M.A.(Geography), M.Sc.(Chemistry)

SANSKAR COLLEGE is approved by the PDDUSU, Sikar and Rajasthan State Government. It is planned to equip student-teachers with the basic knowledge and skills of sciences, social sciences, humanities and education. Such knowledge and skills would help teachers to teach in the 21st century classroom of upper primary and secondary school students and address issues concerning their development as global citizens.

Programme Educational Objectives:

• To integrate general studies comprising science, social science humanities and professional studies to provide a strong foundation to future teachers.
• To maintain a balance between theoretical and practical components of the programme, thus representing a wide knowledge base of a school teacher.
• To train teachers for upper primary and secondary stages of school education.

Programme Outcome

On completion of this course, the graduates will be able to:

• Analyze the secondary school curriculum of various schools affiliated to different Boards.
• Make use of subject specific pedagogical knowledge and skills
• Practice skills and approaches for enhancing understanding of subject matter knowledge to be taught in secondary schools.
• Appreciate the role of teacher in prevailing socio-cultural and political systems in general and education system in particular.

Programme Highlights

• To initiate the discourse on education by organizing seminars, debates, lectures and discussion groups for student-teachers.
• To organize inter institutional activities for student-teachers on themes of educational significance and also make them participate in such events. A participatory teaching approach is adopted to help student-teachers develop reflective thinking and questioning skills.
• To provide strong professional base through diverse educational experiences.

Course overview

Overview

Enlightened, emancipated and empowered teachers lead communities and nation towards better and higher quality of life. Teachers are expected to create social cohesion, national integration and learning society. They disseminate knowledge and also generate new knowledge therefore, it becomes essential for any nation to give necessary professional inputs to its teachers. The candidates are encouraged to flourish an environment that promotes value and technology based society.

Objective

• To systematize experiences and strengthen the professional competency of in-service teachers.
• To imbibe the knowledge and develop understanding of various methods and approaches of organizing learning experiences of secondary school students.
• To develop skills required in selection and organizing learning experiences.
• To understand the nature of the learner and of learning processes
• To develop skills involved in dealing with the academic and personal problems of learners.
• To acquire knowledge and develop understanding about the various procedures and techniques of evaluation and their classroom application.
• To develop skills involved in selecting, developing and using evaluation tools.
• To provide knowledge and develop understanding about various aspects of school management.
• To develop competencies for organizing various instructional and student-support activities.
• To develop an appreciation of the role of the teacher in the prevailing socio-cultural and political context in general, and the educational system in particular.