When a group of parents get together over a cup of coffee, they commonly discuss cartoons, cookies and birthday parties. But after that, the conversation steers towards homework, curriculum, the current syllabus and how and if it helps our kids. Do you remember when the Battle of Plassey was fought? Or how tan theta and cot theta are related? I don’t because I learnt it all from an exam point of view and have no idea how to apply it to my world now!
With the World Economic Forum stating that 65% of children studying in primary school today will end up working in completely new and different job streams– jobs that we are not even aware of today. How are we as parents going to enable our kids to this change? How do schools and teachers plan to equip themselves to adapt to these changes and in turn mould our children's future? What action points do schools plan to take to help kids achieve a more holistic learning?
Kothari International School, Noida has a novel approach. They use a learning tool called MyPedia as a part of their regular curriculum.
- The school teaches the regular curriculum in ways that encourage higher recall.
- This application method reduces rote learning.
- Interactive classroom sessions then lead to revision on the MyPedia app.
Pearson's MyPedia:
Pearson- the global leader in the learning space helps make education accessible through their books and publications and digital learning tools. And now with MyPedia, they have taken one step further. MyPedia looks to equip children, parents and teachers with a digital support that helps classroom learning to make education more application-oriented and not just rote-learning oriented.
Created for Pre-Primary to Grade 8, MyPedia aims to improve the way teachers teach and students learn.
What MyPedia does:
- The content that your child learns at school is available online- according to their classes and boards through more interactive videos and learning aids.
- Currently catering to CBSE and ICSE boards, MyPedia works on introducing a framework of continuous assessments, regular and real-time feedback that bring back the joy in learning.
- In short- what your child learns in school is complemented at home through their digital apps that teachers and parents can operate with the touch of a button on their app.
How cool would it be to have a teacher explaining the concepts that you learn in school, in a more interactive and engaging manner through videos and fun presentations? That's exactly what MyPedia does.
What parents love about MyPedia:
- With real-time tracking, detailed progress reports and assessments that provide meaningful insights into your child's learning, MyPedia successfully helps bridge the gap between home and school.
- And when we say detailed insights it isn't just confined to each subject. The app has parameters that measure the student's growth in cognitive skills, higher-order thinking skills, and analytical skills. This is what is going to help shape their future, say the experts.
- Worried kids will learn things the same boring way we did back then? No worries. MyPedia promises an immersive learning experience through AR and VR that helps kids understand the concepts better than just rote learning.
- MyPedia is not just about the digital app content. As a part of their complete integrated classroom solution, they also offer Printed Textbooks Lesson plans, Worksheets and In classroom content solution for teachers along with assessment.
- And here's what parents will love the most. Schools that have embraced MyPedia have shown 8-10% gains in the post-test scores of students, over pre-test scores, for application and higher order thinking skills.
This post is written in association with Pearson Education.
Mansi Zaveri
KSP Team
