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Uttar Pradesh Unveils 'Learning by Doing' Rollout Across 3,288 Schools

The state will prepare teachers through residential camps to shift instruction from memorisation to experimentation.

Overview

  • The Basic Education Department has issued an action plan for implementing the LBD model in selected council schools and DIET institutions, with preparation and scheduling underway.
  • A three-day skill-based trainers’ camp for 1,888 teachers will begin on November 3 at DDUSRDI in Lucknow.
  • Training for 1,400 science and mathematics teachers will run from February 16 to March 18 at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute in 66 residential batches.
  • Basic education minister Sandeep Singh says the effort aligns with NEP 2020 and aims to prioritise understanding, examining, and discovering over rote memorisation.
  • Officials say the training will equip teachers to integrate lab work, projects, models, activities, and real-life experiences, with goals to enliven laboratories and encourage student questioning.