now we are doing our project works.

We copmleted our teaching practice of the fourth semester on 8 February 2017. During this week I conducted achievement test. Abhirami A.S and Kavya Varnan of 8 B got 24marks in the examination. And I discussed the errors with students and provided them remedies for the mistakes made. Then I revised the lessons "My Grandmother's House." On Tuesday Sheeja miss came to school and observed our class. I conducted diagnostic test too. I took class on Synectic model. It was related to rose. On 8, the last day of our teaching practice I distributed the paper of diagnostic test and I revised all the topics. Due to strike today there was no class. We distributed sweets for students and teachers of the institution.
                       During this week I conducted innovative class of the poem "My Grandmother's House." I teach them images using different models and pictures. Students respondd well in the class and they identified the various images used in the poem.

INNOVATIVE WORK 2

INNOVATION: Use of images and pictures to teach images in the  poem "My Grandmother's House" by Kamala Surayya.

Name of the teacher : Laya.S                                                                     Standard: VIII

Name of the school: Govt. Model H. S for Girls, Kollam                            Strength :30/47

Name of the subject :English                                                                       Date :6/02/2017

Name of the unit: Unit V, Share and Care                                                  Duration : 45min

Name of the sub-unit: My Grandmother's House                                        Period   :3

General Objectives 

• The learner is able to develop the four- fold skills such as LSRW.
• Appreciates the beauty of poem.

Specific Objective

The learner

•  is able to identifies poetic images.
• enjoys the beauty of poem.    

ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN SCHOOL

As part of the teaching practice of fourth semester we thje trainee teachers of Kerala University College of Teacher Education participated in all the curricular and co curricular activities conducted in the school. We planted vegetables in the school compound under the guidance of Nazeera teacher, who has the charge of Seed Club. Then we started a new Vermi compost plant in the school and ensured the participation of students. Then in one of the rooms in the school we startedmushroom cultivation, that was now under the care of students. 

INNOVATIVE WORK

INTRODUCTION     

                             Happy people are most innovative and productive. Creativity may be defined as the ability or capacity of a person to discover and explore new areas to create a new process, including the re-arrangement or reshaping of what already exists. Innovative approaches ate adopted in every walks of life including educational field. Now a days the classroom teaching- learning process are becoming student centered. To make the classroom more interesting and effective, the teacher should introduce new methods of teaching, the students will never get bored and will be active throughout the class.

INNOVATIVE WORK NO: 1

Innovation:  Use of pictures to teach the lesson "The School for Sympathy."

Name of the teacher     : Laya.S                                                                           Standard :VIII

Name of the school  :Govt. Model H.S for Girls, Kollam                                  Strength   :20/47
Name of the subject  :English                                                                              Date         :31/01/17
Name of the unit       : Unit V, Share and Care                                                    Duration   :45 min
Name of the sub-unit : The School for Sympathy                                               Period       :3

General Objectives :

•  To enable learners to develop the four fold skills, such as listening, speaking, reading and  writing.
• To enable learners to use language quickly and confidently.    
• To develop creativity among learners.           

Specific Objectives :
             
    The learner

•  is able to produce English sounds and sound patterns.
• uses word and sentence stress, and intonation patterns and the rhythm of the second language    
•  is able to select appropriate words and sentences according to the subject matter.                                                

30 January -3 February

The activities of this week started with the "Santhi yathra" conducted as part of the Martyr's Day. The awareness rally started from Chinnakada rest house. The rally ends at MG park, Kollam. Districtb collector Sri. Mitra inaugurated the programme.  Then there was a traffic awareness class by the Traffic Department. The programme was inaugurated by the taffic SI. They provided the basic traffic rules for students.Then there was an exhibition related to traffic rules. The programme was very useful for students. In the next two days there was no class due to strike.
                               During this week I completed the lesson "The Merchant of Venice." Then we revised the topics. In this week Biju sir came for observing our Physical Education class. I took Talasana for students.During this week I took class on Innovative Lesson. I made students to summarise the lesson "The School for Sympathy" using pictures.

23 -27 January

CONSCIENTIZATION PROGRAMME

In this week I conducted conscientization programme on DRUG ABUSE. I chose this topic in a girl's school because now a days use of drugs is increasing even among girls. And girls can do a lot to avoid drug abuse. Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even for those who want to. Fortunately, researchers know more than ever about how drugs affect the brain and have found treatments that can help people recover from drug addiction and lead productive lives.

What Is drug addiction?

Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences. The initial decision to take drugs is voluntary for most people, but repeated drug use can lead to brain changes that challenge an addicted person’s self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs. These brain changes can be persistent, which is why drug addiction is considered a "relapsing" disease—people in recovery from drug use disorders are at increased risk for returning to drug use even after years of not taking the drug.

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED

For teaching the lesson "The School for Sympathy" I introduced news paper cuttings related to disabled persons, who overcame those difficulties and became successful in life. Then I provided them information related to special schools, especially such type of school's in the Kollam city. Then  I introduce some people, who  by means of confidence, faith and courage were able to overcome their physical obstacles and achieve success in their life, which the healthy people find difficult to do. I introduced John Milton, Nick Vujicic, Sudha Chandran, Helen Keller, Stephen Hawking to students. Some of the students easily identified those personalities and shared their knowledge related to that person. Then also I provided inspiring quotes of Helen Keller and I asked sudents to prepare their profiles using the information given.

16-20 January

In this week some construction works related to the improvement of infrastructural facilities were started in the school. So the classes were arranged in seminar hall. In this week I completed the lesson "The School for Sympathy." I conducted Diagnostic test on 19 January. The Study Tour of the academic year was conduced on 20 January 2017, to Vagamon. The students of class 8,9 and 10 participated in the study tour.

January 5 - 13

On January 5'we re-joined school after examination. Wishing them a Happy New Year I gave them the exam paper on the first day itself. With 35 marks Abhirami A.S and Kavya Varnan shared first position. Most of the students tried to answer the questions. Most of them got confused about the rearranging question from the lesson 'Rosa Parks Sat Still.' In the next class we discussed the question paper and discussed the grammar portions.
                                                             On 9 January Sangeetha miss came to observe my class. I started the class by appreciating Abhirami, who got first prize in the District level Kalolsavm. Today I started the lesson 'The School for Sympathy.' I think I can perform well. Today Preetha miss too observed my class along with the optional teacher. On Tuesday there was no class due to strike. But some students came to school, so we took class, I discussed phrasal verbs with them. Then we corrected the answer sheet of Art, Physical Education and Work Experience. On Wednesday, there was  PTA meeting in the afternoon. Now there was shortage of water in the school, so students took more time in the noon time, so the timing of class changed.