Curriculum Development for National and State Agencies

Textbooks for the State and National Levels

HBCSE members have regularly served on committees for writing science textbooks for the Maharashtra State and for the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The science textbooks for Stds. I-VII, published by the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research (Balbharati), have one member of HBCSE on every writing team.

The NCERT science textbooks for middle and secondary schools, and the Physics textbooks for the senior secondary levels have had, over the years, significant contributions from HBCSE members who served on the curriculum and writing committees. The Std. XI and Std. XII NCERT physics texts have carried more than a thousand carefully designed problems nearly all contributed by HBCSE. HBCSE members have contributed to books for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU). Books on mathematics teaching are currently being written for.

National Curriculum Framework (NCF) - 2005

• Prof. Arvind Kumar - Member, National Steering Committee and Chair, National Focus Group on the Teaching of Science

• Prof. Jayashree Ramadas - Member, National Focus Group on the Teaching of Science

• Prof. Sugra Chunawala - Member, National Focus Group on Gender Issues in Education

• Dr. K. Subramaniam - Member, National Focus Group on the Teaching of Mathematics

Books for the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

CBSE Books:

Guidelines for Mathematics Laboratory in Schools , Class X, CBSE, Delhi (2006). (Resource Persons: Arvind Kumar & S.S.Naik, et.al.)

Guidelines for Mathematics Laboratory in Schools , Class IX, CBSE, Delhi (2005). (Resource Persons: Arvind Kumar & S.S.Naik, et.al.)

Assessment of Practical Skills in Science and Technology, Class X, CBSE, Delhi (2006). (Resource Persons: Arvind Kumar, Chitra Natarajan, S.C. Agarkar, V.G. Gambhir, V.D. Lale, V.D. Sonawane, N.D. Deshmukh)

(Resource Persons: Arvind Kumar, Chitra Natarajan, S.C. Agarkar, V.G. Gambhir, V.D. Lale, V.D. Sonawane, N.D. Deshmukh)

Books for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

The following books were co-edited by Prof. H. C. Pradhan for the Indira Gandhi National Open University, new Delhi, India. These are textbooks for their course on 'Teaching Primary School Mathematics'. They are also translated in Hindi.

• Book 1: Aspects of Teaching Mathematics (1995).

• Book 2: Numbers (I) (1996).

• Book 3: Numbers (II) (1996).

• Book 4: Fractions (1995).

• Book 5: Measurement (1996).

• Book 6: Project Guide (1995).

• Mavalankar A. T., Naik S. S. and others (2002) Teaching of primary mathematics :Teacher training module for Teleconference, Maharashtra Prathmic Shikshan Parishad, IGNOU, Mumbai.

• Pradhan, H. C., Bhagwat R. M., Mavalankar, A. T. (1992) Mathematics for All, A textbook for preparatory course in mathematics, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik.

• Mavalankar A. T., Naik S. S. and others (2006) Teaching of primary mathematics :Teacher training module for Teleconference, Maharashtra Prathmic Shikshan Parishad, IGNOU, Mumbai.

Books for Maharashtra State

 The following book in Marathi developed by Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad (MPSP), Under SSA (2012)

• Chala Khelu Karu Shiku (Lets Play Do and Learn): Shikshanotsav Upakram Pustika Part-1 and 2, (in Marathi), Published by Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production & Curriculum Research, Balbharati, Pune, (2012).
  

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• Kumar Vishwakosh - Vol. 1 (Marathi), In collaboration with Maharashtra Rajya Vishwakosh Nirmiti Mandal (February 2011).

• Swadhyaya Pustika in Science std. VI (Marathi) (2010-2011)
• Swadhyaya Pustika in Science std. VI (Marathi) (2010-2011)
• Swadhyaya Pustika in Science std. VII (Marathi) (2010-2011)
• Swadhyaya Pustika in Science std. VIII (Marathi) (2010-2011)

Course Material for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)

Development of Curriculum and Self-Learning Materials for D. El. Ed Program (2012)

The following two course material developed for NIOS are co-authored by S. C. Agarkar and N. D. Deshmukh

• Elementary Education in India: Socio-cultural Perspectives (Course 1)
• Learning Science (Course 10)

Vocational Courses for NIOS-OER Project (2012)

The following three course material developed for NIOS-OER are co-authored by N. D. Deshmukh and others

• ICT Applications - Vocational Course at Sr. Secondary level
• Rural Technology - Vocational Course at Secondary level
• Tourism & Hospitality Management

Books and Reading Cards for Pratham (Mumbai)

• Gambhir, V. G., Ghaisas, A. D. and Nawale, P. K. (2011). Reading Cards (48 nos.) Std. 4-8 (Marathi), Pratham, Mumbai
• Gambhir, V. G., Ghaisas, A. D. and Nawale, P. K. (2011). Teacher Reading Cards (35 nos.) Std. 5-7 (Marathi, Hindi, Urdu), Pratham, Mumbai
• Gambhir, V. G. (2009), Nirikshan Karu Padtaloon Baghu Std. 3, 4 (Marathi), Pratham, Mumbai.
• Gambhir, V. G. (2009), Nirikshan Karu Padtaloon Baghu Std. 5-7 (Marathi), Pratham, Mumbai.

Books for the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU)

The following books in Marathi are co-edited by Prof. H. C. Pradhan (with Dr. Bal Phondke) for Y.C. Maharashtra Open University, Nashik. These are textbooks on science education under their M.Ed. programme (2008).

• Science Education – Part 1: Nature, Characteristics and Instructions

• Science Education – Part 2: Practical, Communication and Scientific Attitude

• Science Education – Part 3: Curriculum, Syllabus and Content-cum-Methodology

• Science Education – Part 4: Evaluation and Research