TAG Obnservation NAS028 and NAS113
Encouraging TAG Cs to conduct TAG meetings
Date: 13/01/2018
It is my SMART goal to motivate and encourage tag coordinators to conduct tag meetings regularly. To enable them to sustain the interest of tag meetings by visiting tags and talking with tag teachers and tag coordinators.
I decided to visit Tags from Malegaon block (Nashik) . So firstly I called to all the TAG Cs from Malegaon. There are 5 TAG coordinators in Maleagaon block.Mangesh Shewale , Kiran Kedar ,Yogesh Agale,Pravin Shinde and Nilesh Bhamare.All are very active but nowadays they are busy in different tasks. So sometimes they discontinue their tag meetings. Or hardly send any report. I talked to each person on phone on 12th jan. Mangesh sir and Kiran sir immediately organized meeting with the help of their Cluster heads on 13th Jan Saturday. Pravin and Yogesh were busy in Spoken English 5 days face to face training at Malegaon Municipal school.
Mangesh sir conducted Tag meeting at BRC,Malegaon I reached at BRC at 9:00am. Mr N.M.pawar (cluster head,Vadner cluster) and Mr N.B.Nikam (Cluster head,Ajang Cluster) were present. 25 teachers were present and sitting in groups.
The tag meeting already began at 8:30 am. Mangesh sir took an onion ring activity and practised review questions. Teachers liked this activity when I asked them ,which things did they learn today ?
Language Development section n started at 9:05am. Tag C selected the topic Big city small world:Fast food. Tag C nicely facilitated this section. He has good rapport with everyone. He put the participants in groups ,gave demo and after put everybody in pairs. All practised the dialogues. Everyone was using English and some teachers were trying to speak a little bit. But very few were very confident in Speaking English. Mangesh sir took a filly bag activity. He had brought a bag having many vegetables and fruits. He made all the teachers to sit in 5 groups and went in each group. He told one person from each group to put his/her hand in the bag and asked him/her not to see,but touch and guess which fruit that was. Teachers tried their best. Whatever teachers guessed ,he wrote the names on blackboard. Very nice use of blackboard.
After guessing all food items,he took all the vegetables one by one and teachers checked whether their guess was correct or incorrect. Teachers truly enjoyed this activity.
He took some reflective questions on section one. Teachers were quite talkative.They worked together and shared their ideas with the class.
Reading Section started at 9:35. Good time management. Finding and creating resources this topic was selected and discussed by teachers.
N.M.Pawar (Kp) took 2 mins and introduced me. I talked to all teachers and got to know the impact of Tag meetings. Most of the teachers are very positive about TAG meetings. They all love to join meetingsand love to practice activities from Tag resource book. Many teachers took chain drill,jump left and jump right,point to activities in their classrooms. They started to speak in English with their learners and students also forming simple sentences. Some teachers were speaking English very fluently . So I encouraged them to work as Tag facilitator. They also accept to work so.
Niced arrangement by Tag officer N.m.pawar sir who was master trainer in ELIPS. He provided spacious room with projector.
Magesh sir continued tag meeting while I travelled to Karanjgaon village to visit other tag run by Kiran Kedar. It was 16 Km away from Malegaon. I reached at Z. P.School,Karanjgavhan at 10:30 am. Mr Jaware sir (Cluster head) and Mr.S.P.Rajput (HM) were present. Teachers were engaged in learning by watching section. They were seeing the video of using flashcards in their own phones as no projector was there. Kiran sir has very good rapport with them all and he is a tech savvy person too ,so he had sent the link of video and overcame the problem.
Teachers were working in groups and pairs. They were talking in simple English ,sharing reflection with each other. They also were involved in back to back activity. And memory game.
Kiran sir facilitated well. I motivated them to join tag meetings every month.
Mr jaware sir had a nice talk with all. I requested him when he will visit the classrooms ,please ask each tag teacher to conduct one activity from tag meeting. All the teachers accepted this challenge and Kp was also very positive to observe the class of Tag teachers. Although Kiran Kedar being selected as Subject assistant at Nashik DIECPD, he has been conducting tag meetings and he has very concrete bonding with the teachers and authorities of Malegaon block. He can easily tackle problems of tag and other programmes from same block. This is his nice achievement. He is also very good tag coordinator fluent in English and good user of blog,whats app,facebook,you tube and twitter. He is using all these things in tag.
He should motivate all teachers to join facebook tejas4 ed and ask them to upload videos of their classes.
I conducted a focus group of teachers by conducting memory game. Each one enjoyed and felt themselves motivated and confident. I asked them whether they like tag meeting,what activities do they love /what things they practise in their classes. Teachers gave positive responses about tag. But they need more practice and engagement in tag meetings.
After all it was nice meeting by kiran sir.
I observed one classroom at 11:30 am in the same school. I went in 1st Std. Asked few questions and students answered confidently. They could identify numbers in English. They knew the concept of Ten.
I:How many tens are there in 14 ?
One child gave correct answer.”One ten”.
I : How many windows?
Children :3
I : How many doors
Children : one (एक)
Dnyadada was a girl of six ,she deliverded a speech on cleanliness in fluent Marathi for 5 mins. I was so surprised to see a girl giving speech. It was really amazing. They also sang a beautiful song in Marathi. They asked me questions,”What is your name ? Where you from ? “ They enjoyed my company and I enjoyed these little blossoms company.
There are 2 english Medium schools in the Village ,but people send their children in Marathi school. So teachers have to be more careful about their job. Everyone is devoted.
It was really good experience to observe 2 tag meetings and 1 classroom,tslking with teachers and Tag cs. Nice journey and nice moment. In both meetings teachers felicitated me for being selected for conference. They become more happy when they come to know that I am also primary teacher.
3rd tag was conducted and arranged by Nilesh Bhamare in Malegaon.But I could not mange to visit this Tag.
Ashok Chavan
SARP,DIECPD,Nashik
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