Department of Pre-Primary Education, Inclusive Education and Special Education

• The activities undertaken by the Dept during 2020

• Development of manuscripts by Modification/adaptation of the content of newly developed English textbooks (Class I to V) and Mathematics textbooks (Class I to V) for transcription into Braille for the blind children of the state.

• Resource Persons involved in the programme were SCERT faculty, Academic consultants and subject experts, teachers of Guwahati Blind High School, Jorhat Blind Institution, Tapaban Children Homes, Pathshala, Barpeta, Sreemanta Sankar Mission Blind High School, Barhampur, Nagaon and Officers of SSA and Govt. Braille Press.  

  Activities were conducted through the 8 nos. of  workshop during the month of January to June, 2020 by the financial support of SSA, Assam.

• Development of Pre-primary workbooks on the basis of learning outcomes pre-primary grade 1 & 2 level. These workbooks are meant for children of the age group of 4 + and 5 + of the state.

• Resource persons involved in the programme were- SCERT faculties, teacher educators from DIETs, school teacher, officers of SSA and Social Welfare, faculties from Anganwadi teachers training centre.

   Activities were conducted through 5 nos. of workshops by the financial support of SSA, Assam.

• Translated/adapted the NISHTHA training module for Pre-primary education and Gender into Assamese, Bengali, Bodo medium conducted by SCERT, Assam Resource Persons involved in the programme were- faculties from SCERT, DIETs, School teachers etc.   

• Development of training module on Early Childhood Education (ECE) for KRP/RP training in collaboration with SSA, Assam conducted by SSA, Assam during the month of January 2020 to March, 2020. Resource Persons involved in the programme were- faculties from SCERT, DIET, BTC, Normal School, PPTTC, Dibrugarh and SSA, Assam. Programme was conducted/ coordinated by SSA, Assam.

• The activities conducted by the Dept in the previous years

• Survey of 661 amalgamated Schools of the State

  SCERT, Assam has conducted a survey to take a stock of the situation and augmenting gaps for effective implementation of Ka and Kha sreni under Early Childhood Education. Information have been obtained from 634 out of 661 amalgamated schools during May 2018

  Development of Early Childhood Education(ECE) Curriculum

  SCERT, Assam has taken the initiative for development of ECE Curriculum in the light of National ECCE Curriculum framework, 2013 which was developed by the Ministry of women and child development after formulation of the National ECCE Policy, 2013 and also draft curriculum of ECE developed by NCERT, New Delhi. The draft curriculum is developed in collaboration with UNICEF, Assam during May –July 2018

  Faculty attended the National Consultation on Pre School Curriculum and Guidelines for preschool from 13-14 August,2018

• Training of Key Resource Persons

The training of Key Resource Persons (KRP) on ECE Curriculum has been completed in collaboration with UNICEF during 23^rd to 27^th July 2018. The KRPs include faculties from SCERT, SSA, DIETs, BTC, Normal Schools, PPTTC, Anganwari teacher training centre of the State. KRPs will train the school teachers after getting necessary instruction from Govt.

Faculty attended the National Consultation on Pre School Curriculum and Guidelines for preschool from 13-14 August, 2018

• Refresher Course

Organized 8 day refresher course on Early Childhood Education for faculties of SCERT, SSA, DIETs, BTC, Normal Schools, PPTTC, Anganwari teacher training centre at the pre primary teacher training centre, Dibrugarh from 30^th November to 7^th December 2018.

D.El.Ed Curriculum

• Finalised the paper on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and included in 2 years D.El.Ed Curriculum.

  Regional Workshop

  SCERT New Delhi organized a regional workshop in collaboration with SCERT, Assam for orientation of State functionaries of North-East Zone on Guidelines for ‘Pre-school Education’ and ‘Pre school curriculum’ during 8^th -9^th January 2019.

  Development of training module on methodology and learning outcomes at  lower primary level during December, 2019.

  Organized KRP training on methodology and learning outcomes at lower primary level during January, 2019.

  Organised State Level Training on awareness and capacity building of KRPs for the faculties of DIETs on Drug Demand Deduction on 6^th & 7^th February 2019.

  Faculty  attended the orientation for Master Trainers on pedagogical evolution in the inclusive classroom at Secondary Level organized by NERIE-NCERT, Umiam, Shillong from 28 January -1 February, 2019