IN-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION(BY AAKASH SINGH)

NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION

The following points indicate its need and importance. 

1. EDUCATION- A LIFELONG PROCESS:-

The teacher who does not study side by side can’t remain a good teacher. Training of a teacher is a lifelong process. He should continue making efforts in this direction for the whole life.

2. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH:-

        Every teacher is a expected to be professionally bound, for the professional growth, he always needs the guidance and help of others.

3. EDUCATION IS DYNAMIC:-

         Education is very dynamic. It depends upon the society which is fast changing. 

 4. MAKES DEMOCRATIC

            In-service education helps the teacher in becoming fully democratic. By in-service education programmes, the teacher is able to meet people of all types and he is also able to share his experience with others.

WHAT IS CREATIVITY(BY AAKASH SINGH)

WHAT IS CREATIVITY

Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. If you have ideas but don’t act on them, you are imaginative but not creative.

The Importance of Teacher Education Programs by Amrita Tejpal

Why it is important to have in-service agencies in teacher education programs?

It is possible that a teacher has completed his or her training and college education without learning new techniques. When this happens, the material becomes mundane, and does not adequately incorporate new techniques and technology that may be available. Today, teacher education programs offer teachers ways to keep their classrooms and curriculum fresh, exciting, and highly educational. They also teach new teaching styles, and offer further teacher education certification.

More and more states are now mandating teacher education programs, and teacher unions are now on board with these educational tools as well. These new programs have shown a great deal of benefit, such as the ability to earn teacher education certification, improve their general skills, improve overall organization, improve time management, improve educational technology knowledge, and learn ways to better motivate students. All of these aspects have been shown to result in better student grades, and a higher level of classroom interest.

It should come as no surprise that if a student better understands the subject material, and is taught in a more efficient way, they will flourish both in and out of the classroom, and even help to achieve better rankings for their school. Creating a setting that interests students, makes them feel comfortable, and encourages them to participate in classroom activities and ask questions, leads to a more effective lesson, and greater overall learning.

By providing teachers with teacher education programs they are able to continue their own educations, gain vital skills that they may not have been able to learn while taking college courses, and stay current with new techniques. Not only is it critical for teachers to know their material, they must also be able to help students in order for them to truly succeed. These programs provide just that, educating teachers on the best ways to instruct and motivate students for the best possible outcomes.

Role of NCERT in Indian Education( BY AAKASH SINGH)

Role of NCERT in Indian Education:

• NCERT organizes / conducts various programmes with respect to Research, Development, Training, Extension-services, publishing study - material, and evaluation.

• It aims at qualitative improvement of school - education.

• It aims at qualitative improvement of school - education rather than quantitative expansion.

• It wants to make our education relevant to national objectives and social needs.

• Besides researches conducted at NIE, NCERT offers financial aid to research projects of the teachers.

• It also organizes summer Institutes to school teachers and teacher  educators for attaining their professional growth. Through these measures NCERT wants to achieve qualitative improvement in Education.

POSTED BY: AAKASH SINGH

National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)(BY: AAKASH SINGH)

National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) :

Kothari commission Report (1964-66) criticized Teacher Education Programme being conventional, rigid and away from reality. 

Objectives :

• To work especially towards planned and coordinated development of teacher-education.

• To improve the standard and functioning of teacher-educators.

Functions :

According to the Act 1993, NCTE performs the following functions :

• Undertake survey and studies relating to various aspects of teacher-education and publish the results. 

• Making recommendations to the center and State government Universities, the U.G.C and other institutions in the preparation of plans and programmme’s in the field of teacher education.

• Coordinating and monitoring teacher education and its development in the country.

• Preparing a guideline with regard to minimum qualifications for the candidates to be employed as teacher- educators at different levels.

• Developing norms for any specified category of courses or training in teacher-education, including minimum eligibility criterion for admission.

• Preparing a guideline and specified requirements for starting new courses and programmes under teacher education.

POSTED BY: AAKASH SINGH

Need of Instructional Media in Education by Amrita Tejpal

 Instructional Media in Education

Instructional media encompasses all the materials and physical means an instructor might use to implement instruction and facilitate student's achievement of instructional objectives. This may include traditional materials such as chalkboards, handouts, charts, slides, overheads, real objects, and videotape or film, as well newer materials and methods such as computers, DVDs, CD-ROM's, the Internet, and interactive video conferencing. Why Use Instructional Media? A good aid is like a window, it should not call attention to itself, it should just let in the light. In general, you should use media whenever, in your best judgment, it can facilitate learning or increase understanding of your material. Of course, communicating to facilitate learning can be a challenging process, often requiring creative efforts to achieve a variety of implicit instructional goals .
Models for media selection range from simple procedures or algorithms to complex theoretical schemes. Some are based on the communication ‘channel’ being used (audio, video, etc) or the characteristics of the media itself. Other emphasize the learning outcomes being addressed, while still others focus on learner attributes or educational theory or the teaching-learning process. Probably all of these factors are worthy of consideration. Strauss and Frost (1999) identify nine key factors that should influence media selection: institutional resource constraints, course content appropriateness, learner characteristics, professor attitudes and skill levels, course learning objective,  learning relationships, learning location, time (synchronous versus asynchronous), and media richness level.   

Communication (By Aman Sapehia) Roll No.2

Meaning Of Communication:

 The term communication originated from latin word "communis" which means common. So communication means exchange of ideas, knowledge, feelings, information, etc., from one person to another.
Communication is anything that conveys meaning, that carries a message from one person to another.
Communication is the control of behaviour through descriptive and reinforcing stimuli.

Basic features of Communication:

1. It is a purposeful process which involves sources, messages, channels and receivers.
2. It involves interaction.
3. It occurs everywhere intentionally or unintentionally
4. It is continuous
5. It has content and relational aspect.
6. It is both digital (verbal) and analogic (nonverbal)            

Communication Process: the process has four components:

   a) Sender or Source
   b) Message or Signal
   c) Medium or Channel of communication
   d) Receiver

Types of Communication:

  a) Verbal Communication
  b) Non-verbal Communication

Factors Affecting Communication:

1. Technical Problems
2. Semantic Problems
3. Influential Problems
4. Physical Problems
5. Psychological Problems
6. Cultural differences