Mentor Conclave 2015 - Mentor Talks 5 Best Practices - Ms. Avnita Bir

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Mentor TALKS – 5 Best Practices

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Avnita BirDirector-PrincipalR N Podar School

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“A school that trusts its students”

Legacy of the School

Where the mind is without fear… Where change is embraced with courage… Where innovation is encouraged and nurtured…Where there is a growth mindset…

Best Practices

A. Governance• Clarity, visibility and consistency of goals• Trust and Empowerment • Transparency• Delegation of authority and expectation of

accountability• Checks and Balances• Understanding implications of Scale

Best PracticesB. Leadership• Agile• Futuristic• Progressive• Global Outlook• Team work, Partnerships, Collaborations• Instructional

Best PracticesC. Co-Scholastic Education• Relevant• Meaningful• Inclusive• Building a culture of Empathy

Best Practices

D. Pedagogy• Adaptive• Personalized• Student-centered• Integrating appropriate tools

Leadership and Vision of the Management• Flexibility and Space for Innovation • Nurturing new ideas• Risk appetite• Authority with accountability

Takeaways Learner Agency• Putting power back in the hands of students• Students considered not as clients to be

serviced but as partners to be engaged

Social Impact

An Ashoka Change Maker School• Empowering young students by equipping them with

change maker skills such as empathy, team work, leadership, critical thinking, creative agency

• A constantly evolving culture that allows the school to not just stay with the times but actively cultivate change makers to shape and build the future

• School has opened its doors to share its resources with the community at large

• Flagship initiatives: Drishtikon and LearnShift India

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Thank You