Minutes of the Meeting on ALternative academics calendar by CBSE chairman , secretary, and Ncert Chairman

• These activities are to be conducted by children and parents at their homes. Parents may be guided by teachers. They can be guided via social media channels. 

• In AAC Art integrated learning is there. Focus on content is not there but on learning outcomes. Mental health is emphasized by encouraging Yoga, Art, Music, Indoor games. 

• More collaboration should be there. Children should be engaged by their peer group, parents and siblings using the available resources. 

• More responsibility has to be given to parents. Every time we should not blame our teachers. 

• Students can do project work. 

• CBSE encourages assessment by peers, self-assessment, an observation by parents and assessment by teachers. It is not based on pen-paper right now. 

• Swayamprabha channel can be watched by students who have simple mobiles from 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 

• We can develop Rubrics in assessment. 

• Students can download resources and go through them as per their convenience. 

• In various activities multiple intelligence should be targeted. CBSE wants holistic development of children. It is emphasising on Strength Model, not Deficit Model.

• Students should learn with the help of technology.

• Focus should be on learning rather than testing by schools.

• E-pathshala, Diksha and NROER can be used in addition to AAC.

• Calendar is flexible.

• Sole motive is for students to become self-learners.

• The deletion of topics has not impacted the teaching-learning process in virtual classrooms. These topics have been integrated in other subjects very beautifully. Nothing is being missed by this one-time rationalization.

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CBSE: Virtual Orientation *Programme on Alternative Academic Calendar. (17 July 2020 )

# Emphasis on students learning through multi disciplinary activities and projects.

# Introduction of key competency testing of students.

# Special programme to be chalked out by schools to meet the needs of special children.

# Address the challenges with positivity and spread positivity.

# Prepare children to face competencies so that they can compete with children from other countries as well. 

# Focus not on content but on learning outcomes.

# E pathshala and Diksha where academic books and video content is available.

# Activities to be done by students with teachers guidance and parents help.

# Learning made more joyful through art integration.

# Parents to take the onus of guiding their children to learn.

# Children to be involved in assessment process through self and peer assessment.

# Technology to be used as a tool for learning.

# Parents to facilitate children to learn.

# Digital education guidelines to be linked with alternative academic calendar.

# Assessment rubrics to be scientifically designed.

# Focus on holistic development of the child.*