Thursday, February 21, 2013

55. Vision for a New BEd. Curriculum


 
[Kerala University English Teacher Educator’s Forum - KUETEF]

Discussions are under way for finalizing the  new  BEd. Curriculum.  Many minds are at work.  Even before the  discussions commenced on the afternoon of  13 February 2013,   the following  based on  the  opinions drawn from teacher educators on 02 February 2013  had already been  listed:

* Designing Curriculum to meet the challenges of 21st century
* Visioning teacher as a Techno-pedagogue for facilitating the demands of knowledge generating society.
* Development of teacher competencies
* Education as a social experience
* Emphasizing  the four pillars of Education
* Complementarity of theory and practice
* Equipping the  teachers for meeting  the changing demands of  the school system
* Inputs for the development of professionalism in teaching

In the ensuing discussion the  following too  were added to the list:

* Adapting a Value, Skill, Knowledge (VSK) paradigm
* A competency-based  curriculum
* An evidence-based performance  evaluation of teacher education
* Problem-based and culture-centric curriculum
* Process-oriented, Action Research-based training
* Inclusion of lateral skills
* Reflective practices in tune with cognitive practices


But  then   ‘vision’ as such,   is   an  ideal  which we intend to  realize! So it is necessary to  suggest  ways of  achieving  the ‘vision’ through a series  of objectives.

Do feel free to   comment on the  ensuing discussion…

Dr. C. Praveen
Secretary, KUETEF

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