The Chief Minister congratulated the department for the initiative and said that the project envisages to improve the learning experience and to build the capacity of teachers. He said that it was a step which enables all the schools to continuously engage themselves in self improvement and accountability and will also help the students to online search for the answers to their questions. Besides, it would help as a guiding tool for reference, research, analysis, synthesis, independent learning and application thereof and online interface to teachers and students of 9th and 10 th so as to train then in enhancing their skill.The Swayam Sidham project the first of its kind in the country, has been developed with a view to make the schools self-reliant, self-supportive, self-accountable and techno-friendly, he said.It will establish standards for teaching-learning, assessment, school leadership and management.This will help to monitor on a continuous basis the change in learning level of students and thus making the schools self-accountable, said the Chief Minister.Designed by State Project Office (RMSA/SSA) for all the High and Senior Secondary schools, the project establishes standards for teaching-learning, assessment, school leadership and management.
Additional Chief Secretary, Education, Shri P.C Dhiman said that the portal aims to make the schools techno-friendly which was accessible on the URL http://rmsahimachal.nic.in. The website contains various links to lesson plans, question-banks, learning indicators prepared by teachers themselves during training programme. This content is available for class 9th and 10th. It also shows the subject books and board papers.In the second phase modules of the question banks and lesson plans based on constructivist approach will be developed for classes +1 and +2. Board Question papers in all the subjects will also be uploaded on the site, said he.He said that the scheme envisages that every school head holds monthly meeting with the teachers of his school to discuss lesson plans of topics which are going to be taught in the coming month, focusing mainly on objectives, presentations, student’s tasks, question banks etc. In this meeting the head is assisted by the School Teacher Trainer. The lesson Plans prepared by the teachers are discussed and analysed and improvements, if any, required will be made through such discussions.