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Arunkumar G, Director and Founder, Newton’s Apple Public School shares his views on Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom

Arunkumar G

“Before asking a question or some interactive item, the teacher needs to feed the content to the students’ brain,” says Arunkumar G, Director and Founder, Newton’s Apple Public School in an interview with Pratik Ghosh, Content Writer, ArdorComm Media Group at the ‘New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2023’ #ELSAChennai #ELSATamilNadu How are you feeling to witness The New Normal Education Leadership Summit and Awards in Chennai? Yeah, I enjoyed a lot and from other speakers, got some input as well. It is very useful, and this kind of summits need to happen at least really once. Can you tell about your institution, how you are implementing technology in terms of educational pedagogy? Let me introduce my institution. It is Newton’s Apple Public School situated in Malayanur near Dharmapuri. We follow Chrysalis, and we are using it. Now we are kind of looking for new platforms, basically. So that’s one of the reasons I came for this summit and visited all the stalls and pretty useful. We’ll discuss with the board members and design here. What’s your take on the Blended Education concept and the flipped classroom model which is coming up? Blended education is nothing but you will have both offline and online. So, you will have an offline classroom that will stay, but, end of the day, teacher can give an online access course or online material which students can use. So, that too, kind of, the teacher might, if possible, they can give some personalized content for students, but it’s not the must. But they can give some online materials to continue the learning at home. That is Blended Education. Flipped education is kind of you are giving some content pre-content right, it may be full content or whatever right to the student and next day classroom, students will come prepared. Okay, prepared or they know what is going to get taught. So, the main advantage of flipped learning is that classroom time is in-person time. That is very crucial, and we need to use the most out of it. Mostly, it should be spent for interaction. So, teachers should not be spending time to teach something or some content. So, before asking a question or some interactive item, the teacher needs to feed the content to the students’ brain. So, they will be spending most of the time for that. So, the actual interaction or participation or collaboration, that is very less usually, but this flipped education enables that. Teachers can spend more time on this, so that’s a very advantage. That’s why when the moderator asked me if you become an Education Minister, what do you do? I will Implement flipped education, so we’ll enable them. As you can see in this kind of forums where we bring in the education Leaders, the EdTech players as well as the government. So, how does this kind of forum benefit the education sector? Yeah, the first thing is you will get to know the latest trends, what’s happening in our school. So, usually, schools operate in isolation, and there is less collaboration opportunity for collaboration is very less. So, these kinds of summits enable them to collaborate with others, and they will get to know the latest trend and technology whatever available. And participation from the government also enables us to kind of they will also understand what is the trend going on. What message do you want to share to ArdorComm Media Group? Yeah, it’s a nice preparation. I would say it’s perfect, and well-organized, and will expect more Summits like this at least early once.

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PM to distribute over 71,000 appointment letters to newly hired employees in government departments and organisations as part of Rozgar Mela

On May 16, 2023 at 10:30 AM via video conference, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will give around 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits. The Prime Minister will also speak to these new hires at the event. There will be 45 Rozgar Mela events across the nation. State governments and UTs supporting this programme, as well as departments of the central government, are all recruiting. The newly hired individuals, chosen from applicants across the nation, will fill a variety of roles and posts, including Gramin Dak Sevaks, Inspector of Posts, Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk, Junior Clerk-cum-Typist, Junior Accounts Clerk, Track Maintainer, Assistant Section Officer, Lower Division Clerk, Sub Divisional Officer, Tax Assistants, Assistant Enforcement Officer, Inspectors, Nursing Officers, Assistant Security Officers, Fireman, Assistant Accounts officer, Assistant Audit officer, Divisional Accountant, Auditor, Constable, Head Constable, Assistant Commandant, Principal, Trained Graduate Teacher, Assistant Registrar, Assistant Professor, among others. The Rozgar Mela is a step in the direction of fulfilling the Prime Minister’s promise to give employment creation first priority. The Rozgar Mela is anticipated to serve as a catalyst for increased job creation and give young people worthwhile possibilities for empowerment and involvement in national development. The newly appointed individuals will also have the chance to train on their own through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online orientation programme for all new hires in different government departments.

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Government mandates that doctors have a unique ID

According to the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) new regulations, doctors must get a Unique Identification Number (UID) in order to practise medicine in the nation. The NMC ethics board will centrally generate the UID, which will thereafter grant the practitioner registration in NMR and the right to practise medicine in India. A common national medical register will be maintained for all of the nation’s licenced medical professionals, according to the most recent NMC announcement. The Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the NMC will maintain the same. All entries for registered medical practitioners from all State Registers kept by the various State Medical Councils will be included in this record, together with all pertinent information on the practitioner. The “Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practise Medicine Regulations, 2023” new notification stated that the license to practise medicine granted to a registered medical practitioner will be valid for a period of five years after which the medical practitioner will have to renew the license by submitting an application to the State Medical Council. It said that applications for licence renewal may be submitted up to three months before the license’s validity expires.

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CISCE announces ICSE and ISC results for 2023: Girls outshine boys, over 2.5 lakh candidates appear for exams

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The ICSE, ISC Result 2023 has been released by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, or CISCE. According to the official announcement, students can use their unique ID and index number to check their ICSE and ISC results on cisce.org and results.cisce.org. From February 27 to March 29, CISCE conducted ICSE final exams. Final exams for Class 12 or ISC took place from February 13 to March 31. Rushil Kumar, Annanya Karthik, Shreya Upadhyay, Advay Sardesai, Tanay Sushil Shah, Hiya Sanghavi, Avishi Singh, and Sambit Mukhopadhyay are the best performers in the ICSE with 499 marks. Riyaa Agarwal, Ipshita Bhattacharyya, Mohd Aryaan Tariq, Subham Kumar Agarwal, and Manya Gupta, who received 399 marks, are the highest scorers in the ISC. For the CISCE year 2023 board exams, almost 2.5 lakh candidates have registered. Students who are dissatisfied with their results have until March 21 to request a recheck through the board’s websites or their schools. ISC students must pay Rs. 1,000 per subject, and ICSE students must pay Rs. 1,000 per paper for this. The pass percentage for ISC students is 96.93%, while for ICSE students is 98.94%. The number of students who took the ICSE exam was 237,631, with 109,500 girls and 128,131 boys. Similarly, out of the 98,505 students that took the ISC exam, there were 51,781 boys and 46,724 girls. Girls have outperformed boys in both Class 10 and Class 12. While in the ICSE exams, boys scored 98.71% and girls secured 99.21%. The pass percentage for girls in the ISC exams is 98.01%, compared to 95.96% for boys. The 63 written subjects in the ICSE exam included 21 Indian languages, 14 foreign languages, and 2 classical languages. 47 written subjects total of which 12 are Indian languages, 3 are foreign languages, and 1 is a classical language were covered by the ISC examination.  

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Microsoft will not raise employee salaries this year: Report

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According to an internal email sent by Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella, the company will not be increasing full-time staff salaries this year and will also be cutting back on its budget for incentives and stock awards. A request for comment from Reuters received no immediate response from the tech giant. The report quoted Nadella as stating, “Last year, we made a significant investment in compensation driven by market conditions and company performance, nearly doubling our global merit budget…this year, the economic conditions are very different across many dimensions.” Microsoft stated in January that it would lay off 10,000 employees, adding to the tens of thousands of layoffs that had already been reported throughout the IT sector as it struggles with slowing revenue growth in an uncertain economy. Microsoft has now dedicated its whole attention to generative AI, an area that the business community considers to be an advantage. Microsoft has been integrating artificial intelligence technology into its Office products and Bing search engine in partnership with OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT and has also gotten billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft. Source: Reuters

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Congress Scores Landslide Victory in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, BJP Concedes Defeat

Congress Scores

The BJP has “not been able to make a mark,” Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conceded, as the Congress was winning or leading in 136 of the state’s 224 assembly seats, comfortably exceeding the magic number of 113. According to the most recent trends on the Election Commission website, the BJP is leading in 64. The JD-S, which hoped to be the kingmaker, was leading in 20 seats. “Once the results come we will do a detailed analysis. As a national party, we will not only analyse but also see what deficiencies and gaps were left at various levels. We take this result in our stride,” stated Basavaraj Bommai. Exit polls had indicated that it would be a close contest, with the Congress emerging as the single-largest party but lacking sufficient support to surpass the 113-seat mark. According to the state’s chief election officer, Karnataka voted in a single phase and had 73.19 percent voter turnout. One of the main causes of the right-wing party’s defeat in the Karnataka assembly election in 2023, according to CM Bommai, was that the Congress began its election preparation much earlier than the BJP. “I take responsibility for this debacle. There are multiple reasons for this. We will find out all the reasons and strengthen the party once again for Parliament elections,” he told reporters. A party must win 113 seats in the 224-seat Karnataka assembly in order to form the government. Who the Congress chooses as their candidate for chief minister will now be the center of attention. Both DK Shivakumar, President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), and senior leader Siddaramaiah are eyeing the position. Rahul Gandhi of the Congress congratulated the people of Karnataka, where his party appears to have won a landslide win and would likely form the next government. At the Congress office in New Delhi, he said to the ecstatic party members that “the market of hate has been shut, and shops of love have opened.” According to him, “the power of poor people” won in the elections in Karnataka. This will happen again in other states as well. He continued, assuring that the party will keep the five promises it made during the first cabinet meeting of its government. “The Congress has fought for the issues of the poor,” he said.  

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G7 aims to launch a new vaccination program for developing nations

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At the summit of world leaders next week, the Group of Seven (G7) rich countries are expected to decide to launch a new program to provide vaccines to developing nations, according to a report on Saturday in Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper. The World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Bank, and G20 countries like India will also join, it was stated, citing sources from the Japanese government. The COVAX facility, supported by WHO and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), provided emerging nations with over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVAX faced challenges in guaranteeing fair access, however, as wealthy countries prioritised vaccinations for their citizens, while insufficient storage facilities in poorer countries resulted in supply delays and the disposal of millions of doses that were close to expiration. According to the publication, the new program aims to pool rainy-day funds for vaccine manufacturing and purchases, as well as investments in low-temperature storages and training of healthcare professionals in preparation for the next pandemic. In order to counter the rising power of China and Russia, Japan, this year’s G7 summit chair, seeks to gain support from emerging nations on a variety of topics, including supply chains, food security, and climate change.

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Karnataka election results update: Congress leads in initial rounds, BJP catching up

Karnataka election

The day of the results has arrived following intense election campaigning and record voter turnout in Karnataka. As counting begins today, all eyes are on the JDS, BJP, and Congress. Congress has jumped out to an early lead in the polls, but BJP is not far behind. The election was peacefully concluded on May 10 with a record voter turnout of 73.19%, higher than the previous record of 72.36%. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Indian National Congress (INC), and the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) fought it out in the election on three different sides. The counting will take place in 36 different centres throughout the state. By noon, it should become evident what the outcome will be. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won 104 seats in the 2018 assembly elections, making it the single-largest party. The Congress came in second with 78 seats, and the Janata Dal (Secular) came in third with 37 seats. This time around, 2,615 candidates ran for election in the 224 Assembly constituencies. Notably, four exit polls gave the Congress party a full majority in Karnataka, and some predicted a hung assembly that would favour the party. A few exit polls also indicated that the BJP is leading in the race to form the government. According to ECI, the Congress leads in 85 seats, the BJP in 62 seats, and the JDS in 18. Leading in two seats are independents.

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Cognizant to train 25,000 professionals as it broadens its AI partnership with Google Cloud

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At the soon-to-be-opened Cognizant Google Cloud AI University, 25,000 Cognizant employees will receive training on Google Cloud AI technology. According to a statement from Cognizant, the institution would provide a range of courses, including basic AI introduction courses, advanced courses on Google Cloud’s products, and particular AI use cases. Tuesday saw the extension of the relationship between Cognizant and Google Cloud, which will help organisations all over the world embrace artificial intelligence (AI) faster. Cognizant will also establish new Google Cloud AI Innovation Centres in Bengaluru, London, and San Francisco as part of this development. These innovation hubs would bring together techies, cloud specialists from both firms, clients, and university students to enable cooperation. According to Ravi Kumar, CEO of New Jersey-based Cognizant, “By expanding our long-standing alliance with Google Cloud to leverage our existing technology capabilities, upskill our talent, and deliver advanced technologies to our clients, Cognizant will play a critical role in supporting the global shift to responsible AI use.” According to Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, “Generative AI has the potential to create significant business value by streamlining how we work, creating new consumer experiences, helping people better utilize data, and much more.”

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CBSE Board Exam Results 2023 Released: Girls Outshine Boys, Trivandrum Tops Class 12 Results

CBSE Board

The Class 10 and Class 12 board exams were taken in February, March, and April, and the results have been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Students can now check their marks at resuts.cbse.nic.in or cbseresuts.nic.in. As login information, they must enter their roll number, school number, and admission card ID. The overall pass percentage for Class 10 results is 93.12%, while for Class 12 results it is 87.33%. Students can access board exam results through DigiLocker and UMANG platforms in addition to the CBSE result website. Both in Class 10 and Class 12, girls outperformed boys in academic performance. For Class 10, the overall pass percentage for girls is 94.25 percent, compared to 92.72 percent for boys. The overall percentage of female candidates who passed Class 12 was 90.68, which is greater than the boys’ 84.67%. With a pass percentage of 99.91%, Trivandrum leads all regions in the CBSE Class 12 results, while Prayagraj comes at the bottom with a pass percentage of 78.05%. To avoid unhealthy student competition, the CBSE has decided not to publish the Class 10, Class 12 merit lists. Additionally, first, second, and third divisions were not awarded by CBSE. In accordance with the board’s announcement, merit certificates will be given to the 0.1% of students who received the highest grades across all disciplines. PM Modi congratulated the students by tweeting: I would like to tell those bright youngsters who feel they could have done better in the Class XII exams – you have so much more to look forward to in the coming times. One set of exams doesn’t define you. Harness your talents in areas you are passionate about. You will shine! — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 12, 2023 Congratulations to all #ExamWarriors who have passed in the Class X CBSE exams. Wishing them the very best for their upcoming endeavours. May they have a bright academic career and also pursue their other passions beyond the classroom. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 12, 2023

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