Year Plan
ICT Links
Unit One: Concept of Learning
https://www.tetsuccesskey.com/2015/01/learning-concept-nature-characteristics-process.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYHoVttDQS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYHoVttDQS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8syPs2qaWZ4 (Factors affecting attention)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6jFPMY974
https://www.simplypsychology.org/learning-kolb.html (Kolb's Cycle)
Unit Two : Theories of Learning: (Principles & Educational Implications)
(a) Behaviorist Theories: Classical & Operant Conditioning
Play a game based on Classical Conditioning Theory https://educationalgames.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/pavlov/pavlov.html
Operant Conditioning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEYxfQr_pio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpdbDKggZoY
b) Cognitive Theories: Bruner & Ausubel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54P2_-GlaZ0&t=6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ESb1RGZ7g
c) Social Learning Theories: Bandura & Vygotsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PK6h3ZKb6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-dWOpP60Ig&t=210s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr9zDIhhpC4
Unit 3: Expanding Horizons of Learning:
a) Learning for Transfer: Concept, Types (Low-Road or Substantive Transfer & High Road or Procedural Transfer) & Promoting Transfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjP6LjGaag
https://www.slideshare.net/brinallopes/low-road-and-high-road-transfer
b) Group Dynamics , Sociometry and educational Implications
https://www.hoopandtree.org/cons_sociometry_introduction.pdf
c) Bruce Tuckman’s Revised Model for Group Development: Five Phases & Role of Teacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRYRZg8YSso
Unit 4: Teaching for All:
a) Educational needs of differently abled learners: Characteristics & role of education (strategies) in case of: Learners with learning disabilities Learners with Hyperactivity & Attention Disorders Gifted Learners
https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/
https://www.ldexplained.org/
b) Differentiated Instruction: Concept, Characteristics / Key Features & Strategies
https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-differentiated-instruction
c) Multi-Cultural Education: Concept, James Bank’s Five Dimensions of MCE, Implications of MCE in the Indian Context
https://education.uw.edu/cme/view
https://www.learner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/3.Multiculturalism.pdf (interview with James Banks)
Unit 5: Teaching for Effective Learning
a) Reflective and Critical Thinking: Meaning & Educational Implications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJ1bqXUnIM (critical thinking)
https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/ld.php?content_id=23073792 (Reflective thinking)
b) Creativity and Problem Solving: Meaning, Process & Promoting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ilYdh5j-w&t=258s (Problem based learning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfQyiS7A_oc (Creativity)
c) Meta-cognition: Meaning, Components & Strategies
Metacognition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnF0woHUPR0)
Unit 6: Teaching as a Profession
a) Professionalism in Teaching: Concept & Principles; and Importance of Academic Freedom
https://ijisrt.com/assets/upload/submitted_files/1564686791.pdf
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/academic-freedom/0/steps/44152
b) Evolving Roles of Teacher: Instructional Expert, Manager, Counselor and Practitioner-Researcher
https://hundred.org/en/articles/the-evolving-role-of-the-teacher
c) Professional Competencies for Classroom Management: Prevention, Intervention & Remediation: 1. Prevention: (Establishing & Maintaining Effective Learning Environment), 2. Intervention: (Rules and Consequences of Stopping Misbehaviour, the Need to Stop & Train), 3. Remediation: (Developing Student Responsibility & Self-Control, Remediating chronic Behavioural Problems, Gordon Model of Self-discipline
https://sarahganly1.medium.com/gordons-theories-on-discipline-in-the-classroom-84a6cd8b2d9d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnpmMEOv-Fk
Multi modal approach used
Workshop on Critical Thinking
A workshop on Critical Thinking was organised by Ms Sonia Bombacha on 25 July 2023. The students participated in activities to understand the dimensions of critical thinking. They were given situations where they had to analyse the case and present their views with critical thinking in view. Impediments in the way of critical thinking were also discussed.
Workshop on Differentiated Instruction
On 31 July 2023, Ms Sanika Asolkar organised a workshop on Differentiated Instruction for the students of FYBEd. Students understood the meaning and need for Differentiated Instruction and participated in activities to develop strategies for differentiated instruction. These included RAFT strategy, differentiated assessment, cubing , anchor charts and use of Multiple Intelligences.