MINUTES OF THE GENERAL BODY MEETING

 MINUTES OF THE GENERAL BODY MEETING

(May 6, 2023, at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam)

Agendum of the Meeting:

1.  General Election for new Office bearers for the term 2023-26

The General Body Meeting was held on May 6, 2023, at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam after the  Panel Discussion on ‘New Trends in Teacher Education’ organized by the College in collaboration with CTEF Kerala. The main agendum was the General election for the term 2023-26.

The following members were present.

1. Dr V M Sasikumar

2. Dr V. Reghu

3. Dr M. S. Geetha

4. Dr G. Valsala

5. Prof. (Dr) Geetha Janet Vitus

6. Dr Anvar K

7. Dr Anu Mukund

8. Dr Mariamma Mathew

9. Dr Premachandran P

10. Dr Saramma Chandy

11. Dr Kerala Sreemathy

12. Dr K. P. Anil Kumar

13. Prof. Rajeswari K.

14. Dr K. S. Sajan

15. Dr Bindu C. M.

16. Dr Pramod Dinakar

17. Dr Mariamma Mathew

18. Dr Madhubala Jayachandran

19. Dr Sr Alice Joseph

20. Dr Joby

21. Ms.Sheeba A. S.

22. Ms.Nissamol Maria Mathew

23. Ms.Regin George

24. Ms.Reshmi R. K.

25. Mr.Suneer Babu A.

26. Ms.Beena B. S.

27. Dr Sam V Daniel

28. Dr K. Anvar

29. Dr T. S. Nair

30. Dr Dinimol Jacob

31. Dr Betty P. J.

32. Dr T. K. Mathew

33. Dr Smitha Jose

34. Ms.Preetha Gopalakrishnan

35. Neena Thankappan

Members who intimated leave of absence:

1. Prof. Jacob Mathew

2. Prof.Dr Muhammed Unni Aiyas Musthafa

3. Dr Sindhya V.

4. Dr Anu Krishnan

5. Dr Bindhu K. J.

6. 1. Dr Malini P. M.

   2. Dr Asha J. V.

   3. Dr K. Sivarajan

   4. Dr Bindhu K. J.
      

   
   

   The election procedure to select the new office bearers of CTEF for the term 2023-26 started at 12:00 pm.

   The Following members were elected as office bearers

   
   

   Patron: Dr Grace Annie Mathews

   Chairman: Dr M. S. Geetha

   General Secretary: Dr Pramod Dinakar

   Treasurer: Dr Premachandran P.

   State Coordinator: Dr Anvar K

   
   

   Advisory Board Members: Dr T. K. Mathew (President)

   Dr Sam V. Daniel (Vice President)

   Dr Madhubala Jayachandran

   
   

   Vice Chairpersons: Dr G Valasala

   Dr Rajeswari K

   Dr Anil Kumar K P

   Dr Bindu CM

   Secretaries: Dr Mariamma Mathew

   Dr Sajan S

   Dr Anu Mukund

   
   

   Executive Members: Dr T. Sundaresan Nair

   Dr Kerala Sreemathi T.

   Dr Saramma Chandy

   
   

   The chairman was entrusted to expand the committee at the earliest and was asked to convene an executive committee online nominating new members and retaining a few old members.

General body meeting and Pannel Discussion

Council For Teacher Education Foundation (CTEF), Kerala State Centre

St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Kovilvattom Road, Ernakulam 682035

(Research Centre in Education)

PANEL DISCUSSION ON

NEW TRENDS IN TEACHER EDUCATION

6th May 2023

Programme Report

St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam and Council for Teacher Education Foundation (CTEF), Kerala State Centre jointly organized a panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’ on 6th May 2023 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the seminar hall at the TTC block at the college. The discussion was organized with the aim of enhancing the awareness regarding various upcoming trends in education and to share the opinions and suggestions in relation to NEP 2020. Dr. V.M Sasikumar, Patron of the CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation), South Zone was the chief guest for the panel discussion. The faculty coordinator of the programme was Dr. Joby Joy Kurian, Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam. A total of 33 participants including faculty members, research scholars and other dignitaries from various institutions in India.

The panel discussion programme started exactly at 10 AM with a prayer song by Dr. Joby Joy Kurian, Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam. The prayer was succeeded by the welcome address for the programme. The welcome speech for the programme was delivered by Dr. Alice Joseph, Principal at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam. Dr. Alice Joseph officially welcomed all the dignitaries and participants to the panel discussion. The welcome speech was succeeded by the presidential address for the discussion delivered by Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson of CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation). Dr. Grace Annie Mathews pointed out the inevitability to implement new trends such as problem based projects and socially oriented projects. Dr. Grace Annie Mathews indicated the importance to develop copability along with capability. After the presidential address was the inauguration of the panel discussion programme. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. V.M Sasikumar, Patron of the CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation), South Zone. During the inaugural address, Dr. V.M

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Sasikumar provided an overview and functioning of CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation) and also mentioned about some of the former delegates. Dr. V.M Sasikumar mentioned that CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation) is in its 25th year and he also pointed out that CTEF aims at empowerment. The inaugural address was succeeded by the felicitation of the event delivered by Dr. Anil Kumar K.P, Principal at Devaki Amma Memorial Teacher Education College at Chelambra, Malappuram. Dr. Anil Kumar K.P commented on the present scenario of teacher education existing in Kerala. He also shared his expectations in the discipline. After the felicitation, Prof. Geetha Janet Vitus, Dean and Faculty of Education, Department of Education, University of Kerala, elucidated new trends in tune with NEP 2020. Prof. Geetha Janet Vitus expressed her anguish over the future of D.El.Ed course, the status of the teacher education programme and the plight of stand-alone teacher education colleges in Kerala. She also recommended experiential learning, mastery based grading, and the relevance of the practice of mindfulness as the new trends in education.

Followed by the keynote address, the panel discussion started exactly at 11 AM. The moderator for the panel discussion was Dr. V Reghu, Former Dean and Controller of Examinations, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbadur, Tamilnadu. The panelists who carried out panel presentations were Dr. K. ANVAR, principal at CPAS, College of Teacher Education in Thottakkal; Dr. Saramma Chandy, Former Principal at The Lords Universal College of Education, Mumbai University; and Dr. Madhubala Jayachandran, Principal at Acharya Teachers Training College, Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha, Trivandrum. After a short introduction by the moderator, the discussion was initiated by Dr. Saramma Chandy and her opinion was that action matters more than theory. According to her, the teacher education ecosystem has to be remolded and her focus point was the need to develop humanization through teacher education. After that, Dr. Madhubala Jayachandran brought attention to NEP and Integrated Teacher Education Programme. Dr. Madhubala Jayachandran restated copability and capability. After that, Dr. K. ANVAR, cited the state of Orissa as a role model for the teacher education programme. He put forward the idea of a pilot trial before implementing new trends under the supervision of an apex body consisting of expert academicians. Dr. K. ANVAR stated that governments were responsible to address the basic problems and malpractices in the area of teacher education. Followed by the panel presentations, the discussion was initiated by Dr. M.S Geetha, Former Dean and Faculty of Education at University of Kerala and Former Principal at GCTE (Government College of Teacher Education), Trivandrum. Dr. M.S Geetha addressed two main issues, the future of stand-alone teacher education institutions and the status and privilege of teacher educators. She also mentioned the areas prepared to submit to the higher education council and government to revisit to make an amendment. After that, Dr. T.K Mathew,

Principal at Mar Thoma Teachers Training College, Ranny; Dr. G Valsala, Principal at BNV College of Teacher Education in Tiruvallour, Trivandrum; Dr. T Kerala Sreemathi, Senior Research Officer (Retd.) at SCERT (The State Council of Education Research and Training), Trivandrum; Dr. Mariamma Mathew, Principal at Peet Memorial Training College, Mavelikara; and Dr. Premachandran P, Assistant Professor in Physical Science at Navajyothi College of Teacher Education for Women, Olarikkara in Trissur, participated in the discussion and expressed their opinion and anxieties on the implementation of NEP 2020. After the discussions, the programme came to an end at 12 PM with the vote of thanks delivered by Prof. Dr. Rajeswari K, General Secretary at CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation) in Kerala. A general body meeting was conducted after the session and the meeting winded up by 1 PM.

The entire panel discussion programme turned out to be successful in achieving its objectives. The program could enhance the awareness of the faculty members and research scholars regarding various upcoming trends in education and to share the opinions and suggestions in relation to NEP 2020. Majority of the participants give positive feedback on the discussion programme. The panel discussion was very fruitful and informative. Overall, the entire panel discussion was a diverse experience for the participants.

Dr. Joby Joy Kurian, Assistant Professor at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam performing prayer during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. Alice Joseph, Principal at St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam delivering welcome address during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson of CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation)delivering the presidential address during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. V.M Sasikumar, Patron of the CTEF (Council for Teacher Education Foundation), South Zone delivering the inaugural address during the panel

discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. Anil Kumar K.P, Principal at Devaki Amma Memorial Teacher Education College at Chelambra, Malappuram delivering the felicitation during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Prof. Geetha Janet Vitus, Dean and Faculty of Education, Department of Education, University of Kerala delivering the keynote address during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr.V Reghu, Former Dean and Controller of Examinations, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbadur, Tamilnadu moderating the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. Saramma Chandy, Former Principal at The Lords Universal College of Education, Mumbai University presenting during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. K. ANVAR, principal at CPAS, College of Teacher Education in Thottakkal presenting during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. Madhubala Jayachandran, Principal at Acharya Teachers Training College, Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha, Trivandrum presenting during the panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Dr. M.S Geetha, Former Dean and Faculty of Education at University of Kerala and Former Principal at GCTE (Government College of Teacher Education), Trivandrum initiatingdiscussion during panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

Prof. Dr. Rajeswari K, General Secretary at CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation) in Kerala delivering vote of thanks during panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Education’, jointly organized by CTEF (Council of Teacher Education Foundation), Kerala State Centre and St. Joseph College of Teacher

Education for Women, Ernakulam on 6th May 2023

GENERAL BODY MEETING INVITATION

Membership Form

COVID Karmasreshta Award

Food Committee

Words of Appreciation

Ph D holders award

Paper presentation competition Prizes

Validictory function

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PAPER PRESENTATION SESSIONS

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List 2

List 3

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

NATIONAL AWARDS

FIRST DAY LIVE STREAMING

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COVID KARMASRESHTA AWARD

Welcome

INAUGURATION OF 21 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: GLOBAL TRENDS IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

12, 13^th and 14^th January 2023

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn” – Benjamin Franklin

Council for Teacher Education Foundation (CTEF) Kerala and Mar Baselios College of Education, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala organised the 21^st Annual Convention on Council for Teacher Education Foundation (CTEF) Kerala and International Conference on Trans disciplinary Approaches: Global Trends in Education, Research and Development in collaboration with Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), Association of International Researchers of Indian Origin (AIRIO), Kerala Chapter and Council for Educational Administration and Management (CEAM), Kerala Chapter on 12^th, 13^th and 14^th of January 2023.

DAY 1 – JANUARY 12, 2023 (ONLINE)

The opening day’s events commenced with the registration at 9 am. At 10 am, a flag hoisting ceremony was held and Dr. V. Anilkumar, Principal, Mar Baselios College, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad (General Convenor) hoisted the flag. It was followed by a briefing of the conference by the Conference coordinator and the Faculty of Mar Baselios College, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Dr. J. Sunil. Then, Prof. Dr. K M Bhandarkar, National President, CTEF India, Prof. Dr. Nilima Bagbati, International Secretary General, CTEF and Dr Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson, CTEF Kerala addressed the gathering. From 11 am to 1 am a panel discussion was held on the theme Transdisciplinary approaches in managing quality system of education. Prof. Abdul Gafoor, HoD, Department of Education, Calicut University, Kerala moderated the panel discussion. First Panelist, Prof. Asha J.V, School of Pedagogical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam delivered a talk on Managing quality ecosystem in education. Secondly, Dr Bobby Mahanta, Principal, Balurghat B. Ed College, West Bengal talked on Educational outreach program: A step towards developing skills, knowledge and strengthening community. The next panel discussion was on Impact of visuals in Ethanomethodological Studies, by Dr. Archana Pal, Associate Professor, DAV (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. After the discussion, the panel presentation was wrapped up with the concluding remarks by the moderator. 

Following the lunch break, paper presentations in online mode were conducted from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. 32 papers were presented online in 6 panels. The First day programme completed with these paper presentations.

 

DAY 2 – JANUARY 13, 2023 (Friday)

The second day started again with the registration. The inaugural session commenced at 10 am with the invocation by the college choir. Dr. V. Anilkumar, Principal officially welcomed the gathering. Dr. M..S.Geetha, Conference Director & Vice Chairperson CTEF Kerala gave a brief introduction to the conference. Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson, CTEF Kerala (General Convenor) delivered the presidential address. Most Rev Dr. Joseph Mar Thomas, Bishop of Bathery Diocese, Wayanad (Patron CTEF Kerala) blessed the occasion and inaugurated the conference. Prof. Rajan Varughese, Member Secretary of the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) delivered the inaugural address online. It was followed by the keynote address delivered (online) by Prof (Mag) Dr. Birjit Philips, Bugenland University of Applied Sciences, Austria. From 11.30 am, Memorial lecture on Prof. N.P Pillai  and Prof K Sivadasan Pillai were delivered  by Dr V M Sasikumar, Zonal Chairman CTEF South India  and Dr. K Sivarajan, Former Dean, Faculty of Education, Calicut University respectively. 

11.30pm to 12.30pm, the next segment was held which  included the presentation of CTEF Kerala awards and CTEF India, South Zone awards, followed by the release of  News letter and Books by CTEF and its members. Dr. T.K Mathew, Former Principal, Titus II Teachers College, Thiruvalla (Vice Chairman, CTEF Kerala) and Dr. K.P Anilkumar, Principal, Devaki Amma Memorial College of Education, Kozhikode (Secretary CTEF Kerala) shared their words of appreciation. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Rajeswari K, Organizing Secretary & General Secretary CTEF. The technical sessions wound up by 1 pm.

After the lunch break, Panel presentation was held from 1.30pm. The presentation was moderated by Prof. Dr. C.M Bindhu, Department of Education, Calicut University. The main theme was Global trends in education and development. Dr. Mariamma Mathew, Principal, Peet Memorial Training College, Mavelikkara, Kerala talked on Gender sensitive Education. Dr. Pratiksha Dixit, Principal, Springfields, Moradabad, UP talked on The pursuit of leadership through happiness. Dr. Pooja Walia, Asst. Prof. Department of Education, Mizoram University talked on Facilitating Learning and Industrial Revolution 4.0. After the discussion, the moderator wound up the session with the concluding remarks. From 3.30 pm onwards, paper presentation competition was conducted in the main auditorium and General paper presentation parallel sessions were held in Gandhi, Vivekananda and Priyadarsini Halls. Suggestions were given, doubts were clarified and discussions on the paper were done. At 5.30 pm, General Body meeting, CTEF Kerala was held and the second day wound up at 7.30 pm with the cultural programmes by the students of Mar Baselios College of Education which lasted for 1hour.

DAY 3 – JANUARY 14, 2023 (Saturday)

On the final day of the conference, paper presentations began at 9.30 AM. Thematic Session started at 10.00 am and was led by Dr. N. Johnson, HoD i/c Dept. of Lifelong Learning, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu on the topic Global Trends in Lifelong Learning: The covenant high education perspective. The second thematic session was led by Dr. K.Y Benedict, Principal, Mar Theophilus Training College, Thiruvananthapuram, Vice President CTEF Kerala on the theme, A search into the scope and meaning of transdisciplinarity in teaching and research. There were a total of 50 paper presentations on these three days, both in online and offline mode. We thank all the theme presenters, panel presenters and chair persons who served as resource persons in this academic endeavour. The following resource persons chaired the sessions. They are as follows Dr. Vijaya Kumari K, Dr. Arun kumar P, Dr. Joseph Kacharayil, Dr. Mumthas N.S, Dr. Anila Chacko, Dr. Meenasky Ramachandran, Dr. Puneet Walia, Dr. Maya S, Dr. Issac Paul, Dr. Babu C.K, Dr. Joju John, Dr. Anwar K, Dr. Pramod Dinakar, Dr. Bindu K J, Dr. Saramma Chandy, Dr. Neena Thomas, Dr. K.S Sajan, Dr. Ancy A.S. and Dr Bindu T A.

The valedictory session commenced at 11.30 pm. Dr. Mariamma Mathew, Principal of Peet Memorial Training College Mavelikkara  officially welcomed the gathering. Dr. Anvar. K, Principal, UCTE, Kudamaloor and Treasurer, CTEF Kerala  presented the resume of the conference .  

 Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson, CTEF Kerala delivered the Presidential address. The valedictory address was delivered online by Prof. Dr.V.Reghu,Former Controller of Examinations, RGNIYD, Chennai, TN. Then, awards distribution for the paper presentation competitions and the honouring of Ph. D awardees were held. Then the  platform was open for the sharing of experiences and reflections.  The delegates Dr Mariamma Chandy, Ms Akansha Prajapathy Ms Remya Raj  and Dr Ayana Jaison shared their experience about the conference. Dr. Rajeswari. K, Organizing Secretary and General Secretary CTEF Kerala proposed the vote of thanks. The conference ended by around 1.30 pm with the National Anthem. 

The conference was a rich and remarkable experience. The CTEF family thank and acknowledge the sincere efforts rendered  by all the members of Mar Baselios College of Education, Sultan Bathery, KSHEC,AIRIO and CEAM.

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12, 13^th and 14^th January 2023

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn” – Benjamin Franklin

Council for Teacher Education Foundation (CTEF) Kerala and Mar Baselios College of Education, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala organised the 21^st Annual Convention on Council for Teacher Education Foundation (CTEF) Kerala and International Conference on Trans disciplinary Approaches: Global Trends in Education, Research and Development in collaboration with Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), Association of International Researchers of Indian Origin (AIRIO), Kerala Chapter and Council for Educational Administration and Management (CEAM), Kerala Chapter on 12^th, 13^th and 14^th of January 2023.

DAY 1 – JANUARY 12, 2023 (ONLINE)

The opening day’s events commenced with the registration at 9 am. At 10 am, a flag hoisting ceremony was held and Dr. V. Anilkumar, Principal, Mar Baselios College, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad (General Convenor) hoisted the flag. It was followed by a briefing of the conference by the Conference coordinator and the Faculty of Mar Baselios College, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Dr. J. Sunil. Then, Prof. Dr. K M Bhandarkar, National President, CTEF India, Prof. Dr. Nilima Bagbati, International Secretary General, CTEF and Dr Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson, CTEF Kerala addressed the gathering. From 11 am to 1 am a panel discussion was held on the theme Transdisciplinary approaches in managing quality system of education. Prof. Abdul Gafoor, HoD, Department of Education, Calicut University, Kerala moderated the panel discussion. First Panelist, Prof. Asha J.V, School of Pedagogical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam delivered a talk on Managing quality ecosystem in education. Secondly, Dr Bobby Mahanta, Principal, Balurghat B. Ed College, West Bengal talked on Educational outreach program: A step towards developing skills, knowledge and strengthening community. The next panel discussion was on Impact of visuals in Ethanomethodological Studies, by Dr. Archana Pal, Associate Professor, DAV (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. After the discussion, the panel presentation was wrapped up with the concluding remarks by the moderator. 

Following the lunch break, paper presentations in online mode were conducted from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. 32 papers were presented online in 6 panels. The First day programme completed with these paper presentations.

 

DAY 2 – JANUARY 13, 2023 (Friday)

The second day started again with the registration. The inaugural session commenced at 10 am with the invocation by the college choir. Dr. V. Anilkumar, Principal officially welcomed the gathering. Dr. M..S.Geetha, Conference Director & Vice Chairperson CTEF Kerala gave a brief introduction to the conference. Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson, CTEF Kerala (General Convenor) delivered the presidential address. Most Rev Dr. Joseph Mar Thomas, Bishop of Bathery Diocese, Wayanad (Patron CTEF Kerala) blessed the occasion and inaugurated the conference. Prof. Rajan Varughese, Member Secretary of the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) delivered the inaugural address online. It was followed by the keynote address delivered (online) by Prof (Mag) Dr. Birjit Philips, Bugenland University of Applied Sciences, Austria. From 11.30 am, Memorial lecture on Prof. N.P Pillai  and Prof K Sivadasan Pillai were delivered  by Dr V M Sasikumar, Zonal Chairman CTEF South India  and Dr. K Sivarajan, Former Dean, Faculty of Education, Calicut University respectively. 

11.30pm to 12.30pm, the next segment was held which  included the presentation of CTEF Kerala awards and CTEF India, South Zone awards, followed by the release of  News letter and Books by CTEF and its members. Dr. T.K Mathew, Former Principal, Titus II Teachers College, Thiruvalla (Vice Chairman, CTEF Kerala) and Dr. K.P Anilkumar, Principal, Devaki Amma Memorial College of Education, Kozhikode (Secretary CTEF Kerala) shared their words of appreciation. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Rajeswari K, Organizing Secretary & General Secretary CTEF. The technical sessions wound up by 1 pm.

After the lunch break, Panel presentation was held from 1.30pm. The presentation was moderated by Prof. Dr. C.M Bindhu, Department of Education, Calicut University. The main theme was Global trends in education and development. Dr. Mariamma Mathew, Principal, Peet Memorial Training College, Mavelikkara, Kerala talked on Gender sensitive Education. Dr. Pratiksha Dixit, Principal, Springfields, Moradabad, UP talked on The pursuit of leadership through happiness. Dr. Pooja Walia, Asst. Prof. Department of Education, Mizoram University talked on Facilitating Learning and Industrial Revolution 4.0. After the discussion, the moderator wound up the session with the concluding remarks. From 3.30 pm onwards, paper presentation competition was conducted in the main auditorium and General paper presentation parallel sessions were held in Gandhi, Vivekananda and Priyadarsini Halls. Suggestions were given, doubts were clarified and discussions on the paper were done. At 5.30 pm, General Body meeting, CTEF Kerala was held and the second day wound up at 7.30 pm with the cultural programmes by the students of Mar Baselios College of Education which lasted for 1hour.

DAY 3 – JANUARY 14, 2023 (Saturday)

On the final day of the conference, paper presentations began at 9.30 AM. Thematic Session started at 10.00 am and was led by Dr. N. Johnson, HoD i/c Dept. of Lifelong Learning, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu on the topic Global Trends in Lifelong Learning: The covenant high education perspective. The second thematic session was led by Dr. K.Y Benedict, Principal, Mar Theophilus Training College, Thiruvananthapuram, Vice President CTEF Kerala on the theme, A search into the scope and meaning of transdisciplinarity in teaching and research. There were a total of 50 paper presentations on these three days, both in online and offline mode. We thank all the theme presenters, panel presenters and chair persons who served as resource persons in this academic endeavour. The following resource persons chaired the sessions. They are as follows Dr. Vijaya Kumari K, Dr. Arun kumar P, Dr. Joseph Kacharayil, Dr. Mumthas N.S, Dr. Anila Chacko, Dr. Meenasky Ramachandran, Dr. Puneet Walia, Dr. Maya S, Dr. Issac Paul, Dr. Babu C.K, Dr. Joju John, Dr. Anwar K, Dr. Pramod Dinakar, Dr. Bindu K J, Dr. Saramma Chandy, Dr. Neena Thomas, Dr. K.S Sajan, Dr. Ancy A.S. and Dr Bindu T A.

The valedictory session commenced at 11.30 pm. Dr. Mariamma Mathew, Principal of Peet Memorial Training College Mavelikkara  officially welcomed the gathering. Dr. Anvar. K, Principal, UCTE, Kudamaloor and Treasurer, CTEF Kerala  presented the resume of the conference .  

 Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairperson, CTEF Kerala delivered the Presidential address. The valedictory address was delivered online by Prof. Dr.V.Reghu,Former Controller of Examinations, RGNIYD, Chennai, TN. Then, awards distribution for the paper presentation competitions and the honouring of Ph. D awardees were held. Then the  platform was open for the sharing of experiences and reflections.  The delegates Dr Mariamma Chandy, Ms Akansha Prajapathy Ms Remya Raj  and Dr Ayana Jaison shared their experience about the conference. Dr. Rajeswari. K, Organizing Secretary and General Secretary CTEF Kerala proposed the vote of thanks. The conference ended by around 1.30 pm with the National Anthem. 

The conference was a rich and remarkable experience. The CTEF family thank and acknowledge the sincere efforts rendered  by all the members of Mar Baselios College of Education, Sultan Bathery, KSHEC,AIRIO and CEAM.

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POSTER OF 21 ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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21st Annual Convention and International conference on TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: GLOBAL TRENDS IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Dear Delegates, 

Greetings from Technical Team,

CTEF jointly with Mar Baselios College of Teacher Education, Wayanad is organising 21st Annual Convention and International conference on TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: GLOBAL TRENDS IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT in collaboration with KSHEC, AIRIO and CEAM. First day ( *12/01/2023, thursday* ) of the conference is organized in blended mode.

The events are:

1. Flag hoisting - 10 am - Dr. V Anil Kumar 

2. Briefing of the conference - 10.20 am - Dr. J Sunil

3. Special addresses - 10.30 am - 11 am

a. Prof. Dr. K. M. Bhandarkar, National president, CTEF, India

b. Prof. Dr. Nilima Bagbati, International secretary General, CTEF

c. Dr. Grace Annie Mathews, Chairman,  CTEF Kerala

4. Panel Discussion - 11 am - 12.30 pm - on "Transdisciplinary approaches in managing quality system of education". 

5. Online Paper Presentation -1.30pm -2.30pm

The link for the online forenoon session will be send to whatsapp by 9 am. We kindly request you to join the session by 9.30 am, without any delay.

We cordially invite you to the international conference and request your gracious presence. This message is a gentle reminder for the events to happen on 12/01/2023.

Regards

Technical Team

International conference

sponsorships

Dear friends  , I am very  happy  to  announce  certain  sponsorship  to the  21st  State convention  and International   conference  to be  held  at Mar Baselios College  of Education. 1.All the  echo  friendly  Files for the  delegates  are sponsored  by Prof:Jacob Matthew, the Vice Chairman, all the  pens by Dr.Rajeswari, the General  Secretary  ,and all the  Brochures  are prepared  and sponsored  by Dr.VMSasikumar and CEAM.Thank you all from the depth  of my  heart.Chairperson

Dear friends, A few more sponsorships are there in addition to the above. 4. Food and refreshments by Mar Baselios Management, 5.All badges by Dr.Vijayakumariamma,6.All the writing pads by Dr.Anilkumar,Devaki amma College. and 7.Mementos and Certificates for Karma Sreshta Award by Dr.Grace. Once again thanks to all the Sponsors 

Chairperson.