The Department of School Education under the Nagaland Education Project-The Lighthouse (NECTAR), with support from the SCERT, conducted a three-day Academic Lead Workshop for teachers and school heads from all seventeen Lighthouse School Complexes (LSCs) from June 17 to 19 at SCERT, Kohima.
The workshop was initiated as part of the School Transformation Strategy that is being implemented in the LSC ‘hub and spoke’ schools to strengthen instructional leadership and support effective implementation of the Annual Curriculum and Pedagogical Plan (ACPP).
Conducted for 73 Academic Leads, the capacity building programme included sessions on ACPP design, tools for academic monitoring, the quarterly review mechanism, teacher mentorship, academic and co-curricular activities, and leadership, among others.
During the inaugural programme, Sentinenla, Joint Director, Directorate of School Education, introduced the objectives of the workshop, which are to strengthen teaching and learning, inculcate reflection and improvement, and develop a vision for the future. She stated that effective academic leadership is the engine of sustainable improvement, as it will translate policy into practice in each school and classroom.
Delivering the welcome note, Vikedono Sesa, Joint Director, SCERT, stated that LSCs are not limited to physical infrastructure but also serve to improve teaching and learning practices.
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To this end, she emphasised that the ACPP will help strengthen lesson planning and improve learning outcomes. She urged the participants to encourage good practices so that academic plans are effectively executed.
On the concluding day, Shashank Pratap Singh (IAS), Principal Director, Directorate of School Education and Project Director of NECTAR, stated that good results can be achieved despite infrastructural deficiencies as demonstrated by some toppers from remote areas. Singh stated that more than physical infrastructure, ACPP will be crucial in bringing about improvement in Government schools. He mentioned that Academic Leads will play a significant role and exhorted them to handhold students so that no one is left behind.
