Report on Teaching Practice: School Internship Phase II
INTRODUCTION
Due to the closure of schools as a result of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the School Internship Phase 2 programme has been conducted in a blended mode comprising both online and offline classes. The School Internship was split into two sections: Peer teaching and Face-to-face teaching. Peer teaching was further split into Offline peer teaching and Online peer teaching.
1. Offline Peer Teaching
Peer teaching was conducted from 25th January 2021 to 8th February2021 at H.K.M. College. Among 15 lessons, 11 lessons were taught through offline mode.
The lessons taught include:
- Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
- Rocks
- Weathering
- Soil Evolves
- Soil for Sustenance
- Legislature in India
- Rajya sabha and Lok sabha
- Functions of parliament
- Executive and President
- Atmospheric Composition and
- Changing atmospheric condition
Experiences/Reflection
Student-teachers became familiar and adaptive to the peer teaching sessions within two-three days. Apart from a few minor mistakes the sessions were effective. Implementing new ways to present the teaching learning materials can be highly effective to draw and sustain the attention of students. Teacher should take deliberate efforts to make classroom student-centred. Learner-friendly study materials should be included. Increased participation from students results in increased learning.
2. Online Peer Teaching
Among 15 lessons, 4 lessons were taken online on 4th February 2021 and 6th February 2021 using Google meet.
The lessons taught include:
- Money bill, Other functions of Parliament
- Sessions of Parliament, State Legislature
- Vice president, Prime minister, and
- Judiciary in India
Experiences/Reflection
Online teaching is challenging at times. However, students' attention can be earned by using a variety of teaching aids and different strategies. Multimedia is an all-time favourite of students of all age group.
3. Face-to-face Online Teaching (Class 1 to 8)
For face-to-face teaching I got 8th grade students of NSMGHS Kottiyam. They were English Medium students. Total strength of the class was 18. The classes were taken from 9th February 2021to 24th February 2021.
The lessons taught include:
- Towards the Saptha sindhu region
- Life of People (aryans)
- Rigvedic Society
- Towards the Gangetic plain
- Rise of cities
- Towards an agrarian society
- Aryans in Sapata SIndhu region and in Gangetic plains
- Formation of new ideas
Experiences/Reflection
In this era of technology, children literally born with smart phones in their hands. There is an information explosion and its spread every where. As teacher is not the only source of information to todays' kids, teacher should master technological skills and additional abilities to guide students properly. Teacher can succeed only if he/she is able to provide a better learning experience to students rather than merely transacting the content from the textbooks.
4. Face-to-face Online Teaching (Class 9 to 15, Achievement and Diagnostic tests)
The lessons taught include:
- Buddhism in India
- Buddhism Centres, Contributions
- Jainism
- Mahajanapadas
- Magadha
- Foreign relations
- Persians and Macedonians in India
Experiences/Reflection
Teaching practice was a very good experience. It helped to improve teaching skills, teaching competence and content knowledge. Assessment and evaluation through online mode was challenging but technological challenges had technological solutions. We got ample opportunities to interact with school children which gave us confidence to manage classes. Our peers and teachers helped us to improve our knowledge and skills.
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