CBP – Active Learning

Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus conducted a capacity-building programme organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Centre of Excellence, Bhubaneswar, on Saturday, 13 December 2025. The programme witnessed the active participation of 50 teachers from several CBSE-affiliated schools.

The workshop was led by Mr Dipankar Ghosh, Senior Academic Coordinator and Head of the Department of English, Guru Tegh Bahadur Public School, Durgapur, and Dr Kingshuk Ghosh, Academic Auditor, G.D. Goenka Public School, Dakshineswar.

The sessions focused on the necessity and advantages of the pedagogical approach of active learning, while also highlighting the limitations of passive learning. The resource persons explained how learning takes place through the processes of neuroplasticity and neurogenesis, and how active learning strategies significantly support these processes. Various active learning strategies were discussed in detail, with special emphasis on maintaining optimum stress levels to ensure maximum learning outcomes.

The programme concluded with an engaging hands-on activity, during which teachers designed lesson plans integrating active learning strategies with 21st-century skills. The workshop proved to be enriching and empowering, equipping teachers with practical tools to enhance classroom teaching and student engagement.