Rote Learning Out, Real Learning In: Nikita Porwal Sparks a Teaching Revolution in Dayanand Mandir Sr. Secondary School!

Workshop Details:

• Name of Event: Teachers Training Webinar
• Date of Event: 30th August, 2025
• School Name: Dayanand Mandir Sr. Secondary School, Agra
• Event Duration: 2 Hours
• Type of Event: Webinar 
• Event Free or Paid: Free
• Topic Name: Competency-Based Pedagogy and Question Design
• Speaker Name: Ms. Nikita Porwal (Director, Birla Open Minds)
• Event Discussion Lead by: Akanksha
• Number of Teachers Attended: 20

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Webinar Recording:

Key Highlights of the Webinar

• The webinar focused on Competency-Based Pedagogy and Question Design, emphasizing its importance in shifting teaching from rote learning to real understanding.
• Ms. Nikita Porwal shared practical strategies and classroom-based examples to help teachers implement this approach across different subjects.
• Teachers actively participated by asking questions drawn from their classroom challenges, making the session highly interactive and solution-driven.
• Activities included demonstrations of how competency-based teaching can make lessons engaging, student-friendly, and effective.
• The webinar highlighted ways to design questions that assess not just recall but also higher-order skills like application, analysis, and problem-solving.
• Overall, the webinar ensured that even in an online format, participants remained engaged and found the session dynamic, relevant, and far from monotonous.

The session was conducted by Ms. Nikita Porwal, Director of Birla Open Minds, who brought her deep expertise on Competency-Based Pedagogy and Question Design to the discussion. Over the course of two hours, she not only explained the theoretical foundations of competency-based teaching but also connected these ideas with day-to-day classroom practices, making the content accessible and practical for all attendees.

What made the webinar stand out was Ms. Porwal’s interactive approach. Instead of a one-way lecture, she constantly encouraged teachers to share their classroom concerns and ask questions. Teachers expressed that the biggest takeaway from the session was the clarity on how to design questions that go beyond rote memorization. The practical tips shared by Ms. Porwal helped educators envision how these strategies could be applied across subjects and grade levels.

Overall, the webinar received highly positive feedback from all 20 participating teachers. They described the session as enriching, insightful, and highly relevant to modern teaching practices. The Principal and staff members expressed gratitude to the speaker and the organizers, highlighting their eagerness to hold more such sessions in the future. The webinar not only strengthened teachers’ understanding of competency-based pedagogy but also inspired them to bring innovation and creativity into their classrooms.