Schedule

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Day I   |   Day II   |   Day III

18    February  2016  |   IC&SR Building, IIT Madras Campus
Time (hrs IST)	Session Speaker
8:00-9:00	Late Registration
9:00-10:00	Key Note Address Learning and teaching in multigrade classes: from a pedagogy of necessity to a pedagogy of choice Analysis of various approaches on an international scale and factors that made them successful in their widespread implementation and adoption Angela Little Professor Emerita, Institute of Education, University College London
10:00-11:15	Panel Discussion International Multi-Grade Multi-Level Methodologies What is the current state of multi-grade multi-level education in different international contexts? Session Moderator: Angela Little Jurie Joubert Director of Center for Multi Grade Education (CMGE) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Khagaraj Baral Director General Department of Education, Nepal Kedar Tamang Country Representative, German Nepal ese Help Association Juerg Sonderegger Professor at University of St. Gallen Switzerland, expert on teacher training in multi-grade education Manjula Vithanapathirana Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Anjana Mangalagiri previous UNICEF Chief of Education Bangladesh
11:15-11:45	Tea Break and discussion on previous sessions
11:45-13:15	Presentation Experiences of large scale implementation of methodologies in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Session Moderator: Vimala  Ramachandran Evaluation of ABL in Tamil Nadu Malathy Duraisamy, IIT Madras Challenges of scaling up the methodology and lessons learned Smt. Pooja Kulkarni, IAS, Tamil Nadu State Project Director Anita Kaul- Council for Social Development New Delhi, Director Ajay Seth I.A.S. – Karnataka Principal Secretary  to Government
13:30-14:30	Lunch
14:30-15:00	Presentation Empowering Government: Genesis, Relevance and Importance of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). What has SSA (2001-15) achieved and what Should SSA II Focus on, including MGML? Introduction to the context and challenges to large-scale implementation of a methodology and reasons for selecting MGML as a viable alternative Nirupam Bajpai   Project Director, Model District Education & Health Projects, Columbia Global Centres, South Asia
15:00-16:00	Material Display / Poster Presentation  Gallery walk and open dialogues between conference participants -          Presentation of Cape Penninsula University of Technology MultiGrade Education Program (Jurie Joubert) -          Presentation of “Learning and Teaching in Multigrade Settings” (Manjula Vithanapathirana) -          Presentation of MGML material used in Germany (Höldrich/Lichtinger, Regensburg, Germany) -          Presentation of MGML material used in Kenya (Würzle/Girg, Regensburg, Germany) -          Presentation of MGML material used in preschool education (Mueller, RIVER-Team, Germany and India) -          Presentation of MGML material in the education of children with behavioural disorders (Mueller, Wuerzburg, Germany) -          Presentation of MGML materials used by Nepal (Kedar Tamang) -          Presentation of MGML materials used in Tamil Nadu’s ABL program (key person to be identified) -          Presentation of MGML materials used in Karnataka’s ‘Nali Kali’ program (Key person to be identified) -          Presentation of ADL, Switzerland (Jurg Sonderegger/) -          Presentation of MGML materials used in Gujarat’s ‘Pragna’ program (Haresh Chaudhari)
16:00-16:30	Tea break Chance to continue looking at posters and   material display
16:30-17:30	Change towards quality in the context of scaling up Role of government in effective scale up and implementation of an MGML methodology Session moderators: Amukta Mahapatra and Lata Menon Gujarat “Pragna” Haresh Chaudhari Convener,Quality Cell Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Uttarakhand Hemlatha Tivari Chattisgarh Sunil Misra, State Resource Person Greater Mumbai Kisan Bhima Kekare, Municipal Corporation, "School Excellence Program"
17:45-18:45	Options to choose from: -      (a) Open dialogue forum on outcomes and lessons learned from the day Moderator: Meenakshi Thapan and Richard Rowe -       (b)  Walk through IIT campus
20:00-21:00	Musical Evening Showcase of musical talent of participants