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Weekly Reflection - Third Week

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...

Weekly Reflection- Second Week

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...

Weekly Reflection - First Week

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.

Weekly Report of Online Teaching 08.01.2021 - 12.01.2021

 The final week of Online classes was finished as three classes. On the first class I taught about Excretion and its basics. On the next class on December 10, I taught about Kidney as an excretory organ and how it function and its various parts. On the final class I taught about Excretion in plants and various healthy food habits that we have to adopt in order to be healthy. Overall this was a different and good experience for me. I was nervous in the first few classes, but later I got used to the new method.

Weekly Report of Online Teaching 01.01.2021 - 06.01.2021

During the second week of online teaching I took four classes for 7 B. On December 1st I taught about Milk teeth and other types of  teeth.  On December 3 I taught about Journey of food through the alimentary canal. On December 5, I took classes on Digestive system and alcoholism that causes harm to digestive system On December 6, My class was based on the topic Nutrition in Amoeba and various stages in the process of Nutrition.