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By Varsha singh, Student  Satyam College of Education, Noida  “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think “ —– ALBERT EINSTEIN About two months ago, I attend a webinar of Dr.BARBRA OAKLEY – Learning how to learn. After attending her webinar, I got an idea to write this blog. Nowadays, it is very important for teachers, parents, students as well to know about the training of the brain for learning. It was believed that as humans grow, their brain connections and learning capacity become fixed, slowly as they age it becomes faded. But recent researches denies such believes as they showed learning has no limitations of age and brain connections can never be fixed. The brain is a very complex part of the human body made up of a network of muscles which can grow according to individuals training (training includes physical exercises, yoga, meditation, learning new skills/languages/things, etc.) which triggers our brain cells to make neural pathways according to the learning. LEARNING : It is a process of acquiring new knowledge, skills, behavior, values, etc. through study, observations, experience, or being taught. It involves all five senses i.e., vision, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. “Learning is a process which leads to behavioral changes as a result of some experience, observation, activity, etc.” ——- H.J. KLAUSMEIR   BRAIN DURING LEARNING When we learn something our brain cells (neurons) communicate (sending signals) with each other through electrical and chemical signals. These neurons transfer the information from one cell to another. Neurons convert chemical signals into electrical signals which trigger the release of neurotransmitters from the axon into the synapses. The neurotransmitter crosses the synapses and binds to special molecules on the other side of the receptor in the form of chemical signals. These receptors...

By Vani Anand, Student  Mentor: Dr Jyotsna Kohli Satyam College of Education, Noida    “By LEARNING You will TEACH By TEACHING You will LEARN.”   WHAT DOES LEARNING MEANS? It ne’er implies that learning is merely done by the learner and teaching by the teacher. In the classroom, both teachers and learners explore new facts and information mutually. Teaching and learning both are integral parts of the education process, and can’t be considered as an isolated segment.   LEARNING CHIEFLY LEADS: –  Change in behavior Acquiring new knowledge and skills Updating previous knowledge Retrieval of something once needed   MODELS OF LEARNING:- As an educationalist, we should be aware of different models proposed for acquiring learning and how a better opportunity could be provided to the learner to acquire learning. Two of the learning models, the ‘objectivist learning model’ and the ‘constructivist learning model’ are generally used to educate students.   The objectivist learning model: It supports Skinner’s stimulus-response theory, which states that learning could be a modification in behavioural disposition which will be formed by selective reinforcement. The premise of the objectivist model is that the most effective way for a student to learn subject matter is to “efficiently transmit knowledge from the expert to the learner” i.e. the transmission of knowledge.   The constructivist learning model: John Dewey, Jean Piaget & Lev Vygotsky are some of the promoters of constructivism. The primary goal of constructivism is the application of learning in a creative way. Constructivism focuses on the process of learning and through this, the outcomes are produced. In constructivism, students have many opportunities to construct their knowledge and express their understanding.   “Knowledge is CONSTRUCTED Not transferred.” -PETER  SENGE   “CONSTRUCTIVISM proposes that acquisition of knowledge occurs amid four assumptions: Learning involves active participation. Learning is adaptive. Learning is subjective rather than objective. Learning involves both social and individual processes.”   TEACHERS IN CONSTRUCTIVIST CLASSROOM:  In constructivism, learning...

By Preeti Gupta – Student Mentor-Ms. Preeti Agarwal Satyam College of Education, Noida    “Technology will destroy this planet mentally, if responsible individuals do not come forward to advocate for responsible use of technology.”   ― Abhijit Naskar, The Gospel of Technology Recently, I read an editorial article in a spiritual magazine[1], which compelled me to ponder upon an issue. Referring to the statistics given by ‘Central news agency- the largest magazine distribution agency in India,’ this editorial began with an issue that Book publishers are not getting enough business because people prefer to read on digital mediums rather than the printed material. Perfectly fine- It does not seem to be an issue for me because I agree that preferences do change with the evolution, so I continued gazing a few more lines. The next few lines were eye-opening, revealing that only 14 % of literate people read topics of their interests using all mediums (Digital and Print), while half of them only read the newspaper. I was utterly bewildered to digest this piece of information (I am sure the Editor must have been equally surprised while writing this fact) that 86% are NOT reading at all, neither through digital nor through the print mediums. How surprising is this to know that in this technological era, when ‘knowledge’ is the new weapon and ‘data’ is the new currency, people do not have time to read. The sole purpose of Technology was conceived to simplify the mundane struggle of human’s life, and save time to allow pursuing one’s dream of making this world all that more beautiful through self-realization. But, alas!!!, people don’t have time. Ideally, it should have been a reversed situation, where more and more people were expected to do real things, fulfilling their purposes of being here, on this...

By MANISHA MANGLANI (B.Ed SEM-II) MENTOR- MS. NEHA AGGARWAL Satyam College of Education, Noida Life skills Education is a new mantra of education, that is incorporated in the school curriculum with the aim of the development of educational support services, like social work, school health, specialized education, vocational, general guidance, counseling and psychological services. No matter how smart you may be academically, If you don’t have proper life skills to go along with it, you are not able to cope up with the real-life situations. The Growth and advancement of a country rely on the development and improvement of youthful personalities. Teenyboppers are considered as the most productive members of society; they are not able to use their potential because of the absence of direction and inspiration. The central vision of life skills is empowering youngsters to engage in and cope successfully with life and its challenges. Parents, family, and teachers play a crucial role in molding children’s behavior. “LIFE SKILLS ARE ART OF LIVING, WHICH HELP US TO DRAW A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKETCH OF LIFE” – RAJEEV RANJAN Life skills  can change and  Affect:    Ignorance         Awareness          Concern         Knowledge          Motivation            Professional skills           Habits     Lifestyle What are life skills? “Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life”-WHO Life skills have 10 core elements: PROBLEM -SOLVING DECISION -MAKING CREATIVE THINKING CRITICAL THINKING SELF AWARENESS EMPATHY INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS GOOD COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT OF STRESS MANAGEMENT OF EMOTION  SOCIAL SKILLS-Interpersonal Relationships, Good communication. THINKING SKILLS- Creative thinking, Problem-solving, Decision-making, Critical thinking. EMOTIONAL SKILLS- Management of stress, Management of emotion self- awareness. Each student has a unique way of...