Next Education’s Principals’ Conference in Kolkata discusses ‘Rationale of the Leadership Edge: Perspective of Challenges and Strategies’

Next Education’s Principals’ Conference in Kolkata discusses ‘Rationale of the Leadership Edge: Perspective of Challenges and Strategies’

VeenaRaizada, academician at Next Education India Pvt Ltd conducted an interactive workshop and explained the constantly changing context of school leadership

Next Education India Pvt Ltd, a pioneer in K–12 education and a leading education solutions provider in the country aims to revolutionise the education system in the country by adopting innovative ways of delivering education combined with the latest technology. Continuing with its efforts, Next Education organised a conference for school principals' at Floatel Hotel, Kolkata on December 3, 2016. The one-day workshop conducted by VeenaRaizada, academic consultant at Next Education focused on the theme of ‘Rationale of the Leadership Edge: Perspective of Challenges and Strategies’. The workshop provided insights into research-based school reforms, the changing context of school leadership, new techniques to get students involved in the learning process, research and developments and other real-world applications in the education sector.

Following the welcome address delivered by Prasanjit Bose, Regional Manager, Next Education, the first session of the workshop focused on research-based school reforms and the consequences of changing context of school leadership. Followed by the post-lunch session directing the thought processes of participants on challenges and strategies to create learning organisations within the schools. These sessions also threw light on some of the best practices for handling challenges in contemporary education and applications that can better personalise instructions and improve academics. School principals of Kalyani Public School, AbhinavBharti, Central Model School, M.C KejariwalVidyapeeth, Agrasen Boys attended the one-day workshop.

Elaborating on the challenges and strategies in contemporary education, VeenaRaizada said, “It is essential for principals to have a visionary outlook for the holistic development of the school and get acquainted with practices adopted in the modern-day education system. The principals should adapt new techniques to exalt the learning process and undertake research to understand the ever-changing context of school leadership as it will help them in engaging the students better.”

Beas DevRalhan, CEO & Co-Founder, Next Education said, “It is high-time institutions made a shift and incorporated processes that evolve strategies to face the challenges in contemporary education system so as to have a healthy learning environment for the students. Such workshops enable principals to understand the need for incorporating contemporary methods to teach students using advanced technologies and help them master lessons in a better way. With these newer methods, students also get a chance to choose a few topics and interact with the educator, which leads to two-way learning.”

The one-day workshop culminated with certificate distribution to the participants followed by a vote of thanks. Principals who participated in the workshop praised the efforts of the organisers and acknowledged the need for a holistic change in the way education is looked at in the country.

About Next Education:

Next Education is transforming education with innovative and engaging technology-based K–12 solutions used by over 2,00,000 teachers, to the learning delight of 10 million students across more than 10,000 schools. Since 2007, Next Education’s educational solutions and services have been well-received nationally and globally and cover the syllabuses of CBSE, ICSE, Army and 29 State Boards in seven Indian languages. Next Education is now present in all aspects of K–12 education, including integrated curriculum, digital classrooms, school management software, hands-on learning, self-learning, and teacher training.