2 English teachers get appreciation for e-lectures

Nawanshahr, June 3

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Kavita Sabharwal and Dimpy Khurana Bassi, working as English teachers at Government Senior Secondary School, Rahon (Boys) and Government High School, Alachaur respectively, have brought laurels to Nawanshahr district as their e-lectures have been recommended by the NCERT for broadcasting on DTH TV channel.

The duo has received appreciation from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for their commendable contribution made towards content development as well as holding virtual classes on TV, radio channels and on social media sites like WhatsApp and YouTube during the lockdown period.

The District Education Officer (Secondary), Sushil Kumar Tuli, acknowledging their efforts issued appreciation letters to both of them. He said the teachers had made sure that studies of students did not suffer during this lockdown. They thoroughly prepared all e-content and had made sure to deliver it in a way that’s easily understood by the students.

“It is due to the sincere efforts of teachers that the education department has been successfully running online classes”, he added.

Dr Bindu Gulati, Assistant Director-cum-State Project Coordinator (English), SCERT, Punjab, while acknowledging their voluminous contribution in providing quality education, lauded their dedication, zeal and enthusiasm. She said both the teachers were involved in content development of English workbooks for the students of classes VI, VII and IX of Punjab School Education Board for the academic session 2020-21. They have also prepared teachers manuals.

Besides, both of them have been preparing audio and video lessons for NCERT, DD Punjabi, All India Radio, Radio Chan Pardesi, Doaba Radio, Swayam Prabha since the past more than two months to ease the burden of students and provide them good content, she added.

She said: “Their lessons are being broadcasted as per the schedule given by the State Education Department under the ‘Ghar Baithe Sikhiya’ programme.” — OC