Author: Parimita Krishna

Parimita is a media professional and has been working in the overarching space of editorial and content-driven strategies. She is also a member of IEEE, an editorial contributor to Getty Images and a volunteer. Her endeavour over the period has been to work with underprivileged communities with a mission to up-skill individuals on digital literacy to create a sustainable environment, and work on the positive social and economic impact for them. She volunteered for the United Nations as an SDG Advocate to promote awareness about quality education and climate changes and its consequences at various levels. She is also a part of a nonprofit orgnisation.

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How Personalised Learning can make your kids curious?

Parimita Krishna 14 June 2019 4 Comments

Introduction We at NumberNagar® has been working hard to create the blueprint of Personalised Learning. We think that personalised learning can be done by a blend of student-teacher interaction and some assistance of technology. We strongly feel that technology should act only as an enabler to reach our goals of…

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What’s new in CBSE and why Experiential Learning is even more relevant?

Parimita Krishna 31 May 2019 2 Comments #MasteryLearning 5C Methodology Adaptive Learning Blended Learning Constructivist Learning innovative initiatives Receiver Apprehension Self Paced Lessons TechEmergence ThinkSchools Urban Education Visible Learning Visual literacy

Learning is experience, everything else is information. — Albert Einstein Remember those bulky school textbooks in primary or even higher secondary classes? Remember learning fractions in Maths or compounds in Chemistry? For many for us, it was merely a mechanical retrieval of fragmented knowledge rather than understanding it well enough. …

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The Curious Case of Homeschooling in India

Parimita Krishna 5 April 2019 4 Comments

The Transient Abode How does it sound if during your childhood you had to visit exciting places and make new friends all over again after every few years? If during your childhood, your parents were in one of the central government jobs, before you knew it, it was time to…

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Making Maths fun for your kids

Parimita Krishna 8 March 2019 No Comments 5C Methodology Adaptive Learning Cognitive approaches community engagement Groupthink Non-Cognitive Skills Passion-based Learning Science of Learning ThinkSchools

“Without Mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is Mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.” – Shakuntala Devi Do you like Maths and think it’s fun? Do you want to hear from your kids – “It’s Maths time!”? Mathematics is the universal language and is incredibly powerful. From…

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Blended Learning: A Perspective on “Learning how to Learn”

Parimita Krishna 22 February 2019 2 Comments Flipped Classroom Hybrid learning Learning Experiences Learning management system Learning strategy Online Learning

Educators, now, focus on the pedagogical changes and practices of blended learning while teachers facilitate the personalisation of student learning.

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Welcome to the era of personalised learning

Parimita Krishna 9 February 2019 6 Comments All Questions Matter Individualised Approach Learner Engagement Non-Cognitive Skills Proficiency Based Learning Self Paced Lessons

Personalised Learning’ is manifesting and one of the most discussed educational initiatives today. With the combination of pedagogic insight and technologies like AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning), learning has become personal, multi-faceted, contextual, and dynamic. Many schools are now adopting the personalised learning approach. Educators are trying to bring…

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Education Franchises in India – In the search for a “Formula”

Parimita Krishna 1 February 2019 No Comments Adaptive Learning Education Franchises India Passion-based Learning

Learning is always evolving in the age of the Internet. It is now instant, online, self-driven and on the go. The Current Context A decade later, it would not matter how or where you acquired knowledge. However, proficiency in leveraging the relevant skills will matter. Though learning like this sounds…

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The Rhetorical Question: “What school did you go to?”

Parimita Krishna 18 January 2019 No Comments Development Formative assessment Learning levels

How often have you come across this question? Does studying in premier schools/college make one think high of herself? Or is this a pointless generalization which has nothing to do with learning? Madhav Chavan, the co-founder, and CEO of the NGO, Pratham Foundation highlights, “we are focused on IITs, and primary schools,…

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Shared intelligence: Harnessing the group’s wisdom

Parimita Krishna 4 January 2019 No Comments Cognitive approaches Collective consciousness Groupthink Motivation Personalised learning Psychological functioning Shared intelligence Sociology V formation

“What is a drop of rain, compared to the storm? What is a thought, compared to a mind? Our unity is full of wonder, which your tiny individualism… cannot even conceive.” — The Many, System Shock Have you ever wondered, why do geese fly in a V formation? As a bird flaps its…

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Helping your child learn with clarity

Parimita Krishna 21 December 2018 No Comments Breadth of Knowledge Constructive Alignment Depth of Knowledge Learner Empowerment Mastery Learning Meta Analysis Receiver Apprehension SOLO Framework Teacher Clarity Teacher Immediacy Visible Learning

The French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said, “Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too”. In a sea of content and pedagogy standards, knowing what to teach and how to teach can be a challenge, especially when educators have to cater to the needs of learners at all levels, right…