Kohima, May 20 (MExN): The Directorate of School Education Nagaland today notified all the concerned schools (both government and private) within the state of Nagaland that online classes shall resume from May 24.
Conduct of regular classes through normal mode shall remain suspended until further notice, stated Shanavas C, Principal Director, School Education Nagaland.
The duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes per day.
For classes I to VII, two online sessions of 45 minutes each or three online sessions of 30 minutes each per day and for classes IX to XII, four sessions of 30-45 minutes each per day shall be conducted.
Teachers and students may make use of the Video Lessons broadcasted for classes V to XII during the lockdown period 2020 which are available in Department’s Youtube Channel (DoSE Nagaland) and Facebook Page (School Education, Nagaland).
Use of DIKSHA Platform (https://diksha.gov.in) and SWAYAM Portal (https://swayam.gov.in) is ALSO encouraged.
Teachers have been asked to prepare explanatory notes, worksheets, assignments etc for topics given in text books/syllabus for Classes I to XII and share with students online.
After lifting of total lockdown, School Heads have been asked to make arrangements to distribute the notes, worksheets/assignments etc to parents/students once or twice in a week on different days/timings for different classes following the SOPs notified by the State Government.
Parents and students are to be notified for submission of the completed worksheets/assignments on specified days at different intervals of time for different classes.
Schools shall collect the completed worksheets/assignments and distribute new notes, worksheets/assignments etc along with feedbacks of the previous worksheets/assignments submitted.
Parents may be encouraged to take interest/part in the worksheets/assignments of their children and assist in online/digital mode of education as far as possible.
School Heads have been directed to ensure that only a reasonable number of worksheets/assignments which can be completed by students through self study are given to students. Delivery of Education should be the focus and not completion of the syllabus, it was added.
It further stressed on the need for all to ensure that COVID appropriate behaviour is maintained at all times.
Further, the Directorate of School Education directed teachers to record details of notes, worksheets/assignments prepared, distributed and feedbacks given etc in a note in the format given in Teachers’ Diary and the same shall be checked and countersigned by the School Heads regularly (New Teacher’s Diary will be issued soon).
The School Heads have been asked to upload daily activities in the online school monitoring portal (https://school.dosenl.in/) with effect from May 26 before 4:00pm of all working days along with attendance report of teachers.
Teachers who left their place of posting during the summer vacation are to conduct online classes from their present place of stay till such time inter district/intra district travel is allowed by the government. It is mandatory for all government school teachers (including School Heads) to register at the Teacher’s App.
Particulars of teachers who have not yet registered at the Teacher’s App due to mobile number mismatch may be submitted to reports.dosenl@gmail.com through respective School Heads for necessary updating.
