Page 121 - CBSE Cover Jan-March 2014_16-07-2014 FINAL

the overuse of technology and how it may have several Know Your Country pitfalls, his emphasis on the true role of a teacher and Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary how s/he should not just study the subject but study School (PSBB), Nungambakkam, Tamil Nadu the CHILD. On 28 November, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School hosted the XIII CBSE Heritage India Quiz. The Chief Guest was Mrs. Nandita Krishna, Director, C.P Ramaswamy Aiyer Foundation. Mr. D.T. Sudharshan Rao, the Regional Ofcer of the Chennai Region, CBSE, Mr. Daniel Raju, Additional Director, CBSE, and Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy, Dean and Director of PSBB group of schools graced to the occassion too. A traditional dance performance during the Annual Conference Te ffth session of the day was for all book lovers - Reading the Book - Reading the World, by Mr. S. Balan. His plea to all teachers was to instill a love for reading in their students and the need to create a corner for books in homes and in class rooms. He was of the frm opinion that a family that reads together stays together. Te last session of the Conference dealt with Technology Enabled Teacher Training in CCE by Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay from ETMA. Prof. Mukhopadhyay spoke about his mantra 'A class is smart the teacher is smart'. It is imperative that teachers experience technology to understand its feasibility in education. He stressed on the need for teacher training An auspicious start to the Quiz by the dignitaries to make the transaction of knowledge meaningful and long lasting in class. Te programme began with a prayer, ‘Bharata Desha Hitaya’, a composition of Swami Dayananda Te proceedings of the day ended with a word of Saraswathi, aptly describing the land and its heritage. thanks and summing up by Principal DPS Sector 45, Lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries marked the Mrs. Aditi Misra. Ms. Misra thanked all the resource inauguration of the Quiz. Te words of the people on persons for sharing their learning and their experiences. the stage were truly inspirational and refected their She also thanked the Ofce Bearers of the GPSC who sound knowledge and commitment to their chosen made the event possible. January-March 2014 119