SRINAGAR: A government school teacher from Srinagar, Dr Urfana Amin, was awarded the National Teachers’ Award by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Thursday.
Urfana was felicitated with the National Teachers’ Award for her contributions to the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) module, e-content for the DIKHSA portal, and adult literacy.
Posted as a teacher at Government Boys Higher Secondary School Soura, Urfana was recognised for her innovative teaching of the science subject through the ‘Learn Big From Small’ idea.
Urfana has previously received a gold medal for teaching science at the primary level from the National Science Council of Teacher Scientists.
Hailing from the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar, the innovative teacher shared that in 2007-2008, she developed a curriculum for Jammu and Kashmir, which was implemented by the State Institute of Education (SIE).
In addition to this, she has won the Global Education Teacher Award in 2021 and 2020 for her innovative ideas. In 2022, she received another gold medal for teaching science at the primary level.
Urfana is among the 82 teachers selected from across the country for the prestigious National Teachers’ Day award presented by the President of India, Draupadi Murmu. (KNO)
