Teachers turn motivational speakers for students, fellow educators in Karmala

Teachers have become motivational speakers in Karmala of Maharashtras Solapur district thanks to the initiative Teachers Talk which encourages them to speak on latest trends and best practices in the field of educationThe initiative modelled on the lines of TED Talks and Josh Talks has been introduced by the panchayat samiti in Karmala tehsilOn the lines of TED Talks and Josh Talks we decided to start Teachers Talk in primary and secondary schools in the tehsil Teachers can speak about the latest topics in education and allied fields for 15 to 20 minutes in a precise and motivating manner said Manoj Raut the block development officer Karmala tehsilThe objective is to encourage teachers to be insightful curious and keep them abreast of the global trends and developments in the field of education and allied avenues and motivate other educators he saidThe authorities brainstormed and curated 30 topics such as the American education system UNICEFs role in the field of education artificial intelligence experiments in the education sector sports infrastructure child psychology robotics among others the official saidAlso Read Seven pilgrims killed in road accident in Solapur district CM Shinde announces Rs 5 lakh compensationThe talks are organised at 17 centres in the tehsil during monthly education conferences where teachers from schools attached to these centres meet to discuss best practices and various issues faced by them Raut saidTwo such talks have been organised so far and several teachers took part in it he saidThe talks are not restricted to teachers from government schools Educators from private aided and unaided institutions can also participate it was statedBalasaheb Bodakhe a teacher from a school in Khatgaon said he spoke about sports and the role of teachers in encouraging students who have the potential to excel in the fieldDuring my Teachers Talk I cited the example of a farm labourers daughter who went on to win a gold medal in athletics at a national event after she received proper guidance and training at school Bodakhe saidSimilarly Praffulata Satpute a teacher from a primary school in Khadaki spoke about inculcating good reading habits in childrenThe initiative not only makes teachers insightful but also helps fellow educators and students gain knowledge she saidThe authorities have tied up with Yashkalyani Sevabhavi Sanstha an NGO which has agreed to give a cash prize of Rs 3000 a certificate and medal to educators who give the best Teachers Talk every month Raut saidWe also plan to start a YouTube channel to stream these speeches and there are plans to include the best talks in a book in the coming days the official saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever