 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: District Institute of Education and Training Jammu organized a five-day capacity-building programme for 50 teachers on Inclusive and Equitable Strategies for Supporting Diverse Learners, aimed at strengthening inclusive and learner-centred classroom practices. The programme was conducted under the overall guidance of Sh. R.G. Dogra, Principal DIET Jammu, and under the mentorship of Prof. Sindhu Kapoor, Joint Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training Jammu. Speaking on the occasion, the Principal DIET Jammu emphasized that trainees must implement the learnings in their schools and sensitize fellow teachers at the cluster level to ensure wider outreach and systemic impact.
Key themes included the Concept of Inclusion, classroom diversity and barriers, Inclusive Education Strategies, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Holistic Progress Card (HPC), Children with Special Needs (CWSN), pedagogical and assessment adaptations, Inclusive Educational Plans, digital tools for inclusion, the Prashast App, and experiential activities such as "Learning with a Difference" and role-play on "Teacher as an Empathetic Listener."
Dr. Romesh Kumar, HOD DIET Jammu and Programme Coordinator, highlighted the need to recognize diversity and adopt equitable strategies for all learners. The sessions were facilitated by Dr. Romesh Kumar, Preeti Sharma, Dr. Jyoti Malhotra, Indu Agnotra, Neha Kalra, Akash Gupta, Bindu Kumari, and Sachin Goel. Anil Gupta (Co-cordinator) and Suniya Mehta, Lecturers at DIET Jammu, ensured smooth conduct of the programme, with proceedings managed by Suniya Mehta and technical support provided by Sanjay Seth.
The training adopted an experiential methodology incorporating role plays, interactive sessions, reflective activities, games, poems, and digital technology. The programme concluded with a valedictory session during which Ms. Anita Koul, Principal GHSS Canal Road Jammu shared her experiences on inclusion, inspiring participants to promote inclusive and equitable practices in their classrooms. |
