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                                                                               Cover Page of the book As a part of B.Ed. curriculum, I had to read a book that is related to my optional subject and write a reflection on the same. I selected the book, ' The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History'  by Elizabeth Kolbert for my reading. Over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us. It was an informative and insightful book. I got a...

The fourth week of teaching practice was from 22.02.2021 to 24.02.2021. It was the final week of teaching for school students. During this week I completed the unit 'For the continuity of generations'. The important topics covered during the class were- What happens if fertilization occurs, The peculiarities of the Adolescence stage and the food habits that must be followed by an adolescent for healthy growth and development of the body.   Slides containing pictures and videos were used for teaching the class. I gained more confidence as I was reaching towards the end of the teaching practice. Students were very cooperative and obedient throughout the learning process and it improved my motivation and confidence. On the last day, I gave students time to ask doubts and clarify them. After that I told I'll inform them about the dates of Achievement test and Diagnostic test through WhatsApp and conduct them soon. Then students shared their feedback and the class was dispersed ...

The third week of teaching was from 15.02.2021 to 19.02.2021. For online school teaching, I finished the chapter 'Diversity for sustenance' on Monday. Students asked doubts and they were clarified. And started the next chapter 'For the Continuity of Generations' on  Tuesday. The topics covered for students on the week was 'Type of Reproduction', 'Fertilization in plants', 'Male reproductive system', 'Female Reproductive system' and What happens if fertilization didn't occur. Pollen tube growth in the stigma of flowers and fertilization process in plants were taught by showing videos on the same and it was very effective for students in understanding the process rather than mere explaining. Male and female reproductive system were explained using labelled diagrams. The process of menstruation which is very important for students to understand was also taught during this teaching week. Everyday, students doubts were clarified and they w...

The second week of teaching was from 08.02.2021 to 13.02.2021. On these days I took both online classes for students and peer teaching for peers. Online teaching started on 08.02.2021 and I got to teach 8 C class through Google Meet. The chapter for teaching was 'Diversity for Sustenance'.  In the first class, I taught 'Abiotic factors and Food chain'.  The second class was about Trophic Levels. The third class dealt with Diverse Ecosystems and Importance of biodiversity.  The fourth class was about Biodiversity depletion, extinct species and endangered species.  Then finally the last class of the week was about Biodiversity conservation and ex situ conservation methods.  I used Pictures, videos and slides presented through Google Meet for the delivery of the content. Students were less involving in the first few classes but later they also participated in answering questions and responding. The class was not as effective as traditional classes yet it was a diff...

The first week of teaching was from 04-02-2021 to 05-02-2021 . Since it was Covid 19 and classes were not open for students, the internship phase II was to be conducted in the form of 15 online classes for school students and 15 online/direct classes for peers. I took Peer teaching on these days. First class was on 4th February, Thursday. The unit selected for peer teaching was 'വീണ്ടെടുക്കാം വിളനിലങ്ങൾ' from 8th Standard. The first class was on the topic 'ഭക്ഷ്യസുരക്ഷ'. Using textbook and blackboard as teaching aids, I was able to teach the content. The second class was on5.02.2021. The content was 'കാർഷിക മേഖലയിലെ പ്രതിസന്ധികൾ'. Using pictures of newspaper cuttings and activity card, the class was taught.