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Programme on development of E-content on the core subject areas using open software

The five days (5) learning on Development of E-Content on core subject was conducted w.e.f 4^th to 8^th April 2022 at the DIET Chiechama Institution .The main objective of the training programme was to equipped the participants with the knowledge for the Development of E-content.The session started on 4^th April 2022 at 10:00 A.M each session was with the duration of 2(two) hours. The topic covered in this programme were(1). Digital resources for teaching,learning and assessement(2). Infographics(3). Interactives H5P (4). Audio resources and video resources.( 5). Cyber safety and security.The mode of the training programme was confined mostly to hands on practice and presentation.

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Programme on Documents of folktales, folksong and games.

A three day Workshop on Documentation of Indigenous Games ,Folktales and Folksongs was held from 11^th -13^th April 2022.The objective of this program was to reinforce Cultural values and highlight important traditions of our culture .Altogether there were 50 participants .Three  session were taken up to appraise the participants on the origin of Folktales, Folksongs and Indigenous games; their importance in Naga Culture.The fourth session was on how to document, its process and importance.After the three day Workshop , participants were made to go to their respective villages and document at least two (2) Folktales, two (2) Folksongs and two (2) indigenous games which was done within a span of months times

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Research

The Institute being the District Teacher Education Institute where research needs to be carried out .The faculty had a sitting and decided to carry out 2(two) educational research work. Concerned areas were identified and identified two research topics. Viz.(1) Communalization and development at elementary schools in Kohima with Special reference to Kohima village.(2) Problems of learning Mathematics by the Elementary students in Kohima. Lecturers were group into two (2) groups where the first group worked on the first research and the second group worked on the second research Right from the beginning of the academic session(2022) the research work for both the  researches were started a yearlong was taken to complete these research work.The researchers worked hard and the result came out successfully.

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Programme on Developing developmentally appropriate activities for children across domain and use of low cost FLN material

A three day Workshop was held from 9^th -11^th May 2022 on Developing appropriate activities for Children across domain and low cost FLN materials .Most textbooks often offer no direction on teaching and might not be developed to satisfy the needs of the Student Learning.This Workshop was conducted keeping in mind the importance of using resources outside of the textbook and low cost materials /No cost materials which the teacher can easily make use of and come up with activities in accordance of the mental age of the Children .Altogether 50 participants attended the Workshop

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Arts Education week

The DIET Chiechama organized Arts Education week from 23^rd May to 27^th May 2022 .The objective is to create awareness and to promote the vibrant Naga culture and tradition. The first day,the importance ,preservation and promotion of one’s own culture and traditional diversity of the Nagas was discussed and deliberated followed by group wise presentation.The second day ,thecolorful traditional attires of Naga tribes were displayed.The different tools used for weaving were displayed and demonstrated with its usage.Hands-on-practice opportunity was given to all participants.The third day,the traditional ornaments were displayed followed by discussion.Hands-on practice was also given .The fourth day,the Naga Handicrafts were displayed.From  the locally available materials provided to the participants,each participant worked individually under the supervision of theresource person.The finished products of the day weredisplayed to all witness its beauty and utility.The fifth day was a day of presenting Naga Folk songs and dances with narration of folk tales from different tribes bringing alive the Naga culture of storytelling.On the last day faculty,staff and students teachers wore traditional attires to showcase the varied and rich culture of tradition.Prize money was awarded to the best performers during the 5 (Five) days programme.A closing remark  was given by the programme co-ordinator which brought the five days to an end

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Programme on health of the school under Ayushman Bharat

Five (5) days programme on health of the school under Ayushman Bharat was organized by the Institute w.e.f 13^th June to 17^th June 2022 at DIET Chiechama Institutions. The main objective of this programme is to enable the participants well aware of the school health.Throughout 5(five) days the participants of this programme were actively participated in all the activities .They all were enriched with the knowledge of school health .All the resources required to maintain school health were discussed thoroughly and the participants were satisfied with the presentation of the resource persons.he training programme ended successfully.

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Workshop on towards understanding the self

A four days Workshop on towards understanding the Self was held from 20^th -23^rd June 2022 at DIET,Chiechama .The objective of this programme was to facilitate the development of individuals through self-reflection and equip positive attitudes, attributes and skills of personal growth .Altogether there were 50 participants. During the four days workshop the participants were given the opportunity to explore their vision and aspiration of life and discover one’s true potential to develop sensitivity towards the needs of children by connecting with one’s own childhood experience .A session of writing task was also taken up to critically asses their own learning as a prospective teacher followed by presentation and discussion.

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Action Research

The institute after observing the Student-teachers performance in practice teaching felt the need to do action research in two problems viz . (1) Poor implementation of Teaching Skill during practice teaching and (2) Problem on dividing a whole number by fraction and fraction by a whole number and its remediation.

Therefore, two groups of Lectures were formed in order to do an action research to these problems. Group-I took care of the first problem where Group-II took care of the second problem identified.

The Action research started w.e.f June 2022 .It took around six (6) to seven (7) months to complete the work .The researchers in each group planned out action work to deal with the identified problems and then carefully carried out Pre-test, Post-Test, interventions etc. After the whole planned work were carried out the researchers found that the problem identified were solved to a very great extend.

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Workshop on creative drama

A five (5) days workshop on Creative Drama was held from 4^th July- 8^th July 2022 at DIET Chiechama. They were in total 50 paticipants .The programme was scheduled from 9:30 a.m till 3 p.m with five(5) sessions .On the first day ,after registration of the participants ,two sessions were taken on Introduction to Creative Drama and Creative Drama in the classroom followed by discussion. On day two(2) sessions were deliberated on basic elements of creative drama. Using dramas across the curriculum, benefits of using drama in the Classroom and Types of drama .On the third (3) day, the participants were made to work in groups. The first session was allotted to the participants for choosing stories for dramatization and the remaining three(3) session for script writing. Day four(4) was exclusively rehearsal of the respective dramas by all the groups. Day five(5) culminated with presentation of the drama and valedictory.

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Programme on FLN

  A workshop on Literacy and Numeracy was conducted for five

(5) days in DIET Chiechama. There were fifty(50) participants who attended the progamme which was from 1^st – 5^th August, 2022. In the training programme there were sixteen(16) resource persons from DIET faculty ,Chiechama. The first day a topic was on “Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy (FLN)” , followed by “Multilingual Classrooms and Multilingualism in classroom” and , “Approach of Teaching language and Literacy” was taught. The second day’s topic were on “The need of early mathematics skills for developing logical thinking and reasoning”, followed by “major aspects and components of early mathematics”, “Pedagogical process to enhance foundational mathematical skills” and “Assessment for supporting the learning of important mathematics and furnishing useful information”. The third day topics were on “Importance of Competency Based Learning”followed by “life skills in early grades”,“Integrated and holistic development through 3 development goals” and “Codification of learning outcome as per the 3 development goals”. On the fourth day the topics were on “ Learning enhancement programme on implementing learning enhancement under FLN and  “Emphasis on child centered pedagogy based on learner’s need and interest”  which was  followed by group discussion and presentation. The fifth day topics were on “Various modes assessment including school based assessment in foundational learning” , “Use of observation and school portfolio based assessment,holistic progress card (HPC)”and “Conducting large scale assessment in foundational learning: National achievement survey for FLN: Large scale assessment domains”.And finally valedictory address and vote of thanks was given by the training co-coordinator.

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Workshop on Life skill

A workshop on Life skill education was conducted for five(5) five days from 2^nd -26^th August 2022.In the training there were about fifty(50) participants who attended the workshop. Throughout the workshop,sixteen(16) Senior Lecturers and Lecturers from DIET Chiechama were the resources persons. On the first day, there was a discussion on introduction to life skill education which was followed by, the need for developing life skill education in schools. On the second day, a demonstration on making different sizes was introduced and they were made to knit the baskets. On the third day, the participants were introduced to making paper envelopes and paper bags . And on the fourth day, “The role of a teacher in life skill education” was taught and the participants were made to go for group discussion followed by presentation. On the fifth day on the topic on “Development of effective facilitating skills “was taught, and they were made to da a group discussion and presentation. Finally, in the valedictory, the training co-ordinator pronounced and vote of thanks and the program came to an end.

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Programme Development of TLM for ECCE.

A workshop on Development of TLM for ECCE was conducted for four (4) days in DIET, Chiechama. There were 50 participants who attended the programme from 26^th – 27^th September, 2022. In this programme sixteen (16) resource persons were from the DIET Faculty, Chiechama. The first day’s topic was on “The need and significance of ECCE ”. On the second day, the participants were engaged in material development and activities for language development and cognitive development. On the third day, activities for social-emotional development and physical development(Gross and fine motor skills) was conducted. On the fourth day the topic was on “The meaning and importance of programme in ECCE “. The participants were asked to formulate yearly, weekly and daily plans, and finally, activities for creative development was conducted

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Programme on development of TLM using indigenous games and toys

The project “Development of Teaching-learning Materials by Incorporating Naga Indigenous Games, toys and Oral Storytelling” is an initiative by student-teachers at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Chiechama, Nagaland to learn to design and develop teaching learning materials using Indigenous methods of storytelling, toy making, and Indigenous games. Six Indigenous games and toys, maize dolls, and seven folktales are included in the project effort.

This project is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which calls for the incorporation of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in both school and higher education curriculum. Educators can help youngsters connect with their cultural history and build a feeling of pride and identity by employing indigenous games, toys, and folktales. Children are more likely to retain information and acquire crucial skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork when they participate in hands-on activities and play-based learning.

The Project was undertaken with the following objectives:

To design and develop teaching learning materials that incorporate indigenous games/toys and indigenous methods of storytelling.

To improve student-teachers’ ability to organize events for indigenous games, indigenous toy making and storytelling to construct their own knowledge.

To propagate indigenous traditional knowledge.

The project was envisioned because indigenous games and folktales are a significant component of our people’s tradition and culture. The oral tradition of storytelling, on the other hand, had always been a part of our ancestors. This project was created to encourage student-teachers to create and incorporate indigenous games, toys, and folktales into their classroom instruction.

The student-teachers documented all of the Indigenous games and folktales from their own cultural backgrounds, whilst the materials for the maize dolls were acquired and the toys were made at the institute. During the development of these materials, the trainees, who came from several Naga tribes, became familiar with and learnt about each tribe’s distinctiveness; the unique style of performing the various indigenous games; and the rich oral traditions of the various tribes.

The project began in collaboration with the first year D.El.Ed course curriculum. Developing Teaching Learning Materials is one of the practicum work required in the first year of the D.El.Ed course’s curriculum. As a result, the project’s initial phase was to organise a one-day workshop on designing instructional and learning materials for first-year student teachers. Following the workshop, indigenous toys, games, and folktales were collected and documented. The second through fourth phases were set out for the planning, preparation, and creation of teaching and learning materials. The TLM products were tested and implemented in the fifth and final phase.

Some of the difficulties encountered during project execution included financial issues, raw material supply issues, and time commitment and constraint issues. However, after the student teachers presented the teaching learning materials during Block teaching practise and school internship practise, the final outcome showed students’ attention and engagement in the lesson provided. The use of TLMs was observed to provide students with a ‘think, feel, relate’ experience, in which students obtained experiential learning through the TLMs provided.

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Programme on E-Content

Any document file, presentation file, audio file or video file can be considered as E-content. E-contents are used as study materials or lectures, assignments, projects etc. It is a very powerful tool of education.

E-content is a component of digital education designed to support both teachers and students in transferring and acquiring knowledge remotely as well as face to face.

One of the most important roles of e-content from teachers’ perspective is to support them in activating students and strengthening the individualization of the learning process.

It is found that learners show more significant involvement in the lessons and can learn the material more efficiently. In addition, classes conducted with the support of e-content are much more enjoyable.

The Faculty of DIET Chiechama took up this challenged by developing about 20(twenty) videos based on different subjects viz; English, Science, Social sciences and mathematics for primary level. This project took up for almost 3(three) months. The Lecturers were given different assignments such as script writing, Narration, Voice over, capture pictures, Video editing, and composed rhymes. 

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Programme on Pre-vocational education

A two days training on Pre-Vocational Education was conducted on 24^th Nov’ & 25^th Nov’ 2022 in the institute. The focus on Pre-Vocational Education is designed to introduce teacher trainees about the world of work and to prepare them for entry into vocational and technical education program. Thus, preparing teacher trainees for the world of work, including counselling on career choices, skills and work experience.

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Orientation programme for Teacher-Educator on FLN

Foundational Learning is the basis of all future learning for a child. Not achieving basic foundational skills of being able to read and write with comprehension, writing and doing basic mathematical operations leave the child unprepared for the complexities of the curriculum beyond grade 3.

Recognizing the importance of early learning the NEP 2020 states that the highest priority must be to achieve universal foundational literacy and numeracy in primary schools by 2026-27.

Therefore, In order to make this policy a success, teacher educator needs to plays a very important role while imparting training to the teachers. In this connection a one day seminar on foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) for the teacher educators was held at DIET Chiechama on 2^nd December 2022.

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Programme on Strengthening of ICT in the pedagogical process

The present day society is a technology driven society and the increasing use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought about a sea change in the education system while transmission of knowledge. ICT today has provided easy access to learning and learning resources through different tools like computer, laptops, tablets, smart phone etc. The rapid growth of ICT has become an important part of discussion by scholars in education today for which teacher educators are required to integrate ICT in the daily training and replace the traditional methods with modern tools and facilities.

In this regard 4(four) days training was held for strengthening of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration for the faculty of DIET and some Ministerial staff Chiechama, kohima. During this 4 (four) days training different session were held viz; Introduction to Computer, How to prepare Power Point presentation, Use of Multimedia, Cybercrime, Spread sheet etc.

On the last day of training each participant presented their power point presentation.

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Workshop on Fine Arts

A four day Workshop on Fine Arts and Education was held from 6^th -9^th March 2023 at DIET,Chiechama. The objective of this programme was to appreciate and engage with the diverse range of art process, product and performances ,folk and classical thought exposure and exchange .Altogether there were 50(fifty) participants. The four daysworkshop were taken up to appraise the participants on the origin of folktales, folksongs, folk dance and indigenous games in Naga Culture. The purpose of this workshop was on how to document and process the diverse culture and traditions of Naga tribes followed by presentation and discussion.

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Faculty development on power point presentation

Faculty development on PPT:

This program wasconducted to assist faculty members in developing skills related to power point presentation. The session included:

1. Creating new presentation

2. Adding a slide & applying layout

3. Adding and formatting text

4. Adding picture, shape, smart art and more

5. Applying animation and transition effects

6. Designing layout and template

7. Adding speaker notes

8. Saving presentation

The main objective of this program is to understand the basic working of PPP so the faculty can effectively communicate information and ideas to an audience using visual aids and multimedia elements in a clean, organized and visually appealing manner.

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World Environment Day

In commemoration of the world environment day, DIET Chiechama, Kohima organized a variety of activities on 5^thjune 2023. The main purpose of the day was to spread awareness about the need to protect, preserve and conserve the environment. A talk under the theme” go green. Breathe green” was presented where the need to take care of our environment was highlighted and everyone was reminded to get involve in environment friendly activities. Other activities such as slogan writing and poster making were also conducted. Tree plantation was also organized where sapling of fruit trees and ornamental trees were planted in an around the campus of the institute.