Ed Leader’s Forum
11th - 14th October, 2009

COME LET'S MAKE EDUCATION MORE MEANINGFUL IN THE 21st CENTURY
(Re-imagine education at school)

•	Saturday, 10th October, 2009
•	Sunday, 11th October, 2009
•	Monday, 12th October, 2009
•	Tuesday, 13th October, 2009
•	Wednesday, 14th October, 2009

Saturday, 10th October, 2009

8:00 Registration Begins

Sunday, 11th October, 2009

8:00 School Prayer by CMS Innovation Wing Devotional Song : Ms Shalini Massey   THEME 1: MEANINGFUL EDUCATION    i “Vision Lead Leadership” and  Making Education Meaningful For Every Child by an innovative leader, Mr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder- Manager, CMS, World's Largest City School ii Welcome and Expectations from Ed Leadership iii Introduction of Esteemed Delegates iv Lighting of the Lamp lead by Founder-Manager Mr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder-Director Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, Co-Convenor Mrs Usha Francis and all delegates v What is Innovation in Education?  A panel of Experts lead by Dr Robert J. Saunders, Co-Founder, Council for Global Education, USA, Ms Adele Khudr, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF and others vi Innovation At Work - A Multimedia Presentation vii Ed Survey Lead by Ms Susmita Basu, Co-Convener, Ed Leadership 10:00 Tea 12:30 Lunch 13:15 GROUP PHOTO OF ALL DELEGATES (on auditorium stairs in front of fountain) 14:30 THEME 2: Education In The 21st Century: Defining Outcomes For Pre-Primary, Primary, Middle, Senior And Higher Education   i Perspective on Elementary Education with special reference to Uttar Pradesh: A presentation by Mr Vinobhaji Gautam, Education Specialist, UNICEF ii Is the Goal of Pre-Primary Education Preparation for Class I? iii What should be the outcomes of Pre-Primary, Primary, Middle and Senior School Education? iv Methods, processes, attitudes and materials in the tunnel of learning to get desired outcomes v Role of Syllabus, Classroom Organisation, Curriculum, Timetable, etc. vi Assessments and Reporting Teacher Training 17:00 Visit to the Pre-Primary Resource Center and the Primary Education Displays followed by tea in the basement 19:00 Dinner by the poolside hosted by Dr Vineeta Kamran, Principal, CMS Kanpur Road Campus and informal networking

Monday, 12th October, 2009

08:00 School Prayer by the students of classes I and II, CMS, Kanpur Road Campus 08:30 THEME 3: Classroom Management Issues   The Role and Goal of Education: Dr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder-Manager, CMS Structure, Single and Multiage Classrooms Classroom Materials and Textbooks Creating Dream Classrooms – Thinking Critically Timetable 10:00 Tea 13:00 Lunch 14:00 THEME 4: School Policy And Management   i YUVA Life Skills Programme: A presentation by Special Guest Ms Rina Ray, Former Secretary, Education and Secretary, Culture, Govt. of India. ii Curriculum, Syllabus and Timetabling iii Assessments and Reporting iv Academic Leadership and Training Principals For Leadership v Developing People Skills, Leading With The Heart and Conflict Management vi Integrated Special Education and Mixed Age Settings vii How is School Policy Moulded? What are the Parameters? viii How Can School Policy Create the Circumstances for On-Going Innovation? ix Importance of School Environment and Ethos x Quality Control in Education xi Summing Up and Question-Answers 16:30 Tea 17:00 Visit to CMS, Gomti Nagar Campus followed by Dinner for delegates hosted by Ms Manjit Batra, Principal, CMS, Gomti Nagar Campus

Tuesday, 13th October, 2009

08:00 World Peace Prayer by primary students of CMS, Indira Nagar Campus   Importance of School Environment and Ethos : An interactive session lead by Founder-Manager Mr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder-Director Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi 08:30 INNOVATION AT WORK: Short presentations by teachers of CMS, Kanpur Road Campus and CMS, Gomti Nagar Campus with their children 09:00 Special Presentation: “My Experiences of  Yuva Life Skills Programme” - by Ms Rina Ray, Former Secretary, Education and Secretary, Culture, Govt. of India 09:30 THEME 5: Teaching Methodologies   i Multiple Intelligence, Montessori, Waldorf, Enquiry Based, Indian Methodologies, Which, Why, How? ii Hands-on Training, Practical Techniques iii Integrated Values -Based Education iv Effective Remedial Teaching   A panel discussion lead by Ms Rina Ray, Former Secretary, Education and Secretary, Culture, Govt. of India, Mr Jose Paul, Ms Ashalata Badami, Ms Meher Van Groenou, Ms Sonalika Bhattacharya and other experts 10:30 THEME 6: Teaching Methodologies - Simultaneous Breakout Sessions   Application based learning: lead by Ms Sonalika Bhattacharya, English   Language Teaching Expert Hands-on Mathematics:ss lead by Mr Jose Paul, Mathematics Expert, Ex-Director,        Educational Planning Group, St, Xavier's School, Delhi and Ms Aashalata Badami, Mathematics Expert Practical Science: lead by Experts from Regional Science City, Lucknow Activity Based Learning in: lead by Ms Meher Van Groenou, Montessori Expert, USA the Pre-Primary Years             Ten Laws of Learning: lead by Mr Steven Rudolph   The decision-makers are invited along with practitioners to join in the simultaneous breakout sessions on a wide variety of topics 12:30 Snacks to be served in rooms where the sessions are in progress. 14:30 Lunch 15:30 Summing Up and Interactive Session 16:30 Tea 19:30 Dinner by the poolside

Wednesday, 14th October, 2009

08:00 All-Religion Prayer by the Students of CMS, Rajajipuram Old Campus 08:30 Multi-cultural Prayers and Meditation: As Contributed by the Participants of Ed Leadership 09:00 THEME 7: Macro Policy Framework (For Decision Makers) Creating the Climate for Change: Making Education more meaningful in the 21st century (Re-imagine education at school). Policy Perspectives from the Private and NGO Sector in Education: What are the lessons to be learned? Chaired By: Prof Geeta Kingdon, Chair, Education Economics and International Development, Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and Experts including Ms Rukmini Banerjee, Education Director, PRATHAM, Ms Adele Khudr, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF and Mr Sandeep Pandey, Recipient of the Magsaysay Award i Fixing the Macro Framework, Creating an Enabling Environment for Change i Vision for Education, UNESCO, GEMS and other frameworks, NCERT Guidelines iii One Curriculum Proposal, Scrap Class X Board Exams, Government Versus Private Boards, One Board? and Standardisation in Teacher Training. iv Making Provisions and Creating Incentives for In-Service Training v Governance and Regulation in Education – UGC or Equivalent in the Schooling Sector? vi What are the Gaps and What is the Measure of Success? vii What Changes are Possible at Each Level: Private Sector, NGO, Government , Teacher Training viii NGO Sector, What Are the Lessons We Need to Learn? ix Global Education Model Of Schooling- 4 Building Blocks of Education - Universal Values, Global Understanding, Excellence in All Things and Service to Humanity. x Incorporating Cultural Interactions and World Citizenship Education xi Proposal From Ed Leadership xii Representation from: Government Training Colleges (NTT, TTC, BEd.) xiii Boards (CBSE, ISC / ICSE, State Boards) 09:00 Simultaneous Visit to CMS, Kanpur Road Campus (For Practitioners) including visit to the Primary Wing - Creative Classrooms 10:30 Tea 10:30 Role of a Modern School: An Interactive Session lead by Founder-Manager Mr Jagdish Gandhi • Feedback, Commitments and Summing Up • Collection of Feedback forms from the participants • Collection of e-mail IDs of the participants • Commitments and Checklist • Discussion on design of future forum events and feedback by delegates 12:30 Snacks to be served in the Auditorium 13:30 Global Perspectives in Education 14:00 Lunch 15:00 THEME 8: AWARDS CEREMONY, Launch of the Ed Leader's Journal Awards Host:          Mr Jagdish Gandhi & Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, Founders, CMS Co-Hosts: Syed Sultan Ahmed, Managing Director, E-Learning and Mentor 17:00 Vote of thanks by Respected Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, Founder-Director, CMS 17:15 Tea 19:00 Dinner by the poolside     DEPARTURE: Thursday, 15th October, 2009 or Evening of 14th October, 2009.