Vijaya Bhanu Kote from India presented on implementing Heutagogy, which is self-determined learning, for primary school children. The main goals are to teach children to conserve nature and build a sustainable world through daily activities. Children are given freedom and learn through play, experiments, projects of their own choosing and involving the community. They assess their own progress and learn various subjects through correlation and stories. The results have included improved learning and children publishing their own book on Heutagogy.

1. Name of the presenter : Vijaya Bhanu Kote
Name of the Country : India
Place of Experimentation :
MPP School, PH Wada and MPUP School,
KH Wada, Payakaraopeta, Visakhapatnam District,
Andhra Pradesh, India-531126
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2. Involvement
propagates learning
naturally
Don’t teach….Let them involve
The main motto of Heutagogy
 The main motto of Heutagogy for Primary School Children is to let them
learn to conserve nature and build a sustainable world through their
daily life activities!
 We work towards sustainable, humane and progressive development.
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3. Surely….
Your answer will be a big
“NO”
Children love playing and no
one needs to ask them to play.
They rush out to play though
you order them to stay
indoors.
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4. This question triggered me for sometime
when I started my job as a teacher.
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5. I succeeded in training the
students in self-learning.
But the magic came into
existence, when I started
experimenting on self-
determined learning.
I worked on many methods
Heutagogy defined
Heutagogy is the study of self determined learning and applies a holistic
approach to developing learner capabilities with the learner serving as “the
major agent in their own learning, which occurs, as a result of personal
experience” - Stewart Hase & Chris Kenyon (2OO7, p. 112)
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6. Vasudhaiva kutumbam
 Everyone is a Global Citizen
now.
 We need citizens who can love
the world like their own family.
 We need citizens who can work
on sustainable development.
 We need citizens who can
empower the world.
 We need citizens who can save
the planet.
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7. Heutagogy for Primary School Children works on
various aspects
Sustainability (3 R’s)
 Self assessed, self evaluated,
self revealed progress.
 Children will say- “Assessment
is a game for us. Let’s play”
 They take care of their health
on their own through healthy
food and herbal treatments.
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8. Heutagogy for Primary School Children
works on various aspects
 Two students serve as a doctor and a
nurse.
 They plan their diet and measure
their heights and weights.
 They do a pious deed once every
month for the society.
 They organize rally’s and public
awareness programs once every
month.
Cont..
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9. Heutagogy for Primary School Children
works on various aspects
 They gather resources on their own
for the process of learning, keeping in
view the minimal usage of natural
resources.
 Every material prepared is low cost
or no cost material.
 They read books and discuss about
them.
 Drama is part and parcel of learning.
 They do an experiment every day.
Cont..
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10. Heutagogy for Primary School Children works on
various aspects
 They conserve nature.
 They interact with people from
various occupations and interests
and learn from them.
 The digital classroom activities
and manual work go in parallel
lines.
 They are passionate towards
learning what they wish to learn
and frame methods for learning.
Cont..
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11. Heutagogy for Primary School Children works on
various aspects
 They do projects on their own.
 They prepare ppt’s for their
lessons.
 They use the computer as well
as the surrounding
environment for learning.
 They make videos.
 They teach each other. One
group teaches the other and
vice versa. Cont..
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12. Heutagogy for Primary School Children
works on various aspects
 They maintain an eco friendly
property box.
 They score marks in the magic
box to win gifts every month.
 Every child is given the
opportunity to be the leader of
the class/group based on
improvement.
 They learn through music, drama,
games and drawing.
 They involve parents and
community in their activities.
Cont..
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13. Magic Box
It includes columns:
 Attendance
 Project Work
 Discipline in Performing Activities
 Work Place Neatness
 Maintaining Gender Equality
 Questioning
 Empathy
 Social Interactions
The columns may increase or decrease according
to the batch of students I deal with.
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14. Heutagogy for Primary School Children works on
various aspects
 Story telling, story mending, story interaction
through pictures, correlation and toys.
 They give most priority to work place
neatness.
 They conduct science and art exhibitions.
 Agriculture is a part of every student’s life.
We say “We Did It” Not “I Did It”
(There is nothing called mine.
There is everything called Ours)
Cont.…
Doing on own (Everything)
Do it by yourself…You can do it! I am here to facilitate!
These are the only magical sentences. I use to see spell bound performances
by the children.
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15. Heutagogy for Primary School Children works on
various aspects
 They learn through games from a book by
Siva Jasthi named 100 village games.
 They go on field trips and write project
reports. Those who cannot write, express
through drawing and flow charts.
 Natural resources are minimally used.
 Class V students won gifts from Plan India
and Grama Swaraj Samithi for their Eco-
project last academic year. Their mode of
education was featured in Plan India
documentary.
Cont.…
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16. Encouragement
 Giving gifts for encouragement is always done.
 After few months, the leader gives gifts for his team members like
badges, appreciation slips or fruits.
 After few more months, one group gives gifts for the other group who
performed well.
 This process eradicates Jealousy and enhances amity!
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17. Correlation
 Displaying toys of a concept…
 A grand picture drawn by 3,4 students
simultaneously on the black board…
 A situational approach…
 A magical story including the children
of the class as roles of the story….
 We learn 6 subjects in a single
session!
Correlation worked wonders
Children learnt the concepts of 6 subjects in a single session with lot of
enjoyment, rejoicing, jumping, telling stories, enacting drama’s etc.,
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18. Moral values
One of the 6 subjects is moral values that is told in stories and played as the
drama.
The other 5 are:
 The mother tongue
 English language
 Mathematics
 Environmental Studies
 Drawing
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19. Heutagogy-self determined learning
When a child loves to do something on own, tries all methods to learn it
until she/he achieves it and enjoys the process to the core….
What else do we need?
Book on Heutagogy by Class V students
My students of class V published their book on the concept of “Heutagogy” and how
they succeeded in self-determined learning.
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20. Global citizenship
Now let us have a staunch stand on the concept of “Global citizenship” and
“More Humane and Sustainable Globe”
Life is all about getting involved
Heutagogy is a splendid method of Education that can empower kids in
every aspect, giving the best citizens to the world!
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21. Using social media to propagate Heutagogy
We have a Facebook page and we upload all activities in it.
https://www.facebook.com/MPUPSchoolKHWadaPayakaraopetaVisakhap
atnam/
To understand Heutagogy
Please visit:
https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/
Or
Contact Stewart Hase or Chris Kenyon
https://www.facebook.com/stewart.hase
http://www.beyondbreak.com/blog-news/blog/2013/10/dr-stewart-
hase-on-operational-excellence-heutagogy-11760/
http://epubs.scu.edu.au/gcm_pubs/99/
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22. To understand Heutagogy
Implement it and see!
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24. Thanks
To my children who happen to be children first and students later.
To my Head Masters and Colleagues.
To my Education Department and
Commissioner of Education.
To my Government for supporting Innovative Experiments in Education.
To Sri. Parakala Prabhakar Sir for his extended support towards my activities.
To CCE Finland for giving the opportunity to present my experiment on the world
dais.
To my mentor Sri. Devineni Madhusudhan Rao for encouraging my efforts and
constantly supporting my activities.
To my soul mate Madhuri Jonnalagadda for constant support.
To everyone involved in this experiment-
My family ,My friends , Relatives , Community, Parents , Mentors and Donors .
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