Field Visit (2 Weeks)

The prospective teacher educators shall visit and write reflective reports on anyone of the Teacher Education Institutions that are engaged in developing innovative curriculum and pedagogic practice, educational policy planning, educational management and administration etc.

Dissertation Preliminary Work

Problem identification; tool/instrument selection/ construction; conduct of pilot study related to the title of dissertation of the prospective teacher- educators and the same should be submitted as a record during the Practical Examination.

Communication Skills I: Expository Writing

The Prospective Teacher – Educators shall write the conceptual framework related to the problem/topic chosen for the dissertation and present it in the form of seminars for discussions and suggestions. The record of the same need to be submitted during the Practical Examination.

Self – Development : Yoga

The Prospective Teacher – Educators shall demonstrate and conduct five sessions of yoga teaching to practice Yoga by the students of the cooperative schools. Proceeding of these activities has to be recorded and the same has to be submitted on the days of Practical Examination.

Viva-voce:

The prospective teacher educators should submit the data collection materials, master table, analysis output and the completed dissertation during the Viva voce Examination.

Field-based Internship in the Co-operative Schools (1 Week)

The prospective teacher educators shall observe the teaching and other co-curricular activities of student - teachers both at Level I & II in the co-operative schools and submit their reflective records during the Practical Examination.

Field based Internship in the Teacher Education Institutions (3 Weeks)

Each prospective teacher educator should be attached with their Parent Teacher Education Institution or any one of the Teacher Education Institutions for field immersion for a period of 3 weeks continuously to undertake the following activities. The prospective teacher educators shall be engaged handling 12 classes during the field immersion @ 4 classes per week in their Parent Teacher Education Institution or nearby Teacher Education Institutions affiliated to TNTEU, offering B.Ed programme .Each prospective teacher ed ucator should submit their field attachment appraisal reports duly endorsed by the mentor as well as by the Head of the Institution, where he/she is attached with and the same should be submitted at the time of Practical Examination.

Communication Skills:

Academic Writing Presentation of one research article related to the dissertation title/topic of the prospective teacher educators in the research colloquium of the respective Teacher Education Institution and the same should be submitted during the Practical Examination.

Hands on Training

The prospective teacher educators shall prepare a master table based on the data collected and the data shall be statistically analyzed using any relevant software. The output of the data should be submitted during the Viva-voce Examination.