District RMSA Chess Symposium
Districtlevel
Chess Symposium was organized successfully at CMCS college,nashik on 9th
march 2018 during 9.30am to 6pm. 67 ETF members and 18 moderators took part in
this knowledgeable event. Hon.Ranjeet Deshmukh (Programme
Officer,RMSA,Mumbai) 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 Purushottam Thoke,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. Got some ideas
·
Teachers started
to celebrate English Days
·
They are using
technology, audio-visual aids
·
They use
interactive activities like wall crawl
·
Attending in ETF
meetings has removed their English phobia
·
Learners are also
using English. Working in pairs and groups
·
Learners like to
speak English on English Day
·
Teachers using
language games to enhance interest among learners
·
Headmasters are
appreciating their work and now supporting teachers
·
“The REACH of
the CHESS is wider than ELISS”
·
“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 1st 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
12th
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, 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 )
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