SRUTHY'S EDUTALES

  It was always my dream to become a teacher and I worked all these two years to bring out the best in me. Joining a B.Ed college was entirely different from other colleges because here I was able to meet a very different version of me, striving to attain perfection in whatever I did. The first year in college was the most happy period of my personal life because I rediscovered the old school girl and her charm within me again as I participated in more stage performances and other creative activities. Apart from theoretically imbibing the academic materials,  I enjoyed the activity based sessions in our college and those moments indirectly showed us the passion and vibrancy that a teacher has to hold inside her. The second year brought out another version in me, where I became a teacher to a large community of students. Though I taught only in the two classes during my first and second phase internship, I was able to understand more and more students and I rejoiced each moment...

 

  Innovative Works: An Overview  Increasingly, innovation in education at school is more than just a buzzword. It is fast becoming a way of learning and teaching for both students and teachers respectively. Innovation in education encourages students and teachers to research, explore, and use all the tools to uncover something new.  Innovation may be linked to positive changes in efficiency, productivity, quality, competitiveness and intellectual development. Through innovative work the teacher can improve students performance by providing group work opportunities and resources to innovate. It is necessary to create and nurture an environment of innovation. Description of my Innovative Works As a part of my teaching internship phase II, I prepared two innovative works that supported my students in getting a better understanding of the content selected along with generating interest and curiosity among learners. The first one was a working model spinning wheel which I name...

  This was the last and final week of our second phase teaching internship. The week also witnessed several important events associated with the co-curricular realm of the school. As I have planned earlier, I conducted my achievement test,  the Thursday of this week. On Wednesday,  I took approval from my mentor teacher regarding the same and after that, I printed question papers for the test to be given to the students. Majority of my students attended the test well. The time table for the Onam exam was also given on the same day. I have also completed the second prose lesson in the unit, 'The Little Round Red House ', by Caroline Bailey and there are only two short poems to be completed from the unit.  On the 4th and 5th of this week, the school conducted its Annual Sports Meet and it was like a celebration of the athletic spirit and talent of the students. We witnessed the competitions of different teams and the meet was altogether a new experience for us. August ...