The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is actively inviting schools to submit articles for its biannual CENBOSEC e-Magazine for the July-December 2023 issue.
About the Call for Articles
In continuation to the earlier theme related to India’s presidency of the 2023 G20 summit, the theme for the upcoming edition of CENBOSEC spanning from July to December 2023 will be based on the objective of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023.
The objective is “to realize the highest quality education for all children, consistent with realizing an equitable, inclusive, and plural society as envisaged by the Constitution”.
Schools are requested to share their best practices and achievements through their articles which will be published in the CENBOSEC e-magazine in July – December 2023. Please send in your articles on or before October 15, 2023.
Theme
The theme is “Beyond Boundaries: Exploring Academic Enhancement in CBSE Schools”.
Sub Themes
Planning the Lesson
- Sample multidisciplinary lesson plans
- Sample interdisciplinary lesson plans
- Samples of art integration planners
- Samples of sports integration planners
- Best subject enrichment activities conducted by the school
- Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat activities
Pedagogies: Storytelling & Case-Based Teaching
- Stories in Mathematics
- Stories in Science
- Stories in Social Science
- Stories in Languages
- Stories in Computer Science
Assessment Strategies
- Assessing preschool students (foundation level)
- Assessing grades 1 & 2
- Assessments for the preparatory stage (3, 4 & 5)
- Assessments for middle stage (6, 7 & 8)
- How to create a question paper/item-making
Student Support Activities
- Interesting remedial practices that have proven effective
- Differentiated learning – practical implementation tips with results
- Learning support/enhancement activities
Integration
- Life skill integration examples
- Ethics and Value Integration
- Sample portfolios prepared by students
How to Submit?
- Principals and Teachers are invited to send their original articles in English or Hindi for the present issue of CENBOSEC before October 15, 2023, using this link.
- The best 20 articles will be published in this issue.
- Schools are also invited to send a cover design on the given theme for the present issue of CENBOSEC before October 15, 2023, using this link.
- The best cover design submitted by a school will be acknowledged in the bulletin and will be used in this issue.
Submission Guidelines
- Each article should contain the following – Title of the sub-theme, the context, the content, reflection, best practices, and tips that can be shared with others who are implementing/would like to implement and complete details of the author with his/her colored passport size photograph.
- Articles for submission must be previously unpublished and in English or Hindi. Articles should be well-written with grace as well as clarity.
- Articles should be copy-edited carefully before submission. The Board regards plagiarism as a serious professional misconduct. All submissions will be screened for plagiarism and if identified, the article submitted will be rejected.
- The author shall submit the article in MS Word only (PDF will not be considered). The word file should be named “Name of author_School affiliation number”. The length of articles should not exceed 1000 words/2 pages (A4 size) including images.
- Font should be 11-point Arial, whether in normal, bold, or italic, including endnotes. Please do not insert line breaks in the text or special spacing for formatting. All texts/paragraphs should have one-and-a-half spacing. In the case of articles in Hindi, the software used to create the document needs to be mentioned/link to be given on page 3 of your attachment.
- Tables and images should be placed close after their first reference in the text. Table headings should be above the tables. The image caption should be centered below the image.
- The author should insert a self-photograph at the end of the article and mention her/his name, designation, school name, and school affiliation number.
- All citations should be in endnotes and not in the text. It is the responsibility of the author to obtain permission for the use of any copyrighted material, including images.
Contact Information
For any queries, the schools may contact at 011-23231070 or email at cenbosec.cbse@cbseshiksha.in
