Department of Education in Science and Mathematics Subject: Request for sending Training Needs for Teachers Training Programme The Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, NCERT has planned to organized training programme for Mathematics teachers teaching at Upper Primary and Secondary levels. The programme will be organized sometime during November 2012 – February 2013. The training will be based on the material developed by DESM i.e. Exemplar Problem Books, Laboratory Manuals and Source Book on assessment besides the textbooks of Upper Primary and Secondary levels in Mathematics. A proforma developed to find the training needs of teacher is enclosed herewith. Interested teachers and teacher educators are requested to send their suggestions in the given proforma about their training needs (including practical work/activities) to the Department through Post/E-mail/Fax given below: Head, Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110 016 E-mail : desm.ncert@nic.in Fax No. : 011-26561742 Proforma for sending Training Needs 1 Name of the teacher : 2 Qualifications : 3 Teaching experience at Secondary Stage : 4 Name and address of the School : 5 Teaching subjects of the teacher : 6 Telephone No. : 7 E-mail address of School : 8 Are you using NCERT textbooks for : teaching Mathematics at Upper Primary and Secondary levels? 9 If you are not using NCERT textbooks, : which other books are you using? 10 Is the material given in the textbook : sufficient from the point of view of teaching 11 Which concepts need in depth treatment : in the training programme? 12 Which of the activities/projects given in : the textbook require elaboration of the procedure? 13 Which of the activities given in the : textbook cannot be performed due to non-availability of material? 14 Have you tried to make modification or : improvisation in the activities/projects for yourself? If yes, please specify. Yes/No -215 Is the continuous and comprehensive : evaluation system being followed in your school? 16 What type of information is needed : about assessment and evaluation? 17 Give any other activities that you would : like to share with others 18 Do you have any specific query related : to content given in the NCERT textbooks for Mathematics for Upper Primary and Secondary stages? 19 Do you have any specific query related : to activities given in the textbooks for Mathematics? 20 Do you have any specific query related : to project work given in the textbook for Mathematics? 21 Have you consulted: (i) the Exemplar Problem books in : Mathematics for Classes VI, IX & X? (ii) the Laboratory Manuals for : Elementary and Secondary stages? 22 Any other query related to : Textbook/Activities/Projects/Evaluation at Upper Primary and Secondary levels. (Signature)