FDP 2025
Faculty Development Programme 2025
Differentiated Learning Workshop
📅 13th May 2025 | ⏱ 7 Hours | 📍 NHPS
Facilitator: Ms. Ratan Gopinath
Attendees: Primary Division Teachers
A workshop on Differentiated Learning was conducted by Ms. Ratan Gopinath to equip teachers with strategies for addressing diverse learner needs. The session covered key concepts such as Multiple Intelligences, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and practical methods like tiered activities, curriculum compacting, and choice-based tools (menu planners and tic-tac-toe boards).
Through hands-on tasks and collaborative discussions, teachers learned to design flexible instruction based on student readiness, interests, and learning profiles. The workshop provided valuable insights and tools for creating inclusive, student-centered classrooms.
Faculty Development Workshop – Buzzing Classrooms
📅 Date: 14th May 2025 | ⏰ Duration: 1 Day | 📍 Venue: Dance Alley
Facilitator: Ms. Sudarshana Kameshwaran
Attendees: Primary Division Teachers
NHPS hosted a one-day Faculty Development Workshop titled “Buzzing Classrooms”, designed to help teachers create engaging, interactive, and lively learning environments. Facilitated by Ms. Sudarshana Kameshwaran, the workshop combined practical activities with innovative teaching strategies to boost student participation and collaboration.
🔹 Key Focus Areas
• Enhancing student engagement through interactive learning.
• Promoting collaboration and teamwork in the classroom.
• Developing creative and dynamic teaching methods.
• Improving the overall classroom environment.
The workshop featured hands-on activities like Word Connections, Story Ball, Flow Charts, and Keyword Pictionary, enabling teachers to explore ways to make lessons more engaging and student-centered.
🔹 Key Takeaways
• Practical tools for fostering active participation.
• Techniques to encourage critical thinking and collaboration.
• Creative approaches to Classroom Management.
• Renewed enthusiasm for dynamic teaching.
This workshop empowered educators to transform their classrooms into buzzing hubs of energy, interaction, and meaningful learning.
Faculty Development Workshop – AI Tools in Pedagogy
📅 Date: 15th May 2025 | 📍 Venue: Dance Alley
Organized by: Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Facilitator: Dr. Rajasree R.S
Attendees: Primary Division Teachers
The Faculty Development Workshop on "AI Tools in Pedagogy" was conducted to introduce educators to the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning. The workshop offered valuable insights into integrating AI tools for content creation, assessment, and student engagement.
🔹 Objectives
- Explore AI-driven tools that support pedagogy.
- Demonstrate practical classroom applications.
- Provide hands-on experience with select tools.
🔹 Workshop Highlights
Session 1: Introduction to AI in Education
Covered AI fundamentals, its educational relevance, and emerging trends.
Session 2: Tool Demonstrations
Featured tools included ChatGPT, Canva, Napkin, Magic Slides, Gamma, Ideogram, Dream Machine, Question Well, Perplexity, Edpuzzle, Socrative, Magic School, Suno, Plickers, and Kialo—each showcased for its use in generating content, visuals, and assessments.
Session 3: Hands-on Training
Teachers actively created content, quizzes, and presentations using the tools introduced.
🔹 Conclusion:
The workshop effectively empowered teachers with practical skills and confidence to integrate AI in the classroom, opening new possibilities for interactive and efficient teaching.
Faculty Development Program – Pedagogy in Teaching English
📅 Date: 17th May 2025 | ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM | 📍 Venue: Dance Alley
Facilitator: Dr. Shanta
Attendees: English Teachers from NHPS, NHG, and NHIS
NHPS hosted a full-day Faculty Development Program on Pedagogy in Teaching English, aimed at enhancing language proficiency, teaching strategies, and literary engagement. Facilitated by Dr. Shanta, the session served as a refresher for English Educators, combining theory with practical application.
🔹 Key Focus Areas
- Language Development: Grammar, phonetics, pronunciation, and idiomatic usage.
- Literature Instruction: Genre analysis, narrative styles, and poetry interpretation.
- Creative Writing: Encouraging originality, expression, and stylistic awareness.
- Teaching Techniques: Interactive planning, context-driven engagement, and vocabulary building.
Interactive activities such as poem analysis, grammar reviews, and discussions on narrative styles deepened teachers’ understanding of language use and classroom dynamics. Emphasis was placed on cultural sensitivity, creative teaching, and fostering fluency over perfection.
🔹 Key Takeaways
- Strengthened communication skills and language confidence.
- Effective tools for teaching Literature and writing.
- Practical methods to enrich student engagement.
- A renewed sense of purpose and enthusiasm for Teaching.
The workshop was an insightful experience that empowered teachers to make English instruction more impactful, meaningful, and student-centered.
Workshop on Effective Communicative English for Teachers
📅 19th May 2025 | 🕘 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM | 📍 NHPS Auditorium
Facilitator: Ms. Veni Sukumar
Attendees: Primary and Pre-Primary Teachers
NHPS hosted a dynamic workshop on Effective Communicative English led by Ms. Veni Sukumar. The session focused on enhancing teachers’ communication skills to support confident, clear, and engaging classroom interactions.
Participants explored the fundamentals of communication, its types, and the role it plays in boosting confidence, improving listening and speaking, and overcoming common barriers. Engaging activities such as Two Truths and a Lie, Pass the Talk, Pronunciation Practice, and storytelling games made the workshop highly interactive and practical.
Ms. Veni encouraged teachers to embrace daily conversations in English and prioritize fluency over perfection. The workshop concluded with reflective sharing by participants, leaving them inspired with practical tools and renewed confidence in their communication skills.
