Category Archives: EI Contributors
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Detecting and Nurturing Giftedness – The Challenges and Opportunities
What is Giftedness? Every child is unique as most parents would readily testify. Yet, there are individuals who stand out for their singular accomplishments. What sets apart a poet [...] -
Game-A-Thon at RidgeValley school, Delhi.
We recently conducted a game-a-thon event at Ridgevalley School, Delhi-Gurugram. The students were shortlisted based on their sparkie count from April till January. 15 students [...] -
In conversation with Alka Murthy- Principal, Zydus School, Ahmedabad
Ma’am tell us about your journey in education; from being a teacher to a principal of one of the most renowned schools of Gujarat! (chuckles) First of all, let me tell you getting in [...] -
Travelog: EDM Conference 2018
In July 2018 I got a chance to attend International Educational Data Mining (EDM) conference in Buffalo, New York to present a paper on ‘Contextual Derivation of Stable BKT parameters [...] -
Why our children do not want to become teachers- a reflection.
When I started working in education domain, I used to wonder why there are no Maria Montessori, no Thorndike, and no Piaget ever coming from India. With the passage of time, I came [...] -
Summertime Madness- Why ASP is more than just A “Nerd Camp”
Aarya Newasekar, studying in grade 8, at Oakridge International School, Einstein, Hyderabad pens down her experience of the ASSET Summer Programme It [...] -
THIS IS HOW INDIA’S MOST GIFTED SCHOOL STUDENTS SPEND THEIR SUMMER
ASSET Summer Programme is a place for curious young minds to get to work! This summer we got to witness a remarkable gathering of 164 of the brightest students from 37 cities [...] -
E-nnovate: A classroom strategy
‘Aaj kuch different karte hai!’ This is the motto for the current education scenario in our country. With the aim to improve the learning levels of our students novel approaches [...] -
Importance of Non-cognitive skills in Education
In a survey of high school dropouts, 69 percent said that they have not been motivated or inspired enough to work hard. The overall success of students has been narrowly [...] -
Project based learning
Imagine yourself to be an architect who has been given the task of planning a whole city. Take a few seconds and think about all the aspects you would possibly consider, all the [...]