🎭 State Level FDP – “Integrating Performance in Classroom Teaching”
Organized by the Department of English
📍 Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre, Assagao
📅 Date: 23rd August 2025
👩🏫 Resource Person: Ms. Runa Menezes (Theatre Practitioner & Educator)
The Department of English, Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre, Assagao, successfully organized a State Level Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on the theme
“Integrating Performance in Classroom Teaching” on 23rd August 2025.
The session was conducted by Ms. Runa Menezes, a noted theatre practitioner and educator, who introduced participants to innovative performance-based approaches for making classroom teaching more dynamic, engaging, and experiential.
🎭 Highlights
The FDP featured a blend of interactive sessions, hands-on activities, and practical demonstrations, encouraging teachers to explore creativity and expression as tools for effective learning.
Participants enthusiastically experimented with theatrical methods, storytelling, and movement exercises that foster student engagement and emotional connection in the classroom.
👩🏫 Participation & Response
The programme received an overwhelming response from teachers across Goa, who praised the energy, relevance, and applicability of the techniques shared.
The event proved to be a truly enriching and inspiring experience, empowering educators to re-imagine classroom pedagogy through performance and creativity.