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SCERT - SIKKIM
“Empowering Society Through Education”
Annual Report 2017-18
State Council of Educational Research and Training
Human Resource Development Department
Government of Sikkim
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Vision of SCERT
“Sikkim with excellent educational institutes as centres of learning,
innovation and knowledge creation that empowers society through
education.”
And its Mission is -
“To facilitate transformation of schools in Sikkim” by -
Enabling an environment of collaborative and high performance culture.
Enhancing experiential learning through contextualized curriculum.
Enhancing life skills and values through appropriately developed curriculum.
Providing interactive forums for the teaching community.
Building capacity of teachers through trainings/orientations/workshops.
Developing leadership skills of school heads and teachers.
Creating an awareness to build strong community participation in education.
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FOREWORD
When we look back at any year, a number of key events and themes seem to stand out
and define it. For SCERT/ Sikkim, the year 2017-18 has been eventful, lots of hard work, and
a glorious year with learning and sharing with Heads of Schools, Educators, as well as the
students of the state.
I think, SCERT/ Sikkim has immensely lived up to its designate as ‘academic authority’
of the state. State Educators Conference has become a regular feature and is in its third year
of progress, where in the teacher educators of the state meet to freely share in their vivid
experiences, methodologies, and findings with the participants. Renowned experts from
various fields are also invited to SCERT to share their expertise with faculty in the form of in
house seminars. Besides this, Team SCERT also moves out of its comfort zone and visits
the remotest corners of the state to share with the educators the latest in pedagogy and
content of all the subjects in the form of research and training. The students are also made
partners of innovative learning by SCERT, by going to their respective districts and giving
them a platform for showcasing their talents in Science Seminar, Role Play and Folk Dance
Competition, State Level Science Math and Environment Exhibition (SLSMEE), to name a
few. The selected students after rigorous screening represent the state in the national level.
The heads of schools are also made partners of innovative practices and were invited
to SCERT for a month long ‘Leadership Course’. The programme was to build the leadership
capacities of school heads with the aim to transform the schools as, centres of excellence.
The programme was conducted by the State Resource Group (SRG) comprising of faculty
and officers from SCERT, HRDD and various other Departments, adhering to the resource
book prepared by National Centre for School Leadership (NCSL) and NUEPA.
The mammoth and daunting task SCERT undertook in 2017-18 was to bring out new
textbooks for the students of the state. The need was felt that our students are getting very
less exposure in their old textbooks, to the changes in the modern world and burning issues
that require immediate attention and ratification. Hence, the need. SCERT discussed this issue
with higher authorities of the state which was gladly accepted. SCERT then collaborated with
UNESCO – MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace), New Delhi and Ajim
Premji University, Bengaluru, and started this new venture and is progressing rapidly to give
its students new textbooks of classes I, II and III. These textbooks will have SDG (Sustainable
Development Goals) a concept, used only by Sikkim in the entire country and probably the
world!
As days turn into weeks, weeks into months, SCERT works on tirelessly to live up to the
expectations of its clientele i.e mainly the diverse teaching community. Every hour some new
pedagogy is evolving and the old one is being overhauled or completely discarded and if we
are not constantly fine tuning ourselves, our teaching might become ‘obsolete’. Hence, SCERT
pledges its unanimous and unflinching academic support to all its fraternity in all their
endeavours of guiding the students from darkness to light!
- Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Director, SCERT
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LIST OF SCERT OFFICERS, FACULTY AND SUPPORTING STAFF
OFFICERS
Sl. No. Name Designation
1. Dr. Rabin Kumar Chhetri Director
2. Ms. Surki Bhutia Joint Director
3. Ms. Malati Rai Deputy Director
4. Dr. Shanti Ram Adhikari Deputy Director
5. Ms. Rupa Devi Sharma Under Secretary
FACULTY
Sl.No. Name Designation 1. Mr. Suraj Bir Singh Coordinator (Math)
2. Mr. Paritosh Pathak Resource Person (English)
3. Ms. Larissa Lepcha Resource Person (English)
4. Mr. Rajiv Philip Lecturer (Math)
5. Dr. Pema Subba Lecturer (Soc. Sc.)
6. Mr. Sekhar Chandra Chettri Resource Person (Math)
7. Ms. Anjali Rasaily Lecturer (Sociology)
8. Ms. Ranju Pradhan Faculty (English)
9. Dr. Genevive Syangbo Asstt. Professor
10. Mr. Parijit Sutradhar Faculty (Physics)
SUPPORT STAFF
Sl. No. Name Designation 1. Ms. Sangita Subba Office Superintendant 2. Ms. Tsewang Choden Bhutia Head Assistant 3. Ms. Januka Dhakal Head Assistant 4. Ms. Nim Phuti Lepcha Head Assistant 5. Mr. Nima Wangchuk Bhutia Junior Accountant 6. Mr. Arnold Tshering Simic Accounts Clerk 7. Ms. Sarda Pakhrin LDC 8. Ms. Sonamit Lepcha LDC 9. Mr. Manoj Subba Computer Operator 10. Ms. Sancha Maya subba Peon 11. Mr. Prakash Rai Peon 12. Ms. Norkit Bhutia Peon 13. Mr. Gnawang Tashi Sherpa Driver 14. Namgyal Tshering Bhutia Driver 15. Mr. Ma Tshering Lepcha Driver 16. Mr. Mon Hang Subba Safai Karmachari
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ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS USED
B.Ed. Bachelor of Education
CCE Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
CCRT Center for Cultural Resource and Training
CSSTE Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher Education
DCE District Center for English
D.El.Ed. Diploma in Elementary Education
DIET District Institute of Education and Training
DRC District Resource Centre
ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education
EFLU English and Foreign Language University
ELP Early Literacy Programme
ERC Eastern Regional Committee
EQUIP Educational Quality Improvement Programme
GT Graduate Teacher
GVK Gram Vikas Kendra
HRDD Human Resource Development Department
IGNOU Indira Gandhi National Open University
KRP Key Resource Person
LKG Lower Kindergarten
MDM Mid Day Meal
MGIEP Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace& Sustainable Development
MRP Master Resource Person
MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Department
NAS National Achievement Survey
NCF National Curriculum Framework
NIC National Informatics Centre
NCSM National Council of Science Museum
NCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training
NCFTE National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education
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NCTE National Council of Teacher Education
NERIE North East Regional Institute of Education
NPEP National Population Education Project
NUEPA National University of Educational Planning and Administration
PGT Post Graduate Teacher
RMSA Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan
RTE Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009
SSA Sarva Siksha Abhyan
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SIE State Institute of Education
SPSC State Public Service Commission
SLAS State Level Achievement Survey
SPD State Project Director
SPO State Project Office
STET State Teacher Eligibility Test
SUPW Socially Useful Productive Work
SCERT State Council of Educational Research and Training
SSTRB Sikkim State Teachers Recruitment Board
TTI Teacher Training Institute
QMT Quality Monitoring Tool
UKG Upper Kindergarten
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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CONTENTS
Page No
Chapter – 1 1-6
Text Book, Curriculum Development and Publication
1.1 Review of School Term Books
1.2 SCERT News letter - “REFLECTIONS”-Series II
1.3 Resource Material for D.El.Ed. Curriculum
1.4 Teen Tribune – Annual Newsletter on Adolescence Education
1.5 Development of State Textbooks for the Primary Level
1.5 Compendium
Chapter – 2 7-14
Programmes for Professional Development of Teachers, Teacher Educators and Administrators of HRDD
2.2 Programmes for In-Service Teachers
2.3 Training Programs for Teacher Educators of the State
2.4 Programme for Officials of HRDD
2.5 Performance Indicators (PINDICS) for Elementary School Teachers of
Junior High School, Secondary Schools and Senior Secondary Schools
Chapter – 3
Conferences and In-House Seminars 15-29
3.1 In house Seminar
3.2 Two Days National Seminar on “Emerging Trends and
Innovations in Teacher Education”
3.3 Science Seminar
3.3.1 District Level Science Seminar
3.3.2 State Level Science Seminar 2017
3.4 State Level Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition
3.4.1 Eastern India Science Fair
3.5 State Teacher Educators’ Conference
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Chapter 4
Educational Research conducted by SCERT 30
4.1 Research activities of SCERT
Chapter 5
Participation of SCERT in Programmes Organized by
National Institutes, MHRD and other organizations within the state of Sikkim 31-39
5.1 SCERT’s Participation in National Programmes
5.2 SCERT’s Participation within the State Programmes
Chapter 6
Academic Support to Different Sections of HRDD and Other Institutions 40-48
6.1 Academic Support to other Institutions
6.2 Academic support of SCERT during Evaluation, Examination and
Recruitment process conducted by different sections of HRDD
6.3 Academic Support to SSA for Implementation of National Achievement Survey
6.4 Implementation of Learning Outcome in the State
Chapter-7
SCERT as Nodal Agency for various National Programmes and Institutes 49-59
7.1 School Leadership Academy
7.1.1 One Month Certificate Course on School Leadership and Management
7.2 National Population Education Project (NPEP)
7.2.1 District Level Role play and Folk Dance Competition under
National Population Education Project, NCERT, New Delhi
7.2.2 State Level Role Play and Folk Dance Competition
7.2.3 National Level Role Play and Folk dance Competition
7.2.4 Question Box Activity, Poster Making and Creative Writing
7.2.5 Sensitization on Adolescence Education for Community Mobilization
7.3 SRI SATYA SAI VIDYA VAHINI PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH SCERT, SIKKIM
8. State Coordination Meeting of NERIE
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Programmes and Activities
of
SCERT-Sikkim
during 2017-18
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Chapter - 1
Text Book, Curriculum Development and Publication
1.1 Review of School Term Books
State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) - Sikkim has been developing
text books for the government schools of Sikkim since 1983 for classes I to V. English Text
books for classes VI to VIII have been developed since 1993. The government schools of
Sikkim use text-books published by National Council of Educational Research and Training
(NCERT) for other subjects for classes VI to XII. Since its first publication the state designed
textbooks have been revised and modified by SCERT as and when needed. However, for
publication of new edition of these Term Books, the text book development committee
comprising of faculty members from SCERT and District Institute of Education and Training
(DIET)-Gangtok reviewed and did minor modifications starting November 2017 to January
2018. English text books for classes VI to VIII was also edited and reviewed during the same
period by the English department of SCERT. All the subject textbooks have also been realigned
to the Learning Outcome prescribed by NCERT.
1.2 SCERT Newsletter - “REFLECTIONS”-Series II
A newsletter is essential for successful institutional operations and is a "picture" of an
institution and reflects on its operations. With this aim in mind, SCERT Sikkim launched its
own newsletter on August 2016 and christened it as “REFLECTIONS”(As human life is all
about reflections!)
The newsletter comes out quarterly and carries on its cover page National Curriculum
Framework (NCF)-2005 in chapters, to appraise the readers regarding its significance in the
present educational set up. This is followed by SCERT round up of activities. Various cells of
HRDD also contribute and the prominent ones are Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
(RMSA) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Renowned educationists of the state and schools
with innovative practices are also shared with the readers to give them hope and confidence
that with the prevalent limitations some are still excelling and their feat is to be- emulated.
Educators and students also share their reflections and priority wise their write- ups are
definitely given a place in the newsletter.
After the job of printing, the newsletter are delivered to all the concerned officials of the
Department and also sent to respective Joint Director (JD) offices of the four districts of the
state for circulation in all the schools.
During 2017-18, four issues of Reflections have been published by SCERT.
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SCERT-SIKKIM quarterly newsletter
1.3 Resource Material for D.El.Ed. Curriculum
The curriculum for Diploma in Elementary Education (Dl.El.Ed.) was modified as per the
December-2014 regulations of National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) by SCERT and
DIETs in collaboration with Ajim Premji University, Bengaluru, in 2015-16.
During 2016-17, SCERT decided to prepare resource materials for each subject included in the
new curriculum. The coordinators for preparation of the study materials – Ms. Anjali Rasaily
and Ms. Ranju Pradhan -faculty SCERT took the responsibility and thus started the ground
work. A one day meeting of large group members was organized to develop the material on
17. 10. 2016 - subject wise core group members were formed and the faculty of DIETs and
Teacher Training Institute (TTI) Carmel took the responsibilities to prepare material for all
four semesters. On 29.10.2017 the coordinators and the core group members attended another
one day work shop under the guidance of Azim Premji University Bengaluru at Palzor
Namgyal Girls (PNG) School, Gangtok.
The prepared materials were then sent to the experts from Ajim Premji University and
accordingly the materials were modified as per their suggestions and feed- back. It was again
forwarded to them for further recommendation. Thereafter, the materials in its final stage
concluded with the following workshops-
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Table 1
Sl.No Name of the Programme Date and Venue
1. One Day Workshop on Review of D. El. Ed. Reading
Material
18th September 2017,
SCERT, Gangtok
2. Four Day Workshop on Review and Finalization of
D. El. Ed. Reading Material Resource Persons from
Azim Premji University
Bijoy Das
Nivedita Bedadur
Nimrat Kaur
Chandni Khanduja
Anupama SM
6th -9th November
2017, SCERT, Gangtok
The reading material were printed under the supervision of the coordinators and has been
submitted to SCERT. The same will be distributed to the respective DIETs and TTI Carmel for
their use.
Four Day Workshop on Review and Finalization of D. El. Ed. Reading Material
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Resource Material for D.El.Ed. Curriculum
1.4 Teen Tribune – Annual Newsletter on Adolescence Education
The maiden publication of newsletter on Adolescence Education was launched by Hon’ble
Minister for HRDD Shri R. B. Subba on the occasion of Teacher Educators’ Conference on
26th April, 2017. The newsletter for the year 2017 has also been prepared and printed for
circulation. The major objectives in publishing the newsletter is to-
reach out to as many schools with the Adolescence Education Programme
give space to the voice of the adolescents
document and record the various activities conducted under the project.
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1.5. Development of State Text books for the Primary Level
SCERT has undertaken the task to design and develop text books for the primary level in all
subjects - English, Environmental Studies and Mathematics for the academic year 2020. With
a view to also develop a team of core textbook writers for the state, SCERT is working in
collaboration with APU, Bengaluru and UNESCO – MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of
Education for Peace), New Delhi as academic partners. While APU with its prior experience
of working with the curriculum of other state governments will offer capacity development
programmes on the perspectives and technicalities of textbook writing in different subjects,
UNESCO – MGIEP will be working on the embedment of Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG). It aims to guide the state in the embedding of the concepts of peace, global citizenship
and SDGs in the state textbooks for all subjects at the primary level. Thus, also playing a key
role in supporting the states’ effort to achieve Education for Sustainable Development.
The Partnership Agreement for this project was signed by MGIEP- UNESCO-and HRDD,
Govt. of Sikkim on 18th Feb 2018. In accordance with the agreement this is to be a one year
project wherein a series of workshops is to be conducted by APU and MGIEP-UNESCO during
the year 2018. Resource Persons from APU and UNESCO will provide assistance and guidance
to the textbook writers of the state in the development of the new textbooks and subject resource
persons from both the organization will be working with state subject groups during the course
of the year. The mode of work will include – face to face workshops along with post workshop
online support via Skype and email. APU will be working with the participants mostly on a
face-to-face workshop mode.
A total number of 45 subject writers including PGTs, TGTs, PRTs, DIET and SCERT faculty
members have been nominated to form the state textbook writers’ team. The first workshop on
“Review and Development of Textbooks” of 10 days was held from 12th February to 21st
February 2018. The workshop was conducted in 2 phases –the first phase, a 7 day introductory
session in whole group conducted by APU and the 2nd phase, a 3 day session conducted by
MGIEP-UNESCO within different subject groups. There will be a monthly workshop for the
textbook writing members till October 2018.
The last phase of this project will include piloting of the textbooks. Some schools will be
selected for pilot study. The said schools will be provided with the set of text books. Pilot
school teachers will be oriented for these new textbooks. On the basis of feedback and
recommendations changes will be made for the final roll out.
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1.5 Compendium
Teacher Educator’s Conference was organized by SCERT in April 2017. With the theme on
Teacher Education, several papers were presented by teacher educators from the varied
institutes across the state. A compendium was prepared and published by SCERT in March
2018. Dr. Genevieve Syangbo was entrusted with the task of compiling and its publication.
First workshop on Review and Development of Textbooks
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Chapter - 2
Programs for Professional Development of Teachers, Teacher Educators
and Administrators of HRDD
SCERT regularly conducts various academic programmes and activities for professional
development of in-service teachers and teacher educators of the state. Subject specific training
programmes are organised on regular basis for in-service teachers teaching at different levels.
Key resource persons (KRPs) are also prepared from amongst teachers of government schools
who will take the responsibility of conducting training at the district and block level.
In addition to capacity building training and workshop programs, SCERT also conducted the
second phase of self-assessment programme for teachers called PINDICS for the professional
development of the teachers. The tool developed for this purpose by NCERT was
contextualized for the state of Sikkim during the first phase and was administered through
Block Resource Centre (BRC) Coordinators.
2.1 Programmes conducted to prepare KRPs and MRPs of the state
During 2017-18, SCERT conducted four programs for training KRPs in various subjects in
which 84 KRPS were trained. The details of these programs conducted by SCERT to prepare
KRPs is given below-
Table 2
Sl.
No
Name of the
Programme Organization
Date (s)
and
Venue
Resource Persons
No of
Participants
1. Five Days
Training of Key
Resource Persons
in English and
Social Science
Organized by
SCERT-
Sikkim in
collaboration
with RMSA,
HRDD, Govt
of Sikkim.
9th -13th
October
2017,
SCERT,
Gangtok.
Mr. Paritosh Pathak –
English
Ms. Larissa Lepcha- English
Ms. Ranju Pradhan- English
Ms. Anjali Rasaily – Social
Science
Dr. Pema Subba – Social
Science
Dr. Genevive Syangbo-
Social Science
Post Graduate
Teachers – 28
Graduate
Teachers - 19
2. Training
Programme for
Key Resource
Persons in
developing oral
skills in English at
the Primary Level
for the state of
Sikkim
Organized by
NERIE,
Umiam, and
Meghalaya in
collaboration
with SCERT,
HRDD, Govt.
of Sikkim.
9th -13th
October
2017,
SCERT,
Gangtok.
Dr. Satarupa Palit -NERIE
Prof T.K. Bomanand
Dr. Jayati Chatterjee– EFLU,
Shillong
Dr. Parvinder Kaur-Sikkim
University
Ms. Ranju Pradhan-SCERT
Primary
Teacher- 29
Graduate
Teachers- 01
DIET (East ) – 1
Headmasters- 06
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2.2 Programmes for In-Service Teachers
During 2017-18, SCERT conducted five training programs for in-service teachers in various
topics in which teachers were trained. The details of these programs conducted by SCERT is
given in the next page.
Glimpses of the Five Days SRG Training for KRPs and MRPs
Training Programme for Key Resource Persons in developing oral skills in English at the
Primary Level for the state of Sikkim
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Table 3
Sl.
No Name of the
Programme Organization
Date(s)
and Venue
Resource Persons from
SCERT No of Participants
1.
6 Days Training
on English and
Social Science
Organized by
SCERT- Sikkim
in collaboration
with Social
Justice,
Empowerment
and Welfare
Department,
Govt. of
Sikkim.
13th -18th
November
2017,
SCERT,
Gangtok,
Ms. Larissa Lepcha-
English
Ms. Ranju Pradhan -
English
Dr. Pema Subba - Social
Science
Ms. Anjali Rasaily –
Social Science
Dr. Genevive Syangbo -
Learning Outcome.
6 teachers from EMRS
Gangyap
6 teachers from EMRS
Swayam
5 teachers from Padma
Odzer Choeling
School Chongay
2 teachers from DPCA
Pelling
2. 2 days programme
on Teaching of
Social Science for
graduate teachers
under Martam
BAC
SCERT,Gangtok. 26th -27th
Feb 2018,
Martam
Yangthang
JHS,
Martam
BAC,
Gangtok.
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Dr. Pema Subba
Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia –
DIET (East)
Graduate Teacher
(Arts) -30
3.
3 days programme
on teaching of
science for
elementary
teachers under
Ranka BAC
SCERT,
Gangtok.
27th Feb –
1st March
2018,
Mr. Parijit Sutradhar
Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia –
DIET (East)
Graduate teachers–
Science and
Maths - 13
4. 2 days programme
on Guidance and
Counselling for
teachers under
Temi BAC
SCERT,
Gangtok.
28thFeb – 1st
March 2018,
Temi BAC,
South
Sikkim.
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Dr. Pema Subba
Mr. Ganesh Sharma
2 teaches each from
JHS, SS and SSS - 30
5. 2 Days Training
on Constructivist
Approach to
Teaching of Social
Science for
Elementary
Teachers
SCERT,
Gangtok.
12th-13th
March 2018,
Duga BAC,
East Sikkim.
Mr. Parijit Sutradhar –
SCERT
Mr. Bimal Pradhan –
PGT, Central Pandam
Senior Sec School
Graduate Teachers-
Science - 15
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6 Days Training on English and Social Science
3 days programme on teaching of science for elementary teachers under Ranka BAC
2 Days Training on Constructivist Approach to Teaching of Social Science for Elementary Teachers
2 days programme on Guidance and Counselling for teachers under Temi BAC
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2.3 Training Programs for Teacher Educators of the State
During 2017-18, SCERT organized one workshop to train Teachers Educators of the state. The
details of the program conducted by SCERT for Teacher Educators is given below-
Table 4
Sl.No Name of the
Programme
Organized
by
Date (s)
and Venue
Resource
Persons from
NEIPA
No of
Participants
1. Orientation on
Planning and
Designing Research
Projects for faculty
of SCERT and
DIETs of Sikkim.
NEIPA, New
Delhi in
collaboration
with SCERT,
Gangtok.
29thJanuary –
2nd February
2018,
Hotel Sikkim
Retreat,
Gangtok.
Prof.S.M.I.A Zaidi
Prof.K.Biswal
Dr. N. K. Mohanty
Prof. N.K. Paswan
Dr. Suman Negi
SCERT- 9
DIET (East)-12
DIE (South)-8
DIET(West) -3
Some Glimpses of the Training
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2.4 Programme for Officials of HRDD
During 2017-18 SCERT in collaboration with NEIPA, New Delhi conducted a programme on
School Leadership Development for System Level Administrators for officials of HRDD. In
this program, 37 officials representing all 31 blocks and 3 from head office -HRDD were
trained. Besides the participants, Dr Rabin Chhetri – Director, Mr. Sekhar Chettri and Dr.
Genevive Syangbo from SCERT also participated. The details of the programme is given below
- Table 5
Sl.No. Name of the
Programme Organized by
Date(s) and
Venue
No of
Participants 1. Six Days Residential
Workshop on School
Leadership Development
for System Level
Administrators
Organized by
SCERT in
collaboration
with NEIPA,
New Delhi.
15th- 20th March
2018,
Eco Paradise
Resort, Rangpo,
East Sikkim.
East – 10
West – 10
North – 8
South – 9
Head Office-3
SCERT-3
Total – 43
Mr. Rajiv Philip and Mr Suraj Bir Singh from SCERT also gave presentation in the above
mentioned programme. The details are given below-
Table 6
Sl.No Name of the Paper Name of
Presenter Date and Venue
1. Analysis of quality monitoring
tools to identify training needs and
learner assessment in Sikkim in
the year 2016-17
Mr. Rajiv Philip 17th March 2018, Eco Paradise Resort,
Rangpo,
East Sikkim.
2. District Report Card NAS -2017-
18 for classes III, V and VIII Mr.Suraj Bir Singh 17thMarch 2018,
Eco Paradise Resort,
Rangpo, East Sikkim.
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2.5 Performance Indicators (PINDICS) for Elementary School Teachers of
Junior High School, Secondary Schools and Senior Secondary Schools
Teacher self-assessment is a mechanism for enabling professional growth of the teacher. It is
an efficient technique for higher achievement and enhancing performance of the teachers. In
this context Performance Indicators (PINDICS) developed by NCERT is a form of self-
assessment which highlights teacher efficacy and efforts in their teaching practices.
PINDICS, a self-assessment tool for elementary teachers developed by NCERT, New Delhi
has been implemented in the state of Sikkim by SCERT in coordination with Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan, HRDD, Govt. of Sikkim. In the first phase, PINDICS was implemented in 2016 to
1139 elementary school teachers in the category of Primary (PRT), Graduate Teacher Arts and
Graduate Teacher Science and mathematics.
In the second phase, SCERT organized a one day orientation for 99 officials /school heads (two
school heads/ teachers from each block and to all the 31 BRC Coordinators of the state to make
them understand the guidelines and instructions. The orientation programme was conducted on
30th November, 2017 for east, west and north districts and for south district on 1st December,
2017 SCERT faculty members. The details are as below-
District wise distribution of teachers and schools for PINDICS, 2017-18
Table 6
District Total
teachers Total schools District
Total
teachers
Total
schools
East 2252 124 North 559 33
West 1413 95 South 1396 109
Table 7
District Date Faculty Incharge Total Participants
EAST 30th Nov, 2017 Ms. Malati Rai
Ms. Larissa Lepcha
School heads - 22
BRCC- 10 = 32
WEST 30th Nov, 2017 Mr. Paritosh Pathak
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
School heads - 19
BRCC- 9 = 28
NORTH 30th Nov, 2017 Ms. Ranju Pradhan School heads - 8
BRCC- 4 = 12
SOUTH 1st Dec, 2017 Mr. Parijit Sutradhar
Dr.Genevive Syangbo
School heads - 19
BRCC- 8 = 27
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The oriented school heads/ teachers further administered the PINDICS tool to all elementary
teachers teaching in all JHS, SS and SSS in their respective blocks. The administration of the
tool is completed at the school level. The same has been compiled by BRC Coordinators at
their respective blocks and submitted to SCERT for data entry and analysis. The analysis of
the tool is in the final stage of completion. The compilation of final report of the study will be
done and submitted by end of March, 2018.
Glimpse of the Orientation of BRC & CRC
Coordinators for Administration of PINDICS
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Chapter – 3
Conferences and In-House Seminars
3.1 In-House Seminars
SCERT has started organizing series of in-house seminars from 2015 for the academic growth
and capacity building of SCERT and DIET faculty along with its officials. In this program
lectures/presentations are given by in house members or invited guest from other institutes on
contemporary issues related to education. Each presentation is followed by interaction.
The list of in-house seminars organized during the year 2017-18 is given in table below-
Table 8
Sl.No. Topic Name of the Presenter Date(s) and
Venue
1. Introduction to the use of IBM
SPSS Software
Dr Krishna Murari,
Assist Professor,
Sikkim University.
11th May 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
2. Setting Goals for SCERT Dr Rabin Chettri,
Director,
SCERT.
22ndMay 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
3. Need- Based Assessment of
Summative Assessment –II as
per Quality Monitoring Tools -
2015
Mr Rajiv Philip,
SCERT.
30th May 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
4. Finnish Education System Dr Shanti Ram Adhikari – SCERT
Dr Genivive Syangbo- SCERT
Ms Komal Chamling - EQUIP
7th June 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
5. Zero Waste- Concepts and
Principles
Ms Priya Shrestha,
World Wide Fund (WWF),
Gangtok.
16th June 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
6. Video Conferencing with
UNESCO – To work
collaboratively to review and
re-write textbooks for the state
of Sikkim
Representative from UNESCO -
Mr Shankar
Representatives from SCERT-
Dr Rabin Chettri, Ms Surki Bhutia,
Ms Malati Rai, Dr Shanti Ram
Adhikari and Ms Larrisa Lepcha
4th October 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
7. The First Group Learning
Session for SCERT officials
and faculty
Ms Bidisha and Ms Madhu –
Createnet Education, New Delhi.
7th October 2017
SCERT,
Gangtok.
8. PINDICS- Self Assessment of
Teachers
Dr Pema Subba
Dr Genivive Syangbo
23rd November
2017,
SCERT,
Gangtok.
9. Action Research Prof P.K. Gupta (Retd),
Ex Dean School of Education,
North Eastern Hill University,
Shillong, Meghalaya
21st March 2018,
SCERT,
Gangtok.
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Glimpses of the In-House Seminar
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3.2 Two Days National Seminar on “Emerging Trends and Innovations in
Teacher Education”
Since 2015 SCERT has been conducting educational research in the state. This year the
Department of Education, School of Professional Studies, Sikkim University – Gangtok
organized “A two day National Seminar on Emerging Trends and Innovations in Teacher
Education”. Research papers submitted by two faculty from SCERT were selected by the
University for Presentation held on 22nd and 23rd March 2018. The details are as below-
Table 9
Date and Venue Name of the presenter
from SCERT Name of the Research Paper
23rd March 2018,
Cauvery Hall, 5th Mile,
Gangtok
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Self- Assessment of In-Service Teachers for
Planning their Continuous Professional
Development
23rd March 2018,
Meeting Hall, 5th Mile,
Gangtok
Dr. Pema Subba
Role of Teacher Education Institutes in
Strengthening Early Childhood Care and
Education
Two Days National Seminar on “Emerging Trends and Innovations
in Teacher Education”
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3.3 Science Seminar
3.3.1 District level Science Seminar Competition
National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) has been organizing nationwide science seminar for
students every year on the topics of current scientific and technological relevance. Similarly SCERT,
Sikkim organised district level inter school science seminar on 21st July 2017 for north, west and south
and on 29th July in east. This topic of the seminar competition was “SWACHH BHARAT: ROLE OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROMISES AND CHALLENGES”.
The details of the seminar organized at the district level is given below-
Table 10 (District: South)
Name of organizer from
SCERT Date and Venue Name of Judges
Mr.P. Sutradhar
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
21st July 2017
Govt. Sr. Sec.School,
Namchi.
Ms. Zebanoor Ansari,
NGO-Drishtri
Mr. Bimal Chandra Rai – Sub-Divisional
Magistrate, Namchi
Mr. Rajiv Rai – Assistant Municipal
Commissioner, Namchi Municipal
Corporation
Table 11
Selected Schools for the Science Seminar
Namchi Boys Senior Secondary School Phong Secondary School
Namchi Girls Senior Secondary School Melli Bazar Secondary School
Maniram Secondary School Omchu Secondary School
Kewzing Senior Secondary School Jorethang Senior Secondary School
Temi Senior Secondary School Lingmoo Senior Secondary School
BermiokTokalSenior Secondary School Yangang Senior Secondary School
Namchi New Secondary School Kamrang Secondary School
Table 12 (District: West)
Name of organizer from
SCERT Date and Venue Name of Judges
Mr. Rajiv Philip
Mr. Paritosh Pathak
21st July 2017
Govt.Sr.Sec.School,
Soreng.
Mr.Amir Pradhan, Asstt Prof – Govt. Science
College Chakung
Mr. K.L.Singh, Asstt. Prof –Govt. B.Ed.
College Soreng
Mr. P.C. Rai, Asstt. Prof – Govt. Science
College Chakung
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Table 13
Selected Schools for the Science Seminar
Tashiding Senior Secondary School Chakung Senior Secondary School
Kyongsa Girls Senior Secondary School Sakyong Senior Secondary School
Hee- Yangthang Senior Secondary School Bongten Secondary School
Mangalbaria Senior Secondary School Zoom Secondary School
Tharpu Senior Secondary School Deythang Secondary School
Soreng Senior Secondary School Buriakhop Senior Secondary School
Table 14 (District: North)
Name of organizer from
SCERT Date and Venue Name of Judges
Dr. Shanti Ram Adhikari
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
21st July 2017
Govt.Sr. Sec. School,
Mangan.
Mr. Thupden Tshering Bhutia –
Microbiologist, Health Dept.
Mr. Sonam Palden Bhutia – Bazar
Inspector, UDHD
Mr. Naresh Kumar Singh – Under
Secretary, HRDD
Table 15
Selected Schools for the Science Seminar
Mangan Senior Secondary School Singhik Secondary School
Kalzang Gyatso Senior Sec School Passingdong Secondary School
Phodong Senior Sec School Sonam Choda Lepcha Memorial Secondary
School
Tingchim Secondary School Manul Secondary School
Table 16 (District: East)
Name of organizer from
SCERT Date and Venue Name of Judges
Ms Malati Rai 29th July 2017
SCERT, Gangtok. Dr. SaritaLama, Director, Health Dept.
Mr. Karma W Chingapa - Assistant Municipal
Commissioner – Gangtok Municipal
Corporation
Ms. LakTsheden – Assistant Landscape
Coordinator - World Wide Fund
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Table 17
Selected Schools for the Science Seminar
Rangpo Senior Secondary School Lower Syari Secondary School
Enchey Senior Secondary School West Point Senior Secondary School
Deorali Girls Senior Secondary School Sir Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary
School
Tadong Senior Secondary School Ranipool Senior Secondary School
Penlong Secondary School Lingtam Secondary School
Sang Tsalamthang Secondary School Modern Senior Secondary School
Samdong Senior Secondary School Sonamati Khamdong Senior Secondary
School
Luing Secondary School Bojoghari Senior Secondary School
Singtam Senior Secondary School Chujachen Senior Secondary School
Sudunglakha Secondary School
The list of winners of the district level competition is given below-
Table 18
Name of District Name of School
North Singhik Secondary School
Mangan Senior Secondary School
Sonam Choda Lepcha M. Secondary School
South Namchi Senior Secondary School
Jorethang Senior Secondary School
Melli Bazar Secondary School
West Tharpu Senior Secondary School
HeeYangthang Senior Secondary School
Buriakhop Senior Secondary School
East West Point Senior Secondary School
Deorali Girls Senior Secondary School
Rongpo Senior Secondary School
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3.3.2 State Level Science Seminar 2017
SCERT - Sikkim organised State Level Science Seminar Competition 2017 at Modern Senior
Secondary School on10thAugust 2017. The topic of the seminar was “Swachh Bharat: Role of
Science and Technology Promises and Challenges”. Twelve student participants - three from
each of the four districts, made their presentation before a large gathering of students, teachers
and officials from HRD Department. The participants of the seminar were: Priya Chhetri from
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Tharpu, Kaeshikka Chhetri from Hee Yangthang Sr. Sec. School, Sagar
Chhetri from Bariakhop Sr. Sec. School, Simran Kumari from Singhik Sec. School, Tarmit
Lepcha from Mangan Sr. Sec. School, Sonam Palzor Lepcha from SonamChoda Memorial
Secondary School, Dzongu, Umang Pradhan from Namchi Sr. Sec. School, Vivek Singh from
Melli Bazar Sec. School, Pretisha Tamang of West point Sr. Sec. School, Chetuk Lepcha from
North District
South District
West District East District
North District
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Govt Girls’ Sr. Sec. School Deorali and Stuti Pradhan from Rangpo Sr. Sec. School. The 12
participating students were winners from the district level seminar held at Soreng, Mangan.
Namchi and Gangtok last month.
Director, SCERT Dr. Rabin Chhetri in his welcome address highlighted the significance and
importance which the nation and various national organisation attach to the mission of Swachh
Bharat. Additional Chief Secretary, HRD Department Shri G.P. Upadhyaya who was present
as the Guest of Honour, in his address made notable suggestions to the winner on improving
her presentation for the event at the national level. Hon’ble Minister, HRD Department, Shri
R.B. Subba, who was the Chief Guest of the function highly, appreciated the level of
competence and confidence exhibited by all student presenters. He also praised the hard work
of escort teachers for their support and guidance. In his address, the Minister also expressed
happiness on the fact that Sikkim was successful in getting more than seventy percent of the
“Atal Tinkering Lab” sanctioned to North Eastern States.
Miss Pretisha Tamang of West Point Sr. Sec. School was adjudged the best speaker securing
1st position while Chetuk Lepcha from Govt Girls’ Sr. Sec. School, Deorali and Priya Chhetri
from Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Tharpu were adjudged 2nd and 3rd best speakers respectively. The
winners represented the state at the National level Science Seminar held on 9th November 2017
at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata.
Judges for the seminar were –Mr. Satyen Pradhan, Deputy Secretary RMD Department;
Ms. Lak Tsheden Theengh, Associate Landscape Co-ordinator, World Wide Fund and
Mr. Sonam Chopel Bhutia, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Gangtok Municipal Corporation.
The programme was co-ordinated by Mr. Parijit Sutradhar, faculty member SCERT and
conducted by Dr. Shanti Ram Adhikari, Deputy Director SCERT.
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Glimpses of the State Level Science Seminar 2017
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3.4 State Level Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition
In order to stimulate creativity, inventiveness and the attitude for innovations in science and
mathematics, SCERT, Sikkim in collaboration with NCERT, New Delhi organized a three days
STATE LEVEL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENVIORNMENT EXHIBITION
FOR CHILDREN- 2017-18 (SLSMEE) from 26.10.17- 28.10.17 at Sir TNSSS, Gangtok.
The event was inaugurated by Additional Chief Secretary, HRDD, and Shri. G.P. Upadhaya,
the Chief Guest of the day and graced by various Section Heads of the HRDD Department. In
his address the Chief Guest informed the gathering of teachers and children to have in them
curiosity, creativity and innovation which will lead to inventions and discoveries for a better
world. A mobile app, SLSMEE-2017, designed by SCERT was also launched for the event.
The programme was coordinated by Mr Rajiv Philip.
SCERT, Sikkim received a tremendous response and a total of 53 Secondary and Senior
Secondary schools of the state participated -East District -20; West- 11; North- 06 & South-
16). Two students’ and their escort teacher from school with their diligent prepared model and
displayed their exhibits in the stalls allotted to them. The themes for preparations were sent to
schools well in advance and were “Innovations for Sustainable Development” and the six
sub themes.
As it was a competition, the displays of 53 schools were judged by experts in their fields. The
judges doing the tough jobs were-
Dr. D. Purohit Associate Prof. Sikkim Govt. College, Dr. L.P. Sharma Sr. Technical Director
NIC, Dr. Indira Chettri, Health& Family Welfare, Dr. Ashish Yadav, Senior Scientist
ICAR,Ms. Priyadarshini Shrestha, Team Leader, WWF-Sikkim Unit.
The top 10 teams to win by unanimous decision of the judges are as below-
Table 19
Name of Schools Position Name of Schools Position
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Rangpo 1st Sir Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary
School 2nd
Deorali Girls Senior
Secondary School 3rd Namchi Boys Senior Secondary School 4th
Darap Senior Secondary
School 5th Lingee Senior Secondary School 6th
Modern Senior Secondary
School 7th Singtam Senior Secondary School 8th
Tadong Senior Secondary
School 9th Sadam Senior Secondary School 10th
The 10 schools represented the state in the Eastern India Science Fair at Birla Institute of Technological
Museum (BITM) Kolkata.
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Glimpses of the State Level Science, Mathematics & Environment
Exhibition for Children 2017-18 (SLSMEE)
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3.4.1 Eastern India Science Fair
The winners of State Level Science, Mathematics and Environment exhibition 2017-18were
selected to participate at the Eastern India Science Fair, organised by Birla Institute of
technological Museum, Kolkata from 9thto 13th January 2018.
A team comprising of 20 students, 3 escort teachers Ms. Namita Pradhan, Ms. Phurba Lhamu
Sherpa and Mr. Shyam Kumar Pradhan and 2 faculty – Mr. Rajiv Philip and Mr. Parijit Sutradhar
from SCERT were invited to participate. Deorali Girls Govt. Senior Secondary bagged the best
exhibit award in the state category. The exhibition had 13 states participating from the Eastern
Zone. The exhibition was a big exposure for our students as they had a first-hand experience
to interact with some renowned Scientist and students from other states. The children had the
privilege to visit Science City in Kolkata and other places of interest. Given below is the list of
participants –
Table 20
Name of Student Name of School Name of Student Name of School
Chetan Kumar Prasad
Pravesh Basnett Govt. SSS, Rangpo
Allen Tshering Lepcha
Rupen Rai Govt. SSS, Linkee
Satan Prasad Saha
Anil Dhakal
Govt. SSS, Singtam BhimBdr. Chettri
Mithlesh Shah Govt. SSS, Darap
AvhinabChhetri
Biswadeep Sharma
Govt. SSS,
TashiNamgyal
Anil Basnet
Denika Rai Govt. SSS, Sadam
Vishal Sharma
Divyanand Rai
Govt. SSS, Tadong Subhagya Limboo
Sagun Tiwari
Govt. SSS, Namchi
Boys
Pranita Sharma
Sushmita Sharma
Govt. SSS, Deorali
Girls
Deepak Sharma
Raju Sharma Govt. SSS, Modern
Glimpses of the Eastern India Science Fair, Kolkata
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3.5 State Teacher Educators’ Conference
Teacher Educators’ Conference was organised by SCERT on 25th and 26th of April 2017 at
Hotel Mount Siniolchu, Gangtok. The objective of the conference was to bring together teacher
educators of the state to present and share their research study on various contemporary
educational issues. The diverse themes covered in the conference included Training; Inclusive
Education; Pedagogy and Innovative Practices of schools in Sikkim. A total of 17 Research
papers were presented during the 2 day conference by participants from different educational
institutes– DIETs, SCERT, Harka Maya College of Education, Sikkim University, Loyola
College and Siliguri Pragati College of Education.
Day 1 of the conference was attended by the Honorable Minister of HRDD, Shri R.B. Subba
the Chief Guest for the day. The Minister in his address commended SCERT for creating an
opportunity for teacher educators to develop a shared understanding of the way forward
towards quality education. He also emphasized on the need to revolutionise primary education
by working with the Heads and providing suitable support in the teaching of Math and Science.
Other guests on the day included -Director RMSA and School Education; Director, Exams and
Textbooks; Joint Director SSA and Joint Director, Language. A Newsletter on ‘Population and
Adolescent Education’ was also launched by the Honorable minister.
The conference concluded on Day 2 in the afternoon. Dr. Rabin Chhetri, Director SCERT in
his concluding note thanked the participants for their contribution and stressed on the need to
work collaboratively. He also remarked on the importance of research in making policy
decisions while encouraging the teacher educators to continue doing meaningful research.
Guest speakers for the sessions included Dr. Basansy Kharlukhi from North East Regional
Institute of Education- NCERT, Shillong and Ms. Nimrat Khandpur from Azim Premji
Foundation who also chaired the technical sessions.
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Some Glimpses of the State Teacher Educators’ Conference
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Chapter 4
Educational Research conducted by SCERT
Conducting Educational Research for helping the state to frame appropriate policies and plan
the process of Education in the state is one of the most important works of SCERT. In 2017-
18, SCERT conducted several research studies on areas of education and teacher education.
4.1 Research activities of SCERT
During the year 2017-18, six research projects were conducted by different faculty members
of SCERT in various topics. The reports of these researches have already been submitted to
HRDD and can also be seen in SCERT library and website.
A list of research work undertaken by SCERT during 2017- 2018 is given below - .
Table 21
Sl.No Name of the Research Programme Name of faculty
1. Analysis of quality monitoring tools to identify training
needs and learner assessment in Sikkim in the year 2016-17 Mr. Rajiv Philip
2. Report Status of Pre –Primary in 31 Pilot Schools in Sikkim
Dr. Pema Subba
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
3. Self-assessment of teachers: PINDICS as a tool for
enhancing performance
Mr. Rajiv Philip
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
4. Result Analysis of STET- 2017 in Sikkim
Mr.Shekar Chettri
5. Impact study on question box activity conducted in
government schools of Sikkim
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
6.`
Impact study of Role Play and Folk Dance Competition
based on Adolescence Education themes conducted in
government schools of Sikkim
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
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Chapter 5
Participation of SCERT in Programmes
Organized by National Institutes, MHRD and
other organizations within the state of Sikkim
SCERT Sikkim, works as a nodal agency for many national programme(s) and also
collaborates with various reputed national institutes. SCERT also participates in programmes
organized by different directorates of HRDD, Gangtok and other organizations within the state
of Sikkim.
5.1 SCERT’s Participation in National Programmes
Table 22
Sl.
No Name of the Programme
Name of the
Organization Date(s) and Venue
SCERT
Representative
1.
Eastern Regional Committee
(ERC) Meeting
Eastern
Regional
Committee,
NCTE,
Bhubaneswar.
18th – 20th April 2017
NCTE,
Bhubaneswar.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari –
238thERC Meeting
29th April – 3rd May 2017
NCTE,
Bhubaneswar.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
239thERC Meeting
19th – 20th May 2017
NCTE,
Bhubaneswar.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari –
240thERC Meeting
2.
Innovation in School
Education – (Navon Mesh) –
Organization of National
Conference on Innovative and
Best Practices in the States/
UTs
NCERT,
New Delhi.
18th – 20th April 2017
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Dr. Rabin Chettri
Ms. Larrisa Lepcha
Ms. Sonam Topden
– (SSA)
Ms. Kabita Moktan
– (RMSA)
3. Two Day Consultation Meet
on CCE
NCERT,
New Delhi
2nd- - 3rd May 2017
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
4. Regional Conference of
MHRD, Govt. of India
MHRD,
Govt. of India.
4th- 7th May 2017
Guwahati. Dr. Rabin Chettri
5.
Workshop on Regional Plan
and Status of School
Education in Schools of North
East Region
North East
Development
&Finance
Corporation Ltd
(NEDFI),
Guwahati.
9th June 2017
NEDFI House,
Guwahati.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
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6.
Orientation of KRPs of North
East on Social Inclusion at
Secondary Stage
NERIE,
Umiam,
Meghalaya.
12th-16th June 2017
NERIE,
Umiam,
Meghalaya.
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
Ms. Larrisa Lepcha
7.
Capacity Building Workshop
on National Achievement
Survey- 2017
NCERT,
New Delhi
17th – 18th July 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
– SCERT
Mr. Tshering W
Bhutia – DIET
(East)
8.
Interactive meet on findings
of English at the primary level
at the state and plan of action
British Council,
Kolkata.
25th July 2017,
British Council,
Kolkata.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Mr. Paritosh Pathak
Ms. Larrisa Lepcha
Ms. RanjuPradhan
Ms. Komal
Chamling – EQUIP
9. First Consultative Meeting on
Strengthening of SCERT
NCERT,
New Delhi.
4th August 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
10. Regional Workshop for SEQI
NITI Aayog,
New Delhi.
4th August 2017,
Guwahati. Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
11.
National Meet on Promoting
Universal Design for
Learning Based Study
Material
Dept. of
Education of
Groups with
Special Needs,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
17th- 18th August 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
12. Discussion Meeting on
School Education
Raman
Research
Institute,
Bengaluru.
18th- 20th August 2017,
Raman Research
Institute, Bengaluru.
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
12.
2ndMeeting on preparation of
a comprehensive concept
paper on strengthening of
SCERT
NCERT,
New Delhi.
21st- 22ndAugust 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
13.
National Consultation
workshop on the revision of
centrally-sponsored scheme
on teacher education
Indian Habitat
Centre,
New Delhi.
25th August 2017,
Indian Habitat Centre,
New Delhi.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
14.
Interactive Workshop for
National Resource Person on
Population Education v
National
Population
Education Cell,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
4th – 8th September 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Ms. Ranju
Pradhan- SCERT
Ms. Paromita Rai -
DIET (South)
15.
Four Days National
Orientation Programme on
Implementation of
Environmental Education
NCERT,
New Delhi.
5th -8th September 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Mr. Parijit
Sutradhar
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16.
Orientation cum Refresher
Course for Teacher
Educators of SCERT and
DIETs
NCERT,
New Delhi.
11th–29th September
2017
Ms. Larrisa Lepcha
–SCERT
Dr. Genivive
Syangbo –SCERT
Dr. N.L Sharma –
DIET (S)
Ms. Babita
Pradhan–
(DIET(W)
Ms. Karma D.
Kaleon– DIET (E)
17.
Training of District
Coordinators for National
Achievement Survey – 2017
Implementation
Education
Survey
Division,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
12th- 13th September
2017,
Guwahati.
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
– SCERT
Mr. Tshering W.
Bhutia – DIET (E)
18.
Consultative meet on
conceptualizing the idea of
Central University of Teacher
Education
MHRD,
GOI.
9th October 2017,
Howrah,
Kolkata.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
19.
Workshop for Institutional
and Associate Institutional
Coordinators for NAS – Class
X- 2017-18
Education
Survey
Division,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
11th- 12th October 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
20. The National Seminar on
Sustainable Tourism
NCERT,
New Delhi.
23rd October 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
21.
Development of Manual for
Training Needs Analysis for
the Conduct of In-service
Teacher Training Programme
RMSA Project
CELL,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
1st-3rd November 2017,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Mr. Rajiv Philip
22.
Capacity Building of Teacher
Educators of NE States on
Using Training Module on
NCFTE-2009, JVC Report-
2012 and NCTE Regulation -
2014
NERIE,
Umiam,
Meghalaya.
13th-17th November
2017,
NERIE,
Umiam,
Meghalaya.
Mr. Rajiv Philip
Mr. Paritosh Pathak
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
Mr. Parijit
Sutradhar
23.
Sikkim Embedding Project
Meeting with UNESCO
Representatives from
UNESCO –
Yoko Mochizuki, Head,
Curriculum Programme
Shankar Musafir - Associate
Project Officer
UNESCO
MGIEP, New
Delhi.
16th-17th November
2017,
UNESCO MGIEP,
New Delhi
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Malati Rai
Ms. Larrisa Lepcha
24.
Workshop on post NAS data
analysis (classes III, V and
VIII)
UNICEF and
NCERT, New
Delhi.
29th -30th
December2017,
Guwahati.
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
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25. Workshop for Institutional
Coordinators
NCERT, New
Delhi.
15th -16th January 2018,
NCERT, New Delhi. Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
26.
Mid Term Review Meeting
and Monitoring of National
Population Education
Project
National
Population
Education
Project,
NCERT, New
Delhi.
21st -23rd January 2018,
Somnath, Gujarat. Ms. Ranju Pradhan
27.
Meeting with Jodogyan and
Creat Net for EQUIP scale
up
Jodogyan,
New Delhi.
19th -20th January 2-18,
New Delhi.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Mr. Rajiv Philip
28. Meeting at NEC Secretariat
for funding of EQUIP
NEC
Secretariat,
Shillong.
23rd January 2018,
NEC Secretariat,
Shillong.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
29.
Regional consultation
workshop on post – NAS
Interventions
SCERT,
Manipur.
29th -30th January 2-18,
SCERT,
Manipur.
Mr. Bhim Thatal –
Director, SSA
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
– SCERT
30. 251st ERC Meeting ERC, NCTE,
Bhubaneswar
28th February- 3rdMarch
2018 Ms. Surki Bhutia
31.
Workshop on Post National
Achievement Survey
Interventions and Utilization
of State Learning Reports
UNICEF and
NCERT, New
Delhi.
9th -10th March 2018,
NCERT,
New Delhi.
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
32. 253rd ERC Meeting ERC, NCTE,
Bhubaneswar 19th March 2018 Ms. Surki Bhutia
33. Project Progress Review &
Monitoring Meeting 2018
National
Population
Education
Project,
NCERT, New
Delhi.
24th – 25th March 2018
Kochi, Kerala
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
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Orientation cum Refresher Course for Teacher Educators of SCERT and DIETs
Interactive Workshop for National Resource Person on Population Education
Training of District Coordinators for National Achievement Survey – 2017 Implementation
National Meet on Promoting Universal Design for Learning Based Study Material
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Four Days National Orientation Programme on Implementation of Environmental Education
Orientation of KRPs of North East on Social Inclusion at Secondary Stage
Regional Conference of MHRD, Govt of India
Workshop on Regional Plan and Status of School Education
in Schools of North East Region
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Capacity Building of Teacher Educators of
NE States on Using Training Module on NCFTE-2009, JVC Report-2012 and NCTE
Regulation -2014
5.2 SCERT’s Participation within the State Programmes
The names of the programs organized by various institutes and attended by SCERT
representatives within the state during 2017-2018 are given below-
Table 23
Sl.
No Name of the Programme
Name of the
Organization
Date(s) and
Venue
SCERT
Representative
1. Presentation on Finnish
Education System – By Her
Excellency, Ms Nina
Vaskunlahti, Ambassador of
Finland to India
HRDD,
Gangtok,
East Sikkim.
23rd May 2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
Dr. Genevive
Syangbo
Dr. Pema Subba
2. Review Cum Orientation
Meeting of National
Commission for Protection
of Child Rights
Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan (SSA),
HRDD,
Gangtok.
25th May 2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Dr. Pema Subba
4. First Meeting on the State
Resource Group under
Inclusive Education
Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan (SSA),
HRDD,
Gangtok.
28th June 2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Ms. Surki Bhutia
Ms. Malati Rai
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
5. Video Conference on
administering of National
Achievement Survey in
classes III, V and VIII –
2017 with MHRD, Govt of
India
Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan (SSA),
HRDD,
Gangtok.
26th July 2017,
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
– SCERT
Mr. Tshering W
Bhutia – DIET (E)
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6. Drafting of Policy for
Children with Special Needs
(CWSN)
Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan (SSA),
HRDD,
Gangtok.
17th July 2017
Conference Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Ms. Surki Bhutia
7. Procurement and E-
Tendering of Term I and
Term II Text Books
Text Book
Section
HRDD,
Gangtok.
22nd July 2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Ms. Surki Bhutia
8. Drafting of Policy for
Children with Special Needs
(CWSN)
Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
7th August 2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Ms. Surki Bhutia
Ms. Malati Rai
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
9. Meeting to discuss the
academic responsibilities of
SSA
State Project
office,
SSA,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
19th September
2017,
SSA,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
10. Presentation on Study of
Autonomy in Govt Schools
of Sikkim
Steering
Committee,
EQUIP,
Gangtok.
16th October 2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
11. Consultative Workshop on
Quality Education -
University of Helsinki,
Finland and HRDD, Govt of
Sikkim
HRDD,
Gangtok,
East Sikkim.
4th -5th December
2017,
Lemon Tree
Hotel,
Gangtok,
SCERT Faculty and
Officials
12. Building a shared vision and
planning for alignment
HRDD,
Gangtok,
East Sikkim.
8th December
2017,
Conference Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Malati Rai
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
13. One Day orientation
programme for centre
Incharge and resource
persons for online D.El.Ed
programme
HRDD,
Gangtok.
27th January 2018,
Sir Tashi Namgyal
Senior Sec School,
Gangtok.
Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari
14. Accreditation of 100 schools
by Quality Council of India
Directorate of
School
Education,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
22nd February
2018,
HRDD, Gangtok.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Surki Bhutia
15 Presentation on status of
Remedial Teaching by
Bhoomi Consultancy ,New
Delhi
Directorate of
School
Education,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
9th March 2018,
HRDD, Gangtok.
Dr. S R Adhikari
Mr. Paritosh Pathak
Mr. P Sutradhar
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Drafting of Policy for Children with Special Needs (CWSN)
Presentation on Finnish Education System – By Her Excellency,
Ms Nina Vaskunlahti, Ambassador of Finland to India
Review-cum- Orientation Meeting of
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
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Chapter 6
Academic Support to Different Sections of HRDD
and Other Institutions
6.1 Academic Support to other Institutions
The officials and faculty members of SCERT are invited by the various directorates of
HRDD and other institutes as resource persons during several programs organized by them.
The table below shows SCERTs participants as resource persons in such programs during
2017-18.
Table 24
Sl.No Name of the
Programme
Name of the
Organization Date(s) and Venue
Resource Persons
from SCERT
1. Roles and
Responsibilities of Block
Resource Center and
Cluster Resource Center
Coordinators
DIET –
(West),
Geyzing,
West Sikkim.
10th – 12th April
2017
DIET – (West)
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
12th April 2017
DIET – (West)
Dr. Rabin Chhetri –
Quality Concerns-
Primary Education
2. 21st Century Leadership
Skills- Headmasters of
Junior High Schools
DIET –
(West),
Geyzing,
West Sikkim.
17th – 22nd April
2017
DIET – (West)
Mr. Rajiv Philip
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
3. Roles and
Responsibilities of Block
Resource Center and
Cluster Resource Center
Coordinators
DIET –
(South),
Namchi,
South Sikkim.
1st – 3rd May 2017
DIET – (South)
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
4. Teachers’ In-Service
Training Programme
Army Public
School,
Libing Post,
Gangtok.
29th May 2017 Ms. Ranju Pradhan
31st May 2017 Dr. Shanti Ram
Adhikari-
CBSE Remodeled
Assessment Structure
5. Vocational Teachers’
Training Workshop for
CBSE affiliated schools
SIBIN Group,
Gangtok.
27th June 2017
Sir Tashi Namgyal
Senior Sec School,
Gangtok
Ms. Anjali Rasailly
Ms. Larrisa Lepcha
6. Orientation on Learning
Outcomes
RMSA,
HRDD,
Gangtok
19th August 2017
Lecture Hall,
Teacher
Recruitment Board,
Syari, Gangtok
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
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7. Examine the
Performance in AISSCE
(Class XII) Examination
2017 in selected schools
with a decline of 10% or
more in 2017 as in 2016
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Schools visited:
West Point Sr Sec
School – 18th
August 2017
Govt. Sr. Sec
School, Rumtek –
19th August 2017
Ms. Surki Bhutia
8. One day orientation for
all teachers teaching
mathematics
Tadong Sr
Sec School,
Gangtok.
11th October
2017,
Tadong Sr. Sec
School,
Gangtok.
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
9. Activity – based learning
in Mathematics and
Science for upper
primary teachers
SSA,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
30th -31st October
2017
Community Hall,
Pakyong,
East Sikkim.
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
Mr. Parijit Sutradhar
10. Activity – based learning
in Mathematics and
Science for upper
primary teachers
SSA,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
1st November 2017,
TNSS,
Gangtok.
Mr. Sekhar Chettri
Mr. Parijit Sutradhar
11. One day orientation in
Learning Outcome at the
Elementary Stage
Temi BAC,
South Sikkim.
6th November 2017,
Temi BAC,
South Sikkim.
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Dr. Pema Subba
12. Coordination Meeting
with DIETs
SCERT,
Gangtok.
DIET- Geyzing –
21st November
2017
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Surki Bhutia
Ms. Malati Rai
Ms. Tshering L Bhutia
Mr. T.B. Guragain
Dr. RanjaySinha
Ms. Lata Sharma
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Ms. RanjuPradhan
DIET- Namchi –
22nd November
2017
Dr. Rabin Chettri
Ms. Surki Bhutia
Ms. Malati Rai
Ms. Tshering L Bhutia
Dr. RanjaySinha
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Ms. RanjuPradhan
DIET- Gangtok –
28th November
2017
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Surki Bhutia
Ms. Malati Rai
13. Training of Pre-Primary
Teachers on “Proficiency
of Teaching
Enhancement
Programme”
DIET- South,
Namchi.
5th – 10th March
2018
DIET- South
Namchi
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
Dr. Pema Subba
Ms. Dikila Lepcha –
DIET (E)
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Activity – based learning in Mathematics and Science for Upper Primary Teachers
Vocational Teachers’ Training Workshop for CBSE affiliated schools
Training of Pre-Primary Teachers on
“Proficiency of Teaching Enhancement Programme”
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Coordination Meeting with DIETs
Roles and Responsibilities of Block Resource Centre
and Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators
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6.2 Academic support of SCERT during Evaluation, Examination and
Recruitment process conducted by different sections of HRDD
SCERT is also entrusted to take up the academic part of the works which are undertaken by
other sections of HRDD. As in the past years, during 2017-18 also, SCERT did its part of
assigned job when Directorate of Examination & Scholarship and State Teacher Recruitment
Board (TRB) conducted several examinations – STET (February 2017 and October2017),
Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Merit Scholarship (HCMMS) Examination (December 2017),
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) (September 2017). It also supported to conduct
final examination and entrance examination of D.El. Ed. Course conducted by DIETs (June-
2017). SCERT also provided support to STRB during the time of interview for science and
mathematics teachers and was represented by Dr. Shanti Ram Adhikari, Mr. Paritosh Pathak,
Mr. Parijt Sutradhar and Dr. Pema Subba were also nominated by SCERT to conduct classroom
demonstration for selection to the post of primary teachers for SSTRB.
Besides these routine annual programmes, SCERT being the academic authority of the state
was also given the responsibility by Examination and Scholarship section HRDD to revise the
State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) syllabus. Two workshops were organized by SCERT on
6th May 2017 and 22nd May 2017 for the revision. In the first phase, SCERT worked on the
primary level syllabus. Previous question papers were reviewed to see the difficulty level,
repetition of questions, whether the syllabus were covered or not to name a few. Faculty from
DIET (East), SCERT participated in the revision of syllabus.
During the second phase, faculty from SCERT, DIET (East), Harka Maya College of Education
and Loyala College of Education were involved in the revision of the syllabus for graduate
level. Thus, keeping in mind the CTET syllabus, the syllabus for STET was revised as per the
provisions in NCTE guidelines and modifications made in the guidelines 2016.
Workshop on Revision of STET Syllabus
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6.3 Academic Support to SSA for Implementation of National Achievement
Survey
National Achievement Survey (NAS) under NCERT has been periodically conducted since
2001 to enable quality, equality and accountability in education system. NAS for the year 2017
was administered on 13th November, 2017 on nearly 2.5 million children from 120,000 schools
across all states and UTs in the country. For Sikkim state all four district participated with 403
selected sampled schools and nearly 11,733 students were administered the tests. The schools
were selected based on Population Proportionate to Size methodology adopted by NCERT.
SCERT was given the responsibility to organize workshops to train a total of 901 trainees from
teacher training institutes of DIET, TTI Carmel, B.Ed. Colleges and students from Degree Law
College who were appointed as Field Investigators (FI). Observers were also appointed on the
day of the administration of the test across the state who comprised of district and block
officials. Mr Suraj Bir Singh – SCERT and Tshering Wangdi Bhutia – Lecturer DIET – East
was entrusted with the task.
The details are given below-
Schedule for training of district wise Observers during NAS – 2017
Table 25
Sl.
No District Venue Date
1. South DIET, Namchi
31st October, 2017
2.
West DIET, Geyzing 7th Nov. 2017
Govt. B.Ed. College, Soreng 1stNov. 2017
3.
East Carmel TTI, Pakyong 31stOct. 2017
DIET, L. Burtuk, Gangtok 28thOct. 2017
4. North DIET, L. Burtuk, Gangtok 1st Nov. 2017
Schedule for training of Field Investigators -NAS – 2017
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Table 26
Date Participants/
Institute Venue Experts
25th& 26th Oct.
2017
B.Ed. and M.Ed.
students of H. M.
College of
Education, Gangtok
H. M. College of
Education, Gangtok
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia
30th& 31st Oct.
2017
B.Ed. students of
Loyola College of
Education, Namchi
Loyola College of
Education, Namchi
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia
31stOct. &1stNov.
2017
D.El.Ed. students of
Carmel TTI,
Pakyong
Carmel TTI,
Pakyong Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia
1st& 2nd Nov.
2017
D.El.Ed. students of
DIET, Gangtok
DIET, Gangtok Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia
1st&2nd Nov. 2017
B.Ed. students of
Govt. B.Ed. College,
Soreng
Govt. B.Ed. College,
Soreng Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
6th&7th Nov. 2017
D.El.Ed. students of
DIET, Geyzing
DIET, Geyzing Mr. Tshering W. Bhutia
6th&7th Nov. 2017
D.El.Ed. students of
DIET, Namchi
DIET, Namchi Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
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6.4 Implementation of Learning Outcome in the State
NCERT had organized a three day workshop on Learning Outcomes (LO) for five states of
north east comprising of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim and the host state,
Assam. The workshop was held at SCERT Guwahati, Assam from 4th July 2017 to 6th July
2017.The participants from the five states were from their respective SCERTs and DIETs. The
Sikkim team lead by Director- SCERT comprised of the following members-
Table 27
Sl.No Name Name of Institution Subject
1. Ms. Anjali Rasailly SCERT EVS
2. Ms. Roshni Sharma DIET (E) EVS
3. Mr. Tshering W Bhutia DIET (E) Science
4. Mr. Parijit Sutradhar SCERT Science
5. Mr. Paritosh Phatak SCERT English
6. Ms. RanjuPradhan SCERT English
7. Mr. Surj Bir Singh SCERT Mathematics
8. Mr. Kuldeep Sharma DIET (W) Mathematics
9. Dr. Genivive Syangbo SCERT Social Science
10. Dr. Pema Subba SCERT Social Science
In today’s learning in schools especially in primary and upper primary the focus has shifted
from increasing access to ensuring quality learning. In this context, NCERT after several
exercise developed LOs for elementary level. The below mentioned statements have also been
kept in mind which lead to its development.
NCF – 2005 reiterates learning is not linear and that it takes place in a continuum.
Right to Education Act (RTE-2009) recommends development of class –wise learning
outcomes.
NAS result show majority of students are not at class appropriate levels.
Therefore, the workshop in its fourth phase was conducted by NCERT to orient the five states
of north east on LOs and their implementation in classrooms to get desired benefits. The
workshop was followed by the state action-plan where participants from each of the five states
had to discuss and plan the implementation of the activities in their respective states within the
time frame provided by NCERT. The action plan for Sikkim was discussed at length facilitated
by Director- SCERT and Dr. Sima Saigal- State Coordinator with active participation of the
participants.
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Three day workshop on Learning Outcomes (LO)
LO at the elementary level has been implemented in the state of Sikkim by SCERT in
coordination with Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, HRDD, Govt. of Sikkim. A number of programmes
were organized by SCERT for its implementation. The textbooks writers from Directorate of
Language, HRDD was also oriented for incorporation of LO in the textbooks. The details are
as below –
Table 28
Sl.
No
Name of the
Programme Organizer
Date (s)
and Venue Resource Persons from SCERT
No of
Participants
1. One day
orientation to
key resource
person on
Learning
Outcome
Organized by
SCERT-
Sikkim in
collaboration
with SSA,
HRDD, Govt.
of Sikkim.
28th August
2017,
SCERT,
Gangtok.
Mr. Suraj Bir Singh
Mr. Paritosh Pathak
Mr. Parijit Sutradhar
Ms. Anjali Rasaily
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
Ms. Roshni Sharma DIET (E)
Mr. Tshering W Bhutia, DIET (E)
Mr. Kuldeep Sharma DIET (W)
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Dr. Pema Subba
Two heads of
school from
each block
62 heads.
2. One day
orientation on
Learning
Outcome on
language
Organized by Directorate of
Language,
HRDD.
1st August
2017,
Conference
Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Mr. Paritosh Phatak
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
Dr. PemaSubba
Language
Teachers and
Textbook
Division
Officials
3. One day review
workshop on
Learning
Outcome on
language
Organized by Directorate of
Language,
HRDD.
7th August
2017,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Dr. Genevive Syangbo
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
Dr. Pema Subba
Language
Teachers and
Textbook
Division
Officials
4. One day review
Workshop on
Learning
Outcome on
Language
Organized by Directorate of
Language,
HRDD.
11th
December
2017,
Conference
Hall,
HRDD,
Gangtok.
Ms. Ranju Pradhan
Dr. Pema Subba
Language
Teachers and
Textbook
Division
Officials
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Chapter-7
SCERT as Nodal Agency for various National Programmes
and Institutes
7.1 School Leadership Academy
National Centre for School Leadership (NCSL) established at the National Institute of
Education Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi under the aegis of MHRD, Govt.
of India has been continuously working to produce new generation leaders. Their main
objective is to implement school leadership development as a continuous professional
development activity for school heads in the country. As part of its agenda of institutionalizing
the programme in the states, Leadership Academies has been established at the state level.
Thus, SCERT has been identified as School Leadership Academy for the state of Sikkim. The
academy is expected to carry out school leadership activities in the state to build the leadership
capacities of school heads. The School Leadership Development is seen as a significant stride
towards strengthening leadership capabilities of school leaders. NCSL has developed the
Curriculum Framework for School Leadership and Resource Book as a guide for conducting
capacity building programmes for school heads. The Academy will have resource persons who
will facilitate the delivery of the programme in the states.
In this context, SCERT in collaboration with NUEPA has conducted 10 days workshop on
“Capacity Building of State Resource Group” from 10th to 19th July 2017. The workshop was
coordinated by Ms. Malati Rai and Mr Rajiv Philip from SCERT and with Dr. N. Mythilli as
resource person from NUEPA. The role of State Resource Group will be to build the capacities
of School Heads to enable them to become school leaders. The group comprised of the
following –
Table 29
District Principals of
Senior Sec Schools
Representatives
from Block DIET SCERT Total
East 10 5 I – Principal
2 – Faculty 10 28
North 1 - - - 1
West 1 - 2 - 3
South 2 - 1 - 3
Total 35
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7.1.1 One Month Certificate Course on School Leadership and Management
SCERT being the State leadership Academy of the state conducted “A One Month Certificate
Course on School Leadership and Management” from 17th August 2017 to 16th September
2017. A total of 30 heads of schools participated in the programme – There were 08
participants form east, 06 from west, 07 from north and 09 from south. The sessions were
facilitated by the State Resource Group (SRG) who comprised of SCERT officials and faculty,
senior principals, DIET faculty, HRDD officials and guest speakers from other departments.
The programme was to build the leadership capacities of school heads with the aim to transform
the schools to centres of Excellence. The heads have also prepared School Development Plan
which is to be carried out as practicum in their respective schools. SCERT will also organize
review and feedback workshop at various intervals along with on-site academic support by the
SRG as and when needed.
NEIPA in collaboration with NCERT organized a regional workshop for further strengthening
of School Leadership Development (SLD) with the objective to -
provide a platform for exchange of best leadership practices
build alignment within SCERTs and DIETs for SLD
share guidelines and identify champion states of SLD
identify challenges if any
Glimpses of One Month Certificate Course on School Leadership and
Management
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The details of the programme is provided below-
Table 30
Sl.
No
Name of the
Programme
Name of the
Organization Date(s) and Venue
SCERT
Representative
1. Roadmap of School
Transformation:
Regional Workshop
on School Leadership
Development and
Teacher Development
NCSL-
NEIPA,
New Delhi.
11th -13th December
2017.
NUEPA,
New Delhi.
Dr. Rabin Chhetri
Ms. Malati Rai
Mr. Thupden Bhutia –
DEO, East
Ms. Kabita Moktan –
Deputy Director-
RMSA,
Mr. Ugen T. Kaleon-
Deputy Director, SSA
Ms. Tshering L. Bhutia
– Pirincipal, DIET (E)
Another workshop was also organized by NCSL- NIEPA for strengthening of SRG to conduct
School Leadership Development in the coming days. The detail is provided below-
Table 31
Sl.
No
Name of the
Programme
Name of the
Organization Date(s) and Venue
SCERT
Representative
1. Workshop for
Resource Persons to
Facilitate the Conduct
of One Month
Certificate Course on
School Leadership
Management
NCSL –
NIEPA,
New Delhi.
19th- 24th March
2018,
NCSL – NIEPA,
New Delhi.
Mr. Rajiv Philip –
SCERT
Mr. Purna Bdr.
Chettri- Principal,
Daramdin SSS,
Mr. Rajesh Thapa-
Headmaster, Langlang
SS,
Ms. Archana Gurung-
Principal- Jorethang
SSS,
Ms. Saroja Pradhan-
Principal Dikchu SSS.
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Workshop for Resource Persons to Facilitate the Conduct of One Month Certificate Course on
School Leadership Management
7.2 National Population Education Project (NPEP)
SCERT Sikkim (erstwhile SIE) has Population Education Cell as part of National Population
Education Project (NPEP) since April 1986. The programs conducted by this cell seeks
empower adolescents to deal with risky situations, prevent HIV infections, reduce vulnerability
to the infection and substance dependence and influence positive behaviour development and
develop life skills.
A range of activities - Role Play, Folkdance Competition, Painting/Poster making and Slogan
writing is organised by Population Education Cell, SCERT. The main objective of these
programs is to educate the students and members of community about matters related to
Adolescence education. These programs are conducted in District, State and National Level.
7.2.1 District Level Role play and Folk Dance Competition under National
Population Education Project, NCERT, New Delhi -
Life skill development in Adolescence Education among learners is the most important
component under National Population Education Project. Different experiential learning,
curricular activities focused on crucial population education themes and adolescence education
concerns are being organised by SCERT at District level. Theme based Role Play and Folk
Dance competition were organised by Adolescence Population Cell of SCERT, Sikkim.
District coordinators were appointed from each DIET to ease organizational part of the event
at their respective district. The themes for the competition were as follows:
(1) Protection of Environment (2) Equal opportunity for boys and girls: removal of female
foeticide (3) Charms and challenges of adolescence (4) Drug Abuse (5) Respect and care for
elders
The programme was organized by Mr Shekhar Chettri-SCERT and Ms Parumita Rai- DIET
(S) for south, Mr. Parijit Sutradhar-SCERT and Ms. Aroona Pradha-DIET (W) for west ,Ms.
Ranju Pradhan –SCERT for North and Mr. Tshering W.Bhutia - DIET (E) and Ms Ranju
Pradhan-SCERT for east. The details of the Role Play and Folk Dance Competition organized
at the District Level is given in the next page.
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Table 32 (District South and West)
Date and
Venue Name of Judges Selected schools for Role Play Competition
4th August,
2017
New Sec.
School,
Namchi,
South Sikkim.
1. Dr. Ranjay Sinha, Principal,
DIET, Namchi.
2. Mr. Mingma Dorjee Lepcha,
Play and Dance Icon.
3. ShriD.K.Rai, Retd. Deputy
Director, HRDD.
VCGL Ravangla Senior Secondary School
Namchi Boys Sr. Sec School
Temi Senior Secondary School
Sadam Sr. Sec School
Lingee Sr. Sec School
Rateypani Sr. Sec School
Nandugaon Sec School
Perbing Sec School
4thAugust,2017
DIET,
Geyzing,
West Sikkim.
1. Mr. T.B Chhetri, Principal,
DIET, Gyalshing.
2. Mr. O.P Ghatani, District
Coordinator, Nehru Yuva
Kendra, Gyalshing
3. Mr. Ashish Kr. Pradhan,
PGT (His), Govt. Girls’ Sr. Sec.
School, Kyongsa. Gyalshing.
Dentam Senior Secondary School
Lingchom Sr.Sec Sec
Yuksam Senior Secondary School
Sombaria Secondary School
Rinchenpong Sec Secondary School
Dodak Secondary School
Chumbong Sec Secondary School
KGBV Secondary School
Table 33 (District North and East)
Date and
Venue
Name of Judges Selected schools for district level Folk dance
competition
4th August,
Govt.Sr.Sec.
School,
Mangan.
Mr. Anand Pradhan
– coordinator HRDD, North
Sikkim
Mr. Pem Singi Bhutia HRDD,
North Sikkim
Mr. Namgyal Lepcha,
Department of Horticulture
Mangan Senior Secondary School
Singhik Secondary School
Phodong Senior Sec School
Ringhim Sec School Secondary School
Gor Sec. School
Hee-Gyathang SSS
Tasa Tangey SSS
Mangshila SSS
23rd August,
Modern Sr.
Sec School,
Gangtok.
Dr. Kulzong Lama Health Dept
Ms. Durga Shrestha, lecturer,
DIET (E)
Ms. Banita Lagun, Department
of Culture and Heritage,
Gangtok
Lower Syari Secondary School
Enchey Senior Secondary School
Modern Senior Secondary School
Ralap Sr.Sec Shool
Singtam Senior Secondary School
Ranka Sr.Sec School
Dikling Sr. Sec School
Namcheybong Sec School
Table 34 (Winner School at District Level)
North South West East
Mangan Senior
Secondary School
Singhik Sec School
Sadam Senior
Secondary School
Temi Senior
Secondary School
Sombaria Senior
Secondary School
Yuksam Senior
Secondary School
Modern Senior Secondary
School
Singtam Senior Secondary
School
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7.2.2 State Level Role West District
Play and Folk Dance Competition
SCERT, Sikkim organized a theme based State Level Role Play and Folk Dance Competition
on 30th August, 2017 at Modern Sr. sec School with the sole aim of creating awareness and
develop positive attitude towards population and development issues leading to responsible
behaviour among students, teachers, parents and community at large .Member of Parliament,
Shri. P.D. Rai graced the event as the Chief Guest and blessed the students with his pearls of
wisdom. Director SCERT, Dr. Rabin Chhetri, officials from various sections of HRDD,
officials from SCERT and DIET, teachers and students were present in the event. Yuksam Sr.
Sec School bagged the first position in the Role Play followed by Temi Sr. Sec School and
SadamSr. Sec School second and third respectively. The Folk dance category was taken by
Modern Sr. Sec School followed by Mangan Sr. Sec School and Singtam Sr. Sec School in the
second and third position. Modern SSS and Yuksam SSS would be representing the state at
national at NCERT, New Delhi
East District South District
West DistrictNorth District
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Brochure on Adolescence Population Education was also launched by the chief guest in the
event. Further, the district coordinators were felicitated during the event for organizing the
district level competition successfully.
7.2.3 National Level Role Play and Folk dance Competition
The state level winners of Folk Dance and Role Play participated in the national level at
NCERT, New Delhi. Yuksom Senior Secondary School and Modern Senior Secondary School
participated for Role Play and Folk Dance respectively from 5th to 8thDecember 2017. Although
the two schools were not able to secure any position, their experience in the national level has
made a difference.
Glimpses of the National Level Role Play and Folk dance Competition
Glimpses of the State Level Role Play and Folk Dance Competition
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7.2.4 Question Box Activity, Poster Making and Creative Writing
Theme based poster making and theme based creative writing competition along with question
box activity was also organized across the state. Six schools from north, eight schools from
east, four schools from west and four schools from south took part.
Glimpses of the Activity
7.2.5 Sensitization on Adolescence Education for Community Mobilization
A day long sensitization program on community mobilization was organized by Population
Education Cell of SCERT in collaboration with BACs of north and east districts. The main
objective of the program was to bring awareness and educate the community on adolescence
issues. The program also highlighted the important role of community for restricting minor
access to tobacco, alcohol, drugs and other narcotic items. The participants during the
programme included District/BAC HRDD officials, Health Education Officers, police
personnel, Zilla and gram Panchayat members, SMC members, senior citizens, parents and
shopkeepers. The details of the programme are given below –
Table 35
Sl.
No Date and Venue Name of Resource Persons
1. 13th March, 2018,
BAC Mangan,
North Sikkim
Ms. Ranju Pradhan, SCERT
Dr. Kuljan Lama, School Adolescence Health, STNM Hospital
Mr. Sonam Gyaltsen, District Health Education Officer,
Singtam Hospital
2. 15th March, 2018,
BAC Pakyong,
East Sikkim
Ms. Ranju Pradhan, SCERT
Dr. Kuljan Lama, School Adolescence Health, STNM Hospital
Mr. Sonam Gyaltsen, District Health Education Officer,
Singtam Hospital
3. 16th March, 2018,
BAC Regu, East
Sikkim
Ms. Ranju Pradhan, SCERT
Dr. Kuljan Lama, School Adolescence Health, STNM Hospital
Mr. Sonam Gyaltsen, District Health Education Officer,
Singtam Hospital
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Glimpses of Sensitization on Adolescence Education for Community Mobilization
7.3 SRI SATYA SAI VIDYA VAHINI PROJECT IN COLLABORATION
WITH SCERT, SIKKIM
Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vahini (SSSVV) and SCERT- Sikkim has been working together for the
past one year to implement integral education by providing teachers with the content, training,
technology, infrastructure and teaching/learning aids. A mid- term review meeting was held on
20th September, 2017 in presence of Dr. Rabin Chhetri, Director SCERT, officials, faculty
members, SSSVV State team and heads along with some teachers of the pilot schools to
understand the status of the project. The heads of the five schools – Aho Kissan Govt Sec
School, Rongli Junior High School (JHS), Adampul JHS, Nandok JHS and Lumsey JHS
presented their report on the various activities being organized and the academic support being
extended to their respective schools.
The schools expressed their satisfaction and gratitude on receiving this opportunity of
implementing SSSVV program and also having received sufficient support from the academic
team. They also thanked the team for making provision of additional IT-support from various
agencies. The seven deliverables have been successfully implemented in all the schools. The
schools required IT support for the successful implementation of the project for which SSSVV
team and SCERT jointly approached Member of Parliament and Pharmaceutical Company to
support the schools. The details are as below-
Table 36
Sl.
No
Name of the
school Items provided Supporting agencies
1. Nandok JHS 3 Desktop computers, 1 laptop, 1 projector, 1
projector screen (worth Rs 2,5 lakhs)
Honorable Member of
Parliament (Lok Sabha)
through MP LAD fund.
2. Rongli JHS 2 Desktop computers, 1color inkjet printer, 1
projector with stand, 1 laptop (worth Rs. 2.1 lakh)
Zydus pharmaceuticals
Company
3. Lumsey JHS 1 laptop, 1 desktop computer, 1 color inkjet
printer (Worth Rs 80 thousand)
Zydus Pharmaceuticals
Company
4. Adampul
JHS
1 laptop, 1 desktop computer, 3 green boards-
(worth Rs. 80 thousand)
Zydus Pharmaceuticals
Company.
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As the financial year came to an end, SCERT organized an End-term Report Meet on 19th of
March, 2018 to understand the impact of the program in five government schools (names
mentioned earlier) adopted under SSSVV project. The heads of the schools presented their
status report on the programs and activities organized in schools by SCERT and SSSVV Team.
The schools during the academic session 2017-18 was supported through numerous huddles on
different pedagogical areas, club activities, communication skills, IT skills and other various
children oriented activities.
The way forward to the project was discussed at large in the meeting and the schools have
assured to sustain the project at their own capacity. Handholding from SCERT and SSSVV
team has also been assured for any kind of assistance and support in future. The schools also
received five sets of Deloitte material for Science Math and English on the same day.
8. State Coordination Meeting of NERIE
On behalf of NERIE, Umiam Meghalaya, and SCERT – Sikkim organized a “State
Coordination Committee Meeting” at the Conference hall of HRDD on 28th November 2017.
The meeting was held to understand the educational needs of the state. As per the need,
programme will be framed by NERIE, for the state of Sikkim during next financial year. Prof
End – Term Review Meeting
Mid – Term Report Meeting
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B. Barthakur Principal NERIE and Dr. Sima Saigal State Coordinator for the state of Sikkim
were present as representatives from NEIRE. The meeting was chaired by Mr MT Sherpa,
special secretary cum Director, School Education and was also attended by Directors of various
sections and other officials of HRDD. Principal DIET (E) with two faculty were also present
in the meeting. Representation from SCERT included Director, JOINT Director, Deputy
Directors and two faculty.
State Coordination Meeting of NERIE