ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal is one of the constituent unit of NCERT, New Delhi, India, it is located on Shyamla Hills in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. The Institute caters to the needs of school education and teacher education of the states namely Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The Institute offers pre-service Teacher Education Programs such as four year integrated B.Sc. B.Ed., B.A. B.Ed, Two year B.Ed., Three year integrated B.Ed. M.Ed., Two year M.Ed.; and a blended Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling (DCGC). Further, the Institute offers in-service training programmes for teachers, teacher educators and state educational functionaries of western India. The Institute has a Demonstration Multipurpose School (DMS) on its campus for trying out innovative practices in school education and teacher education.

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ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, MADHYA PRADESH

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The School Education department of M.P. strives for a Culture of Excellence in Education. That promotes Science & Technology and fosters creative talents. The department has undertaken several quality based initiatives like consolidation and strengthening of schools, remedial teaching, better parental engagement, evidence based policy making, intensive academic monitoring, transforming the face of learning through effective and innovative class rooms practices etc. Its vision is to equip students and teachers with 21st century skills like Critical thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaborative Problem solving etc. and to prepare our students for the jobs of the future. To realize this vision and to explore the best practices at the National & International levels, the department is sending its educators and policy makers on Exposure Visits to some of the best schools and educational institutes of India and abroad. So far 5 teams have been send to Seoul, South Korea in collaboration with the Korean Development Institute (KDI) to provide an orientation on Korea's academic processes, approach to international assessments, techniques of pedagogy & recruitment etc. One of the major take aways from the visit to KOFAC at South Korea was STEAM education. The department organized a two day 'MP STEAM Conclave - 2019 - Crafting the future with STEAM Curriculum' on the 30th & 31st of October 2019 at Bhopal in which leading National & International Scholars, educational leaders and representatives of private schools and research institutes participated. The experts highlighted the importance of STEAM techniques like storytelling, hands on & project based teaching and the integration of STEAM Subjects with liberal arts like Humanities, Languages and Fine Arts. The State of MP has decided to adopt the Steam approach of Education and in the first phase 1500 Schools are being identified and developed as STEAM Schools. Core teams have been Constituted to formulate short and long term strategies for the same and to map the existing curriculum with STEAM techniques. Its hopes that these efforts will promote the problem solving skills and competencies of its students and enhance the teaching - learning process.