Activities Done by Deptt. of Languages SCERT Assam during the year 2020-2021A
Developed and Reviewed Karbi Language Text books –
-Mekber-I and Mekber-II for class 1 and 2. As L-1 (Submitted on the Month of October 2020.)
- Paluwa—I, II& III for class VI,VII,VIII as L-4. (Submitted on the Month of December 2020.)
Developed Taxonomy of Hindi Language from class -1 to 8. (For Hindi medium School.)
Activities conducted in previous years
Writing, Reviewing, adapting textbooks, Curriculum and other teaching-learning materials for school education and Teacher Education
Development of Beginners’ English I, II, III, IV & V (5 English textbooks for Classes I-V in workshop mode- Completed))
Development of English Textbooks for Classes VI-VIII(Academic Coordinator for the books from Classes I-VIII: Dr. Mizo Prova Borah)
Faculty contributed to the Review of Teacher Education Curriculum for D.El.Ed in Assam- Suwala Dutta Saikia, Dr. Jutiphul Baruah, Dr.M.P.Borah
Productions(Audio/Video)
“I love storytelling”- A DVD for teachers produced by SCERT, Assam-(Academic Director & Script – Dr. Mizo Prova Borah)
“Learning English, the lively way”- A VCD for students of the elementary level produced by SCERT, Assam-(Academic Director – Dr.Mizo Prova Borah, Script: Piyanu Boruah & Dr.Mizo Prova Borah)
Coordinating workshops on Learning Outcomes
-Workshop for Hindi teachers (Suwala Dutta Saikia)
-Workshop for Language1 teachers (Dr. Jutiphul Baruah)
-Workshop for English Teachers ( Dr.M.P.Borah)
Collaborating with SSA for development of Open Educational Resources (OERs)
Project -Development of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Assam as a step to reduce learning gap found after analysis of Gunotsav 2017 ----
Contributed refining and editing Open Educational Resources (OERs) in English as Reviewer Subject Coordinator & faculty contributed as Group Leader for L1 Assamese, L2 English, L3 Hindi OERs (Suwala Dutta Saikia, Dr. Jutiphul Baruah, Dr.M.P.Borah)
Editing Research Journal
Faculty of the department edited the research Journal of SCERT as Associate Editors and member of the Editorial Board (In coordination with Dept. of R & E)
Conducting Research studies
a) Collaborative Research Study as awarded by British Council (Initiated in 2019)
b) Classroom situations related to MLE and innovative classroom practices in Dimoria Block of Kamrup district & Guwahati in Assam & Teachers as Reflective Practitioners (ongoing)
c) A Mixed Method approach for achieving Learning Outcomes in a school in Kamrup M(As a part of the Project “TEP” in collaboration with LLF and ITC in Rampur, Chaygaon, Blocks of Kamrup R)
Inter-Departmental Coordination
Compiled “Guide Book for conducting Educational Research with focus on Action Research”-
(In coordination with Dept. of R & E)
Conducting workshops in the department
Ongoing self-sponsored mentoring exercises for members associated with Language Textbook Development, OER development, Reflective practices during workshops and as needed.
Monitoring Free Textbook Distribution in the State, Gunotsav
Faculty members monitored distribution of Free textbooks in districts allotted by the government. b) Faculty worked as Associate State Coordinator of National Achievement Survey 2017 c) Resource person in the orientation programme for i) Master Trainers and ii) Observers of National Achievement Survey 2017. d) Faculty Visited as External Evaluator in three schools of Chaygaon Block in different phases of Gunotsav e) Faculty prepared English, Hindi and Assamese tools for Gunotsav phases I, II and III
Collaborating with other agencies/organizations/Schemes etc. for CPD/contribution to and review of Publications/development of Activity Books/ Special training materials, etc.
a) Faculty invited as Resource Person and Reviewer of Special Materials for MGML Project being implemented in collaboration with DIET Jorhat.
b) 5 Day State Level Workshop on Child Centric Pedagogy (CCP) for Teacher Educators, Guwahati from 25-29th September, 2018 (NCERT – SCERT)
5 Day “State Level Workshop for Capacity Building of Teacher Educators on “Language Across Curriculum” by SCERT, Assam in Collaboration with UNICEF Assam and Azim Premji University, Bangalore from 26th – 30th November 2018 at Guwahati
Capacity Building Programmes
Participation in Workshops on Robust Learning Assessment supported by UNICEF Assam
In-Service Training programmes
i) Organized State Level Hindi Teachers’ training Programme- Modification of Hindi Teachers’ Training Module for High School teachers
ii) Module Development & Training for Key Resource Persons for English Teaching catering
a) L.P Level (Classes I and II) for 123 Key Resource Persons
b) Classes III-V for about 128 Key Resource Persons and
c) Module Development & Training for 105 Key Resource Persons and RPs for English Teaching in classes IX and X
The trained Resource Persons will train teachers at the field level in cascade mode.
iii) Faculty acted as Resource Person in the One Month programme on Leadership for Heads of schools
13. Invitations as Resource persons/ panelists/invited speakers for different International, National and State workshops /seminars/conferences & Extending service to educational institutes like schools/Colleges/Universities as Subject Experts and Resource Persons
a) Panelist in the International Conference of the All India Network of English Teachers in Mumbai in February 2018 on invitation- Dr. Mizo Prova Borah
b) Lecture on selected topic in the Workshop on Motivating Undergraduate Students to Acquire Reading and Writing Skills in English organized by North Gauhati College in February 2018 by Dr. Mizo Prova Borah
c) Resource Person in the Workshop on the Structure of Action Research conducted by TLC, Tezpur University in May 2018.
d) Plenary speaker in the National Seminar on Pupils Evaluation, 29-30 January, 2019 at Guwahati- Dr. Mizo Prova Borah
e) Faculty of the department acted as Resource Person in various extension service programmes e.g Sessions on English Teaching-learning at Axom Jatiya Bidyalay, Guwahati
Radio/TV Programmes
-Development of Radio scripts for students' programmes to be broadcast in May-June 2018 through All Indian Radio- Dr.Mizo Prova Borah as writer and participant teacher in students’ programme Bidyarthir Anusthan.
- Radio script writing for teachers-(Suwala Dutta Saikia, Dr. Jutiphul Baruah)
- Radio script writing for teachers on OERs for the programme ‘PRAGYA’ (Suwala Dutta Saikia, Dr. Jutiphul Baruah,Piyanu Boruah, Dr.M.P.Borah)
-Panelist in the TV programme on International Mother Language Day
Innovations/New Programmes/ Interventions Facilitation
a)Teacher Empowerment Program (TEP) in Rampur and Chaygaon blocks of Kamrup (Rural)
b) Mentoring Teachers for E-content development for DIKSHA portal 2018 (In coordination with Dept. of ICT)
c) Developed Energized English Textbook with QR Codes : Beginners’ English –V and uploaded first on Diksha portal of Government of India in 2018 (In coordination with Dept. of ICT)
d) Orientation Programme on Web 2.0 tools for Creating and Collaboration for a paperless Environment, SCERT, Assam- Concept: Dr. Mizo Prova Borah( In collaboration with LLF & ITC provided RPs)
e) Development of tools for a)Hindi b) Assamese & c) English for Gunotsav
f) English E-grammar (e-content for English grammar) - A project to facilitate Teacher and students in English teaching-learning at the elementary level
Academic acknowledgments/achievements
a) Research Paper of Dr. Mizo Prova Borah published in the book- British Council, 70 years in India, Issue 10: Using inclusive practices and multilingual approaches (2) edited by Brian Tomilnson and Andy Keedwell.(2018) This is a publication related to UK-India ELTReP award Programme 2012-2016 and the second paper–‘English for Beginners in multiple mother tongue classroom contexts in primary schools ’ is the study conducted by the awardee Dr. M.P.Borah .
c) Project under ELTRMS, British Council (2019-2020) –
The British Council launched the award scheme ELTRMS in 2019 for Indian academics and researchers in the field of English Language Teaching. The overarching aim of ELTRMS is to facilitate and strengthen the production of high-quality research from India and to support the investigation and documentation of current ELT theories and practices in India using a robust research methodology. After a rigorous selection process, nine research projects with diverse areas of research were chosen. Dr. Mizo Prova Borah awarded under this scheme for a collaborative Project on Teacher Education will be a Co-researcher on the project: Investigating selection, preparation, and role of “non-tenure line instructors” to train ESL teachers in West Bengal and Assam.
17. Ongoing Projects
a) Development of New English textbooks by SCERT, Assam for Classes 6 – 8 for being implemented in the regional medium schools of Assam in the academic year 2020 -(Academic Coordinator - Dr. Mizo Prova Borah)
b) Teacher Empowerment Program in Kamrup (Rural) - Dr. Mizo Prova Borah and Piyanu Boruah as Members of the Core Advisory Group
c) Recording for Radio programme ‘PRAGYA’ (Suwala Dutta Saikia, Dr. Jutiphul Baruah, Piyanu Boruah, Dr.M.P.Borah) in coordination with SSA, Assam
d) Preparatory work for an International Round Table conference in 2019
) English E-grammar ( e-content for English grammar)- A project to facilitate Teacher and students in the teaching-learning of English Grammar at the elementary level (Coordinator-Dr.M.P.Borah)