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Unit 4: Aims and Objectives of Teacher Education at Elementary Level

Facilitator Notes
• Facilitates learning by being creative and organized in planning daily classes.
• Plan appropriate programme for exceptional students those need extra help.
Evaluator
• Continue to set and correct homework.
• Evaluate students progress and discuss results with students, parents and other teachers.
• Participates in staff meeting, workshops for continuing professional development.
Guide and Counsellor
• Give guidance for the development.
• Act as a role model.
• Prepares for secondary school.

Competencies Required
Personal
• Physically sound
• Academically fit
• Active and energetic
• Aware of self
• Socially warm and friendly
• Intellectually love for teaching
Professional
• Ability to try out innovative methods of teaching.
• Appropriate teaching skills.
Social
• Develops inter personal and interactive skills.

The intelligence and personality of a child is already formed by the time he reaches
at age 8.

Self Assessment

1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Primary school teachers are also known as ............................ .
(ii) Indian government lays emphasis to primary education upto the age of ...................... .
(iii) Teacher plans and deliver activities that meet .................... needs.
(iv) Teacher ................. learning by being creative and organized in planning daily classes.

4.2 Norms and Standards for Elementary Teacher Education
Programme

1. Preamble: The elementary teacher education programme is meant for preparing teachers for
elementary schools (primary and upper primary / middle).
2. Duration and Intake:
(a) The elementary teacher education programme shall be of duration of two academic years.

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