Minutes of the Physics Subject Committee meeting

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, C.M.E., PUNE

PUNE CLUSTER PHYSICS SUBJECT COMMITTEE, 24 SEPTEMBER 2011

Pune cluster Physics subject committee was held on 24-09-2011 in Physics lab of KV, CME. The meeting started at 8.00 A.M. Following are the minutes of the meeting:

-Principal, KV CME, Smt . S Thiagarajan welcomed the participants and gave inaugural talk on the importance of the meeting.  She also assigned the work to be done by the participants.

Pune cluster schools had produced good results in 2011- class XII board exams with following schools producing 100% result )

The following PGTs discussed the strategies adopted to achieve 100% result:

   Mrs. Tressa Joseph, PGT (Phy), KV-1, AFS Pune(Following revision pattern was followed – In the month of January morning session was devoted to above average and bright students and afternoon session from 12 to 5pm was devoted to low achievers. Regular attendance of the students was monitored by teachers as well as Principal. The special time table was framed and one two hours test was given in difficult subjects every day.)

   Mr.  A. K. Gupta, PGT (Phy), KV Ganesh Khind ( Through revision was done with selected six papers. )

  Mrs. Jyoti Patil, PGT (Phy), KV NDA ( During the regular school days remedial classes were taken in morning assembly time. CCA  Periods were utilized for taking regular weekly test)

  Mr. R. N. Wadalkar, PGT (Phy), KV Southern Command ( Revising the difficult topics and following teach-re teach method he was able to produce 100% result)

Mr. Nilesh Thangan, PGT (Phy), K.V. O.F. Dehu Road, (More stress was given on frequently asked questions. The chapter given more stress and which are comparatively easier to understand from the point of view of low achievers are Semiconductor devices, Electric current, Wave optics, Atoms and Nuclei, Dual Nature of matter. From 15^th of Feb to 25^th of Feb. only low achievers were given more attention right from 8am to 5pm)

Mr. M.A. Khaleel, PGT (Phy), K.V. R.H.E., Pune( Explaining the concepts using power point presentations vigorous practice of frequently asked questions. Sitting with the students personally with the students to help them for the preparation of the topics)

-After the breakfast, the following difficult topics were discussed.

   Mr. M. A. Khaleel, PGT (Phy), KV Range Hills Estate, Pune explained the concepts of diffraction and interference.

  Mrs. S Thiagarajan, Principal, KV CME discussed the topics waves, oscillations, progressive waves and stationary waves.

 Mrs.  Jyoti Patil, PGT (Phy), KV NDA explained the working of transistor as a switch.

-All the participants were given the task of preparing a question paper, sure shot questions, HOTS questions, mind mapping of various topics and all of them completed the same successfully.

   The compilation of the material prepared and brought by the participants has been compiled by Mrs.  Shanti, PGT (Phy) KV CME, Mrs. V Giri, PGT (Phy) KV BEG and Mr. Nilesh Thangan, PGT (Phy) KV -2 Dehu Road. CDs were prepared and given to the participants.

-          The minutes of the subject committee meeting was noted by Mr.  M. A. Khaleel, PGT (Phy) KV, RHE, Pune.

-          The vote of thanks was presented by Mrs. J Patil, PGT (Phy), KV NDA, Pune.