Role Model Interaction
As a part of the Vigyan Jyoti Program, a lecture series on engagement with 10 eminent scientists is proposed to be organized. The series will be based on the selected 10 scientists mentioned in the book India's Science Geniuses by Dr. Archana Sharma, Principal Staff Scientist, CERN. She is the pioneer of simulations and experimentation on gaseous detectors in high-energy physics over the last three decades. She is also well known for her relentless efforts in mentoring young students, particularly girls in STEM. Through this series, we aim to generate career awareness pertaining to STEM pathways as well as various inventions undertaken in STEM fields by these scientists.
STEMPORIUM: Vigyan Jyoti E-Newsletter
Vigyan Jyoti e-newsletter is initiated with the objective to highlight the work of the Vigyan Jyoti Programme in promoting STEM education among the JNV girl students across the country. Newsletter will be an effective tool of communication with all the stakeholders of Vigyan Jyoti programme - IBM-India; Department of Science and Technology, GOI; Navodaya Leadership Institute; Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas under Vigyan Jyoti Programme, teachers and Vigyan Jyoti Scholars, to keep them updated about the activities being implemented under Vigyan Jyoti. It will also serve as a medium of 'edutainment' for the students to enhance their general knowledge in the field of STEM in a fun way. STEMPORIUM is planned to be published on a quarterly basis.
Newsletter Issue-1
Newsletter Issue-2
C-STEM Sessions Term-II
The Curriculum-based STEM (C-STEM) sessions conducted in collaboration with ScienceUtsav are designed to make science fun for students. The sessions are filled with hands-on activities, fun experiments, games and discussions which are all based on the science curriculum. The students are given a quiz after each session to strengthen their learning.
Year-II of C-STEM sessions started in month of September 2022 . Prior to that, a teachers’ orientation was organized in August to give them an overview of the sessions and to train them to assist students enjoy these sessions.
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Sparkle Series
"In a focused effort to get young higher secondary girl students from remotest parts of the country excited about STEM, AIF in collaboration with IBM India and the Centre for Creative Learning at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) started the ‘Sparkle Series’ on January 22, 2022, an online interactive education programme for 10,000 Vigyan Jyoti scholars of class 11 from 200 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) across the country.
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ATL Workshop
Under the Atal Innovation Mission, Atal Tinkering Laboratories have been setup across schools in the country to foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds. ATL workshops were conducted for teachers to help them make optimal use of the available ATL resources. ATL Workshop for JNV teachers is an 18-hour online workshop spread across 6 days and covers sessions on basic electronic components, basic circuit designing, Arduino, sensors and actuators, Artificial Intelligence & Coding, 3D printing and much more. Six workshops were conducted region-wise in collaboration with Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre,between January-April 2022. After the successful completion of the workshop, a series of post-workshop engagement activities for the teachers who had attended the ATL workshop are curated, with the objective to facilitate the teachers with sustained hand-holding support to make the ATLs in the respective JNVs fully functional. As part of this series of post-workshop engagement activities, teachers are building a working prototype using ATL resources with the help of students. Master trainers will be selected based on their submissions and will be provided with an advanced training on ATL with the objective of equipping them to train other JNV teachers, thereby making it a sustainable model.
Aspiring Scholars: NTSE Session
To give the students of JNVs an extra edge in the NTSE competition, these special series of sessions are being organised with the resource persons from Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement. These sessions will also help the Vigyan Jyoti scholars in building a strong foundation in Science, Mathematics and Mental Aptitude fields. Through this program, the students will have the opportunity to hone their mental abilities and get a competitive edge for their academic future ahead. The focused phase is scheduled to begin in October 2022.
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PyCode Series
PyCode Sessions is a series of online classes which are being conducted for Vigyan Jyoti Students of class X to provide them with exposure to python language which will help them in developing the key 21st-century skills like Logical Thinking, Creativity, Computational Thinking, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving. The sessions were started from 14th March 2022 and will go on till December 2022. Each session is for approximately 60 minutes, followed by Quizzes and assignments which students could attempt at their chosen time.
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Special Classes
Special Online Classes under Vigyan Jyoti is the most important intervention to build capacity among enrolled girls to face competitive examinations. These classes are helping students in concept clarity and ultimately enhancing their academic strength. Along with classes, time to time Mock Tests are also being conducted since, June 2020 for Vigyan Jyoti Scholars.
Flipbook
A Flipbook on ‘Science & Mathematics Projects’ has been compiled for Vigyan Jyoti Scholars to understand scientific principles through experiential learning. Projects in this book will not only help students in improving their problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities but also aid them in learning the concepts in a better way. This Flip Book will add pleasure to their academic journey through the exciting field of Science and Mathematics.
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Science Camp
Science Camp is a virtual festival for Vigyan Jyoti Scholars of Class X. Science Camp is a 2 day event on STEM pedagogy which meant to inculcate learning styles among students from day-to-day observations. Science Camp activities include aerodynamics show, hands-on science workshop, online fun games, fun math workshop, online science quiz, fun Science experiments, Math in day-to-day life, talk by an eminent Scientist, technology-based workshop on futuristic skills for students, and sessions on STEM Careers.
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Cyber security awareness program
Region-wise ‘Cyber Security Awareness Programs’ were organized in collaboration with IBM to educate the Vigyan Jyoti Scholars about the risks associated with being active in cyberspace. The interactive webinars were intended to apprise the students about issues such as cyber-bullying, cyber-threats, breach of privacy, phishing, etc.
C-STEM Program
The Curriculum based STEM (C-STEM) program is a long term intervention for Class IX–X Vigyan Jyoti scholars which has recently started in 2021-22 with the support of IBM India. C-STEM comprises year-round workshops on the important topics of the Class X Science Curriculum. In these workshops, students are developing simple prototypes with easily available materials. Other activities include the use of concept maps, card games, higher-order thinking worksheets, quizzes, etc. These fun based methodologies are promoting the effective learning of Science and Math concepts and ameliorating any persistent learning gaps among the scholars. The C-STEM is focused on improvement in the thinking, designing and problem solving skills of the students through a practical learning approach.
Workshops for teachers
Workshops on STEM teaching pedagogy are being conducted for Science & Mathematics Teachers associated with Vigyan Jyoti Programme with an aim to enhance capacity building. These workshops are reskilling teachers about creative learning techniques in order to motivate and prepare students for competitive exams. Till now, 4 such workshops have been organized under Vigyan Jyoti through AIF, IBM, and IIT Gandhinagar.
