2. Meaning of Teacher Education
National Council for Teacher Education
“Teacher Education - A programme of education, research
and training of persons to teach from pre-primary to
higher education level”.
Goods Dictionary of Education
“Teacher Education - All the formal and non-formal
activities and experiences that help to qualify a person to
assume responsibilities of a member of the educational
profession or to discharge his responsibilities more
effectively”.
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3. Elements of Teacher Education
Teaching
Skills
Professional Pedagogical
Skills Theory
Teacher
Education
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4. Nature of Teacher Education
 Teacher education is a continuous process .
 Teacher education is based on the theory that
―Teachers are made, not born.
 Teacher education is broad and comprehensive.
 It is ever-evolving and dynamic.
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5. Nature of Teacher Education, cont’d..
 The crux of the entire process .
 The teacher education curriculum has a knowledge
base .
 Teacher education has become differentiated into
stage-specific programmes.
 Involves an interdependence of its Inputs, Processes
and Outputs .
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6. Teacher Education Reform Perspectives:
Past and Present
 The Education Commission (1964-66) discussed at
length various issues related to teacher education.
 The National Commission on Teachers Education
(1983-85) recommended five-year integrated courses
and internship.
 The National Policy on Education (NPE) (1986)
recommended the overhaul of teacher education to
impart it a professional orientation and referred to the
same concerns voiced by the earlier Committees.
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7. Vision of teacher education according to NCFTE
2009
 Teachers need to be prepared to care for children.
 Teachers need to view learners as active participants .
 Teacher education must engage with theory along with
field experiences .
 Teachers need to be trained in organizing learner-
centred, activity based, participatory learning
experiences.
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8. Vision of teacher education according to NCFTE
2009, cont’d
 Teacher education should engage teachers with the
curriculum, syllabi and textbooks .
 Teacher education should provide opportunity to
students and teachers for reflection and independent
study .
 The programme should engage teachers with children
in real contexts.
 The programme should help teachers or potential
teachers to develop social sensitivity and
consciousness and finer human sensibilities.
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9. Vision of teacher education according to NCFTE
2009, cont’d
 Teacher education programmes need to broaden the
curriculum .
 Teacher education programmes need to help teachers
appreciate the potential of hands-on experience .
 Teachers need to re-conceptualize citizenship
education in terms of human rights and approaches of
critical pedagogy.
 The evaluation protocol needs to be comprehensive .
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10. Teacher education curriculum should provide
appropriate and critical opportunities to student
teachers
 Observe and engage with children.
 Understand the self and others.
 Develop habits and the capacity for self-directed
learning.
 Engage with subject content.
 Develop professional skills in pedagogy, observation,
documentation, analysis and interpretation, drama,
craft, story-telling and reflective inquiry.
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11. The curricular areas of quality teacher
preparation
 Foundations of Education
 Curriculum and Pedagogy
 School Internship
Together, these areas constitute the common core
curriculum .
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12. Preparing quality teacher for the 21st century
 The curricula should take cognisance of the ever-
changing needs of society.
 The content of the curricula should take account of the
21st century classroom.
 To control disruptive behaviour of students in the
classroom.
 Teacher education curricula should be inclusive .
 . Emphasis should be on democratic principles and
practices.
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13. References:
 Mohanty Sunil Behari, A Review of National Curriculum Framework for
Teacher Education: Towards Preparing Professional and Humane Teacher;
ISRJ, New Delhi ,National Council for Teacher Education, 2009, P. 93.
Retrieved from http://www.isrj.net/PublishArticles/1018.aspx on 8.12.12.
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 NCTE (2009a) National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education 2009
(Draft for Discussion). Retrieved from
 NCTE (2009b) National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education:
Towards Preparing Professional and Humane Teacher. Author, New Delhi.
Retrieved from http://www.teindia.nic.in/reforming_TE.aspx on 08.12.12
 NCTE -NCERT (2006) Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education(Draft).
NCTE, New Delhi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Curriculum_Framework_for_Teacher_
Education retrieved on 08.12.12.
 National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) (1998) NCTE Document New
Delhi, Published by Member Secretary, NCTE Retrieved from
http://www.mu.ac.in/myweb_test/ma%20edu/Teacher%20Education%20-
%20IV.pdf on 08.12.12
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14. THANK YOU
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