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Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam 2023 – 29th& 30th July

ChangeInkk Foundation was a part of the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2023. The event took place in Delhi from 29 July 2023 to 30 July 2023.The event was inaugurated by the hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, who also visited ChangeInkk’s exhibit where Noopur Jhunjhunwala, the co-founder of Changeinkk Foundation took him through the immersive display of how the foundation is working to #Speak4Dyslexia the NEP way. The exhibit made visitors experience the mind of a person with SLD through cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Immersion (VI)technology simulations and explained how implementing the NEP 2020 can help include 35 million students with a learning disability and support struggling learners become the next great innovator!

Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Teachers in Nagaland in collaboration with Durham University, Department of School Education, Nagaland - 21st-23rd August 2024

A three-day workshop on inclusive teaching strategies, jointly organized by the Department of School Education, ChangeInkk Foundation, and Durham University, UK, was held at the Morung conference hall in Kohima. Led by Dr. Johny Daniel, Assistant Professor at Durham University’s School of Education, the workshop focused on equipping educators to create inclusive classrooms, especially for students with language learning difficulties and Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). Thavaseelan K, Principal Director of School Education, delivered the keynote address, with participation from officials of Samagra Shiksha, the Department of Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and the SCERT-ECCE Cell. Fifty selected teachers from Kohima's government and private schools participated.

NeGD Workshop & DIKSHA Team Workshop on accessibility in digital platforms – Sep 2024

In September 2024, a joint workshop was conducted by NeGD and the DIKSHA team focusing on improving accessibility features in digital platforms for education. The sessions emphasized creating inclusive content for students with disabilities and the need to incorporate assistive technologies. Stakeholders collaborated to explore strategies for integrating accessible design principles into government-supported e-learning platforms.

Sensitisation for Head Masters of Anukarniya Vidyalaya - 3rd & 4th August 2023

Two days training of Head Masters of 40 Anukarniya Vidyalaya of the state on School Leadership Development Program was conducted by Bihar Education Project Council in association with UNICEF on 1st and 2nd August 2023 at Hotel Chanakya , Patna. ChangeInkk Foundation shared dice with UNICEF on the topic of Inclusive Education where the Head Masters were sensitized on Specific Learning Disability(SLD) and the strategies to make their schools inclusive not only for the CWSN students but also for those with learning disabilities.

Sensitization workshop for School Leaders Academy, SCERT – 15th July, 2023

State Institute of Educational Management and Training, SCERT plans training for School Leaders. ChangeInkk conducted a sensitization session for 42 newly appointed school leaders for government schools from different districts across the states on 15th July 2023. The main objectives for the workshop were creating awareness around Specific Learning Disabilities, early identification screening, and diagnosis, creating inclusive school environments, and inclusive classroom practices based on Universal Design for Learning.

DISES International Roundtable - 12 July to 14 July 2023

DISES International Roundtable in collaboration with Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) was conducted in Bangalore from 12 July 2023 to 14 July 2023. The topic of discussion at the roundtable was‘Envision the Future: An inclusive Society for All’. Noopur Jhunjhunwala, co-founder of ChangeInkk Foundation was the keynote speaker at the event and sharedhow inclusion of students with learning disabilities impacts educational experiences by building equitable and inclusive societies. The sessions of the conference were packed with presentations on special education and servicesfrom countries such as Argentina, Australia, Ghana, India and Kenya to name a few.

Sensitization for SLDs at KODH, Kohima – 7th July, 2023

The screening for students being at-risk for having Specific Learning Disabilities took place on 2nd February 2023 at Kohima Orphanage and Destitute Home and 53 students were screened from grades 1st – 12th. The Screening was followed by a debrief and a sensitization for Specific Learning Disabilities was organized on 7th July 2023. Tutors, caretakers, and social workers at the orphanage participated in the sensitization workshop. The session emphasized on what Specific Learning Disabilities are and how they manifest in students, how dyslexic thinking drives us all forward, and inclusive classroom practices.

Item Bank Development and Review workshop at SCERT Bihar 27 – 29th June, 2023

SCERT Bihar in collaboration with Changeinkk Foundation, reviewed the item banks developed for grade 1-8 from aninclusive lens. Roohi Sharma, and Tapas Roy from Changeinkk Foundation were a part of review committee along with representativesfrom Central Square Foundation, and provided necessary suggestions to make theseitem banks inclusive for students with learning disabilities. They also shared guidelines for inclusive assessment with SECRT to support them in building inclusive question banks.

Sensitization session on SLDs for SchoolNET team – 14th June, 2023

In order to strengthen the ecosystem for understanding the need for Inclusion for students with Specific Learning Disabilities ChangeInkk Foundation conducted a sensitisation session with School Net. The session was facilitated by Roohi Sharma on Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities and was attended by 20 people from the School Net team.

Sessions on inclusion delivered to master trainers at SCERT Bihar – 9th June, 2023

Changeinkk Foundation is supporting SCERT Bihar to render the training on Inclusive education for Specific Learning Disabilities in the training sessions of Master trainers for grade 1-3, comprising of TEI Lecturers, Head Masters and Teachers. The training has been conducted in 12 batches where about 1050 Master trainers have been trained so far. Organizations like IPEL, CSF, Aditya Birla Foundation and Pratham also supported the training of Master Trainers at SCERT.

Sensitization session on SLDs for CBSE – 18th April, 2023

On April 18th, 2023, Changeinkk foundation organized a workshop with CBSE for teachers from five private schools, chosen by CBSE. The workshop focused on creating inclusive assessments. During the session, participants were sensitized on Specific Learning Disabilities and comprehensive guidelines for developing inclusive assessments.Following the training, the teachers were given a CBSE sample question paper to modify to make inclusive, based on what they had learned.

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.

G20'S 4TH Education Working Group Meeting In Pune, Maharashtra – 17th – 22nd June, 2023

As part of the ongoing 4th G20 Education Working Group Meeting’s Exhibition on Ensuring Foundation Literacy and Numeracy, Delhi-based ChangeInkk Foundation presented a unique immersive exhibit on the power of mainstreaming inclusion in classrooms to drive learning outcomes. ChangeInkk’s immersive exhibit titled “Inclusion for Improved Learning Outcomes’, offered the opportunity to: Experience the mind of a person with SLD through cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Immersion (VI)technology simulations. There was also an interactive live project wall to explore the foundational blocks of mainstreaming inclusion in a classroom to improve learning outcomes. The emphasis was on showing that implementation is easier than we think; it just needs a bit of creativity and mindfulness!

Sensitisation on Specific Learning Disabilities for Central Square Foundation- 2nd Feb 2023

Noopur Jhunjhunwala presented a sensitization session on Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) and mainstreaming inclusion for improving learning outcomes for the various State Team leaders of Central Square Foundation from Telangana, Assam, Punjab, Bihar and Odisha in Okhla, Delhi on February 2, 2023. She highlighted the significance of creating inclusive classrooms and policies, which helps cater to diverse learning needs for not just students with disabilities but all learners. The attendees asked great questions and engaged in the discussion, recognizing the transformative impact of inclusion on students’ lives.

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.