Events &
Workshops

Creation of e-content workshop at SCERT Bihar – 28th February, 2023

SCERT Bihar Department of Inclusive Education called a 2-day meeting to create video e-content on the subject of disability, including what is SLD, types of SLD and their support and what is inclusion, RPwD Act, 2016, NEP 2020, inclusive classroom, parent support, etc. We prepared and recorded 10 minutes long videos in Hindi for each topic above.

Improving Learning Outcomes by Enabling Inclusive Education – 15th -17th Feb, 2023

Samagra Shiksha, Nagaland, in collaboration with ChangeInkk Foundation hosted a three-day cross disability workshop on “Improving Learning Outcomes by Enabling Inclusive Education” for the state’s district inclusive education coordinators and inclusive education resource persons from Feb 15-17, 2023. The focus of this workshop was on invisible disabilities and was the first of its kind for the state. During the cross-disabilities discussion with district special educators and coordinators many successes and challenges were shared from all 16 districts of the state.

NBSE - Improving learning outcomes by enabling inclusive classrooms - 23rd&24th Jan, 2023

399 school leaders / heads of institutions from schools affiliated with the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) in Nagaland joined us in a virtual webinar held over two days (23-24 January, 2023) to sensitize them about Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs). This webinar was titled "Improving Learning Outcomes by Enabling Inclusive Classrooms" and was led by Roohi Sharma from the ChangeInkk Foundation in-partnership with NBSE. For districts Dimapur, Chumoukedima, Niuland, Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng and Peren districts, the webinar took place on January 23 from 11 am to 1 pm and for districts Kohima, Tseminyu, Phek, Kiphire, Tuensang, Mon, Zunheboto, Shamator, Noklak it was organized on January 24 from11am to 1 pm.

Sensitisation workshop for SCERT Bihar – Nov 28-29 and Dec 9, 2022

ChangeInkk served as a training partner for SCERT in Bihar on November 28-29 and December 9, 2022, to sensitize and train about 194 new DIET faculty members in Patna on Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs). The two-hour sessions covered topics like understanding SLDs, Dyslexic Thinking, RPwD Act, Screening & Diagnosis for these individuals, multisensory instruction as well as different activities to understand the disability with clarity.

Mainstreaming inclusion across work of all Education Stakeholders in Nagaland – 15th Nov, 2022

A workshop on Mainstreaming Inclusion across the work of all education stakeholders in Nagaland was held at the Directorate of Education where Changeinkk Foundation presented a sensitization session on Specific Learning Disabilities and how inclusion can be mainstreamed by all stakeholders. Stress was given on coordinating efforts to maximize inputs. All stakeholders shared insights on the current status of their projects with each other. It appears that this level of coordination has happened for the first time. There was keen interest in mainstreaming inclusion.

Creating inclusive learning environments with SCERT Nagaland – November 14, 2022

The session presented by Changeinkk sensitised all SCERT teams to not have inclusion as an afterthought, but rather embed it from the get-go. The meeting was attended. The ongoing TLM development work with SCERT-FLN team was discussed as an example of inclusive practices already being adopted by the board to make content accessible.

MJC Workshop - November 5, 2022

ChangeInkk partnered with MJC, Coimbatore to organize a workshop on November 5, 2022, for over 176 B.Ed. and M.Ed. students on inclusion of children with SLDs in mainstream classrooms. It was an enriching day long experience for the participants with a keynote session by Nandini Chatterjee Singh who covered the science behind SLDs, insightful panel discussions by parents, individuals with SLDs, experts in the field and researchers, as well as sensitization by the ChangeInkk team on SLDs, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and technology accessibility for these individuals.

District Master Teacher training in Jamui, Bihar – 8^thSept 2022

ChangeInkk has collaborated with Jamui district to develop master trainers in SLD, to enable mainstreaming of children with SLDS in the classroom. This training workshop was attended by Shri Paras Kumar, Program Officer & Smt. Seema Kumari, DPO from Jamui. The focus of the workshop was to build awareness about SLDs, explain multisensory learning approach for these students and introduce the process of screening. 

General Teacher, Special Educator & Resource Persons & Teacher Training in Jamui, Bihar – 3^rdAug 2022

Jamui is an aspirational district in Bihar, as identified by Niti Ayog, Government of India. It ranks amongst the lowest performing regions in India, as the human development indicators. In collaboration with the District Administration and the Bihar Education Project Council-Jamui,  ChangeInkk conducted a training workshop on SLDs for general education teachers, resource persons and special educators in the district, on how children with SLDs can be identified early and mainstreamed in the classroom. It was attended by representatives from across all blocks. Shri Avaneesh Kumar Singh, District Magistrate and Collector, Shri Paras Kumar, Program Officer, Jamui  also attended training.

Capacity building workshop for for SchoolNet – July 28, 2022

The ChangeInkk Foundation conducted an online awareness and sensitization session on specific learning disabilities (SLDs) with the core team of SchoolNet. It was a 90-minute interactive session attended by over 80 members from their administrative and leadership teams on July 28, 2022. Our organization covered the following topics during this session:
a.Understanding Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) 
b.Identifying how it manifests in individuals 
c.Exploring the strengths and struggles of individuals with SLDs 
d.Screening & Diagnosis 
e.Learning interventions & accommodations to support the needs of individuals with SLDs
f.Creating support networks, with a focus on working with parents, educators & community members 

Sensitization Workshop for Teachers in Kohima, Nagaland – 25^th, 26^thJul 2022

In collaboration with the Directorate of Education, Government of Nagaland, ChangeInkk conducted a workshop for public and private school teachers on Inclusive learning for children with SLDs in Kohima, Nagaland. Following the workshop, the Nagaland State Education Department and ChangeInkk also signed an MOU to establish a State Resource Centre for Children with SLDs in Kohima. 

SLD sensitisation workshop hosted by CHiPS, Raipur

Noopur Jhunjhunwala, co-founder of the ChangeInkk Foundation was one of the speakers who presented at the SLD sensitisation workshop hosted by Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPs), Raipur. 2640+ teachers attended the virtual session from 156 centers across the state.

Capacity building of RT/RP/BRP(IE) in the context of Cross-disability – June 25-26, 2022

ChangeInkk Foundation served as an expert in Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) during a cross-disability workshop conducted by the Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC), Patna from June 25-26, 2022, in Patna, Bihar. The sessions were facilitated by a group of experts – Dr. Anita Julka, Ms. Aloka Guha, Dr. Sujata Bhan and Mr. S.S. Misra. The two-day workshop had the resource teachers, the experts and the ChangeInkk Foundation team members hold meaningful discussions around the needs of the field, module design framework and contents of the module that BEPC will be creating based on feedback from this workshop. 

PMeVidya- NCERT & CEIT

To further the cause of equitable and inclusive education as envisaged by the National Education Policy 2020, Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) organised a live interactive session on PM eVidya platform titled 'Teaching Learning Interventions for Inclusive Classrooms: Building Synergies' on June 22, 2022. Speakers Dr. Shyamala Dalvi (Learning Disability Consultant) and Noopur Jhunjhunwala (Co-founder and Trustee at ChangeInkk Foundation) answered queries from parents and educators during the session. The key takeaway from the discussion was that each stakeholder in the child's ecosystem plays a vital role in their development. Consequently, the impact of interventions for children with Specific Learning Disabilities like Dyslexia can be maximised only if all stakeholders work harmoniously towards that goal.

Teacher and Parent Sensitization Workshop ICL Schools, Navi Mumbai – 20^th& 21^stJune

ICL Education Society runs schools and colleges to provide quality education for students from marginalized communities in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Changeinkk conducted a 2-day workshop for teachers and parents respectively at ICL Schools in Vashi & Turbhe. The capacity building workshop sensitized them to adopt and advocate dyslexia friendly techniques in the child's life and make spaces more inclusive. On day2, parents attended an ice-breaker workshop that got the conversation around SLDs going, where parents shared some powerful personal stories too. This has been followed by screening of their students (in collaboration with NERD Tools Foundation) to identify ‘at risk’ students exhibiting signs of having an SLD. Currently, longer term interventions are underway in the school.

iSaksham Edu-Leader Training, Jamui, Bihar – 17^thJun 2022

iSaksham builds community edu-leaders through its 2-year fellowship program in aspirational areas of Bihar. These young women improve their subject knowledge, learn modern pedagogy tools and impart quality education to children by catering to multi-level learning needs in government schools. ChangeInkk sensitized and trained their cohort of edu-leaders on Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) and multisensory approach to help them make classrooms more inclusive.

AIWEFA- Reflections: Voices from families, schools and the SLD- 30th April 2022 (11.30 am – 1.30 pm)

As part of the National Webinar Series on Specific Learning Disabilities, the All-India Women's Education Fund Association (AIWEFA) organised a panel discussion titled 'Reflections: Voices from families, schools and the SLD' on April 30, 2022. Speakers included Dr. Anuradha Joshi, Principal at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya; Arun Fernandez, Founder at DLearners and Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Founder and Trustee at ChangeInkk Foundation. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Renu Malaviya, Secretary of the AIWEFA and Professor of the Department of Education at Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. The speakers helped bring together the perspectives of the families of learners with SLDs, along with those of teachers and other key stakeholders in the academic ecosystem. To learn more, watch the discussion at National Webinar Series on Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)  #Webinar 5

PMeVidya- NCERT & CEIT Live Interaction on PMeVIDYA: "Dealing with Dyslexia" 2021 Oct 27, 2021

On the occasion of Dyslexia Awareness Month, under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, the Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) organised a three day National Webinar Series on Dyslexia. On October 27, 2021, as part of this initiative, a live discussion was held on the PM eVidya platform. Speakers included Dr. Shyamala Dalvi, Learning Disability Consultant from Mumbai; Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Co-founder and Trustee at ChangeInkk Foundation; and Masarrat Khan, CEO of the Maharashtra Dyslexia Association. The discussion emphsised the role of early detection and appropriate accommodations in the life of a dyslexic learner, and discussed the various teaching strategies which can be employed in schools for remedial instruction.