"Ove ... Antingen dor vi eller sa lever vi." -- Sonja
Reflection
Sometimes you can't just leave before time ... without fulfilling our purpose on Earth ...
Movie Details
Based on: "A Man Called Ove" written by Fredrik Backman
Name and Year: En man som heter Ove (Swedish) | A Man called Ove (English) and 2015
Director: Hannes Holm
Producers: Annica Bellander and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro
Screenplay: Hannes Holm
Music: Gaute Storaas
Cinematographer: Göran Hallberg
Editor: Fredrik Morheden
Genres: Comedy, Drama and Family
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Movie Plot
59-year-old Ove is the block’s grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terraced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools.
Movie Trailer
The Battle within the Petals of a Silk-Cotton Tree Flower
Fine Motor Skills Activity Booklet for Teachers: Class Flow|Ideas to help you plan and execute the activities and the game shown in the video.
To download the activity booklet, please click on the following link:
1. Class Flow for Bombax Ceiba Tree Flower Game - The Battle within the Petals of a Silk-Cotton Tree Flower
Suggestions:
- Please use flowers that fall off the Bombax Ceiba Tree! (You will find plenty of them resting unattended on the face of our planet in Delhi ideally in the months of February and March.)
- Let the kids tinker/explore/play with the flower and its components.
- Create your own variations of the activities displayed in the video based on the needs of your students and experience (Example: This activity could be used to reinforce concepts like 'Parts of a Flower' taught in our 'Understanding the World' or 'Environmental Science' lesson.)
Acknowledgements
The Almighty, family members and childhood friends who introduced me to the cotton tree flower game.
My school teachers, students, mentors/professors and fellow educators/colleagues from The British School, SAKSHAM, ScrapLabs, Teach For India, and CONCOR for their valuable insights and guidance.
With Hope.
📹 "... if I cannot be the Sun that lights up the Earth, if I cannot be the Sun that shines upon the Earth, I can still be a lamp and light up my street." -- Manoj Kumar Sharma
When you truly care about something or someone, no matter how many time, you will always find a reason or the strength to start from scratch again (restart from zero again!).
Movie Details
Based on: "12th Fail" written by Anurag Pathak
Name and Year: 12th Fail and 2023
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Producers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Yogesh Ishwar
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Jaskunwar Kohli
Music: Shantanu Moitra
Cinematographer: Rangarajan Ramabadran
Editors: Jaskunwar Kohli and Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres: Biographical Drama
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Movie Plot
An against the odds story of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Manoj Kumar Sharma.
Movie Trailer
Movie and Trailer Credits: Original creators, writers and artists for creating '12th Fail'.
Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:12th_Fail_poster.jpeg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Fail
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeMJo701mvQ
With Hope.
It's not just your feet and hands moving to the rhythm of the music ...
📚 A collection of e-books for administrators, professors, special educators, teachers and students on Special Education and Inclusion published by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), Government of India (GoI) for your reference.
I. E-books from the Advanced Certificate Course in Inclusive Education (Cross Disability)
To download the e-books, please click on the following links:
1. RCI Block 1 - Disability and Implications on Learning
2. RCI Block 2 - Pedagogy of Inclusive Education
3. RCI Block 3 - Curriculum Accommodations and Adaptations
4. RCI Block 4 - Communication Needs & ICT
5. RCI Block 5 - Practicum
II. E-books from the Training Module for Education Functionaries
To download the e-books, please click on the following links:
1. RCI Introductory Training Module for Education Functionaries (In-Service Training and Sensitization of Key Functionaries of Central & State Governments, Local Bodies and Other Service Providers)
2. RCI Training Module for Education Functionaries (In-Service Training and Sensitization of Key Functionaries of Central & State Governments, Local Bodies and Other Service Providers)
To acknowledge the efforts put in by different departments/organizations & authors/experts/contributors, please remember to credit and quote the requisite reference book used by you in your work and publications (lectures, presentations, podcasts, write-ups, research papers and books).
Sources/Credits
- Team of Experts, Special Educators, Resource Persons and Teachers who worked on creating the training modules and books.
- Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India (GoI)
- My Professors and Mentors from Blind Relief Association (B.R.A), Delhi
- My friends (Deepali and Kiran) for their unmatched curiosity.
With Hope.
