Asif Akhtar

• Master of Arts in Education, Master of Science in Botany
• Faculty Member at Tech Mahindra Foundation

The National Curriculum Framework 2005 of India expects a teacher to be a facilitator of children’s learning in a manner that helps children to construct knowledge. On the one hand, a teacher is seen as co-constructor of knowledge and on the other as a participant in the construction of syllabi, textbooks, and teaching-learning materials.But such m...

National Policy on Education (1986) considered in-service teacher education inseparable along with pre-service teacher education for the continuous professional development (CPD) of teachers. Education Commission (1964-66) and National Commission on Teachers (1983-85) had earlier recommended duration and platform of such training respectively where...

The National Curriculum Framework 2005 of India expects a teacher to be a facilitator of children’s learning in a manner that helps children to construct knowledge. On the one hand, a teacher is seen as co-constructor of knowledge and on the other as a participant in the construction of syllabi, textbooks, and teaching-learning materials.But such m...

Its a translated version of article 'Overcast Sky' published earlier on the discovery of radioactivity by Henri Becquerel.

This article talks about discovery of radioactivity by Henri Becquerel.

It is a presentation of independent study seminar held on 14 May, 2014 as part of M.A.in Education program at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India.

'Children’s Drawing in Biology and their Learning' is an Internship report written in February, 2014 during my MA Education at Azim Premji University, Bangalore in the session-2013-14.My Faculty Supervisor was Prof. Indira Vijaysimha, Azim Premji University, Bangalore and Field Mentor was Dr. Karen Haydock, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education...