St. Thomas Teachers Training College , Thiruvananthapuram

Participation in International Conferences, Seminars & Workshops (2005 - 2006)

Sl.No	Name of the Faculty	Theme & Venue of Seminar/Workshop/Conference
1.	Smt. Archana Vasudevan	National Seminar on Teacher Empowerment conducted at Peet Memorial Training College
2.	Members of all Faculty	Three-day workshop in Models of Teaching held at Govt. Training College for Teacher Education
3.	Smt. Maya.S Smt. Silpa P.V.	Two-day workshop on Reflective Thinking Models held at Govt. Training College for Teacher Education, Thycaud
4.	Smt. Anila Chacko Smt. Silpa P.V. Smt. Usha Rani.K	One-day National Seminar at Emmanuel Training College, Vazhichal
5.	Dr. Ajitha Nayar.K Smt. Snigdha N.R. Smt. Maya.S	International Conference on Holistic Education in a Technology- Driven era held at Mar Theophilus Training College, Nalanchira

Academic Year 2006 - 2007

Sl.No	Date	Name of the Faculty	Theme & Venue of Seminar/Workshop/Conference	Papers Presented
1.	6th & 7th July	Smt.Silpa P.V. Smt.Sindhu.S	National Workshop on Design and Development of Multimedia Packages enhancing Quality in Teacher Education organized by Sree Narayana Training College
2.	20th & 21st July	Smt.Anila Chacko Smt.Nisha Chandran Smt.Silpa P.V. Smt.Sindhu.S Smt.Usha Rani.K	State-Level Workshop on Models of Teaching- Constructivism, Information Processing, Jurisprudential & Synectics held at Jameela Beevi Memorial Centre for Teacher Education, Kayamkulam
3.	29th Sept.	Smt.Anila Chacko Kum.Anu.J.Vengal Smt.Ranjana.S.Nair	One-day conference on The General Trends and Issues in Transacting B. Ed Curriculum held at Govt. College of Teacher Education
4.	9th-30th Dec.	Smt.Anila Chacko	Refresher Course on Education held at Academic Staff College
5.	18th-20th Jan.	Dr.Ajitha Nayar.K	'Human Rights, Ethics & Values in Education' organized by Mar Ivanios College
6.	2nd Feb.	Smt.Ranjana.S.Nair Kum.Anu.J.Vengal	National Seminar on Modern Trends in Educational Evaluation organized by Emmanuel College of B. Ed Training
7.	16th &17th March	Smt.Nisha Chandran Smt.Ranjana.S.Nair	National Conference on Environmental Education (Education for sustainability) conducted by Govt. College of Teacher Education	Sustainable and Environmental Friendly Economic Development Solution for a crowded planet Classroom application of Environmental Education Through Sensitising-"Threat to Mangroves"
8.	20th March	Smt.Nisha Chandran Kum.Anu.J.Vengal	National Seminar in Modern Trends and Developments in Psycho Pedagogy organized by Christ Nagar College of Education	Personality:Determining what makes us special. The uniqueness of 'You' Emotional Intelligence- Redefining Intelligence in a smarter way
9.	10th &11th May	Smt.Nisha Chandran Smt.Silpa P.V.	National Conference on Heading towards 2020: Progressive Advances in Constructive Pedagogy held at BNV College of Teacher Education	Human Psyche: Unveiling the most Intricate Website Role & Scope of Educational Software in constructive pedagogy
10.	18th May	Smt.Usha Rani.K Kum.Anu.J.Vengal	Intra-University Seminar on Models of Teaching organized by Emmanuel B. Ed College	Development and Implementation of Thinking skills. Development Model in Social Science
11.	30th May	Dr.Ajitha Nayar.K	Pre-Conference Workshops- Developing Learning Organisations, Developing Creativity among the Learners at St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala
12.	31st May to 2nd June	Dr.Ajitha Nayar.K	International Conference on Educational Research and Learning Beyond Cognition organized by St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala	Effectiveness of Discovery-Learning Model in attainment of Learning Outcomes in non-cognitive areas

Laurels of the Institution

1. Smt. Maya.S , Lecturer in Natural Science was awarded Ph.D in Education (2006).

2. Mr. Vineed Kumar, Physical Education Instructor, has to his credit the record of successfully memorizing 175
    words bothin ascending and descending order (2006).

3. Mr. Vineed Kumar, Physical Education Instructor was awarded Ph.D in Physical Education (2007).

4. Dr. Ajitha Nayar.K, Principal, St. Thomas Training College has taken the initiative and put in commendable efforts
    to: procure a prestigious Research Grant for the institution of Rs.3,32,175/- for a study entitled 'Technology Based
    Learning Environment-Challenges for Teacher Education' from Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR),
    New Delhi.