Student Clubs
What are the main objectives of establishing School Clubs in schools?
A) To have more number of activities
B) To improve learning outcomes, foster leadership, and build ownership among students
C) To conduct school cleaning and plantation
D) Only to assign additional duties to students
B) To improve learning outcomes, foster leadership, and build ownership among students
What is one of the primary objectives of conducting theme-based PTMs?
What is the main goal of conducting a TLM Mela in schools?
What is the purpose of the Pragati Hejje initiative?
Explain the process of forming Student Clubs and Cabinets in schools.
B) Plan the formation, assign teachers, announce clubs to students, conduct elections, and assign roles
Which theme aims to celebrate the importance of parents in a child's education and motivates students through parental stories of overcoming challenges?
Which of the following skills does TLM creation NOT focus on?
What should be documented as part of the Pragati Hejje presentation?
Which of the following approaches would make a Student Club activity MOST effective for achieving Learning Outcomes (LOs)?
A) Conduct activities first and then map them to LOs later based on observed outcomes.
B) Choose activities that are engaging but not linked to any specific LO, ensuring students enjoy without focusing on particular academic goals.
C) Plan activities that target specific LOs from the curriculum and then conduct for all students together.
D) Use Learning Outcomes from a lower grade (e.g., grade 5) for higher grades (e.g., grade 8-10)
c) Plan activities that target specific LOs from the curriculum and then conduct for all students together.
How frequently does the state department mandate that PTMs should be conducted each academic year?
How many groups are suggested to be typically formed in each class for TLM creation activities? and why?
Which of the following is the MOST systematic way to track progress under the Pragati Hejje initiative?
As a Block Mentor, when you visit a school to assess if Student Club activities have been effectively conducted, what specific indicators would you look for?
Scenario: You are visiting a school that claims to have active monthly club sessions. However, you notice that the student involvement seems low and school has not filled any google forms. What would be the key evidence to verify if the clubs are truly functional and aligned with Learning Outcomes?
Look for a documented Calendar of Activities, evidence of completed LO-based activities (like photographs, student work samples, or activity logs), student participation in club sessions, the presence of learning resources used for the activities, and feedback from students about their roles and understanding of the club’s purpose. Motivate the Teachers to fill it in the google forms
An HM reports that many parents attend the PTM but do not actively engage in discussions, and some leave midway. How would you suggest making the PTMs more participatory and ensuring parents stay until the end?
I would recommend restructuring the PTM format to include interactive activities like group discussions, student-parent activities. This can be combined with assigning parents specific roles, like helping with refreshments, conducting small sessions and sharing their experience, managing small breakout sessions. Additionally, starting the PTM with an ice-breaking activity and ending with a question-answer session where parents can voice their concerns and suggestions might encourage better engagement.
A student group is struggling to find resources to create a TLM on a science topic. As a Block Mentor, how would you guide them?
A school has faced challenges in documenting their PTM, TLM and club activities for Pragati Hejje due to lack of digital literacy and connectivity issues. As a Block Mentor, how would you guide the Headmaster to effectively track and document the school's progress for the presentation?
The Block Mentor can suggest manual record-keeping methods as an interim solution, provide basic training to staff on digital documentation, explore offline Google form options, and support the school in setting up a simple documentation process that can be converted digitally when connectivity is available, every week.
During your visit, an HM ask you to suggest an activity that aligns with an LO for grade 8 9 10 for any subject club. How would you guide the Headmaster?
Scenario: During a school visit, the Headmaster asks for help in designing a club activity linked to a Learning Outcome for grade 8 9 10 and any subject. They want the activity to be engaging and fun and targeting all the grades. Suggest one such LO and an activity idea
Expected Response: refer to the handbook or monthly suggestive list of activities. Choose an LO like “Understanding the properties and interactions of different forces.” Design an activity such as a tug-of-war game to demonstrate balanced and unbalanced forces. Instruct students to apply varying strengths on opposite sides and observe the effects. Follow up with a reflection session where students document their observations, relate them to scientific principles, and present their findings to lower grades.
An HM shares that despite several efforts to increase parental involvement through PTMs, parents of low-performing students rarely attend, citing lack of time and other priorities. How would you address this challenge and ensure that such parents participate actively in PTMs?
I would recommend conducting short, focused mini-PTMs at times convenient for these parents, like early morning or late evening, and holding them in community centers rather than at school. Personalizing invitations by highlighting the importance of their presence for their child’s progress and sending specific examples of their child's achievements can make parents feel more compelled to attend. I’d also suggest collaborating with local community leaders to engage these parents and promote a shared responsibility towards education.
An HM asks for suggesting ideas to be shared with students to motivate them to create innovative TLMs, for Grade 8, 9, and 10, to foster deeper understanding and engagement. Suggest one topic along with a detailed and relevant TLM idea that can be implemented for the topic.
Topic: Food Adulteration
Activity: “Detect the Adulterant” Science Investigation
TLM Idea: Create a Food Safety Testing Kit using simple materials like turmeric powder, iodine solution, water, and lemon juice to test for common food adulterants in daily consumables like milk, sugar, and spices.
Create an Interactive Carbon Cycle Board using a rotating wheel, colorful Velcro cutouts representing different stages (plants, animals, atmosphere, fossil fuels), and string markers to show the movement of carbon.
During your review, you find that while the school has an extensive record of activities, such as photos, attendance logs, and even student portfolios, the Learning Outcomes have not improved, and student engagement remains low. The Headmaster believes that as long as activities are documented, it’s a sign of success. How would you guide the school leadership team to focus on genuine improvement rather than just compliance?
The Block Mentor should initiate a discussion on linking activities more meaningfully to specific Learning Outcomes. They should guide the Headmaster and teachers on identifying gaps between what is being documented and actual student learning. A good approach would include setting up reflective review sessions after each activity to assess what was learned, using student feedback to redesign activities, and monitoring outcomes over time. Additionally, the mentor can introduce a "Learning Impact Framework" where teachers rate the effectiveness of each activity against the intended LOs and adjust future plans accordingly.