RAA/DIECPD,Nashik Conducted Symposium successfully on 9th March 2018 at CMCS college,Nashik

Districtlevel Chess Symposium was organized successfully at CMCS college,Nashik by RAA/DIECPD, Nashik  on 9^th march 2018 during 9.30am to 6pm. 67 ETF members and 18 moderators took part in this knowledgeable event.
 CHESS (Continuous Help to teachers of English from Secondary School) is a very innovative programme inspired by Hon.Nandkumar sir who wants to enhance English teaching learning improvement among the learners of Maharashtra. The motivational  people behind this programme are Hon.Sunilji Magar sir (Dir.MAA,Pune), Hon.Dr.Subhashji Kamble (Dir.RAA,A'Bad) and Hon.Ranjeetji Deshmukh ((Programme Officer,RMSA,Mumbai).
Hon.Ranjeet Deshmukh  attended the symposium before valedictory session and motivated all the ETF (English teachers’ forum) members and moderators by his encouraging speech.He gave all the credit to every moderator for the successful completion of CHESS ( Continuous Help to teachers of English from Secondary School ) year 1 as well as the best execution of district symposium. His presence and appreciation boosted the confidence of all the chess family of Nashik.

Hon.Ravindra Jawale (Deputy Director,RAA/DIECPD,Nashik), Mr. Yogesh Sonawane (Sr.Lec and HoD of English Dep.RAA,Nashik) and Mr Ashok Chavan (SARP,Eng,DIECPD,Nashik) took great efforts to arrange,manage and conduct the Symposium. Mr.Yogesh Sonawane preplanned about magnificent hall at CMCS college. He also ensured on phone  about quality food with tea. Mr Santosh Gaikawad (Technical Assistant,DIECPD) availed banner and certificates before the symposium. Mr Kiran Kedar (Sub.Asst,Eng) provided necessary support to the participants.

Mr. Shashikant Shinde (Lec.RAA, Nashik and Eng expert) the delegate of Regional Academic Authority,Nashik was present. He observed and gave valuable inputs during the event.

The success behind the well planned and well organized symposium was the core team of moderators who were planning for many days.

Mr Satish jadhav (MER and moderator),Mr Shankar Sangle,Mr Bhagwan Aher,Mr Kantilal Landge,Mr S.T.Patil, Mr Yeole sir, Mr Purushottam Thoke, Mr Nimba Borase,Hemant Chandratre, Mr Santosh Ushir, Mr pratap Kale,Mrs Sayali Mahajan and all the other moderators  planned very well.

They encouraged to their ETF members to join and participate in the symposium. They even motivated their ETF members on whatsapp group.They helped and mentored them to prepare on ppt presentation and poster presentation. That’s why 17 teachers displayed their marvelous posters in the event which caught eyes of others.
 Highlights of the day

1. Welcome ceremony

The programme started sharply at 10.30am with welcome ceremony. Hon.Dr Shinde sir (principal,CMCS,college) along with other dignitaries inaugurated the ceremony by performing sarswati poojan. Mr Ashok Chavan gave welcome speech on behalf of Hon.R.L.Jawale sir as he was busy in other programme. In the welcome speech Mr Ashok sir congratulated all the moderators for the successfully conducting 6 ETF meetings and for creating conducive English Eco system in Nashik District in 15 blocks and 3 URCs.

Dr Shinde sir principal of CMCS college shared his opinions about how English language changed his academic life. Nowadays English is really important to be a global citizen and for that one should always take time to learn English. In his daily busy schedule, he always reads newspapers and learns new vocabulary. It motivated all.

2. Introductory speech

Mr Shankar Sangale sir,moderator of Niphad block delivered introductory speech where he told the objectives of chess project and how they are being fulfilled. He also shared success journey of his own ETF meetings.

3. Plenary speech by Mr Bhagwan Aher

 Bhagwan Aher is working as a moderator in CHESS project. He has been also a part of ELIPS and ELISS programme of British Council. He loves English tremendously. He has created his own English professional development group- DELTA (Deola Englsih Language Teachers Association) where all the members are very active. He has been organizing many ELT practices for teachers of English and secondary school learners. He has organized English fun fairs, exhibitions at Deola block with the help of S.T. Patil, Kantilal Landge and B.K.patil.He has quite succeeded to improve quality teaching of the teachers to whom he mentored and supported. He has his own whatsapp group which is fully devoted to the best of English professional development.

     Mr Aher was given an opportunity to prepare, plan and deliver plenary session. He delivered a speech on the punch line of the project- “Creating an English Eco-system to enhance the learners”

   He gave an amazing speech. He talked on lots of new ideas using ppts. He linked eco system with English language learning stakeholders. How ETF meetings are helping to enhance quality teaching learning of English among learners. It was wonderful experience hearing Bhagwan sir.

4.Moderators’ and ETF teachers’ presentation

 

Mr S.T.Patil introduced the module and its features in a friendly way. Mrs.Sayali Mam presented her learning journey as a CPD.

Mrs.Sonia Bairagi gave an excellent way of ppt presentation through her fluent speech on ‘dialogue writing’. It was like a research work. Mr Mandwade also shared  his success story using ppts. Reheman sir from Malegaon talked on PLN showing many pics on projector.

26 members enrolled themselves in presentation list. However, 9 ETF members were given chance to present.

All the presenters seemed very confident and comfortable with English. They were quite relevant to the topics. We got some following ideas:

1.  Teachers started to celebrate English Days
2. They are using technology, audio-visual aids
3. They use interactive activities like wall crawl
4. Attending in ETF meetings has removed their English phobia
5. Learners are also using English. Working in pairs and groups
6. Learners like to speak English on English Day
7. Teachers using language games to enhance interest among learners
8. Headmasters are appreciating their work and now supporting teachers
9. “The REACH of the CHESS is wider than ELISS”
10. “Learning together and learning by doing” are enriching

 5. Few inputs by Mr Shashikant Shinde (Lec.RAA, Nashik and Eng expert)

 Mr Shinde sir was  present during the ppt presentations. He praised noble work of participants. He gave observational inputs to presenters. He shared his own experience about his first visit to 1^st ETF meeting when he was in Sindhudurg. There he found, the moderators were speaking in Marathi and describing PSM Gr, whereas in chesssymposium everybody was talking on chess success stories through English. He appreciated the best efforts of all. He guided all to talk  about “What I have done and not what I can do.”

  6. Tea break and lunch

12^th std exam was going in the premises of CMCS, College. So everyone was following the rules. None left the seminar hall during exam time. Tea was served in the hall. And all had their lunch after 2pm. It was delicious.

7. Inspirational speech of Hon.Deshmukh sir

 

Mr Ranjeetji Deshmukh sir (Programme Officer, Rashtriy Madhayamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Mumbai) arrived at 4pm. He observed one presentation and after that he was felicitated by Mr  Chavan on behalf of DIECPD,Nashik. He delivered a short speech in which he thanked to each moderator for the success of chess year 1. He declared that next year it will be provided enough fund to run ETF meetings smoothly. He even appreciated the persons behind success of chess are none but only moderators and ETF teachers themselves. He saw some posters made by ETF members.

8. Poster presentation

Before valedictory ceremony poster presentation was organized. There were near about 21 posters. Wall crawl activity was conducted. When teachers were moving around the hall, poster presenters presented about their posters. There were many topics like figure of speech, types of poems, pronunciation, prepositions, idioms on face, adjective describing words, prefixes, word building, language games, using words,phrases, classification of verbs, concepts related to play or drama, ways to improve learning of English, learning behavior according to blooms taxonomy, the benefits of reading and dialogue writing.

Mr Satish Jadhav (MER-Monitoring,Evaluation and report writing district coordinator)  and Mr Ashok Chavan jointly observed the posters.They will select and declare 3 best posters soon.

9. Valedictory ceremony

Satish Jadhav sir gave valedictory speech and Kiran Kedar gave vote of thanks at last. Moderators were felicitated with flowers.

Mr Shakar Sangle (Moderator) was nominated the President of NDELTA (Nashik District  English Language Teachers Association ).

S.T.Patil sir, senior member and vice president of NDELTA suggested his name while others confirmed his name including Sayali Mahajan, Bhagvan Aher, Nimba Borase, Yeole sir, Kantilal landge, Javed, Pratap kale,Santosh Ushir, Hemant Chandratre, Shelar sir, Rabbani sir and rest of the team in the hall.

After that Hon. Ranjeet sir felicitated Shankar sangle by giving him bouquet.

10.The best anchoring by Mr Kantilal Landge sir

Kantilal Sir did a great role of anchoring the Chesssymposium2018. He was using English spontaneously, fluently and smoothly. Everyone in the hall was impressed by his way of speaking. He used many Sanskrit and English quotations. His anchoring was really  cherry on the top for 

everyone.

(We apologize for printing mistake in banner and in certificates where the spelling of Symposium wrongly written as Sympoium.)

  Regards

(Ashok Chavan and Co writer Kantilal Landge )