Alarmed by the high turnover of teachers in her daughter’s school, Shahrezad Samiuddin talks to three teachers to search for reasons.
Maria Haque expounds the lessons she has learned over the years as a teacher and explains how teaching is actually all about learning
Tanya Shah recalls the preconceived notions she had about teaching and shatters some of the myths
What’s the ‘magic bullet’ that turns an ordinary teacher into an exceptional one? Shahpur Jamall explores what constitutes the X factor in teaching
Teaching is time consuming, says Aisha Khawaja, but there are plenty of related fields that teachers can explore, to help improve the big picture in education.
Printed editions of Ilm o Amal featured a theme with a lead article, opinions, and ideas for pre-primary, primary, and secondary teachers to try out in their classrooms. We have converted each issue of Ilm o Amal into PDF documents in both English and Urdu, for your convenience. Please browse through our archives and do share Ilm o Amal with other teachers and school heads.
Issue Focus: Homework (January 2005)
What works, what does’t – all you ever wanted to know about homework, and more …
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 1, Issue 1 – English (1.1 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 1, Issue 1 – Urdu (3.1 MB)
Issue Focus: Back to School (July 2005)
Ideas and activities designed to help you start off the school year on the right foot.
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 1, Issue 2 – English (13.7 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 1, Issue 2 – Urdu (13.0 MB)
Issue Focus: Character Counts! (January-June 2006)
A look at the importance of supporting the moral and ethical values of future generations.
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 2, Issue 1 – English (8.0 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 2, Issue 1 – Urdu (5.9 MB)
Issue Focus: Potpourri (July-December 2006)
A varied collection of articles and activities to mull over as the term comes to an end.
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 2, Issue 2 – English (15.5 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 2, Issue 2 – Urdu (25.7 MB)
Issue Focus: Running on Empty (January-June 2007)
The world is in trouble. We all need to do our bit to save our planet.
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 3, Issue 1 – English (14.2 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 3, Issue 1 – Urdu (20.2 MB)
Issue Focus: Active Learning (July-December 2007)
A resource of activities and ideas that will add life to the Maths and Language lesson.
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 3, Issue 2 – English (4.0 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 3, Issue 2 – Urdu (21.9 MB)
Issue Focus: Active Learning (January-June 2008)
A resource of Science and Social Science activities for some real learning in the classroom.
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 4, Issue 1 – English (12.9 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 4, Issue 1 – Urdu (10.9 MB)
Issue Focus: The Angst of Assessment (July-December 2008)
How does grading affect creativity, the desire to learn, and self-esteem?
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 4, Issue 2 – English (6.0 MB)
Download Ilm o Amal Vol 4, Issue 2 – Urdu (18.5 MB)