Category: Best Practices

Did you say Transferrable Skills?

By Nicholas AlchinBest PracticesALL Posts, Holistic Education, New Posts, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-017, Skills for Future

Transferrable skills are considered to be the holy grail of progressive education. But are a… MORE

Why can’t you just make it simple?

By Nicholas AlchinBest PracticesALL Posts, Assessments, Best Practices, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-015, Teaching and Me

Teaching and learning are arguably two of the most intriguing human activities. In this arti… MORE

Stop giving grades wherever you can

By Nicholas AlchinBest PracticesALL Posts, Assessments, Classroom Voices, Pedagogy, Self Awareness, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-009, Teachers, Teaching and Me

Students’ reactions to grading are measured against their own expectations for thems… MORE

Can Creative Writing be Taught?

By Susheela MenonBest PracticesALL Posts, Creativity, Learning Languages, Pedagogy, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-007, Teachers, Teaching and Me

“Creativity is what happens when the analytical mind pauses. How do you teach a child t… MORE

Understanding understanding

By Ian TymmsBest PracticesALL Posts, Classroom Voices, Experiential Learning, Learning Languages, Pedagogy, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-005, Teaching and Me

The art of teaching is often about finding the sweet spot between knowledge and understandin

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Here is to the Outdoors!

By Aakash NBest PracticesALL Posts, Classroom Voices, Education for Future, Experiential Learning, Learning and me, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-004

Most schools and education systems treat such activities as extracurricular, where studen

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Amala

By Sankar MBest PracticesALL Posts, Education for Future, Education Technology, Equitable Education, Experiential Learning, Holistic Education, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-003

“Many of the challenges Amala is trying to solve are exactly the ones that mainstream E

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About Author

Sankar M

Sankar is the founder and CEO of Silver Pi.
He had worked in Banking and Technology for about three decades before switching to Education. He is an Electrical Engineer by training, with a career in Technology and Banking across Japan, USA, Singapore and India.

Sankar’s interests include Holistic Learning, Technology-enabled learning, Mathematics, Science and Scientific approach, Financial Literacy, Poetry, Cultural travel, Folklore & Folklife, Japanese language & culture etc.