Realising the necessity of skill-based education along with the regular syllabus study, a five-day workshop was organised for the teachers of Odia at the DAV Public School, Kalinga Nagar here in which 62 teachers from 35 schools across the State participated.
Principal of the host school Bipin Kumar Sahoo presided over the workshop and Sanjib Kumar Sahoo, Principal of DAV, PPL, Paradeep, and Fakir Mohan Sahoo, Principal, DAV, Sabitri Jindal, Angul, coordinated it.
Resource person Dr Sanatan Panda, Joint Director of Higher Education Department, made a comparative study on the education of Japan and India. Story writer Jhanja Das spoke on story-based teaching, culture expert Dr Krushnakeshaba Sarangi on value education based on mythology and subject experts Gopal Chandra Tripathy and Narrottam Sarangi on importance of skill-based education.
The Odia teachers were also imparted lessons in literature reading, critical thinking, experiential learning, process of education and marking scheme, etc. The participants were also taken on a field trip to Kalabhumi.