National Sahodaya Conference- 2010

Managing Change for Better Learning

Formative Learning in Professional Development programmes

Mallika Mani
Srikriti- The Teacher Education Centre, Chennai
What does CBSE hope CCE will do?
 Pedagogy
Knowledge
Skills
Inclusive
Beliefs
Improved
performance
CCE

Learning
Outcomes
 Profound Changes in :
1. Structure: Processes &Systems
2. Knowledge and Skill sets
3. Teacher Beliefs and Thinking
 Teacher Knowledge and Skills

 identify precise objectives for every FA activity

 design FA activities using Active Learning
 design simple rubrics, collect data
 make sense of the collected data
 give developmental feedback & map progress
 maintain documentation
 reflect and redesign their teaching
 Teacher Survey

15%

20%

65%

Left the option blank Did not like the role

No role as assessor
FA in Teacher Development Programmes

Plan

Feedback
Improve
suport

REFLECT Teach

Observe
debrief
 My draft plan came back with
Teacher- learner feedback graffiti all over! I was devastated. It
post FA was difficult to accept that I had
made so many mistakes. But as I
went through the faculty comments
and suggestions everything fell in
place gradually. My final version
was a lot better.
The practice session of course threw
up a lot of surprises. But by now I
had understood that it was ok if I did
not have a perfect class! It was
important that I was reflecting and
learning….

Mallika Raja
 My Argument

Teacher Education has to replicate

what we expect teachers to do in their
classes to improve achievement
If we don’t…
CCE may remain a top to bottom
reform agenda and not a bottom up
change
 Thank you!

Mallika Mani
Srikriti- The Teacher Education Centre
Chennai
91-44-24990529/3611 www.srikriti.in