Education Conclave 2019 was organized by Intellify (a non-profit initiative run by the students and alumni of IIT Delhi) and NSS IIT Delhi on 29th December 2019 at IIT Delhi.
Education Conclave 2019 was organized by Intellify (a non-profit initiative run by the students and alumni of IIT Delhi) and NSS IIT Delhi on 29th December 2019 at IIT Delhi.
The event had 800+ students, 100+ teachers and 25+ policy makers, educationists, investors join the event.
This day long event had:
Panel Discussions
21st Century Skills: Changes in the Education Sector and the Role of Schools in the Technology Age
Shri Rajnish Kumar, Director, MHRD
Shri Manmohan Singh, Director, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership
Shri Tarak Goradia, Co-creator of Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum and Edutech Startup Mentor
Smt. Vandana Bhatnagar, Chief Program Officer
Shri Biswajit Saha, CBSE Director
Reimagining Education with Technology
Prof. MR Ravi, IIT Delhi
Prof. Manan Suri, EE Dept. – IIT Delhi (Neuromorphic Hardware Research Group)
Dr. Manish Sharma, Director – Samsung
Saksham – Avanti Learning Centers
Ankit Aggarwal , CEO Dare2Compete
Mr. Vikash Jha, Villgro
Special Address by Shri Arvind Kejriwal Sir (CM, Delhi)
In the Talk sir appreciated initiative for government school kids by Intellify
He mentioned about the efforts taken by the Delhi Govt
Mentioned that improvements can only be done when in the ecosystem everyone works together to improve the scenario of the education
Conclusive Session by Shri Anil Swarup ( ex-Education Secretary 2016-18)
He focussed on the need to keep pushing the boundaries to do well in life
Finale of National Science and Creativity Program 2020
Workshop by Paresh Gupta for Teachers and Parents
The focus of the workshop was to bring a realisation that teaching has to change in mentorship in 21st century.
Hands on Competitions and Creative Quiz Competitions
Class 5th – 6th students developed Hologram out of waste plastic material.
Class 7th – 8th students made Wind to Electrical Energy Convertor
Class 9th – 10th students made Water Level Controller.
Class 11th – 12th students made Automatic Street Light Controller
The event was followed by an award ceremony for students of the National level competitions. The event was also accompanied by the launch of the higher order thinking skill videos by IIT Delhi students across various topics and NCERT chapters which allow students to understand the concept in detail. It was also followed by the launch of the National Creativity Program 2020 where students from more than 5000 schools will participate to assess their skills and improve upon them in 2020. This will reach out to more than 5 lakhs students across government schools and private school kids to give them an opportunity to understand, improve and work on 21st century skills.
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