Existing Teacher Education

There are two forms of Teacher Education----Pre service and In-service. The aim of one is to prepare an individual for the  profession, while the aim of the other is to update a teacher in accordance with the challenges of education.

The pre-service –curriculum currently focuses on learning about various pedagogic methods and techniques and never allows or puts a teacher educator into any challenging situation to prove the truth of all what he has said.

There is no construction and reconstruction of the learning experiences. Assessment is based purely on the ability of telling and explaining, not on doing things in similar situations or making things environmentally appropriate.

The in-service part of the teacher education is almost a routine work. The teachers, who are called for orientation without any concern over whether they need such trainings at all or not, mostly do not apply or haveto apply the concepts in real class-room situations.

Our Forward Look

A New Era of Curriculum development to begin from West Bengal to address the oft-spoken, so far unanswered questions like,

who a quality teacher is

what makes an innovative and reflective teacher

For whom a teacher works

How to give effect to the concept of inclusive Education in the real classroom situations

How to address the diverse cultural background and multi lingual set up in classrooms

How to accommodate the children with special needs

How to address the problem of out of school children

How to put the out of school children in to the mainstream of education

How to reach the last out of school student and put him/her into the focus