Special needs educators bring lessons from India to Trinity

Jean Kingery, co-founder of proVISION ASIA in Bangalore, India, asked her former colleague and award-winning author, radio host and international advocate for people with disabilities, Joni Eareckson Tada: “What is the best school for students with special needs?” She replied, “The Imago Dei School at Trinity Classical Academy, without question.”Kingery and her colleague, Krupta Paulsen, manager at Mitra Special Needs School in Bangalore, India, were determined to find an exemplary school that...

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Why Repaying Education Loan is Important to Yours

Sachin Khare, a resident of Mumbai, recently saw an advertisement for a 3 BHK apartment in Mumbai's upcoming suburb.The apartment was all Sachin had ever dreamt of, plush locality, modern amenities and close to his place of work and most importantly fitting his budget. Sachin an MBA with honors from a reputed management school was a topper of his class and got a job at one of the leading technology company in Mumbai.Having started with humble beginnings from Satara in Maharashtra, a home in Mumbai...

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Principals learn the tech way to education

Principals, heads of institutions and teachers from around 100 city schools attended a seminar on 'transforming education with technology and innovation' recently. The Times of India, in association with Think & Learn, held the Times NIE Principal's Seminar at the Galaxy, The Park. The three distinguished speakers who addressed the gathering were Kalyan Kar, co-founder and managing director, Inthink Knowledge Ventures; Rajib Basu, partner, KPMG and Kevin Nethercott, managing director, employer engagement, Knod."Technology is changing our lives...

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A.P. to set up centres for Eamcet in Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh government will set up 30 to 40 centres in Hyderabad for AP Eamcet to be held on May 6, said HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao.The HRD Minister spoke to Telangana Chief Secretary and Education Minister and sought their approval for setting up AP Eamcet centres for the convenience of at least about 30,000 students, including girls residing in Hyderabad, without having to travel to Vijayawada. The students could choose their options on the web till April 21. The Eamcet results would...

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National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Introduces Special Education Course for B.Ed and M.Ed

The syllabus for B.Ed and M.Ed courses has been revised to include a mandatory paper on special education this session onward. This paper, introduced by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), will focus on how to teach students with special needs. To visit more at http://www.ncte-india.org The NCTE monitors the regular B.Ed and M.Ed programmes, but the courses on teaching people with disabilities are regulated by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). And so, NCTE signed an agreement...

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Easier education visas to Canada now?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper have identified education as a 'key area' for bilateral engagement, with the two leaders recognising that India is a 'priority country' under the North American nation's International Education Strategy.In the joint statement released by the two leaders, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Harper agreed to focus on greater student, faculty and people-to-people exchanges, affirming that cooperation in education should focus on building the quality of human resources in...

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Inaugurated TSPSC website and logo at Hyderabad

Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh Governor Narasimhan launched TSPSC logo and TSPSC website at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. Telangana IT Minister K.T. Ramarao, TSPSC chairman Ganta Chakrapani and TRS leaders were attended for this event. See at Telangana State official website http://www.tspsc.gov.in/ http://www.futuretelangana.in/telangana-education/governor-narasimhan-inaugurated-tspsc-logo-at-hyderabad.ht...

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The Must Attend Event for Education Technology Investors

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — To observe the major forces at play in the education technology sector, one needed only to stand near the marble fountain in the Phoenician Resort lobby this week.That’s where hundreds of venture capitalists and executives attending an annual ed tech industry conference arranged — in full view of their rivals — to meet one another privately.From coveted perches at cafe tables and couches in the plush hotel lobby, for instance, investors watched as Aaron Skonnard, chief executive...

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UNESCO report lauds India’s progress

The efficiency of public spending in India comes in for criticism, as does the expansion of contract teaching jobs in public schools.India has made remarkable strides towards ensuring education for all, a new global monitoring report shows. While access is now close to universal, the quality of education remains a major challenge, it says.In April 2000, the governments of 164 countries adopted the Dakar Framework to deliver Education For All commitments by 2015. On Thursday, the United Nations...

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Beware! That online degree may not be valid in India

Ever been tempted to take up an online degree course offered by a university in India? Those who have been taken in by advertisements of such courses in newspapers should be careful because education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) does not recognise any course offered solely through the online mode. Many universities are offering such degrees, even though “UGC has not yet recognised any University/Institution for offering distance education programmes solely through the online...

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India needs autonomous education policy

The Indian education system should be in the hands of technocrats instead of autocrats, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue and activist Dinanath Batra at an event here on Tuesday.“There should be an autonomous education policy and an Indian Education Services should be established along the lines of Indian Administrative Service. Nowadays, subjects are taught in isolation. Teaching a subject should be seen as a contribution to the society and should be taught in a wholesome manner,” Mr. Batra said.He was speaking at a commemorative...

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