EXPERIENCES OF MY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AS A TEACHER TRAINEE

MY EXPERIENCES AT DARUL ULOOM VHSS PULLEPPADY

                               As per the requirements of B.Ed. curriculum, the student teachers got an opportunity to attend 4 months teaching practice. I have done my training at Darul Uloom VHSS Pulleppady from July 24 2019 to November 8 2019. As a teacher trainee I felt that this is the best opportunity I have received during the two year B.Ed. Programme. Because during this period we did a lot of activities that are related to what a teacher should know and do in their teaching life. I was so excited to take the classes. Initially I felt lack of confidence but after this programme I was able to develop my confidence level, teaching skill and competency with the help of my mentor teacher and course co-ordinator. As a part of this training I taught in higher secondary level and I learned to use a variety of teaching strategies and techniques. Following are the details of my activities at the school as a teacher trainee.

VALUE EDUCATION CLASSES:   

 Value education is the process by which people give moral values to each other. During my internship programme I got an opportunity to take value education classes for higher secondary students... I prepared lesson plans for the topics honesty and sacrifice and included classroom activities such as video presentation, gaming, and PowerPoint presentation, general discussion etc. the classes were very enactive and students gave feedback that they enjoyed the class as well it provoked their thoughts in various fields of their life.

CASE STUDY: 

The case study method is used for studying the behavioural problem of a maladjusted or deviant individual. The topic selected for the study was ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). The child I have selected for the study was not the only child who have similar problem in the classroom. In order to collect information regarding the child I have used several techniques like observation, interview, school records etc. Through this activity I was able to provide remedial measures to those students who face ADHD difficulties.

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ACTION RESEARCH: Action research is a formative study of progress commonly practiced by Teachers at school. The topic I have selected was ‘efficiency of doing accounting problems systematically’. I prepared an action plan for the improvement of students on doing accounting problems systematically. I used a variety of techniques to find out the reasons behind the problems and suggested methods to solve this problem. Through this activity I learned to identify common problems at schools and to find out methods to solve it.

UNIT PLAN: The unit plan provides guidelines for preparing lesson plan. As a part of my training I prepared unit plan of the chapter ‘business services’. The chapter was divided into ten main topics and planned activities, materials and learning strategies for each topic. Through this activity I understood the importance of preparing unit plan. This helped me to prepare the lesson plans effectively.

          

LESSON PLAN AND 

CLASSES:

During the internship programme I got an opportunity to teach business studies and accountancy for higher secondary students. I prepared 50 lesson plans and used variety of teaching strategies like video presentation, power point presentation, role play, dramatization, gaming, review, group discussion, general discussion etc. Through these classes I learned to use various teaching techniques and gained confidence in teaching.

LAC CLASSES: LAC refers to Language across the Curriculum. In order to acquaint the students with a foreign language I have planned two lesson plans from my subject in English language and taken the class by using English as medium of instruction. I had given due importance for the development of language skills like listening, speaking, reading and writing among students. This provided me the opportunity to develop the language skills of the students and myself.

CLUB ACTIVITIES: A Club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal. During my internship programme I have taken initiative to start a commerce club at the school. The club formation has been officially announced in the school assembly and club officials were selected in the first meeting .Debates, quiz, commerce exhibition, etc. were some of the activities performed under the leadership of commerce club officials. As a teacher trainee it was a great opportunity for me to take charge of a club in a school and I learned to organise and guide students to perform various activities.

SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL: Self-assessment is one of the most overlooked forms of explicit evaluation. In order to evaluate my performance as a teacher I prepared a self-assessment tool and distributed among my students. After analysing the results I understood that my performance was good and I found out the weak areas. Through this activity I was able to identify my strength and weaknesses in teaching.

PEER EVALUATION: Peer assessment is an educational activity in which students judge the performance of the peers. For this purpose I prepared a peer evaluation tool which includes various criteria’s for measuring the introduction of class, subject competency, learning materials, questions-answers, concluding session, class management, interaction with students, personality, methods and techniques etc. I observed two classes taken by my peers on commerce and mathematics. Through this activity I learned the criteria’s for evaluating the performance of a teacher and obtained insights about techniques to improve my performance as a teacher.

ACHIEVEMENT TEST: An achievement test is a test for developed skill or knowledge. To test the knowledge acquired by my students after teaching the unit ‘sub division of journal’ I had conducted an achievement test in first year commerce class. Initially I prepared the blue print of the question paper and with the help of that I prepared the question paper consisting of three sections and 25 marks. The test was administered and the results were analysed. From this I found that some students face difficulties in some sub units. Through this activity I understood how to prepare question paper and analyse the results obtained.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST: After the administration of achievement test I understood that some students were weak in certain areas of the unit. Analysis of the achievement test result helped me to find out the difficult topics and given remedial classes for weak students. Various teaching techniques like role play, power point presentation, brainstorming, problem solving, general discussion etc. Through this activity I understood the importance of remedial teaching and the methods and techniques that can be used for that purpose.

PHYSICAL, HEALTH, YOGA CLASSES:  During my internship program I prepared physical education, health education and yoga lesson plans on the topics which give importance to physical fitness, mental   and happiness. It was a great opportunity for me as a teacher student because I got much information about healthy life style and I was able to impart this knowledge to my students. Apart from usual classroom atmosphere these classes provided with different ambiance and helped me to create cordial relationship with my students.

CLASS ON ART FORMS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN INDIA:   Indian art form has a fascinating history and brings to the fore a range of viewpoints, issues, debates and methods. My class on art forms was consisting of art forms of states like Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. I prepared a lesson plan including the art forms of the above given states and details about cultural heritage if India. Learning strategies like power point presentation, video presentation, narration etc. were used during the class. The class was interesting and informative.

    

ORGANISING ACTIVITY ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION: To inculcate national integration, patriotism, and universal brotherhood among students a quiz competition was conducted under my initiative as a part of Independence Day celebrations. My confidence level, creativity and experience in organising activities at school increased as a result of this.

                     My internship programme at the school was a mind blowing experience for me. It provided me with insights to develop my teaching skill and personality as a teacher.