The Educational Ecstasy

 As part of B.Ed curriculum, there are two teaching phases, one in semester 3 and the other one in semester four. Teaching practice is regarded as that phase where the student teachers get mould into teachers. It is the practical application of the theory learnt in the first two semesters. The teaching practice started on 21st August 2024 and a group of 10 student teachers were allotted to BNV Vocational and Higher Secondary School.The leader of the group is Saranya of Social Science optional. We gathered there at 9.00 am and signed the attendance book infront of the HM. She gave us directions and also the duties to be done. I was assigned the class 8 B and most the time was spent for getting familiarised with the students. I started the lesson The Little Round Red House by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey but couldn't complete the lesson plan. We got accustomed with the surroundings of the school and the discipline duties to be carried out.  The next day, I completed the lesson plan an...

 As part of B.Ed curriculum, student teachers must take classes to the peer group and they are supposed to judge the student teacher based on some predetermined criteria. Teacher educator provided the instructions and allotted the time table. It was conducted in 2 days on 26 th and 27 th of July.  I took the class on 27th of July and I was assigned the Advance organiser model. I chose the grammar portion Concord and used the knowledge of subject and verb as the advance organiser. The teaching aids used include chart, cards, activity cards, and ppt. I started the class by informally interacting with the students and also mentioned the day importance. Then, I moved on to presenting the advance organiser. I taught 3 rules of Concord and gave suitable exercises.  The reviews given by the student teachers and the teacher educator were of mostly positive ones. The teacher educator appreciated each effort and mentioned about the lesson plan, ppt and chart. The peer group also ga...