A competition of story writing was conducted on May, 2010 among B.Ed students under the supervision of Miss Sadia Shaukat (PELI, 2008) at Township Campus, University of Education, Lahore.  45 students participated in this competition and designed thought provoking stories on Environmental issues. These stories were implemented on school students during teaching practice. Environmental Awareness and Education was provided to school students through story booklets. At the end of teaching practice, very effective change was measured among school students about the protection of Environment.

by Aroona Hashmi

Institute of education and research had organized a charity week from 8th -12th June 2009 for the swat.The director actively took part and a committee was formed. Aroona Hashmi being a member of that committee. The students’ and employees enthusiastically participated .masters and PhD scholars worked assiduously to collect charity. I coordinated the work. The students proved to be a real asset as they were seen on roads in 42 or 43 degree temperature asking people to donate generously, their hard slog paid off as 16 million rupees were collected. The director postponed the mid semester so that this noble cause could be achieved .out of this 4 million were given to the University Relief Fund.

Eightmillion rupees were spend to buy items like:

 Food items (dry milk, biscuits, and dry millets)
 Sanitation things like cotton rolls, soaps, sanitary napkins
 Stitched clothes and shoes
 Medicines
 Nebuliezers
 oxygen cylinders

All these things were bought keeping in mind the sufferers conditions.

It was for the first time Institute of Education and Research had collected so much. It was considered as an achievement for I.E.R. I.E.R. is proud of its students who gave their valuable time and money to this cause. We all know the world in which we live is complicated to say the least. No one is wiling to help the other. There is so much despair and disillus herself looked over the charity. I Aroona Hashmi administered helping the students. The committee held a meeting in which it was decided that it was time the students and the employees should go and help the victims. 5 female teachers including the director and 4 male teachers were selected to go. There were 30 students and 10 employees who had the courage to face the danger and help the innocent victims. On Sunday the group met at 11PM and by midnight we were on our way to Sawabi.

There are three peace camps in Sawabi. The conditions are worse there. When we reached and saw the conditions we all had tear in our eyes. Every where children weeping and their were woman and men with hopes in their eyes that soon they will so back to their homes. It is difficult for them to acclimatize to the severe climate especially woman who are veiled. Every family has at least 5-15 kids and they are need of clothes, proper food and sanitary. The camps are crowded with pregnant woman, sick, old and new born. This scenario symbolize cruelty to human life. This is violation to human rights, sitting and hearing or reading about it wont affect much but being there and witnessing we see how much pain it feels to hold the dead body of your new born baby. There are 70,000 pregnant woman who need proper treatment and diet.

Punjab University is the only institute with medical camps in swat. Punjab University mobile medical and relief team visited Kund Park situated near Sawabi and provided medical treatment and edibles to 550 internally displaced people on Saturday. Earlier the mobile team consisted of PU doctors; teachers and students provided medical treatment, medicines and edibles to 18 families in Chhota Lahore Garbi (westren) and 35 families in Chhota Lahore Sharqi (eastern). Similarly 150 displaced people were given medical aid and edibles in Kalabut area and 110 peope in Jehangeera areas.

Our team divided into groups. We all had one mission to provide maximum families with help. All the
teachers and the students worked with great zeal and valor moving from camp to camp and helping them. Their language is different pushto and it was difficult to communicate with them. These people do not have a lot of self esteem they beg nor do they accept old clothes. The morning routine is that they get rusk and a cup of tea at 7:00 am and at 1:00 pm lunch and dinner at 6:00 pm. Anyone late will get nothing. Life is very miserable there a lot of people don’t get proper food that has affected their health. It is irony of life we are sitting in air conditioned rooms enjoying relishing food while here humans are in need of a chapatti and curry. Some of the families are staying in elementary schools our team went there and even provided them with clothes food etc.

Then we distributed 1000 rupees to the IDPS..The students and the teachers didn’t for once relax they had a mission and they wanted to help as many as possible. It gave us a little satisfaction. We cant stop what is happening but we can and we did help them. The IDPs had hope that they would return back by 19th – 20th June.

Then we made our journey to our homes each of us had mixed feeling,our heart was placid we had helped innocent people at the same time we were grieving over the suffering of these people and glad to go back to our cozy homes and praying God protect us from such destruction. As the sun was setting and my sour body was relaxing I was deep in thoughts thinking how much human lives will have to pay in the name of security measures. I woke up to realize we were back to our department. After we bid each other I came home and went to my children room to see them sleeping peacefully no sign of pain on their faces. I had a strange feeling why can’t the destructors see the pain of humans??????????

My Young Leaders

Due to the current political and geographical situation of the region some areas like Sawat, Bajore, Malakund and South Wazeeristan of the Pakistan are in a war-like condition. The inhabitants of these areas have been displaced and now they are living in camps, like refugees, in their own country. These people are homeless in their own home and if remedial steps were not taken to help them they will start feeling neglected as it is very painful for them to leave their own homes and live as refugees in their own homeland. I can only pray for them, I feel myself so ashamed, but I cannot do any thing for the welfare of internally displayed people of my country. I thought we must help them as they have given their today for our better tomorrow. They are protecting us from terrorism and are acting as a barrier. We should give them a sense of being with them. They want our moral support—– some consoling words –or –some gestures of love and care.

Seeing the plight of these helpless people, one day I and one of my colleagues Ms. Naina Syed gave an idea to our B.S. Education 1st professional class to organize a Donation Collection Camp in the college campus. So accordingly, a donation camp was arranged by my B.S. Education 1st professional class from 21-05-09 to 06-06-09 i.e. for 12 days. Finally, on 08-06-09 some volunteer boys agreed to visit the camps of IDP’s as well as those terror affected areas to distribute goods, collected during the camps, to those homeless people. This was a great risk for them, but they agreed to go voluntarily not only to give them gifts, but also spend some time with them for their consolation, raising their spirits.

All the boys and girls (ageing 17 to 19) participated very actively during those twelve days. They encouraged the other students of the college also. They even donated their own personal belongings. Their internal motivation, spirit and sympathy for the affected people of their own country really gave a lot of motivation and inspiration not only to others students but to all faculty members also. I strongly desire that if my nation had such an energetic, motivated, sincere and hard working youth, God would definitely protect and save us and my country.

The purpose of this activity was to raise Environmental Awareness and Education in School students through prospective teachers. Before going to teaching practice, prospective teachers prepared environmental strategies and they implemented these strategies during their teaching practice. It was also interesting to see that how much prospective teachers are Environmentally Efficacious to communicate and implement the EE concepts to school students to bring about a change in their behavior regarding the protection of environment.

Firstly, prospective teachers delivered lecture to school students on the protection of environment and how they can SAVE ENVIRONMENT. They prepared school students to think about the environmental issues at global, country and school level. They also realized to school students about their leading role to overcome these environmental issues (pollution, deforestation, use of water and energy).Secondly prospective teachers developed story material pertaining to Environmental Awareness and shared with school students. School students inspired the efforts of prospective teachers and they also made paintings on SAVE ENVIRONMENT.

In addition, prospective teachers developed a sense of environmentally responsible behavior in school students through debates, poems and drawing competition on SAVE and GREEN Environment. School students read poems on Green Pakistan. All school students promised to play a significant and leading role in the protection of Community and School environment. They also planted some plants in school and took responsibility for their care.

At last, Miss Sadia Shaukat (PELI, 2008) appreciated the efforts of prospective teachers and thanked for their participation and cooperation for this Environmental Awareness Campaign.

Pakistan Embassy

Ministry of Education

USAID- Pakistan

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)

Save the Environment Club (founded by 2008 Alumna, Saima Khusro)

General Information about Pakistan

Information about the Culture

Education in Pakistan

National Geographic map of Pakistan

Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust

Allama Iqbal Open University

Aga Khan University

University of the Punjab

University of Education, Lahore

WWF- Pakistan

Beaconhouse School System

Kashmir Education Foundation

Sindh Education Foundation

National Institute of Science and Technical Education

Directorate of Staff Development

Fatimiyah Education Network

The Citizens Foundation

South Asian Forum for Education Development

5/11/09

PLYMOUTH, N.H.- PSU Police Department Special Investigator Jennifer Frank has been honored as a “Hero for Justice” by the Manchester YWCA.

The YWCA presented Frank with her award at their annual “Take Back the Night” event in Manchester, in which they honor those working to eliminate violence against women.

Frank said she was heartened to receive the award.

“The most important thing to remember is the true heroes are the survivors who have had to live through those experiences and have come to share that today,” Frank said.

YWCA Executive Director Monica Zulauf said Frank’s accomplishments make her deserving of the award.
“Jennifer is a tireless advocate for women and women’s issues both on campus and in the surrounding community,’ Zulauf said. “She is dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence in the college campus environment through involvement in prevention and education efforts. Jennifer is well-known and respected by students.”

SU University Police Colonel Creig Doyle spoke at Frank’s ceremony, and said she is a model employee who believes very strongly in helping people in need.

“I’ve come to value and appreciate the dedication she demonstrates time and again to victims of some of society’s most reprehensible crimes,” Doyle said. “I couldn’t be more proud of her if she was my own daughter, and I feel extremely blessed that she is a member of our team at the Plymouth State University Police Department.”

Frank, who specializes in investigating crime against women at PSU, has organized the campus-wide domestic violence awareness event, “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, in which participants march through the community to show support for victims of abuse. Frank also makes presentations at schools around New Hampshire, warning about the dangers of social networking Web sites, like Facebook or MySpace.
Governor John Lynch and Attorney General Kelly Ayotte also spoke at the event.

I visited Plymouth State University, New Hampshire U.S.A last summer 08 for training. It was really a nice experience. This experience added a lot of things about American culture and American people in my information. I refresh my knowledge about environmental issues and cultural preservation. We visited different places in this regard. I was inspired by the concept of local culture preservation so with this inspiration I developed my action plan entitled “educational cultural preservation resource center in Federal College of Education H-9, Islamabad”. I felt the need because my institute is a teacher training institute where teachers are coming from all over Pakistan. so it is important that teaching material in the form of teaching kits and other related items will be developed and then preserve in such way that teachers can take full benefit by using that material in their class room. I am very thankful to Madam Blake, Kim, Ginny fisher and Katherine Donahue for providing their help in shaping my ideas in better way.
After coming back from Plymouth I discussed my MAP with my college director and colleagues. They appreciated the idea and ensure their full cooperation, with their suggestions I modified my MAP. The biggest challenge in the way of implementation was my busy schedule in college. And another thing was that students were very busy in their course work so find vacant time in which they can work under my MAP was not easy. I checked my and students’ time schedule then plan in such a way that suits us. I planned workshop to sensitize my students about need of resource center in college. It was decided that students will work under my MAP in their professional course subjects which were English, Islamic studies and General science. Students start developing material for different grade level. For guiding the prospective and in-service teachers in a better way related workshops were planned.
Students which comprised from pre-service and in-service teachers did marvelous job in developing material. They are innovative and creative. By using their creative minds they are continuously working on designing novel and interesting material related to teaching learning process. They also worked on preservation of that material which is related with their professional field. So not only they but also other related people can take full benefit of that material. Now days in their teaching practicum prospective teachers are using their developed material in class rooms.

In implementation of MAP following activities were organized:

One Day Educational tour to ROHTAS FORT.

Prospective teachers visited rohtas fort on 25th Jan 09. Main objective of the tour is to sensitize prospective teachers about culture and the importance of its preservation. Prospective teachers enjoyed the trip and also gathered information regarding fort. They all visited the fort with keen interest.

Visit to Lok-versa Museum, Islamabad

Students (prospective teachers) were assigned a major project to arrange cultural day entitled “Promoting the concept of Unity through the presentation of different cultures of Pakistan” in college. To give insight of the various cultures of Pakistan, Visits were arranged of different classess to LokVersa Museum. Students of B.ED, B.S.ED AND M.A, and M.ED visited the different sections of the museum. Students showed keen interest in the cultures presented in the museum. They have taken notes because they have to depict various cultures in their final project. Each one of them was very enthusiastic. The visit was very informative for all of us.

Cultural Day in Federal College of Education H-9, Islamabad.

Now a day in Pakistan, urgent need is to develop the concept of unity, coherence among various cultures. It is very important to depict the true picture of Enlightened Pakistan. It is the need of hour. With this vision in mind I with my college director Prof. Talat Kurshed and other colleagues, Mrs. Ranna, Mrs. Samia Rehaman Dogar planned an activity which can promote the concept of Unity, enlightened moderation among various cultures. Our college is distinguish teacher Education institute in a sense that teachers from all over Pakistan are coming here for pre-service and in service teacher training. They belong to different areas of Pakistan; they are also having different cultures. So taking this advantage students were grouped according to the respective cultures. Students were assigned different cultures, Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Bolochistan, Fana, Fata. They have to depict the culture assigned to their group and also design portfolios related to their cultures, which carries information and pictures of the culture e.g. back ground of the culture, people, style of living, food, dresses, jewelry etc. Students prepared for this event for two months, in this time they study the cultures in detail.

Finally they presented there work on April 30th 2009. They decorated there stalls according to the assigned cultures. They tried to depict the cultures in its true form. They wear dresses related to their culture, they cooked culture related dishes. Students designed models of their respective cultures.

Media was invited; F.M 99 Radio was approached for LIVE courage of the event. TV Stars Toqueer Nasir, Battan Farooqi, Dardanna Butt and Farah Hussain were invited to encourage the students.
Besides culture related stalls, an Exhibition was also there which represent student work e.g. models, charts, teaching kits, portfolios of teaching practicum and creative art work.

A Workshop entitled “Developing Low cost, No cost material in Science Subjects” by International Consultant Mr. Ekeshahra

In the Implementation phase of MAP a two days workshop was organized entitled “Developing Low Cost, No Cost material for Science Subjects” in Federal College of Education H-9 Islamabad. Mr. Ekeshahra from Japan was the resource person for above mentioned workshop. He was professor of science subjects in Japan. His expertise is in developing low cost material in science subjects.

Students of M.A Education (Elementary & Secondary), which are involved in the project, attended the workshop. Students participated in workshop with zeal and devotion. They all were very excited during the workshop. They participated in the activities of the workshop very actively. Besides pre-service teachers and in-service teachers, faculty members of the college also attended the workshop. In day one the resource person showed some videos to students related to utilizing low cost material in science subjects. In his second session he involved students in experiments. This workshop was very fruitful for students.

An educational field trip of Look Virsa Islamabad for class BSedu 1st Prof was being organized on 27-04-09 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm under the action plan “Educational Cultural Preservative Resource Center of Ms Misbah Javeed (Lecturer Federal College Of Education)

Organized and Arranged by

Mrs Samia Rehman Dogar (Assistant Professor Federal College Of education )

Funded by
Ms Misbah Javeed(Lecturer Federal College Of Education)
under her action Plan “Educational Cultural Preservative Resource Center’

Supervised By
Prof Talat Khursheed (Director Federal College Of Education

Activities2
A one day work shop was held on 12-05-06 from 10:00am t0 12:30 pm on “Teaching Science at Secondary Level with Low Cost /No Cost Materials and activities” .The venue of the workshop was Zoology Lab of Federal College Of Education H 9,Islamabad.

This workshop was facilitated and sponsored by “Educational Cultural Preservative Resource Center a,designed and organized by Mrs. Samia Rehman Dogar(Assist Prof Physics)Federal College Of Education H-9,Islamabad

The total cost of material used in all activities was Rs500 /-The following activities were performed by the students during the workshop

S# Activity

1 Recitation from Holly Quran 10:00am- 12pm
2 Opening Remarks (Prof Talat Khursheed)
3 Objectives, rules and regulations of workshop
4 What is Inquiry Based Science Teaching followed by a question answer session
5 Activity -1 Eggs in Bottle ( Group Work)

• Expansion On Heating
• Expansion Of Solids
• Contraction On cooling

Activity – 2 Pulse Counter (Group Work)- Count your own pulse rate
Activity – 3 The Volcano ( Demonstration)
Activity – 4 Photosynthesis ( Demonstration)
Activity – 5 The Charged Human Body (Demonstration)

Concepts involved
• Charges
• Static Charges
• Current Electricity
• Potential Difference
• Insulation

Activity -6 Straw as Charge Tester (Group Work)
• Charges
• Presence Of Charges
• Negative Charges
• Positive Charges

Activity- 7 Led Display
Activity- 8 Total Internal Reflection
Activity- 9 Transmission Of Pressure

Closing Remarks

This workshop was…
Designed and Arranged by
Mrs Samia Rehman Dogar (Assistant Professor Federal College Of education )

Funded by
Ms Misbah Javeed(Lecturer Federal College Of Education)
under her action Plan “Educational Cultural Preservative Resource Center’

Supervised By
Prof Talat Khursheed (Director Federal College Of Education)

US Department of Education: The US Department of Education’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

PSU’s Arts in Education Institute: Designed to provide teachers with a repertoire of arts-infused, multi-disciplinary activities, the Arts in Education Summer Institute enhances the opportunities for the success of all learners. Through hands-on workshops and discussions, participants will explore how the languages of visual art, drama, movement, music, and creative writing, can inspire students and open doors to understanding.

PSU’s Plymouth Writing Project: The Plymouth Writing Project believes that access to high quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. Through building an extensive network of teacher leaders, the Plymouth Writing Project seeks to promote exemplary instruction of writing in every classroom in the state.

Please visit www.itacec.org to go on the link “Empowering Teachers Stories ” – call for submissions -  ITA is pleased to share this initiative with all of you as we are disseminating this information through our PSU- PELI alumni network comprising of majority of Public Sector educators . UNESCO (Pakistan) is supporting ITA for the dissemination of these stories as means of raising the status of teachers in our country .

Feel free to share this with teachers as well as students across Pakistan belonging to both Public and Private sector institutions(schools, Colleges & Universities) . Please note May 30th is the deadline for submission of these narratives .

Look forward to your participation .

regards ,
Beena Raza
ITA .