Two Days Pre - service Teachers’ Training Workshop on Curriculum Planning and Curriculum Reform

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Under the MHRD Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching

Introduction:

Education is a very important instrument that helps build not only an individual but the society as a whole. For the smooth functioning and a better outcome of the individual and the society as a whole and through education, there a re various components that must be integrated and work ed together. One such component plays a very prominent part in bringing the totality in the outcome of education. This very important component is the curriculum. The curriculum is the totality of learning experiences provided to students so that they can attain general skills and knowledge at a variety of learning sites (Marsh & Willis, 2003). Hence, curriculum is all the learning of students which is planned by and directed by the school to attain its educational goals (Tyler, 1949). The curriculum is the backbone of what is t o be learned and experienced by the students with the help of the school facilitators to bring a holistic development of the students in the different school levels.

Two Days Pre - service Teachers’ Training Workshop on Curriculum Planning and Curriculum Reform Under the MHRD Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Introduction: Education is a very important instrument that helps build not only an individual but the society as a whole. For the smooth functioning and a better outcome of the individual and the society as a whole and through education, there a re various components that must be integrated and work ed together. One such component plays a very prominent part in bringing the totality in the outcome of education. This very important component is the curriculum. The curriculum is the totality of learning experiences provided to students so that they can attain general skills and knowledge at a variety of learning sites (Marsh & Willis, 2003). Hence, curriculum is all the learning of students which is planned by and directed by the school to attain its educational goals (Tyler, 1949). The curriculum is the backbone of what is t o be learned and experienced by the students with the help of the school facilitators to bring a holistic development of the students in the different school levels. Making of a good curriculum requires great input from all the people concerned, during it s development and various other important stages. The people who could give a maximum input to fabricating a great curriculum needs to have the capability to do it. Teachers who are teaching in the field are very important participants who could give first hand knowledge and experience so that a great and need - based curriculum could be shaped. The skill of developing a good curriculum is also needed for the pre - service teachers so that when they go to the field of teaching and learning, they could apply the skill that they have been equipped with. Thus, the need and call to train the pre - service teachers in the same line is mandatory so that they are exposed to various stages of curriculum development and enhanced with the skill of making a great curriculum for the learners.

Objectives of the Training Workshop:

The objectives of the training workshop are as follows:

1. To prepare pre-service teachers with ability to plan school curriculum.
2. To equip pre-service teachers with competence of curriculum reform.

Details of Training Workshop:

The details of the training workshop are laid down below:

Programme proposed to be organised: Two Day Training Workshop

Title of the Programme: Two Days Pre-service Teachers’ Training Workshop on
(a) Curriculum Planning and
(b) Curriculum Reform

Venue: Department of Education, NEHU, Shillong

Date and Duration of the Programme: 27th and 30th August 2019.

Name, Designation and Address of Programme Coordinator:
Dr Rihunlang Rymbai,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Education,
NEHU, Shillong

Participants: Pre-service Teachers’ 

Note:
There is no TA/DA. The Dept of Education, NEHU will provide workshop Kit & Working lunch and refreshment (morning and evening) to all the participants.

Implications:
The  training  workshop  aims  to  be  carried  out  to  equip  the  target  group  with  skill  and  ability  to
contribute to the field of curriculum development.

Dr Rihunlang Rymbai Assistant Professor & Programme Coordinator Department of Education, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya

Prof S. M. Sungoh Professor & Convenor (PMMMNMTT) Department of Education, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya

 

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