The Times of India organized a maiden event for Mumbai called “Principals’ Conclave” with an objective to create a dialogue between Principals, Educationists, School Administrators and Policy Makers. The event was held at The LaLiT Mumbai on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 9 am to 3.30 pm.
The event started with a welcome note by Mr. Parag Rastogi, Director of Bennet Coleman and Co. Ltd. who invited the Honourable Education Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Vinod Tawade onto the dais. In his keynote address, the Honourable Minister spoke about an “Open Board” with the vision of skilled based learning which would compete with the other Boards.
PANEL SESSION I – Policies & School Leadership
Points of Discussion:
- Educational policies framework impacting Indian education system
- Qualitative and quantitative growth of institutions.
Panel Experts –
- Swati Salunke – Education Counsellor, MD Growth Centre, Mumbai
- Dr. Pratibha Jain – Founder , Eduabroad
- Narayan Ramaswamy – Partner, KPMG India
- Dr. Raghunath K. Shevgaokar – Vice Chancellor, Bennet University
The session ended with an interactive session along with talks by experts. Issues due to the 815 languages in India were also discussed.
PANEL SESSION II – Teacher Development, Curriculum Upgrade & Digitization
Points of Discussion:
- Steps taken at school level to keep teachers up to date with changing education trends and technologies
- Training and international exchange programs
- Digital transformation at the school level
- Is the technology trend disrupting education investment strategies?
Panel Experts –
- Revati Srinivasan – Director & Principal, Sulochana Devi Singhania School
- Sanjay Radhakrishnan – Chief Commercial Officer, Tata ClassEdge
- Amita Charania – TISS
The session ended with an interactive session on teacher development, skills and attitudes, global thinking and tie-up with universities.
PANEL SESSION III – Safety of Students in Mumbai
Points of Discussion:
- Safe transport for children in school
- Sensitizing kids about child abuse
- Professional development and teachers’ needs, training them on the emotional, psychological and physical needs in dealing with abuse
- Best practices for safety and security in schools
Panel Experts –
- Manju Nichani – Educationist, Ex-Principal, KC College, Founder, Hiranandani Education
- Kreene Rabadi – Director, CRY
- Pooja Thaparia – CEO, Arpan NGO
- Dr. Harish Shetty – Psychiatrist
The session ended with an interactive session on safety of students, sexual violence, POCSO, and the three important interventions for the emotional safety of the children –
- Principals from different schools should come together, communicate and interact with each other.
- Parents’ support for the school
- Health of the Teacher
The event ended with vote of thanks.
