Officials of SCERT and Dream a Dream during a workshop on
creating SEL teachers’ handbook in Kohima on Friday.
- DIMAPUR — Aimed
at co-developing the Morung Social Emotional Learning (SEL) teachers’ handbook
for Nagaland, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)
and Dream a Dream, a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation working in the
field of life skills and education reform, have jointly organised a two-day
workshop on April 24 and 25 at SCERT conference hall in Kohima.
- An update from SCERT stated that the workshop brought
together key stakeholders from the Directorate of School Education (DoSE),
State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Nagaland Board of
School Education (NBSE), DIET and the Dream a Dream team. The workshop was
aimed at collectively designing a contextual SEL resource for teachers of
Classes 3 to 12.
- The handbook was envisioned to support teachers in
addressing the emotional and social needs of students, especially in the face
of multiple adversities such as socio-economic challenges, conflict and limited
infrastructure.
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- The workshop was inaugurated by Kevirale-u Kerhuo, director
of SCERT, wherein she emphasised the urgent need to integrate social emotional
learning into the education system to create safer, more inclusive and
emotionally responsive classrooms. She highlighted the significance of teacher
capacity building in making the vision a reality.
