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Faculty Development is an integral part of our efforts at Pushpanjali College of Education. Glimpses of programmes held to date are showcased below.
2019-20
Discussion with Prof Maissa Rollnick of Maran Centre for Mathematics and Science education, University of Witerwatersand, South Africa
On 7 January 2020, Prof. Marissa Rollnick of Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa visited the college and interacted with the faculty and students. She presented her views on Essential Elements of Teaching for Meaning, emphasing on the importance of 'wait time' after asking questions, need to consider the pedagogical content knowledge and the significance of tacit knowledge of teachers. She was accompanied by Ms Linda Crawford who shared her experiences of indigenous mushroom farming and veternary pharmacy. Dr. Narendra Deshmukh of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education co ordinated the visit. The visit gave us insights into the nature of Teacher Education in Johannesberg.
On 7 January 2020, Prof. Marissa Rollnick of Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa visited the college and interacted with the faculty and students. She presented her views on Essential Elements of Teaching for Meaning, emphasing on the importance of 'wait time' after asking questions, need to consider the pedagogical content knowledge and the significance of tacit knowledge of teachers. She was accompanied by Ms Linda Crawford who shared her experiences of indigenous mushroom farming and veternary pharmacy. Dr. Narendra Deshmukh of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education co ordinated the visit. The visit gave us insights into the nature of Teacher Education in Johannesberg.
2020-21
In house Discussion on Higher Education as per NEP 2020
On 22 September 2021, the college faculty participated in an in house discussion on the National Policy of Education 2020 and discussed its implications with respect to Teacher Education and Higher Education. Dr Agnes DCosta was the resource person and she elucidated the pillars of NEP 2020.the recommendations with respect to school education and higher education were duly discussed.
2021-22
In house Discussion on Emerging Trends in Education
2021-22
Discussion on UGC guidelines about transforming HEIs to Multidisciplinary institutions
On 2 September 2022, UGC released the guidelines to transform higher education institutions into multidisciplinary institutions. The Principal and faculty studied the document and had a discussion on 8 Sept. Academic collaboration between institutions through “clusters” of HEIs, promotion of multi-disciplinary education and research in online and offline modes were some topics discussed.
2022-23
Round Table on Quality Enhancement of Teaching Learning
On 16 May 2023, the faculty had a discussion on teaching learning and evaluation. The discussion mainly centred around aspects like PLOs and CLOs, multi modal approaches to learning and constructivist approach as applied to Teacher Education. Criterion Two of NAAC SSR manual was perused through and at relevant stages reflection was induced to examine what gas need to be addressed. The newly inducted faculty members were specially oriented to the various metrics and the need for proper planning, execution and documentation were duly emphasized. These discussions were led by IQAC coordinator Dr Agnes Dcosta. The faculty also deliberated on recent documents of UGC such as National Higher Education Quality Framework and National Credit Framework. Faculty members shared some activity-based techniques that they have used in their teaching learning.
2022-23
Workshop on Creating Online Courses
On 2nd September 2023, free workshop on Creating Online Courses was organised by Pushpanjali College of Education and St. Teresa’s Institute of Education. Dr Agnes Dcosta, Associate Professor, Pushpanjali College of Education was the resource person for this two-hour workshop. She guided the participants to create their own accounts on the platform and helped them prepare a course with basic modules. Various features like adding pages, assignments, quizzes, E discussions, uploading learning material, embedding videos, links and rubrics were demonstrated. Participants had a hands-on experience and were successful in creating a course incorporating different features.
2023-24
Expert guidance on Quality Assurance: A guided discussion focusing on "Navigating Quality Assurance in Teacher Education" was conducted on 24 Jan 2024. The discussion, organized by the college IQAC, aimed to enhance the understanding of faculty on the various criteria outlined in the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) manual. The resource person Dr. Cindrella Dmello (Associate Professor, St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Mumbai and IQAC member) provided an in-depth overview of quality in the context of teacher education. She delved into strategies for infusing quality into different aspects of teacher education, including curriculum planning, teaching-learning methodologies, and evaluation processes.
Discussion on NAAC Binary System: The Dr K. Radhakrishnan Report January 2024, proposed transformative reforms for strengthening Assessment and Accreditation of higher education institutions in India. To understand the proposed changes, the faculty had a discussion led by IQAC coordinator Dr. Agnes Dcosta. The session highlighted the ten broad areas with focus on input, process and output aspects. Each area was examined with respect to the metrics for affiliated colleges. Extensive discussion was held on quality initiatives that can be incorporated.
Session on AI tools for research: An interactive session on AI Tools for Research was organised for the faculty on 20 Aug 2024. IQAC coordinator Dr Agnes Dcosta shared how to use free platforms like Research Rabbit, Consensus to identify related researches and also organise the same according to appropriate themes. Sr Delicia Fernandes shared how Zotero can be used to cite research and manage bibliographic data.
FDPs attended from 2018-2023
The faculty regularly participate in orientation courses, refresher courses and other FDPs organised by various institutions.
List of faculty participation in such programmes from 2018-19 onwards ( programmes of duration four days and above are included below. the faculty has attended many one/two day workshops which are not included in the list below)
Dr Mabel Pimenta
Certificate Course ‘Capacity Building Program on enabling for Inclusion’ from Feb-April 2019
Six day webinar series on ‘Knowledge Generation in Education during Covid Pandemic’ organised by BTTC College from 1 to 6 June 2020
Dr Sheetal Chaudhari
series of webinars conducted by Bombay Teachers Training College from 5 to 8 May 2020
Five day workshop on Interactive E Content Development conducted by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and Universal Teachers Academy from 8 to 12 May 2020
Five day FDP on Evolution from Offline to Online Teaching conducted by Satish Pradhan Dnyansadhana College from 30 May to 3 June 2020
Five day FDP on Creating Tech Savvy Teachers for Future Classrooms organised by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and EdFly from 6 to 10 June 2020
Ms Angelina Nunes
Five day workshop on Interactive E Content Development conducted by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and Universal Teachers Academy from 8 to 12 May 2020
Five day workshop on Empowering Teachers for Online Teaching organised by St Teresa’s Institute of Education from 26 to 30 May 2020
Five day FDP on Creating Tech Savvy Teachers for Future Classrooms organised by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and EdFly from 6 to 10 June 2020
FDP organised by St Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur from 3 to 5 July 2020
Dr Helen Jadhav
Five day workshop on Interactive E Content Development conducted by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and Universal Teachers Academy from 8 to 12 May 2020
Dr Agnes Dcosta
five week long MOOC on Introduction to Technology Enabled Learning conducted by Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University in Oct- Nov 2019
series of webinars conducted by Bombay Teachers Training College from 3 to 6 May 2020
Five day workshop on Interactive E Content Development conducted by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and Universal Teachers Academy from 8 to 12 May 2020
FDP on Online College Management and Online Content Development Tools conducted by University of Mumbai, North Star academy and Lala Lajpatrai College from 30 April to 2 May 2020
3 week long MOOC on Flipped Classroom Approach conducted by Open Education for a Better world and Thakur College of Education from 22 April to 15 May 2020
Four week long MOOC on Co-operative Learning Pedagogy conducted by Khalsa College of Education, Punjab from 22 May to 18 June 2020
4 week long MOOC on Development of 21st Century skills through education (Information Literacy, Media Literacy & ICT Literacy skills) conducted by Open Education for a Better world and SNDT Women's University from 18 May to 14 June 2020
Five day workshop on Empowering Teachers for Online Teaching organised by St Teresa’s Institute of Education from 26 to 30 May 2020
Five day FDP on Creating Tech Savvy Teachers for Future Classrooms organised by St Teresa’s Institute of Education and EdFly from 6 to 10 June 2020
Five day workshop on Tech Tools for Teachers organised by St Teresa’s Institute of Education from 27 to 31 July 2020
Four week long MOOC on Blended Learning Practice conducted by Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University from 12 July to 8 August 2020
five days training on Artificial Intelligence For Education organised by CIET NCERT from 20-24 Sept 2021 five days training on Stay Safe in the Cyber World organised by CIET NCERT from 25-29 Oct 2021
4 days training on Innovative Pedagogies for Digital education organised by CIET NCERT from 23 to 26 Nov 2021
five days training on Virtual Labs for Teaching and Learning organised by CIET NCERT from 27 to 31 Dec 2021
five days training on Social Media for Education organised by CIET NCERT from 21 to 25 Feb 2022
five days training on DIKSHA organised by CIET NCERT from 21 to 25 March 2022
five days training on OER and Licenses organised by CIET NCERT from 25 to 29 April 2022
five days training on Game Based Learning organised by CIET NCERT from 20 to 24 June 2022
five days training on Digital Pedagogy organised by CIET NCERT from 25 to 29 July 2022
five days training on Multimedia Resoures for Teaching, Learning and Assessment organised by CIET NCERT from 22 to 26 Aug 2022 five days training on Virtual Labs for Teaching, Learning and Assessment organised by CIET NCERT from 26 to 30 Sept 2022
four days training on Lets be a Cyber Warrior organised by CIET NCERT in collaboration with Cyberpeace Foundation from 25 to 28 Oct 2022
five days training on Accessible Digital Resources and Assistive Technologies organised by CIET NCERT from 21 to 25 Nov 2022
five days training on Learning Management System (LMS) to enhance Teaching-Learning Process organised by CIET NCERT from 23 to 27 Jan 2023
five days training on Media Literacy organised by CIET NCERT in collaboration with Indian Institute of Mass Communication from 20 to 24 Feb 2023
3 week long MOOC on Alternative Assessment Strategies in 21st century conducted by Open Education for a Better world and University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia from 15 May to 5 June 2023
five days training on Emerging Trends in Educational Technology organised by CIET NCERT from 12 to 16 June2023
Sr Delicia Fernandes
One week long FDP on Making Online and Blended learning effective in the light of NEP 2020 organised by SNDT University’s Teaching Learning Centre from 3 to 9 Sept 2020
Pre PhD course organised by Chembur Sarvankash Shikshanshastra Mahavidyalaya from Dec 2021 to May 2022
Faculty Induction Programme conducted by UGC HRDC University of Mumbai from 16 May to 16 June 2022
Ms Steffi Dcosta
Ten days ICSSR WRC sponsored Research Methodology Course conducted by MES Pillai College of Education and Research , Chembur from 13 to 24 March 2023.
Faculty Development Initiatives by the College
2024-25
Title: Effective Use of AI in Research
Resource Person: Dr. Agnes D'costa
Date: 13th September 2024
Dr. Agnes D'costa oriented the facutly on different sources of finding synopsis, thesis and research materials on pertinent topics. She highlighted the effective use of of AI for literature review, citation, data analysis, writing, editing and publishing research papers. It was indeed a helpful session for all the faculty members.
Title: Workshop on Brain-based Teaching Strategies
Resource Person: Mr. Willibrord George
Date: 18th January 2025
Teachers from various schools in Vasai and Teacher Education facutly attended the workshop. Mr. Willibrord had an energetic start to the session. He emphasized on the use of AI for classroom communication. He oriented the teachers on the use of MetaAI constructively for planning of teaching-learning activtities. He interacted with the attendees of the workshop on various levels and encouraged active participation of both the teachers and the students in the classroom. The workshop was an energetic and enriching experience for all the teachers.
Title: Writing Effective Research Papers
Resource Person: Dr. Cindrella Dmello
Date 25th January 2025
Dr Cindrella Dmello guided and oriented all the staff members on the methodology of research and how to present the findings of a study effectively in a research papep. She suggested various physical and e resources that are helpful for data analysis, learning the methodology and nature of various research. The session was insightful for all the novice staff of Pushpanjali College of Education.
Title:Fostering Positive Intelligence
Resource Person: Dr. Giselle Dsouza
Date: 8th February 2025
Dr. Giselle Dsouza effectively highlighted the importance of nurturing a positive mindset and its benefits in our daily lives. She emphasised on the importance of "sages" - the positve factors influencing our lives and how to manage "saboteurs" the negative factors that weigh us down, for nurturing positive mindset of an individual. The session was an enriching expereince for all the facutly members.
Title: Teacher's Orientation Programme
Resource Person: Fr Joye Thomas
Date: 12th June 2025
Fr Joye Thomas emphasised on importance of awareness among teachers. He explained how awareness is connected with having a deeper understanding. In his opinion having knowledge is not enough, as a teacher one must be aware of the consequences of knoweledge. Fr Joye spoke about the various components of Emotional Intelligence. He also elaborated on different parenting styles, and how each style has its impsct on the development of the child. Fr Joye carefully dealt with the topic of Child Abuse and how teachers and parents can play the role of counsellors. He spoke about the child rights and POCSO Act, 2012. The session was an enriching experience for all the teachers as there was a lot to learn from the experiences shared by Fr Joye. "Awareness is Healing" was an important message he urged to instill among teachers.
Title:Teacher's Orientation Programme
Resource Person: Fr Vijay Lopes
Date: 20th July 2025
Fr Vijay spoke on the important role a teacher plays in the life of the students. He highlighted on how having belief in oneself can help us grow. The session was interactive as teachers shared their various expereinces with each other. He highlighted on the importance of professionalism in the life of the teachers. He led the all the faculty members into discussion on teacher's attitude towards students and parents, student's attitude towards school and their parents and parents attitude towards their wards. The faculty members breifly presented their thoughts. Fr Vijay briefly summed up on the responses. The session was indeed an enlightening session for all the facutly members.
The faculty regularly participate in orientation courses, refresher courses and other FDPs organised by various institutions.
2024-25
Sr. Delicia Fernandes I/C Principal
One-day National webinar on plagiarism prevention, integrating research ethics and reference management for scholarly excellence, organnised by the SICES Degree College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ambarnath.
Attended the webinar on Navigating the draft of NCTE Regulations 2025 challenges and opportunities organised by the Society of InnovativeResearchers and Academicians on 2nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Draft NCTE regulations 2025: Quality Imperatives for Teacher Education, organised by the SIES(Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce held on 22nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Building strong online presence-Skills and Techniques for Research Publication Activities. organised by St Teresa's Institute of Education and Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan on 16th April 2025.
National Seminar on "New Binary System of Quality Assurace by NAAC". Insights, awareness and documentation in Higher Education organised by Shri P.L Shroff College of Arts and Commerce, Chinchani held on 1st May 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Joye Thomas organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 12th June 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Vijay Lopes organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 20th June 2025.
Attended the National Webinar on "Designing Research Study organised by the Research cell of Nirmala Memorial Foundation College of Commerce and Science. (Autonomous). on 12th August 2025.
Dr. Agnes D'costa
Attended the webinar on recent trends in E-learning organised by the SNDT Women's University from 9th-11 th October 2024.
Attended the Webinar on Navigating the draft of NCTE Regulations 2025 challenges and opportunities organised by the Society of InnovativeResearchers and Academicians on 2nd March 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Joye Thomas organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 12th June 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Vijay Lopes organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 20th June 2025.
Dr. Sheetal Chaudhari
Attended the webinar on recent trends in E-learning organised by the SNDT Women's University from 9th-11 th October 2024.
Attended the webinar on Navigating the draft of NCTE Regulations 2025 challenges and opportunities organised by the Society of InnovativeResearchers and Academicians on 2nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Draft NCTE regulations 2025: Quality Imperatives for Teacher Education, organised by the SIES(Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce held on 22nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Building strong online presence-Skills and Techniques for Research Publication Activities. organised by St Teresa's Institute of Education and Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan on 16th April 2025.
Attended the webinar on Building strong online presence-Skills and Techniques for Research Publication Activities. organised by St Teresa's Institute of Education and Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan on 16th April 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Joye Thomas organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 12th June 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Vijay Lopes organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 20th June 2025.
Ms. Sonia Bombacha
Attended the webinar on recent trends in E-learning organised by the SNDT Women's University from 9th-11 th October 2024.
Attended the seminar on Multidisciplinary International Conference Bhartiya Dnyan Parampara. (IKS) organised by Gonsalo Garcia College of Arts and Commerce, Vasai West on 15th February 2025.
Participated in the FDP on NEP 2020: Orientation and Sensitization by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training (UGC) from 14th Feb to 22nd Feb 2025.
Particiapted in the International Multidisciplinary Conference on Various Approaches and Current Issues in Higher Education organised by the Government College of Education, Yavatmal on 1st and 2nd March 2025.
Attended the Webinar on Navigating the draft of NCTE Regulations 2025 challenges and opportunities organised by the Society of InnovativeResearchers and Academicians on 2nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Draft NCTE regulations 2025: Quality Imperatives for Teacher Education, organised by the SIES(Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce held on 22nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Building strong online presence-Skills and Techniques for Research Publication Activities. organised by St Teresa's Institute of Education and Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan on 16th April 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Joye Thomas organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 12th June 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Vijay Lopes organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 20th June 2025.
Ms. Steffi Colaco
Attended the webinar on recent trends in E-learning organised by the SNDT Women's University from 9th-11 th October 2024.
Attended the National level seminar on Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education: Buliding Equitable pathways for all learners" organised by the Mahatma Education Society's Pillai College of Education and Research on 7th February 2025.
Participated in the FDP on NEP 2020: Orientation and Sensitization by Malaviya MIssion Teacher Training (UGC) from 14th Feb to 22nd Feb 2025.
Particiapted in one week online Pre-Phd Course in Research organised by the Research and Development Cell of Hansaraj Jivandas College of Education from 22nd Februarytp 4th February 2025
Particiapted in the International Multidisciplinary Conference on Various Approaches and Current Issues in Higher Education organised by the Government College of Education, Yavatmal on 1st and 2nd March 2025.
Attended the Webinar on Navigating the draft of NCTE Regulations 2025 challenges and opportunities organised by the Society of InnovativeResearchers and Academicians on 2nd March 2025.
Participated in the International webinar on The Educator's Toolkit: Upskilling for 21st Century Classrooms organised by Smt> Kapila Khandvala's College of Education (Autonomous) held on 11th and 12th March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Draft NCTE regulations 2025: Quality Imperatives for Teacher Education, organised by the SIES(Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce held on 22nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Building strong online presence-Skills and Techniques for Research Publication Activities. organised by St Teresa's Institute of Education and Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan on 16th April 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Joye Thomas organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 12th June 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Vijay Lopes organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 20th June 2025.
Ms. Sanika Asolkar
Attended the webinar on recent trends in E-learning organised by the SNDT Women's University from 9th-11th October 2024.
Attended the Webinar on Navigating the draft of NCTE Regulations 2025 challenges and opportunities organised by the Society of InnovativeResearchers and Academicians on 2nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Draft NCTE regulations 2025: Quality Imperatives for Teacher Education, organised by the SIES(Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce held on 22nd March 2025.
Attended the webinar on Building strong online presence-Skills and Techniques for Research Publication Activities. organised by St Teresa's Institute of Education and Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan on 16th April 2025.
Attended an online session on Understanding and Implementing UGC paper 1 organised by the Royal College of Science and Commerce on 24th and 26th April 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Joye Thomas organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 12th June 2025.
Seminar on Teacher's orientation by Fr Vijay Lopes organised by Pushpanjali College of Education on 20th June 2025.
Faculty Development Initiatives organised by College:
2025-26
Title: Orientation Session for Faculty on Institutional Code of Conduct
Resource Person: Sr. Delicia Fernandes, I/C Principal
Date: 6th August 2025
An orientation session on Institutional Code of Conduct for the teaching faculty was held on 6th August 2025. The meeting began on a prayerful note following which, Sister Delecia Fernandes presented a comprehensive overview of the institutional code of conduct highlighting key professional expectations.
She emphasized on the importance of punctuality and attendance, advising faculty to arrive at least ten minutes before the scheduled start and remain on campus during working hours, sign attendance registers or biometric logs, obtain prior approval for leaves, and observe limits on casual or medical leave per institutional norms. Next, she outlined the dress code, which calls for neat, modest, formal attire that reflects professional dignity, and mandating visible identity cards and appropriate grooming. The curricular and co‑curricular responsibilities were also addressed: faculty are expected to prepare lesson plans, complete the syllabus on time, engage in teaching, tutorials, assessments, and invigilation, plus coordinate and participate actively in co‑curricular or extension activities alongside academic duties.
Concerning behavior and attitude with students, she stressed impartial, respectful treatment of all students, cultivating a supportive learning environment, encouraging participation, maintaining decorum, and serving as ethical role models. Finally, on professional upgradation, she urged faculty to pursue continuous growth through attending seminars, workshops, conferences, publishing research, participating in professional networks, and submitting performance‑appraisals to enhance teaching methodology and academic qualifications. The meeting was drawn to closure by a thankyou note by all the staff members.
Title: The ITEP Compass: Navigating the New NCTE Guidelines
Resource Person: Dr. Sybil Thomas, Principal, St. Andrew's College, Bandra
Date: 7th August 2025
Dr. Sybil gave a brief orientation to autonomy, rules, terms and conditions for autonomous colleges, role of university in integrated teacher, education programme, role of management and extent of government intervention in autonomous colleges, UGC norms and regulations the purpose of autonomy being quality Dr Professor Sybil Thomas gave a brief description on academic council for autonomous College board of studies for the courses that are offered the role of parent body in colleges, the role of IQC, the construction of syllabus and assessment patterns mam gave a brief description of the hierarchy in the Constitution of autonomous colleges. Ma’am gave a brief description of UGC norms and regulations. She provided a thorough roadmap for autonomy and how autonomy will be helpful for establishment of integrated teacher education programme. The session was open for discussion pairing. There was discussion on the importance of autonomy and how integrated Teacher education program will be brought into implementation. Dr Agnes D’costa proposed the formal vote of thanks, and the meeting was drawn to closure.
Title: Report on Orientation on Child Protection Policy
Resource Person: Dr. Agnes D'costa
Date: 25th August 2025
Dr Agnes D’Costa, Associate Professor, and an expert provided a comprehensive orientation on the critical importance of child safety, both in general and specifically within school environments.
Key points covered by Dr Agnes included:
The need for safety for all, with a particular emphasis on children’s safety in schools.
Understanding the legal age of 18 years as the defining threshold of childhood.
An overview of the legal framework in India concerning the rights of children and the responsibilities of institutions.
Insights from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India regarding child protection.
The multi-dimensional aspects of child protection, including physical, mental, emotional, societal, digital, and online safety. Detailed guidelines of the Child Protection Policy, emphasizing the code of conduct expected from all staff. The importance of police verification for all school personnel as a preventive measure.The establishment of a Child Protection Committee in every institution and the requirement to maintain documentation of all meetings and actions taken. The session was highly informative and served as a vital step towards reinforcing a culture of safety, respect, and accountability within the school environment
Title: Seminar on Value- Based Education, Mulyavardhan
Resource Person: Ms. Shonal Colaco
Date: 20th December 2025
A Session on Value-Based Education – Mulyavardhan was conducted on 20th December 2025 by Ms. Shonal Colaco, Assistant Teacher at St. Louis Convent, Andheri, as a Faculty Development Programme. During the session, Ms. Shonal Colaco conducted a workshop on effective lesson planning and presented textbooks on value-based education designed by the Maharashtra State Board of Education in alignment with the NEP 2020, aimed at instilling values in children and teacher’s role in implementing them in classroom.
Title: Orientation on Child Protection Policy: POCSO and POSH
Resource Person: Mrs. Smita Lopes and Fr. Prakash Rumao
Date: 4th March 2026
An orientation on Child Protection Policy: POCSO and POSH was conducted by Mrs. Smita Lopes and Fr Prakash Rumao from Vasai Janhit Trust as a Facutly Development Programmes. Mrs. Smita Lopes, a consulting psychologist, provided valuable insights into the provisions of POSH and and its relevance in the modern workplace, and explained POCSO and its implications into the classroom, highlighting the role of teachers in ensuring a safe and suppportive environment for students.
The faculty regularly participate in orientation courses, refresher courses and other FDPs organised by various institutions.
2025-26
Sr. Delicia Fernandes, I/C Principal
Attended the Lead colleges meet for resource sharing with cluster colleges held at the University of Mumbai on 11th February 2026.
Attended and participated in the Innovative India- Integrating Knowlwdge across Disciplines on 11th April 2026.
Four Day National Level Faculty Developemt Program organized on Stay safe online-The rising need for cyber security.
Ms. Sonia Bombacha, Asssitant Professor
Webinar on Exploring digital tools for data collection and analysis organised by the Google Champion, Ministry of Education, Google for Education on 2nd December 2025
Attended the National Level Workshop on"Know your workplace: Essential rules, rights and compliance for every professional" organized by the Nucleus of Learning and Development on 6th December 2025.
Attended the National Level Workshop on "POSH: Prevention of Sexual Harrassment". organized by the Nucleus of Learning and Development on 10th December 2025.
Participated in Short Term Course on Research Methodology by the UGC- Malaviya Mission TTC, from 9th February to 14th February 2026
Participated in the National Level Seminar on Redefining Educational Practices for Emerging Challenges in Quality Sustenance organized by the St. Teresa's Institute of Education of Education, Santacruz on 21st February 2026.
National Level workshop on Mastering Web and AI search Techniques for Research and Publications, organised by the Institute for Research and Publication Skills, Mumbai from 23rd March to 27th March 2026.
National Level seminar on Quality Enhancement in Teacher Education organised by Acharya Jawagekar College of Education, Kolhapur, India in March 2026.
Ms. Steffi Colaco, Assistant Professor
Attended the Regional level workshop on "From Chalboard to Chatbots: Teaching Math in a Changing world organised by the Hansraj Jivandas College of Education, Mumbai on 8th August 2025.
Attended a webinar on "Exploring Curriculum Approach and Science Pedagogy @ New Zealand organised by the Shivaji University Kolhapur, Department of Education.
Webinar on Exploring digital tools for data collection and analysis organised by the Google Champion, Ministry of Education, Google for Education on 2nd December 2025.
Attended the National Level Workshop on"Know your workplace: Essential rules, rights and compliance for every professional" organized by the Nucleus of Learning and Development on 6th December 2025.
Attended the National Level Workshop on "POSH: Prevention of Sexual Harrassment". organized by the Nucleus of Learning and Development on 10th December 2025.
Attended the Lead colleges meet for resource sharing with cluster colleges held at the University of Mumbai on 11th February 2026.
Participated in the National Level Seminar on Redefining Educational Practices for Emerging Challenges in Quality Sustenance organized by the St. Teresa's Institute of Education of Education, Santacruz on 21st February 2026.
National Level workshop on Mastering Web and AI search Techniques for Research and Publications, organised by the Institute for Research and Publication Skills, Mumbai from 23rd March to 27th March 2026.
National Level seminar on Quality Enhancement in Teacher Education organised by Acharya Jawagekar College of Education, Kolhapur, India in March 2026.
Participated in the STP on NEP 2020 oreintation ans sensitization programme by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme held from 18th March 2026-27th March 2026.
Participated in the STP on ICT and Econtent Development by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme held from 19th March 2026- 25th March 2026
Participated in the STP on Outcome Based Education, Curriculum Design and Assesssment Reform by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme held from 13th May 2026-20th May 2026.
Ms. Sanika Asolkar, Asssitant Professor
Webinar on Exploring digital tools for data collection and analysis organised by the Google Champion, Ministry of Education, Google for Education on 2nd December 2025.
Attended the National Level Workshop on"Know your workplace: Essential rules, rights and compliance for every professional" organized by the Nucleus of Learning and Development on 6th December 2025.
Participated in the National Level Seminar on Redefining Educational Practices for Emerging Challenges in Quality Sustenance organized by the St. Teresa's Institute of Education of Education, Santacruz on 21st February 2026.
Attended the Lead colleges meet for resource sharing with cluster colleges held at the University of Mumbai on 11th February 2026.
National Level seminar on Quality Enhancement in Teacher Education organised by Acharya Jawagekar College of Education, Kolhapur, India in March 2026.
Ms. Serina Gonsalves, Assistant Professor
Webinar on Exploring digital tools for data collection and analysis organised by the Google Champion, Ministry of Education, Google for Education on 2nd December 2025.
Participated in the National Level Seminar on Redefining Educational Practices for Emerging Challenges in Quality Sustenance organized by the St. Teresa's Institute of Education of Education, Santacruz on 21st February 2026.
National Level seminar on Quality Enhancement in Teacher Education organised by Acharya Jawagekar College of Education, Kolhapur, India in March 2026.
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