Mumbai: Mrunal Ganjale, a trainer at Pimpalgaon Mhangule School below Zilla Parishad at Ambegaon in Pune district, has been honoured with the National Teachers Award for this yr, introduced by the Central Education Ministry.

She is understood for her technological improvements in training. This yr, the ministry introduced this award to 50 academics throughout the nation. Ganjale is the one one from the state this yr to win this award.

These awards can be distributed on the nationwide Teachers’ Day, September 5, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The award consists of ₹50,000 in money, a certificates, and a medal.

Ganjale has been working as a trainer for the final 14 years. She was appointed to Pimpalgaon Zilla Parishad School in 2018. She then began utilizing know-how, corresponding to digital discipline visits, web sites and so on., within the classroom, which inspires college students to be extra attentive.

“When I joined this school, around 450 students were taking education in this school, which is run well by the teachers. I love technology and started using it in education after inspiring my fellow teachers from other parts of the state,” stated Ganjale.

“This technology experiment helps students understand basic concepts easily and this way they enjoy learning as well. So, I took this opportunity and started developing more ways to apply technology in education,” added Ganjale.

Ganjale has obtained the National Information Technology Teachers Award in 2019 and the State Adarsh Teacher Award in 2021.

Talking about her expertise in educating, Ganjale stated, “I arrange virtual field visits for the students, and this helps them easily understand the topics. While teaching the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, I arranged a virtual visit to Shivneri Fort with the help of my fellow teacher.

“Using the concept of virtual visit, students of Pimpalgaon School have visited museums in Russia and the USA,” stated Ganjale.

“My students are always participating in virtual student exchange programmes. Our students have virtually visited schools from other states in the country as well as the schools from the USA, Thailand, and Taiwan. This helps students build their confidence as well as participate in group activities,” added Ganjale.

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Ganjale developed a web site for her college and supplied on-line training to the scholars with out lacking out on a single day. Recently, she was additionally honoured with Sharad Pawar Inspire Fellowship given by Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan for a similar.

Talking about just one trainer from state profitable the award, Madhav Suryavanshi, convenor of Shikshan Vikas Manch, an academic assume tank within the state, stated, “Considering Maharashtra’s standing in primary education, it’s disheartening that we only secured one award this year, compared to the three last years.

“In contrast, states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh have consistently received multiple awards,” added Suryavanshi.