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WORKSHOP FOR INSTRUCTORS ON
DIFFERENCE LEARNING
9th 10th APRIL 2016

9th April 2016 (Saturday)

Group/Time


08.30 A.M.
09.30 A.M.


09.30 A.M.
10.15 A.M.

10.15 A.M.
10.30 A.M.

10.40 A.M.
11.20 P.M.

11.30 P.M. -
01.00 P.M.

Panel discussion
starts at 12.10 P.M.

1.00 P.M.
2.00 P.M.

Instructors/Teachers

School administration

Policy makers

Registration and distribution of resource toolkits
Snacks/Tea
Performance by kids from Jamghat
Opening remarks by Professor Anantha Kumar Duraiappah
(Director UNESCO MGIEP)
Opening remarks by Dr. Sandeep Chatterjee, Registrar, IIT Delhi
Opening remarks by Professor JBG Tilak, NUEPA
Keynote by Dr. Michael Hart

Session 01/01 by Ashish Ranjan and Kamayani:
Defining the scope of the workshop and need of difference learning.


Session 01/02 by Anjuli Bawa (Founder, Action Dyslexia) and
Bina Nangia (Author, Dyslexia Decoded)
Severity of the problem (how does a child feel)
Identifying the problem and its acuteness
Barriers to effective communication
Barriers to seeking and receiving healthcare
Myths related to difference learning



Session 01/03 by Bipasha
Panel discussion hosted by Mathangi
Mukherjee (Orkids)
Subramanian (Project Officer, UNESCO

MGIEP)
Supported by Deborah Lynam
(Director, AIM Institute of
Supporting Difference Learners: Examples
learning and research):
of Excellence in Policy, Pedagogy, and

Practice
Categorizing
the difference learning into 6
tracks with more focus on the
4Ds: Dyslexia, Dyscalculia,
Dysgraphia and Dyspraxia.

Definition, symptoms and
overlap.

Lunch



2.00 P.M.
2.50 P.M.

Session 01/04 by Dr. Nandini C Singh (NBRC)

Supported by Dr. Michael Hart (Child psychologist):

Basic tests of Dyslexia and its other forms
Introduction to ADHD and other related health issues

3.00 P.M.
3.50 P.M.

4.00 P.M.
6.00 P.M.


6.00 P.M.
6.30 P.M.

Session 01/05 by Bina Nangia (Author, Dyslexia Decoded)
Supported by Jodi Clements (President, Australia Dyslexia Association):

List of 50 general tips to enable instructors make their classes inclusive



InvolvED Conference hosted by Nitin Gupta (Rivaldo):
6 talks of 15 min each




Feedback for Day 1 and


Information about the next
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day

10th April 2016 (Sunday)

Group/Time


08.45 A.M.
09.30 A.M.


09.30 A.M.
10.00 A.M.


10.00 A.M.
10.50 A.M.

Instructors/Teachers

School administration

Policy makers

Snacks/Tea

Myth busters session

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Session 02/01/E1 by Kate
Currawalla and Masarrat
Khan (Maharashtra Dyslexia
Association): PART A
Grammar and phonetics


11:00 A.M.
11.50 A.M.

12.00 P.M. -
12.50 P.M.

session. This session will

describe the various tricks
and tips to make kids more
comfortable with language
classes.

Session 02/01/M1 by Lalitha
Ramanujan and Malavika
Varadarajan
(Alpha to Omega Centre,
Chennai): PART A Arithmetic
session. This session will
describe the various tricks
and tips to make kids more
comfortable with
mathematics


PARALLEL SESSIONS

Session 02/01/E2 by Kate
Currawalla and Masarrat
Khan (Maharashtra Dyslexia
Association): PART B
Grammar and phonetics
session. This session will
describe the various tricks
and tips to make kids more
comfortable with language
classes.

Session 02/01/M2 by Lalitha
Ramanujan and Malavika
Varadarajan
(Alpha to Omega Centre,
Chennai): PART B Arithmetic
session. This session will
describe the various tricks
and tips to make kids more
comfortable with
mathematics


PARALLEL SESSIONS

Session 02/01/E3 by Kate
Currawalla and Masarrat
Khan (Maharashtra Dyslexia
Association): PART C
Grammar and phonetics
session. This session will


1.00 P.M.
2.00 P.M.

2.00 P.M.
2.50 P.M.

3.00 P.M.
5:30 P.M.

5:30 P.M.
6.00 P.M.

6.00 P.M.
6.15 P.M.

describe the various tricks

and tips to make kids more
comfortable with language
classes.

Session 02/01/M3 by Lalitha
Ramanujan and Malavika
Varadarajan
(Alpha to Omega Centre,
Chennai): PART C Arithmetic
session. This session will
describe the various tricks
and tips to make kids more
comfortable with
mathematics


Lunch

Session 02/02 by Lalitha

Ramanujan and Malavika
Varadarajan
(Alpha to Omega Centre,
Chennai):

Tips to handle dysgraphia
(handwriting problems)


Interaction session by Pandies theatre group:
Creation of Simple machines and showcase

Session 02/03 by Ashish

Ranjan and Rolando:
Necessary steps to be
taken if the problem
is acute
Listing down the links
of the chain and
whos who
Evaluation and
assessment. How to
know whether a child
is showing growth or
not?

Closing remarks by Dr. Sandeep Chatterjee, Registrar, IIT Delhi

Launch of our future plans and Sixth Space website
End ceremony