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c) Type of teaching session prefers synchronous teaching sessions.
Along with the issues of network and
Teachers employ mostly asynchronous
sessions at all levels (column 4, table 2). lack of resources, she faces difficulty
But at the primary level, T1 teaching in a while using the platform and in assisting
private school uses “live session to clear the students but she finds live teaching
the concepts” using Microsoft teams. more satisfying. She shares, “First I
She shares the schedule of classes with used the zoom app for conducting online
parents. Students of private schools classes as it was most easy to handle but
have parents who are digitally literate later due to safety concerns I switched
and can provide requisite resources to another alternative Skype. It was a bit
and assistance. T7, a political science difficult for me as well as for students”.
teacher in the government school, also
Table-2: Plan of online teaching and type of teaching session

Teacher Teaching level Plan of online teaching Type of teaching session
T1 Primary Flexible Mostly synchronous and
sometimes asynchronous

T2 Primary More often flexible Asynchronous
sometimes fixed

T3 Primary Flexible Asynchronous
T4 Primary Flexible Asynchronous

T5 Primary Flexible Asynchronous
T6 Secondary Flexible Asynchronous

T7 Senior Flexible Mostly synchronous and
Secondary sometimes asynchronous

T8 Senior Flexible Asynchronous
Secondary

d) Online teaching strategies of Lecture or explanation of content done
teachers through Google meet, Microsoft teams,
Zoom, Skype and by audio notes on
The teaching strategy adopted during
online teaching appears as a mix of WhatsApp; Support material includes
traditional methods with an increased worksheets, pdf of notes and NCERT
use of multimedia delivered through ebook; Teaching Aid includes, YouTube
online platforms. Some efforts are videos, e-content from Google;
visible where teachers are trying a assessment is done using WhatsApp,
combination of online tools to make Google forms and Kahoot,
remote teaching more effective. Teaching strategies for primary
Instructions are given using WhatsApp; students

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