope- making workshop was organized by the District Education Department, Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, for the school teachers in the district, on the 27th and 28th of May. Rupesh Labade, Tushar Purohit, and Maharudra Mate were the resource persons. 62 teachers and 20 students participated in this hands-onworkshop. 2. A Teachers' training workshop on Telescope handling, operating and science toys demonstration was organized by Discovery Science centre [Kerwadi] and Samaj Kalyan Ashram school, Maharashtra on the 8th of April 2022 for the teachers from Samaj Kalyan school, Jalna and Kerwadi and Z i l ha Par i shad Schoo l , Sang l i , Maharashtra on the 23rd and 24th Sep 2022. The workshop was conducted by Tushar Purohit and Rupesh Labde. 60 teachers from10 schools attended this workshop. 3. A similar workshop was conducted on 9th April 2022 at Paratwada, Near Amr awa t i . The wo r k shop wa s conducted by Maharudra Mate. 30 teachers participated and learned about operating a telescope in this workshop. 4. A week-long series of sessions in Schools in Lucknow city and suburbs was conducted by Shivani Pethe from 22nd June to 30th June for more than 130 students from Basic School, Sadrauna and Primary School, D a d u p u r . T w o S c i e n c e T o y s Demonstrations for teachers were also organized at the Awadh Public school for 80 teachers from across Lucknow and for 15 teachers from Pancha Sankul yojana in which representative teachers from different government schools assembled to also have discussions about policies and curriculum inUttar Pradesh. 1st April : Kisan Veer Mahavidyalaya, Wai conducted by Rupesh Labde. 3rd April: Scifun Vipnet Science Club Goa conducted by Shivani Pethe 8th April : P K Technical campus, Chakan conducted by Rupesh Labde. 13th April : Rancho Gurukul English Medium School, Kedgaon conducted by Rupesh Labde. 21,22 April : Kothari International School, Kharadi, and Kondhwa conducted by Rupesh Labde. Science Toys Demonstrations and Talks | KHAG L | No. 129 - OCTOBER 2022 | 19