Oct 2010
Volume 4, Issue 10 Inspiring Teachers
Driving educational change through excellence in teaching
Editor’s Comments
The much awaited Inspiring
Teacher awards were given
away on 2nd Oct (instead of 5th
Pic above: Inspiring
Teacher Awards Oct Sept, due to some local
2nd at Hyderabad
disturbances). In this issue we
have the full report of the
Articles this
event.
month:
The Chief Guest was Dr S
Main article: Report on
awards Nagabhushana Rao,
Chairman, Institution of
Humour
Engineers, AP Center. He is
By e-mail
September and October at Teacher’s Academy
1. Trainer for Effective Teaching
Skills for faculty at
Swarnandhra Engineering
College, Narsapur – 21st
Sept
2. Classroom Observation as part
of long term faculty
development – NMREC,
Hyderabad – 2nd and 3rd Sept
3. Lectures at Institute of
Technology Management,
Mussoori 7th Sept
4. One day orientation to
technology – St Ann’s Girls’ HS,
Secunderabad 29th Sept
an accomplished Civil Unified Council, the pioneer
Engineer who was also the in learning through
Director of ESCI for nine assessment in India.
years. With 35 years of We received nominations
experience including as from Tamilnadu this year.
Executive Director, In 2011, we wish to have
APSRTC, he loves to teach – awardees from across India.
he was in class twice when I So read on to find the
called him up. The guest of qualities which have
honor was Mr K Srinivas, endeared these awardees to
Founder and CEO of their students…
Effective Teaching Skills – six day
workshop at Learnium School, Banjara
Hills, Hyderabad Oct 4th to 9th
to 23rd
Super Gurus 2010
Mrs M.C.Dharithri, early childhood educator
from Kennedy High was the winner of the Super
Guru title for 2010. Ms Shameem of Adam’s
High School was awarded the Mathematics
Teacher award and Mr M Narasimha Reddy
of Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College
the Science Teacher award by Integral Association
of Amateur Mathematicians and Scientists
(http://www.iaamsolympiad.com/home.php) –
Pictures on the last page
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Inspiring Teachers 2010 - Colleges

Prof VM Pandharipande,
Professor Emeritus of Dept
of ECE, Osmania University
College of Engineering was
felicitated with the Lifetime
Achievement Award for his
having influenced
generations of students
through his excellent
teaching. Ankitha Sishta
and Abhishek spoke about
him. His out of the box
thinking, his ability to guide
projects, his dedication, his
insistence on the best
from his students, figured
in these talks.
Safura, a student of G
Narayanamma Institute of About Prof CR Sarma, she
Technology and Science
spoke about two of her
teachers from ECE dept.
Prof Ch Ganapathi
Reddy, she said paid
attention to all the
components of the dept,
the students, the teachers
and the staff. Apart from
his classroom teaching,
these qualities are necessary
to run the dept efficiently
and effectively.
said, that he never lost his
temper and always expected
his students to stretch
beyond their expectations.
Once when he was angry at
her work, she knew that if
Sarma Sir was angry, then
there must be something
she didn’t do right.

Bhavya, working in IOB, Krishna Kumari’s say.

Chennai had traveled to patience. She is their role Mr KSR Sarma is an
Hyderabad to talk about her model. encyclopedia of marketing
teacher Prof ML Saikumar, Mr YV Gopala Krishna and his presentations are
Institute of Public Murthy of ACE Academy fabulous said his student
Enterprise. He guided his and Engineering College is Kuldeep from Pragathi
students beyond the known for his Mahavidyalaya. An NCC
syllabus – about their motivational skills. He can Officer, Col SKD Patnaik was
approach to their career and make even an average another nominee from the
profession and always student crack the GATE. same college. Bharath

Above: Compere expected only the best from He has been able to bring Dabbikar, his student talked
Kalpana, Prof them. Keerthi and her his college into city’s top about his mentor, how he
Ganapathi Reddy,
Bhavya and Prof ML friend from Bhoj Reddy colleges within few years teaches life skills and also how
Saikumar Engineering College of establishment. This is he motivates students to work

Below: Chief Guest appreciated their teacher what his students had to for change in the society.

In olden days, students learnt a way of life from their teachers, not just the subject. Nowadays,
education has become a race to be run, instead of assimilation of knowledge. The worth of
learning is only measured in terms of what it gets for the student. While the society is paying
heavily for education, the returns in terms of commitment of teachers is less. We as a community
of teachers need to accept and look into this. – Dr S Nagabhushana Rao, Chief Guest
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Some Inspiring Teachers - Schools

Seven Teachers from
Nandi, an NGO that works
with underperforming
students in government
primary schools were
nominated by their
students. These children
spoke about how patient
these ‘Akkas’ (elder sister in
Telugu) were. They become
so attached to their
Sukanya akka, that they
don’t want to come to
school if she’s not there.
Yes, most of these
‘Community Activists’ not
only teach, but even feed
the children and visit their
homes if the children are
absent. Sabita, Sajeeda
Khatoon, Leela, Devika,
Sameera Begum, Sandhya
Rani were this year’s
awardees.
Repeating the lessons
patiently, treating all
children alike irrespective
of their behaviour- these
are some qualities of Ch
Venugopal of Rajadhani
Model High School. E
Vinathi and N Geetha of
Gayathri High School are
also favourites of their
students due to their love
and patience.
Meera Verma, of Delhi
Public School fell
Caption describing picture
suddenly ill and sent an e- or graphic.
mail about her nursery
teacher Sujata Misra. She
remembers how as a child
she was afraid of public
Prof VM Pandharipande
speaking and how this
receiving the Lifetime
teacher carried her to the Achievement award from Chief
stage and gave her the Guest Dr S Nagabhushana Rao
confidence to overcome
her stage fear.

An inspiring teacher knows her student’s potential and brings it out

People remember their heading Sanskriti, the confidence with which she
school teachers long after School. spoke in impeccable English,
passing out. Padmaraj, a speaks volumes of what kind
Celine Stafford, the
student of MBA, said his of teacher Indumathi is.
PT/games teacher from St
school teacher N Raj Bhupal Ramesh Kandikonda of
Ann’s Girls HS is behind the Below: Madhav Saxena with
Reddy, had taught him so SchoolCanvas.com conducted a
win of every sporting event teachers lively JAM session for the
many good things like self
in the school. She is warm, audience. He offered a prize to
confidence, hard work, anyone who could speak about
and affectionate. Her
dedication etc. their school in Telugu for one
upright character and
minute without using English
Shravya, a BTech (IV) values inspire her students
words. It was hilarious to see
student recalled how her said Sandhya Sripada, an how English has pervaded our
school teacher, Swati ec-student. native language. Two people did
identified her talent and succeed in the attempt. The
Vasavi Public School biggest surprise was Madhan
made her the student editor
Indumathi Srinath’s Kumar and Siddhartha Ghosh
for TOI. Since then, there (both non-Telugus) speaking
student Apoorva was all
was no looking back for quite well in Telugu.
praise for her teacher. The
Shravya. Swati is now
 Inspiring Teachers
Some more college teachers
Prof Atul Negi of
University of Hyderabad,
was felicitated by
Siddhartha Ghosh, who
himself is teaching at G
Narayanamma Institute of
All the qualities which Technology and Science.
are required for an He recalled his MTech
inspiring teacher have days and the eleven year
been given by these
relationship with his
students. They have not
left anything for me to teacher – a continuous
say. source of inspiration and
--K Srinivas, Guest of
Honor
Humour and Interesting Links
1. Light travels faster than
sound. That is why some
people appear bright until
you hear them speak.
2. He who laughs last,
thinks slowest.
3. Change is inevitable
except with a vendor.
4. Those who live by the
Harini, Managing sword get shot by those
Partner of Analyzers
Group, who conducted who don't.
the Super Guru Contest
5. Nothing is foolproof to
a sufficiently talented fool.
6. The 50-50-90 rule.
Anytime you have a 50-50
chance of getting
something right. There is
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knowledge. motivating, supporting and
teaching them. Kavya
Madhan Kumar, was
spoke for Madhan Kumar
nominated by his students
and Ravi spoke about
at ACE Engineering
Santosh. Clarity in teaching
College and Santosh
and ensuring everyone can
Pasuladi by students of
understand the subject is
SV Engineering college.
the speciality of Anantha
Both these teachers are
Reddy of Nalla Malla
always available for their
Reddy Engineering
students and have
College. Shravya spoke
dramatically improved the
about his depth of
results of their students by
knowledge.
a 90% probability you will get it wrong.
7. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day ; teach him to
fish and he will spend the complete day drinking beer.
8. Shinbone, A device to find furniture in the dark.
9. Flash light - a device to store dead batteries.
10. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing
well.
Must see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzTUYAOkPM
http://www.bigshotcamera.org/sections/home/mission.html
http://asq.org/edu/quality-information/journals/
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/robert_ballard_on_exploring_t
he_oceans.html
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article611443.ece
http://chronicle.com/article/With-New-Survey-Chinese/123858/
http://www.tlu.ee/?LangID=2&CatID=1331
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In the first round, contestants were asked to write about their teaching experience. In the
second round they were asked interesting questions like – what would you do if the
students threw chalk at you, what is your most disapoointing or happiest moment, what
would you do if a student doesn’t understand in spite of your explanation, what will make
you happier – a dull student passing an exam or a bright student topping the class.
Sangeetha conducted the event under the guidance of Harini Bhandaru of Analyzers
Group

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