Classroom Pedagogy

 

Unit 1: Introduction to Pedagogy           (5)

1.1        Meaning of pedagogy  

1.2        Behaviorist, cognitivist, constructivist theories of learning

1.3        Teacher centered and student centered

1.4        Inclusive methods

Unit 2: Teacher, Learners and Classroom  (7)                                            

2.1       Teacher

2.1.1    Qualities of a good teacher

2.1.2    Teacher in interactive  classroom

2.2       Learners

2.2.1    Learning style

2.2.2    Diversity

2.3       Classroom ecology

2.3.1    Concept: physical and non-physical aspects

2.3.2    Seating arrangement

2.3.3    Classroom display

2.3.4    Class organization: Subject, Grade, Multi-grade multi-level (MGML)

Unit 3: Instructional planning                  (4)                  

3.1       Need for plan and lesson structuring: preparatory, delivery and consolidation

3.2       Types of plans – Annual, unit and daily

3.3       Individualized education plan

 

Unit 4: Teacher Centered Methods          (5 )

4.1  Direct instruction

4.2  Concept teaching

4.3  Presenting and explaining

4.4  Preparation of  sample lesson plan

 

 

 

Unit 5: Student Centered methods          (20)

5.1       Learner engaged learning category

5.1.1    Concept

5.1.2    Strategies: Brainstorming, Think Pair Share, Directed Reading Activity, Prediction from Terms, Direct Listening Thinking Activity, Text Coding, Know Want to Learn Know – KWL, What? So what? Now what?, Verbalized Learning, Learning Stations

5.2       Cooperative learning category

5.2.1    Concept

5.2.2    Strategies: Paired Reading Paired Summarizing, Reciprocal Teaching, Read Summarize Question, Jigsaw, One Stay Others Stray, Mix Freeze Pair, Pens in the Middle, Pyramid Learning, Paragraph Expert, Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD)

5.3       Problem-based Learning category

5.3.1    Concept

5.3.2    Strategies: Identify Define Explore Act Look (IDEAL), Defining Understanding Planning Evaluating (DUPE), I-Search, Socratic Questioning

Unit 6: Review and Reflection              (7)

6.1       Concept

6.2       Strategies: Question Answer pair, Classify Categorize Organize, Relay, Guess Who?, Two Truths and A Lie, Snowballing, Question ball and Run to the Board

6.3       Reflective approaches