Serene Soloist

Due to the pandemic situation, online classes re-started. The initial hour was engaged by our dear Meekha ma'am. Athira presented her seminar on Reading and Reflection, Enmakaje by Ambikasuthan Mangad. It was a wonderful presentation which made us enter the world of fantasy. Next, we had a presentation by Arsha on Language Teacher Competencies. She did a good job. The second session was taken by Gibi ma'am. We discussed the various Schools of Psychology - Structuralism, Functionalism, Psychoanalytic school. The last session was taken by Maya ma'am. We discussed about Idealism - Characteristics and Limitations. Thus, the class came to an end. 

The day began with Ancy ma'am's class on Erickson's Theory of Psycho-Social Development. The class was an interactive one with a Q&A session ,  despite the absence of many students. She also taught about the Early Childhood Stage of Development  in detail. The next session was taken by Sathyalekha ma'am who shared her valuable experiences with us. After the lunch break, Joju sir taught us about the Effectiveness Indicators of a Classroom. The final event of the day was all about giving thanks to the effort of the teachers from G.C.T.E. Thycaud. They gave us feedback on their days at MTTC and departed. They will be missed for sure and would always remain in our prayers. 

After a brief session of online classes, we came back to our college. The day started afresh with Maya ma'am's class on Idealism and its Educational Implications. The second hour was our optional class by Sathyalekha ma'am. We chose the representatives for our College Union. Sr. Jomcy presented her seminar on several approaches of teaching. The next session was taken by Gibi ma'am who discussed about teaching variables, home environment etc. The final session was taken by George sir. We checked our heights and weights to complete the personal health chart. Thus, the classes ended for the day.

The first session was taken by George sir who taught us in detail about a Personal Health Chart. It was a moment of revelation about our own health to most of us! After a lunch break, Sathyalekha ma'am discussed about Micro-teaching. It was an informative session. In the last session, Benedict sir discussed about the  Phases of Teaching, Basic Teaching Model. 

The initial hour was taken by Maya ma'am. She taught us the different Schools of Philosophy. As always her class remained engaging and informative. The next session was taken by Gibi ma'am. She discussed about the inclusion of cognition in Psychology by Bruner, Piaget and Gagne. The last session was taken by Sathyalekha ma'am who discussed about the various teaching skills. 

The initial class was by the very cheerful Revathy ma'am. We discussed about Podcasting, Web-Based Learning. The session came to a close after we shared our feedbacks on her earlier sessions. The second session was taken by Shabana ma'am who elaborated on the topic, National Integration. She also emphasized the need to include programmes promoting national integration in educational and non - educational institutions as well. The final session was taken by our Sathyalekha ma'am. She continued the topic from last class, Erickson's Theory of Psycho-Social Development. A productive day, thus ended.

In the first session by Sathyalekha ma'am,  Erickson's Theory of  Psycho-Social Development was dealt with in detail. The next session was engaged by Meekha ma'am who talked about Lesson Plan. Nandana presented a very informative seminar on Teaching Prose: Reading. In the last session we had Dona ma'am's class on Emotional Intelligence. Thus, the online sessions for the day came to a close.

A fresh day, a fresh start. Maya ma'am taught us about the Philosophical Perspectives of Curriculum.  We also discussed about Metaphysics, Axiology and Epistemology.  The second session was engaged by Revathy ma'am. We discussed about Computer Simulations, Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom. It was an informative session. The last session was our dear Meekha ma'am's. Veena presented an awesome seminar on Gra mmar Translation Method.

The initial class was engaged by Sathyalekha ma'am. The class began with a prayer by Fr. Sujith. We discussed about the Components for Effective Classroom Communication. The second session was by Gibi ma'am which started with a prayer by Jeena. As always, Gibi ma'am made the class really interesting. We discussed about Id, Ego and Super Ego. Also we learned about the importance of Mm.. Mm.. Therapy  in Couple's Counseling and our lives as well.  The last session was the optional by our dear Meekha ma'am. We discussed about the various types of plans their advantages in the teaching scenario.

Taking into consideration the rising Covid cases in the city, we shifted our academic endeavours to the online world. The first online session was my initial experience as well! Except for the webinars I've attended, I have not signed up for any online classes before and, to be honest, it was quite interesting. The class began with Dona ma'am continuing from where we left off, I ntelligence Tests. Next we had our optional class by Meekha ma'am where we discussed about Planning. It was an informative session. The last class for the day was taken by Shabana ma'am. She talked about the Life History of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and His Views on Education. The online classes came to a close for the day.