TYPES AND AIMS OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION Dr. Goutam Patra Govt. College of Education, Banipur
All Types covers in Pre Service and In-Service Training Teacher Education reaches teachers at different Level of Education: 6000 Teachers training Inst, DIETs, CTEs, IASEs, SCERTs, NCERTs, Human Resource Dev. Center/UGC Pre Primary Primary Secondary Higher Education All Types covers in Pre Service and In-Service Training
Characteristics of Pre-Primary Stage Pre-Primary stage is not the stage for formal education Literacy should not be concerned at this level though children are prepared for elementary schools Learning is characterized by group activities Play way technique and language or Number games are followed to teach Attainment of Physical, Mental and Emotional maturity
Socialization and Environmental Awareness Formation of good habits Approaches in developing Life Skills Togetherness Ensuring happy and Healthy Childhood ‘Learning with out burden’ A creative spirit and generous joy are key in childhood but are distorted by an unthinking adult world- Tagore’s essay ‘civilization and Progress
Aims and Objectives at Pre-Primary Level Training To Prepare Teachers for helping Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional, Aesthetic and Linguistic Development by means of individual and group activities To Impart them relevant knowledge of child psychology and child’s environment To provide basics of cultural anthropology, Sociology, Indian cultural heritage To enable teachers for obtaining parental cooperation
To empower them to organize educational games and supplementary activities for children To arrange Field Trips for nature study to train their observation skill To enable them to prepare different types of Low cost Teaching materials To empower them to develop self-concept and self-esteem and self-expression To enable them to develop environmental awarness among children To empower teachers to inculcate the art of living good life
Aims and Objectives at Primary Level Training Features and need of this stage: Socialization of the children, Psychological development up to pre-adolescence period Development of community partnership and sensitization Process of socialization Schooling habit in children, sense training, health habits, attitudinal adjustment, peer-learning
Aims and Objectives at Primary Level Training To make the teachers aware of the nature, purpose, problems and issues of elementary education To enable them to understand the nature and maturity of children To enable them to manage and mobilize resources for teaching To develop capacity to solve social and emotional problems of children To acquire skills to develop curiosity, imagination and self-confidence among children
To develop holistic approach and Integral Approach of teaching To create environmental awareness promoting its protection To develop communications skills/ Life skills To prepare teachers to use the latest Constructivist Pedagogy and Evaluation Techniques To prepare to organize Co-Curricular, games and sports activities Willingness to maintain professional code of conduct Be a life long learner
Aims and Objectives at Secondary Level Teachers Training IMPORTANCE This Stage is crucial because the children passes Pre- adolescence to adolescence, reaches post adolescence and adulthood Emotional sensitivity Maturity in Socialization Students problems need to be dealt sympathetically All round development needed
Aims and Objectives at Secondary Level Teachers Training To make teachers professionally competent, Pedagogically sound and Intellectually strong To equip them being skilled in using ICT To develop attitude and ability to participate in community partnership To maintain proper coordination between theory and practice To enable them to understand the implications of LPG
The Teachers are expected to be enable to- understand the nature, purpose and philosophy of secondary education psychology of the adolescents understand process of socialization of learners gain competencies in Pedagogy, Curriculum development its transaction and evaluation develop skills for guidance and counseling foster creative thinking among the learners Acquaint educational needs, ability, attitude and interest of students
The Teachers are expected to be enable to- develop aesthetic sensibilities utilize community resources as educational inputs Perform action research to solve student’s problems Develop love for Indian culture, values and traditions Organize supplementary educational activities To care gender sensitivity Foster life skills, yogic health practices
Aims and Objectives at Higher Education Level Teachers Training Jaques Dellor Commission suggests to orient College teachers on- Education and culture Education and citizenship Education and social cohesion Education and work/employment Education and research and science
The Teachers at Higher Education level are expected to be enable to- develop update knowledge, competencies and skills in changing orders develop competencies of curriculum development, preparation of learning and evaluation materials acquire capabilities of organizing in-service education program for teachers develop competencies to undertake research Organize seminar, workshop, conference