Outreach
COESME
About CoESME
The Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CoESME) at IISER Pune has been set up as a part of the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching under the ambit of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
CoESME aims to strengthen science education in India by engaging with various stakeholders, in particular teachers of school & undergraduate level science and mathematics. The objective of this centre is to help impart pedagogy training to teachers as well as hands on science education to teachers and students from schools, colleges, universities and research institutes. Our focus is concept-based learning, with emphasis on pedagogical innovation by and for teachers. Since its inception in October 2015, CoESME has organised workshops and activities for various target groups towards this goal.
A. Beneficiaries of Pedagogy Training conducted by CoESME, IISER Pune*: (up to March 2020)
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Activities
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Participants
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Workshops, Hands-on Sessions and Seminars for School Teachers
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9,439
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Workshops and Training Programmes for Undergraduate Teachers
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3,321
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Total
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12,760
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B. Beneficiaries of Online Pedagogy Training conducted by CoESME, IISER Pune*: (April-July 2020)
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Activities
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Participants
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One-week Online Workshop for College Teachers on REsearch BAsed Pedagogical Tools
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120
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Two Half-days Online Workshop on Introduction to Assessments and Assessment Tools
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103
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Total
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223
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C. Educational Resources generated by CoESME, IISER Pune*: (upto July 2020)
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Under- and Post-graduate Level
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Number
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| Resource Packages for Using Research-based Pedagogical Tools in the College Classroom | 10 |
| School Level | |
| Low-cost, Hands-on Science Toys at the Science Activity Centre | 210 |
| Videos on Using various Teaching Resources | 191 |
| Sequential Photographs of Hands-on Activites | 165 |
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Total
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576
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*This data is also reflected on the Ministry of Education-PMMMNMTT Portal
Other Activities of CoESME, IISER Pune: (up to October 2019)
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Activities
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Participants
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Training programmes for scientists, policy makers, educators etc. on science communication, management,
policy related to various educational and R&D schemes
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689
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Science Camps for Students
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1,336
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Hands-on Science Activities, Demonstrations at the Science Activity Centre
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~20,000
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Visitors to Science Exhibitions organised by Science Activity Centre
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~20,494
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RBPT Resources for College Teachers
CoESME conducted a series of workshops across India for teachers of undergraduate science and mathematics courses, on Research-based Pedagogical Tools (RBPTs). One of the outcomes of the project was a set of resources created by selected participants of the workshops, for other teachers. We encourage you to browse through these resources and try out inquiry-based teaching in your own classroom using them.
We welcome any feedback and comments on these Resource Packages at coesme@iiserpune.ac.in
Programmes
CoESME's activities can be classified under the following broad areas (see CoESME Programmes for more details)
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See our Past Activities and Upcoming Events for more details and CoESME Photo Gallery for glimpses of our various workshops, camps and training programmes.
Collaborations
To better tap and leverage available resources and expertise in the field, CoESME has followed the policy of collaborating with various organisations and funding agencies. We have implemented projects in collaboration with several government (RMSA, DBT, DST) as well as non-government (Newton-Bhabha Fund [British Council], ISEF, Vigyan Ashram, etc.) bodies.
In each case, we try to find the best pedagogical practices and disseminate them to the largest audience.
Contact us
For queries, information and requests, write to us at coesme@iiserpune.ac.in or call us at 020-25908211/8277.
Follow us on Twitter: @CoESMEIISERPUN1
Team CoESME
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Dr Apurva Barve
Centre Coordinator
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Prachi Pasalkar
Senior Teaching Assistant
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Shanti Pise
Senior Teaching Assistant
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Ashok Rupner
Senior Teaching Assistant (Activity Centre)
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Chaitanya Mungi
Teaching Assistant (Activity Centre)
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Renuka Ambarkhane
Multi-skill Office Assistant
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Tejashri Nanaware
Multi-skill Office Assistant
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Dr. Asim Auti
Consultant, NRC (Climate Change)
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