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Unit 19: Internship in Teaching—Organisation, Supervision

• The success of any educational system depends, largely, upon the qualities of teachers. The Notes
teacher education institutions play a very important role in improving the system of education
by educating teachers.
• Before the student teacher starts actual teaching in schools, it is necessary to give him a
general background of some significant spheres of teaching so that he may attain a good
mental preparation.
• The main purpose of demonstration lessons is to expose the student teachers to certain
teaching situations.
• Some training institutions arrange before practice teaching some do after initially starting
the practice teaching.
• The demonstration lessons should preferably be delivered in the training colleges rather
than in the schools.
• The main responsibility of supervision falls on teacher educators. The whole faculty is
involved in the supervision of Student-Teaching The Regional College of Education employ
three groups of personnel for supervision in the internship activities of student teacher.
• We prepare teacher for primary and secondary schools, so teaching practice is organized in
secondary schools. Only such schools be selected for Student-Teaching whose principals are
willing to cooperate and extend facilities for student teachers.
• Supervision is a very important aspect of Student-Teaching. Supervision means to stimulate
and direct the growth of student teacher. It consists of the guidance and evaluation of the
activities of student teacher. The right type of supervision is crucial to make an efficient and
effective teacher. The supervision of Student-Teaching brings the improvement in
instructional activities of student teacher by familiarizing with various techniques and
practical skills in teaching.
• Teaching is an art as well as science. A trainee needs the help and guidance of teacher
educators. The student teacher has to learn to plan his lesson, to organize the contents of his
teaching in a logical and coherent way according to the level of his students and so many
other things.
• Both organization and supervision of Student-Teaching aim at bringing improvement in the
instructional activities of student teachers. Proper organization of supervisory activities is
necessary.

19.6 Keywords

• Organization : A group of people who form a business, club etc. together in order to
achieve a particular aim.
• Supervision : The phenomenon in which a person/or group of person keeps vigil of
somebody/something and make sure that everything.
• Internship : A particular time period duration in which a student or new graduate
who is gettiing practical experience in a job.

19.7 Review Questions

1. Define the term student-Teaching.
2. Discuss the objectives of (Student teaching).
3. Describe the organisation of student teaching
4. Explain the plan for supervision of student teaching.
5. What is the current procedure of supervision ?

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