ThinkZone leverages accessible tech solutions & community-led interventions to develop children's foundational skills.

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“You don’t need fancy gadgets or expensive toys. You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be present.” This message from UNICEF India's article Play, Love, Learn: Everyday Tips for Parents to Help Children Grow, captures something we strongly believe at the heart of.. (1)
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..PRAKASHAK: parents don’t need to be experts or have special resources to support their children’s learning. They need simple, manageable ways to engage with their child using what they already have: a little time, everyday materials, and their own language. (2)
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PRAKASHAK brings learning into these everyday moments through simple, guided activities that parents can do with their children at home. (3) #PRAKASHAK #parentalengagement @UNICEF @UNICEFIndia
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..PRAKASHAK: parents don’t need to be experts or have special resources to support their children’s learning. They need simple, manageable ways to engage with their child using what they already have: a little time, everyday materials, and their own language. (2)
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PRAKASHAK brings learning into these everyday moments through simple, guided activities that parents can do with their children at home. (3) #PRAKASHAK #parentalengagement @UNICEF @UNICEFIndia #PRAKASHAK #parentalengagement #UNICEF
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In many schools we work with, a reliable internet connection cannot always be assumed. That is why, for the NIPUN Odisha App, offline access was not just a technical feature. It shaped what we built into the app and how teachers can use it during the school day. (1/3)
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Learning resources, classroom observation, and daily record-keeping are all available offline, so teachers and CRCCs can access the tools whenever needed, without having to wait for a network connection. (2/3)
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The goal is simple: technology should fit into the way schools already work, not create another routine for teachers to manage. (3/3) #nipunodisha #edtech #teachersupport
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#Announcement | Pleased to announce the 11 EdTech and AI solutions that will bring to life the vision of the EdTech ScaleX and EdTech Accelerator pathways, as part of #ShikshaNext - a bold, multi-donor, 3-year initiative aimed at improving learning outcomes for children across India. 🚀 This announcement moves the ShikshaNext initiative from vision to execution, bringing evidence-backed and emerging EdTech and AI solutions closer to classrooms and state government systems, in service of more than 13 million children by 2029. Swipe to learn about these 11 EdTech & AI solutions which have been selected to unlock the next phase of building #SabkaEdTech in India ➡️ 🔗Learn more: tinyurl.com/ShikshaNext-Pres… ShikshaNext is anchored by the @DellFdn, @ril_foundation and the @GatesIndia as Founding Strategic Partners, @AnthropicAI as Supporting Partner and @CSF_India as Managing Partner. . . #EdTech #IndiaEducation #TechForLearning #AIinEducation #AIforGood #TechForGood #PartnerAnnouncement #Innovators #IndiaLeads
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We’re excited to share that ThinkZone has been selected as one of the 5 EdTech ScaleX and AI solutions under #ShikshaNext, a three-year, multi-donor initiative working to improve learning outcomes for children across India. (1/4)
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We’re looking forward to bringing this experience to the ShikshaNext community, learning from fellow organisations, and exploring what it takes to make EdTech work better for children and teachers across diverse contexts. (3/4)
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ShikshaNext is anchored by the @DellFdn India, @ril_foundation and the @GatesIndia as Founding Strategic Partners, @AnthropicAI as Supporting Partner and @CSF_India as Managing Partner. (4/4) #SabkaEdTech #EdTech #Education #TechForLearning #AIinEducation #AIforGood #TechForGood
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At #ThinkZone, we use behavioural nudges in our programme design to encourage actions that support children’s learning. In #PRAKASHAK, for instance, prompts encourage parents to engage with their children through simple learning activities at home. (1/2)
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The idea is not to tell people what they must do. It is about designing the environment around a behaviour so that taking the desired action becomes a little easier. That small push towards action is what we call a #nudge. (2/2)
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In our sessions with #educators, the questions that come up are rarely about theory. They are about situations. A child who has not spoken in class all month. A group where five children are far ahead of the rest. A lesson that worked last year and is not working now. (1/3)
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We were preparing sessions around topics, and educators were arriving with situations. (2/3)
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So we have been rebuilding our #capacitybuilding sessions around the second. Fewer explanations of concepts, more time on specific classroom moments, and demonstrations educators can try in the same week. (3/3) #EmpowerEducators #TeacherDevelopment #Odisha
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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi! Wishing everyone a joyful Ganesh Chaturthi filled with hope, happiness, and new beginnings. May Lord Ganesha bless us with wisdom, strength, and the courage to move forward with purpose. #ThinkZone #GaneshChaturthi
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In today's episode of What Goes In The Content Team, we’re hearing from Ankita Kabi about a lesson from her early teaching experience that continues to shape the way she thinks about learning today. (1)
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It taught me that before asking, “What should we teach?”, we need to ask, “Whom are we teaching?” Years later, my work has moved from teaching to curriculum, content and learning design, education programmes, teacher training, and EdTech. (4)
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Today, as I explore AI and technology in learning, I still come back to that early lesson: good learning design starts with understanding the learner. The tools may change, the setting may change, but the purpose remains the same (5)
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