Best Teacher (Shortlisted) – 2014 • Ms. Anupma Johari, City Montessori School (Jopling Road

Campus) Uttar Pradesh

• Mr. Daleep Singh Saharan, Rajkiya higher Primary School, Churu, Rajasthan

• Mr. G Chandra Shekhar, MPUPS Regalla, Khammam, Telangana

• Ms. Geetika Saluja , St. Kabir School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

• Ms. Kanchan Singh, St. Claret School, Bengaluru, Karnataka

• Ms. Lipika Jena, Sankalp Senior Secondary School, Berhampur, Odisha

• Ms. Madhavi Goswami, Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

• Ms. Meena Kapoor, Purva Madhamik Vidyalaya Itaunja, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

• Mr. Pramod Dattatraya Kakade, Seth Jyoti Prasad Vidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra

• Mr. R. Narsappa, Mandal Parishad Primary School, Medhak, Telangana

• Mr. Raghavendra Kumar Singh, Kasturba Gandhi AwasiyaBalika Vidyalaya, Lucknow, UP

• Ms. Rati Agrawal, Rachana School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

• Ms. Reena Sachan, Rachana School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

• Mr. Saruparam Mali, Rajkiya Secondary Vidyalaya, Sirohi, Rajasthan

• Ms. Suruchi Verma, Tapti valley International School, Surat, Gujarat

• Ms. Vangala Revathi, Z P High school, Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh

Anupma JohariCity Montessori School, Jopling Road Campus, UP

Themes• Biodiversity – Medicinal Garden• Water- Conservation and hygiene.• Energy- Energy conservation • Waste Management – Segregation and

Plastic Free Campaign

Curriculum LinkagesWell established links ensuring strengthening EE activities in the school. With Primary Section, linkages made with daily health and hygiene habits and with senior grades relevant linkages to Science, Maths and Social Science textbooks were made, to take forward the projects

Role• Initiating dialogue with the school management and ensuring due support

for the projects. • Planning and coordination of different project activities throughout the

academic year with curricular linkages.• Ensuring involvement of teaching and non-teaching staff of the school and• Coordinating events to reach out to the nearby community with the

messages of sustainability.

“I would like to carry forward the concept of education for sustainable development with a multiple perspective approach with my students so that they may be the “Green Foot Soldiers” who respect Mother Nature.”

Daleep Singh Saharan, Rajkiya higher Primary School, Churu, Rajasthan

Themes• Water – Rain Water Harvesting• Waste Management – Best out of

Waste• Biodiversity – Greening of school

campus

Curriculum LinkagesThough he is in-charge of Scouts in his school, Mr. Saharan has ensured due linkages of EE activities with the Science, Social Science and EVS textbooks. This has strengthened and mainstreamed EE related initiatives in the school.

Role• Has been actively involved in planning and implementation of key projects

in the school.• Has been instrumental in keeping students motivated• Well integrated cross curricular linkages helped in making teaching learning

process easier with students.

G Chandra ShekharMPUPS Regalla, Khammam, Telangana

Themes• Water – Conservation and

Sanitation• Waste Management – Compost Pit• Biodiversity – Plantation and

efforts for conserving local birds and animals

• Energy: Electricity conservation and saving fuel

• Culture and Heritage: Eco festivalsCurriculum LinkagesWell depicted curricular linkages from grades 3 – 8, spread across all the 5 themes. Has given the overview of collaborating chapters.

Role• Being the Principal, has been able to

integrate project based learning among different grades and subjects.

• Well maintained network of teachers, resource persons and agencies.

• Engages students, teachers and the SMC along with other local support groups and municipal bodies.

• Has been able to ensure community out reach and engagement.

“I have implemented this programme in my school to impart scientific knowledge to children on environment related issues, problems and challenges. And to develop observation, experimentation, survey analysis and reasoning skills among the children, so as to meet challenges of Climate Change”

Geetika SalujaSt. Kabir School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Themes• Water – Sanitation and hygiene• Energy – Electricity conservation • Waste Management – Cleanliness and

E- Waste collection• Culture and Heritage – Eco Festivals

Curriculum LinkagesAs Academic Coordinator for grade 5 – 8 could well integrate ESD concepts in multiple subjects – Science, Maths, Social Science and English. Also ensured active use of PBL as a pedagogical tool to support hands-on teaching learning with students.

Role• Has been able to synthesis PBL as an age appropriate teaching learning

tool, ensuring maximum participation from her students• The process helped in skill building and development of critical thinking

ability among students.• Ensured participation of the school management and the Principal• Coordinated well with other teachers for curriculum linked EE initiatives

and development of strategy at a school level.

“Incorporating EE through PBL in my school’s environment helped me to engage students and my teachers (including my own self) in the learning process empowering each and everyone withfocus on life skills, which is not possible in a lecture format.”

Kanchan SinghSt. Claret School, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Themes• Water – Sanitation and hygiene• Energy – Electricity conservation and

trying renewable energy resources• Waste Management – E, plastic and paper

waste• Biodiversity – Plantation and Organic

Farming • Culture and Heritage – Eco Festivals and

traditional performances

Curriculum LinkagesHave establish linkages with Science in grades 7 and 8

Role• Has well engaged different stakeholders – school management, fellow

teachers.• Ensured involvement of community and parents• Facilitated PBL with students for transect EE effectively

“I spoke to students and planned their availability in the project so that their regular classes should not be hampered. I spoke to the parents regarding our activities that how it will be helpful for the child in his studies and development as a responsible citizen.”

Lipika JenaSankalp Senior Secondary School,

Berhampur, Odisha

Themes• Water – Sanitation and hygiene• Waste Management – E-waste• Biodiversity – Vermi-composting,

Herbal Garden and awareness campaign

Curriculum LinkagesIntegrated hands-on teaching learning methods during the science lessons

.Role• Acted as motivator in keeping up the momentum of EE related initiatives

at the school.• Actively worked with students using real- life based teaching experiences.• Engaged school management and generated community support in taking

action towards sustainability.

“It is learned that by the involving the students in the projects in practical field the knowledge in EE becomes intensified and real.”

Madhavi GoswamiSeth Anadram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Themes• Energy – Electricity and fossil fuel conservation• Waste Management – Vermi-composting, Paper Recycling and

Cleanliness Drive• Biodiversity - Various initiatives to understand and conserve

biodiversity

Curriculum LinkagesAs Biology teacher, has been able to integrate EE in to science lessons.

Role• Facilitated EE using various teaching learning

methods with students.• Ensured collaboration and support from

other teachers, non - academic staff and the management.

• Involved different resource persons and agencies for awareness building towards concerns related to environment

“Conserving biodiversity projects, instilled in them the sense of accountability and responsibility towards nature, helped them realize the extreme connectivity between various components of ecosystem .”

Meena KapoorPurva Madhamik Vidyalaya Itaunja,

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Themes• Water – Conservation and

Sanitation Practices• Waste Management – Compost

pit, best out of waste• Biodiversity – plantation and

conservation of local birds

Curriculum LinkagesEnsured multi-curricular linkages with the EE initiatives undertaken. With NCF 2005 as guiding document, ensured implementation of EE not only in Science and Social Science, but also in Hindi, English and Sanskrit

Role• Facilitated action projects with students under different theme.• Engaged other staff members and management in her efforts

for a better environment.

Pramod Kakade Seth Jyoti Prasad Vidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra

Themes• Water - water conservation • Energy- Electricity conservation• Waste Management – Reducing paper

and polythene use, Best out of waste • Culture and Heritage: Eco Ganesha• Biodiversity – Medicinal Garden

Curriculum LinkagesHas tried to find a link of all the environmental action projects to lessons/units in the textbooks

Role• Tried to incorporate EE with curriculum• Ensured engagement of students and parents in activities of

environmental awareness and participation too• Through Eco friendly Ganesha idols and Diwali celebrations,

showcased to students how their skills can be transferred in practice.

R. NarsappaMandal Parishad Primary School, Medhak, Telangana

Themes• Water – waste water reuse,

conservation measures and sanitation• Waste Management – Vermi-Compost• Biodiversity – Organic Vegetable and

Herbal gardens• Culture and Heritage: Eco festivals

Curriculum LinkagesIntegrated EE activities with EVS

Role• Ensured real-life based learning methods for transecting EE with

students.• Actively used PBL as a methodology for action projects.• Work towards development of key skills in students like group work,

team, leadership, concentration etc.• Well planned engagement of school staff , SMC and other parents

“I want to keep this work going on with the same zeal and sincere efforts to spread this knowledge to wide network possible and encourage new ideas to protect our environment and initializes new technologies in the school to improve the knowledge in the students.”

Raghavendra Kumar SinghKasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya,

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Themes• Water – Conservation measures

and sanitation• Waste Management – Vermi-

Compost• Biodiversity – Plantation initiatives

and maintenance strategies

Curriculum LinkagesAligned Environmental Education initiatives with Science and Social Science lessons

Role• Playing a role of enabler for the students and the school towards

facilitation of EE related initiatives.• Has effectively engaged other teachers with him, to address issues

related to environment and sustainability. Has established a good team of co-workers

• Has been able to generate god support from the management and the non – academic staff of the school.

• Has used action based approach with students helping in development of competencies like leadership, teamwork etc.

Rati AgrawalRachana School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Themes

• Water – Water Conservation• Waste Management – E-Waste• Culture and Heritage: Historical

monuments – geographical and architectural significance

Curriculum Linkages

Has established strong connections of the 3 themes not only in her subject i.e. Social Science, but also with subjects of Maths, Science and English. Has showcased how different themes can be incorporated in the day to day teaching learning processes and how PBL can be an enabling tool for teachers to reach out to students, helping them achieve multiple learning outcomes. Detailed inter-linkages and chapter-wise connections to the 3 themes under History and Geography helped in establishing the context for students, involved in the action-based teaching learning process.

Role• Has played a key role of a facilitator and educator for students, to get hands-on

experience of working towards cause of environmental concerns.• Has emerged as a consolidator and has played a role of anchor for

environmental education initiatives in the school.• Has effectively engaged multiple stakeholders and has been able to generate

and sustain support from – the Principal, fellow teachers, non-academic staff members, parents, resource persons and agencies etc.

• Has been able to establish a model of well-planned and curricular integrated EE teaching learning with students, with Project Based Learning as tool to develop analytical skills of students as well as of teachers involved in the project process.

“By doing this project we learnt various things. We learned about team work, time management, overcoming conflicts, perfection in our work and sharing of resources.” –

Mahima, Student

Reena SachanRachana School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Themes• Biodiversity – Butterfly and local

biodiversity conservation programme , fund raising

Curriculum LinkagesDraws linkages from Science textbooks, helping students understand the role of butterflies in the nature and ecosystem.

Role• Has been able to engage students and fellow

teachers towards awareness regarding importance of butterflies.

• Has been able to devise ways to financially support and sustain the project.

• Has enabled the school students and school staff for butterfly conservation by organizing orientation sessions by subject experts and relevant field exposure visits.

• Has been able to develop important scientific and interpersonal skills in students like observing, recording, teamwork, communication skills etc.

“I can say that this project has helped me to develop as an educator and an individual in many ways. It helped me to get more close to students and understand them in a better way.”

Saruparam MaliRajkiya Secondary Vidyalaya, Sirohi, Rajasthan

Themes• Water – Conservation methods• Biodiversity - Plantation, Medicinal Garden, Conservation of local Birds • Culture and Heritage – Eco festivals

Curriculum LinkagesHas integrated EE with languages – Hindi and Sanskrit. Clear linkages of lessons with activities has been established.

Role• Has been actively engaged with students and other stakeholders to

effectively implement Sustainable practices and actions in his school.• Has been making effective use of Project Based Learning as a pedagogy

to engage students’ interest, culminating in to actions.• Has been playing a role of initiator and motivator for EE related

initiatives in his school.

Suruchi VermaTapti Valley International School, Surat, Gujarat

Themes• Biodiversity – Conservation of

Mangrove and coastal ecosystem

Curriculum LinkagesHas tried to integrate EE activities with the curriculum

Role• Helped students in establishing link of daily lives with mangroves.• Provided students with experiential learning opportunities• Ensured participation and support from the school management,

community and others. “My learning in the process of imparting EE was to Use an

action-oriented approach. This approach focuses on

helping students to develop the knowledge and

understanding, skills, and attitudes and values that they

need for taking action on local, national, or global environmental issues. ”

Vangala RevathiZ P High school, Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh

Curriculum LinkagesBeing a Science teacher, has been able to establish linkages with chapters in Science for grades 6 to 10.

Themes

• Water – Rain Water Harvesting• Waste Management – Composting• Biodiversity – Plantation and

maintenance • Culture and Heritage: Eco festivals

Role• Has been able to effectively use

Project Based Learning approach to help students in developing critical observation and analytical skills.

• Has helped students to establish connections of their day to day life with the immediate environment.

• Has been a motivator for students and has ensured support from the Principal, teachers and non-academic staff members as well.

“I have grown a good relationship with students and parents , which can be helpful for the projects I am planning

in the coming years.”

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