TYPES AND AIMS OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

TYPES AND AIMS OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION Dr. Goutam Patra Govt. College of Education, Banipur

Teacher Education reaches teachers at different Level of Education: 6000 Teachers training Inst, DIETs, CTEs, IASEs, SCERTs, NCERTs, Human Resource Dev. Center/UGC 1. Pre Primary 2. Primary 3. Secondary 4. Higher Education All Types covers in Pre Service and In-Service Training

Characteristics of Pre-Primary Stage • Pre-Primary stage is not the stage 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, peerlearning

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