Course Offered: Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
The Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) Course is a four-year integrated professional programme of elementary teacher education aimed at fulfilling the need for professionally qualified elementary school teachers. It aims at redefining the social function of the school teacher in the context of achieving universalization of Elementary Education besides focusing on developing a deep critical understanding of the curriculum and pedagogy in teachers, who are believed to perform a transformative role in school education.
Following a truly multi-disciplinary approach, the curriculum of this programme amalgamates the undergraduate studies in various disciplines with the educational theories and pedagogical experience in a phased manner. The bilingual nature of the programme posits construction of knowledge as a free process beyond linguistic barriers. Heterogeneity in the student population contributes to the richness and vastness of the identities and experiences of the students and facilitates knowledge acquisition through dialogic reflection. The teaching- learning situations are rooted in real life experiences, experiments and ongoing reflections. A culture of critical inquiry and constant engagement with the real educational setups, whether it is community or schools, is the highlight of our teacher education discourse. Taking cognizance of a truly multi-disciplinary approach, the B.El.Ed programme offers close integration of theory as well as practicum courses enhancing content knowledge, pedagogical understanding and communication skills of the students through various innovative practices embedded in the programme as part of the curriculum including Performing and Fine Arts, Crafts, Physical Education and Alternative School Visits.
The Department draws faculty members from diverse disciplines who are equipped with skills that break the boundaries of their parent disciplines to incorporate the pedagogy and praxis of education. The B.El.Ed. degree opens up a wide range of professional and academic options such as teaching in schools, heading elementary school systems in various capacities and teaching and research in government and non-government sectors or pursuing higher education. At LSR, we also use B.El.Ed. as an acronym for ‘Building Leaders in Education’.
Learning Beyond Classroom
Being a student in the Department is about exploring one’s talents, ambitions and creativity, experimenting with one’s capabilities and dabbling in the joy of realizing one’s potential. The department association regularly organises talks and workshops with experts from the field on various themes
Department Association Activities
The academic year saw a plethora of activities organised by the Department of Elementary Education including field trips, seminars, workshops and talks. The academic enrichment began with a trip to Digantar in Jaipur, organised in September for the third-year students. It helped them to understand pedagogical principles in light of theories of child development and learning, and also familiarised them with the ground realities in the field of education. An alumni interaction was organised in December, where our alumni shared their school teaching experience and journey after B.El.Ed. They emphasised how the programme helped to prepare them for meaningful careers in education. In December 2023, a seminar was organised on the occasion of National Mathematics Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the legendary mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. The event, comprised a captivating talk by Dr. T.V. Venkateshwaran, followed by a hands-on workshop session by Dr. Jonaki Ghosh. The session offered insights into the mathematical genius of Ramanujan and the impact of his ground breaking work. The department also contributed to the Viksit Bharat@2047 campaign by organizing a talk titled ‘Transforming/Transformative Education for a Sustainable Future’ by Dr. Manasi Thapliyal Nawani.
The talk aimed to explore the pivotal role of education in shaping a sustainable future. This was followed by Presentation Competition on ‘Transforming Education for a Sustainable Future’, where the participants shared their ideas and opinions through a variety of formats, including role-play, digital posters, and power-point presentations. Two speaker sessions, one by Prof. Coomi Vevaina on ‘To Change – But How To Change: Amplified Living By Redesigning Education’ and an interactive session on ‘Happiness’ by Dr. Rekhi Singh were conducted in February and March 2024, respectively.
The major highlight of the department this year was the National Seminar on Reimagining Education: Policy, Perspectives and Practice which was held on 21st March and 4th April. The seminar was inaugurated by a talk on ‘Thinking About Interdisciplinarity: Conversation Between The Sciences And Social Sciences’ by Prof. Dhruv Raina. The talk helped to deconstruct the concept of interdisciplinarity. This was followed by a panel discussion on ‘Navigating the Implementation of NEP 2020 in Schools’ where the panellists, principals from reputed schools such as Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, K R Mangalam School, Summerfields School and the headmistress of Kendriya Vidyalaya, NCERT shared valuable insights on the possibilities and challenges of implementation of NEP 2020 in schools. This was followed by Rabindranath Tagore’s play ‘A Parrot’s Training’, storytelling sessions and debate, organised by the students, around the theme of the seminar.
Academic enrichment sessions, focusing on various dimensions of school education, celebration of National and International Teachers’ Day and various other events were organised through the year to engage students across all the four years in discussion and dialogue on important themes while at the same time keeping alive the spirit of enjoyment.
The Environment week was celebrated in the college in the first week of March. Being the first offline event, after the long period of lockdown due to the pandemic, the enthusiasm was exceptionally high. The B.El.Ed Department contributed immensely by working on the maximum number of boards, using recycled materials, to pass on messages of sustainability. The volunteers also made puppets, to depict the Chipko movement.
To welcome the new students, both formal and informal orientations were organised by the Union with the help of core team members and volunteers from the student body.
On 14th November, 2021, the Department collaborated with some organizations like Peepul and Teach for India and invited children registered with these organisations on the Google Meet platform for some art and craft activities like cap and puppet making, using newspaper and reusing other available material. The fun activity was enjoyed both by the students and the teachers. To take a break from the hectic schedules and spend some fun time together an online informal event, the Scribble was organized on 21st October, 2021.
Since teacher education is the main thrust of the Department, both National and International Teachers’ Day was celebrated with online games and quizzes, song and dance organized by the students on 5th September and 5th October, respectively. On 8th August , 2021, the Union had their inaugural GBM. The GBM was preceded by an informal event called ‘Sunday Funday’. The GBM highlighted the union’s goal for the coming term and provided an open platform for discussions, suggestions and concerns, if any. To enhance the integrity in decision making, the duties and responsibilities of the core teams, as well as the criteria for team selection was outlined in depth. The session was followed up by some dance videos compiled by students.
| Name | Areas of interest |
| Ms. Smriti Sharma Assistant Professor (Senior) | Child Development & Teacher Education Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Kalyani Akalamkam Assistant Professor (Senior) | Science Education & Teacher Education Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Tripti Bassi (Teacher-in-charge) Assistant Professor (Senior) | Social Sciences Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh Assistant Professor | Mathematic Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Deepika Papneja Assistant Professor | Social Science Education Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Shruti Chopra Assistant Professor | Science Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Pooja Singal Assistant Professor | Language Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Sujata Chatterjee Assistant Professor | Applied and Socio-linguistics Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Shama Norien Major Assistant Professor | Psychology Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Bhawana Arora Assistant Professor | Science Education & Mathematics Education Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Santosh Yadav Assistant Professor | Social Science, Education Publications and other works click here |
Dr. Sonika Chauhan | Social Sciences & Teacher Education Publications and other works click here |
President : Divya Gautam
Email : divyagautam1511@gmail.com
General Secretary : Ayushi Sinha
Email : ayushisinha.090203@gmail.com
Treasurer : Kanan Bariya
Email : kananbariya28@gmail.com
The Department held its annual academic meet ‘SEHAR’ on 15 and 16 February 2018. The two-day event focused on the theme ‘Taking Science Beyond the Classroom’. Learning science forms the foundation of education in our society and is an integral part of a child’s learning and understanding of the world around her. The academic meet emphasized the fact that the teaching of science cannot be limited to the classroom. Instead, it needs to be linked to the lived experiences of children. In fact learning science requires a hands – on engagement with everyday materials and objects and it cannot be learnt merely by looking at pictures and diagrams in textbooks. The need to develop a scientific temper in children was an important part of the discourse of the meet. Some of the best scientific minds were invited to deliberate on these issues including Professor Dhruv Raina of Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dr. Nandiwada Rathnasree, Director, Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi and Dr. T. V Venkateshwaran of Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology. The high point of the academic meet was the active participation of about 80 students and some faculty members from B.El.Ed colleges across Delhi University.
The Department of Elementary Education, organized a two-day National Seminar on ‘Alternative and Innovative Education in India: The Way Ahead’ on 26-27 March 2018. The financial support for organizing the seminar was received from Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). Invited speakers included Shri Shakti Sinha (NMML Director), Dr. Pankaj Mittal (Additional Secretary, UGC) and Prof. Poonam Batra (CIE). The seminar was a great success as it provided a platform to bring together various educators from across the country. It proved to be an enriching two-day event for the students and faculty members of the Department of Elementary Education.
- On the 7 February 2018, Ms. Rituparna Ghosh, an educationist was invited by the Department to conduct a session on the “Process and practice of reading aloud with elementary children” with second year students.
- On the 22 March 2018, Ms. Valentina Trivedi, an educationist was invited by the Department to conduct a session on the “Process and practice of storytelling with elementary school children.”
- The Department of Elementary Education put up an exhibition based on the theme Envisioning Women and Education on 20 September 2017. The exhibition revolved around the status of women and their education in contemporary India. The theme was chosen keeping in mind the focus of the MHRD event “Sankalp Se Siddhi” based on ‘India after Independence’.
- A talk cum demonstration session by the TeacherApp was organized for all students of the department on 16 October 2017. TeacherApp is an online platform, which creates quality pedagogical material in various subjects for teachers to use in their classrooms.. The session was followed by an internship opportunity for the students.
| Name | Areas of interest |
| Ms. Smriti Sharma Assistant Professor (Senior) | Child Development / Developmental Psychology Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Kalyani Akalamkam (Teacher-in-charge) Assistant Professor (Senior) | Science Education & Mathematics Education Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Tripti Bassi Assistant Professor (Senior) | Social Sciences Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh Assistant Professor | Mathematic Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Deepika Papneja Assistant Professor | Social Science Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Shruti Chopra Assistant Professor | Science Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Pooja Singal Assistant Professor | Language Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Sujata Chatterjee Assistant Professor | Applied and Socio-linguistics |
| Ms. Shama Norien Major Assistant Professor | Psychology |
| Dr. Bhawana Arora Assistant Professor | Science Education & Mathematics Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Santosh Yadav Assistant Professor | Social Science, Education Publications and other works click here |
| Ms. Sonika Chauhan Assistant Professor sonikachauhan2000@gmail.com | Teacher Education, Sociology of Education, Gender and Education and Elementary Education Publications and other works click here |