REFLECTION ON SCHOOL EXPERIENCE: As a part of the B.Ed curriculum, our second phase of teaching practise of 50days started on 8.11.2017, Wednesday. Eight teacher trainees alloted to Sabarigiri Higher Secondary School were NATURAL SCIENCE: 1.Akhila Lal B.S 2. Neena Gopakumar ENGLISH 1. Arathy L.R 2. Sutharya Sugathan 3. Thrishna Akhil SOCIAL SCIENCE: 1. Rahulkumar 2. Seenamol V. P MATHEMATICS 1. Laya. We reached the school on the first day at 8.30a.m like the first phase. Headmaster of the school Sri.Shamsudeen Sir was on leave on the first day. But when we went to meet him to hand over the permission letter for teaching practice, he had instructed us to reach the school in time and collect timetable from the respective teachers. He mentioned that a slight change was made in our staffroom. It was shifted to the second floor. He told that he will meet us when he is back. As instructed, we reached the school on time and went to our new staffroom. There was a change in timetable and therefore we collected the same from our subject teachers. Assembly was not conducted this week. Practice for sub jilla kalolsavam was being conducted in the school during the afternoon session in second floor. The school had participants for group items such as Oppana, Group dance , Group song and for single items such as Monoact, Light music. Substitution classes were given mostly in L.P and U.P classes. The Xth standard was divided into two divisions A and B. Classrooms were changed as a disciplinary action by the Head master. School dispersed in the evening at 3.30 pm after prayer and national anthem.
CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: According to the new timetable, I had two classes in standard VIII and 3classes in std IX every week. I didnot have class on the first day of teaching practice that is , Wednesday. But I went for substitution to class IV.A which was next to our staffroom in the fourth period. I gave them dictation in Malayalam. During the afternoon session, I went to Sulabha Madam's class so that I can learn how she makes the Xth standard students attendive in her class. Class was taken on the first topic, Criterias for classification from my teaching manual record for class VIII students on Thursday from the unit, Why Classification using activity method. On Friday, different excretory organs were taught to the students of class IX using concept attainment model from the unit To maintain homeostasis. No extra curricular activities other than the practice for kalolsavam were conducted in the school this week. Daily diary and reflective journal were completed accordingly.
OVERALL REFLECTION ON CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE: Students of VIIIth standard and IXth standard were given lesson plan oriented activity based and concept attainment model based classroom experiences. One lesson plan of standard VIII and one lesson plan of standard IX were completed effectively. One chart and cutouts showing different organisms and cutout showing the dialogue shown in the textbook was prepared for class VIII and chart showing positive and negative examples and unlabelles examples were used in class IX. Students were given followup activities like write down a description on the criterias used for classification and to construct a table showing the list of excretory organs in man and their excretory products.
