A Microsoft Showcase School that has been listed among Fortune India’s ‘The Future 50 Schools Shaping Success’, Sat Paul Mittal School is committed to offer a holistic 21st century learning experience. A pioneer of technological revolution in the classroom, the school has formulated a multi-pronged strategy by adopting existing and new digital technologies to offer an uninterrupted learning experience to students and ensure the safety, health and wellness of all the stakeholders amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown. Some of the ways in which the school is delivering an engaging virtual learning experience through its ‘Remote Learning Work Plan’ are:
Student orientation: Initially, a detailed schedule message was sent to the students outlining the remote learning plan and expectations. Follow-up communications and other updates from time to time are shared to ensure that the students utilise their time constructively. This engaging experience has surely helped the students to be independent learners which is one of the key future-ready skills. Students have been able to discover inspiring projects, best practices, and new ideas so they can continue to drive valuable learning in virtual environments.
Engaging virtual classroom: SPMS teachers are actively using MS Teams, Flipgrid, Wakelet, OneNote, Minecraft, O365 to create and share e-learning resources with students. They also use Presenter software to create videos besides White Board, Microsoft Powerpoint, Screencast-o-Matic, and Wondershare Filmora and are making online learning more interesting and engaging through animations and sound effects. Assessments after each module is conducted in the form of objective questions using Online Forms, Kahoot, and students submit their work through OneNote.
Digitally powered co-curricular education and co-curricular activities: The well-balanced online learning curriculum includes physical education, dance, music, art classes, various co-curricular activities like Tedx@SPMS, AFS Intercultural Exchange, Earth Day, Mother’s Day, Prize Distribution, webinars etc that are conducted by leveraging several digital platforms including Flipgrid, Kahoot, MS Teams, ZOOM, etc.
Virtual collaboration and review: The staff and management are leveraging MS Teams and other digital platforms for seamless day-to-day collaboration. Regular staff meetings are also conducted through MS Teams for follow-up and review of sessions.
Hybrid Learning: For considering the reopening of the schools, a COVID Contingency Plan was prepared, which had safety measure protocols as per the Ministry of Home and State Government guidelines. The school opted for Hybrid learning to ensure a balance between offline and online classes .In hybrid classroom, the school ensures that lesson design revolve around interactivity and engagement thus giving students a choice and voice in their learning, as well as distributing lessons that are personalized, individualized, and differentiated.
Teacher Student Connect Programme: The Teacher Connect Programme has been designed to provide emotional succour to our students, who have not met their teachers and peers, in person, for over a year and are restricted within their homes. The programme centres on team building and involves group based ice-breaking activities. The activity facilitated knowledge sharing and enhanced communication amongst small groups. Thus, amid the uncertainty and fear that the pandemic has brought, Sat Paul Mittal School has transitioned to ‘Remote Learning Work Plan’ to minimize the disruption to children’s learning and has offered a fresh perspective on learning methodologies emphasizing on learner interaction, assessment and immediate feedback.
