Action research can help you understand what is happening in your classroom and identify changes that improve teaching and learning. With the participatory nature of action research you can delve into the effectiveness of instructional strategies, performance of students and other aspects related to the classroom. The session on ‘better teaching and learning with action research’ will introduce you to the tools and techniques that will enable you to improve your classroom practice and tell your story based on evidence.
About the speakers:
Anvesha Khandelwal Punjani is Head of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation with British Council. She has around 15 years of experience in this field and has worked on several projects on different developmental issues. She has masters in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Economics Honours from Delhi University. She has experience of working in both rural and urban contexts. She likes numbers but enjoys doing qualitative research more. Anvesha is an active volunteers with NGOs working on children issues specially around education.
Kamini Taneja is an academic manager based in West India and has worked for the British Council for more than 15 years. Kamini has extensive teaching and training experience and has worked in India and overseas. She has the experience of working on a number of large-scale government projects in schools, higher-education and conflict-affected areas to build resilience (Jordan) and in the B2B sector. Kamini has gained a number of qualifications, including the Cambridge Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA), Masters in Leadership and Management from Open University, UK and Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA). She has also done the e-moderating certificate course from the British Council and is a CELTA tutor. Kamini has presented at many conferences including TECH 17 (Vishakhapatnam), TEC 15 (Hyderabad), NILE TESOL, 2014 (Egypt) , ATEL, 2013 (Lebanon), IATEFL 2012 (Glasgow) and delivered a number of webinars to internal and external audiences.