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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE
INNOV@TION AT CHITKARA UNIVERSITY’S teacher education journey. E-portfolios
are globally recognised and have even
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION-ALTERING THE DNA found mention in the New Education Policy

OF TEACHER EDUCATION 2020. Moreover, it offers Alpha Teachers
a platform to showcase theirContinuous
Professional Development and is designed
Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab as a marketing tool to give them an edge in
employment drives.
The Exordium Global Teaching/Internship Exposure @
The compelling desire to “innovate” CCE
remains the clear-cut impetus for identifying To document what Alpha teachers
favourable opportunities and acting learn during internship, the college
upon them. It is the fine blend of intense conceptualisedthe idea of ‘Reflections of
ambitions and stirring curiosity that enables Alpha Teachers’ Diary’. This academic
people and organisations worldwide to stay repository was created and designed to
relevant and grow optimally. For Chitkara’s provide Alpha Teachers with a document
College of Education (CCE), innovation has learning at CCE was conceived to provide containing evidence of their learning
been the heart of every mechanism which continuous academic engagement through during “Learning to function as a teacher”.
the college formulates and implements for digital content. The college designede- The repository is designed in such a way
provision of unparalleled teacher education content in the form of a‘Daily Teaching that various aspects of hands-on training
to its students. Whether it is the Mobile Nib’as part of Alpha Teachers’Tool Kit. provided to Alpha teachers are duly
teaching-learning and assessments, its A Daily TeachingNib -- based on a theory recorded.
innovative B.Ed model or the Futuristic Ph (Bloom’s Taxonomy, Multiple Intelligences Integrated, Interactive and Innovative
D Programme, the CCE has long provided theoryetc) -- is an academic tipshared Lesson Plan@ CCE
aspiring teachers with enriching exposure. through the university’s LMS viz. Chalkpad A lesson plan is a step-by-step guide that
Teacher Education Modules @ CCE with Alpha Teachers which helps them helps teachers maintain a standard teaching
After a major revamp in 2014, the College engage with multiple pedagogies in their pattern and doesn’t let the class deviate
of Education initiated eight ground-breaking classrooms during internship at associate from the topic. It also provides teachers
teacher education modules which aimed to schools. The Daily Teaching Nib also with learning objectives, quality questions,
“alter the DNA of future teachers” in light of helps enhance their Teaching Practice supplies, and age appropriate activities.
the technologically advancing and dynamic Experience. Lesson plansconceptualised, created and
Industry 4.0.The modules includeEDExpert Innovative Simulated Model for Bachelor followed at Chitkara have certain unique
(building language proficiency, ICT of Education Programme @ CCE characteristics. They focus on promoting
skills, knowledge of health and physical Another feature ofChitkara’s College of multilingualism inthe classroom and gives
education, and confidence through school Education is the School Internship model Alpha teachers the option to engage their
internships), EDLearner(empowering based on the Socio-Cultural Theory of learners using different languages. Lesson
teachers to understandstudent psychology), Vygotsky. The model provides quality plans motivate alpha teachers to frame
EDTutor(learning about technological internship to aspirant teachers (Alpha instructional objectives related to the three
changes, recent inventions, lesson plan Teachers). School internships are divided domains of learning,and focus on learners’
making and functional assessment into four stages. This programme guide all-round development. They also stimulate
tools), EDManager(inculcating core outlines an approach to Learning to function Alpha teachers to use various learning
management skills), EDMentor(enabling as a Teacherand maps the view about spaces tomaximise student involvement.
aspiring teachers to guide and counsel Vygotsky’s claims about students’ learning Pioneering Doctoral Programme@ CCE
students), EDSocial(learning about in a school setting. The 4 Stages of School Another addition to Chitkara’s College
education commissions, nationalism and Internship viz. Explain, Model, Scaffolding of Education is its Ph DProgramme in
India’s education system), EDGlobal and Independent explain the progression of Education– with a strong pedagogical
(equipping future teachers with knowledge aspirant teachers from Novice to Expert in framework -- which endeavours to
of “global standards of teaching”) the Internship School (associate school). shape Alpha Doctors. The functional
and EDProfile(building e-portfolios, Creating evidence-based E-Portfolio in PhD programme specifically crafted for
employability skills and soft skills). accordance with the Global standards@ working teachers, runs in cohesion with
Mobile Teaching, Learning and CCE theirrespective school calendars. Like
Assessments @CCE The college strongly advocates B.Ed., the college’s advanced modules of
The college strives to carry out academic the creation of E-Portfolios as they PhD shape educators and researchers to
processes aligned with global standards provideinsights into their personality, become university teachers, educational
through active teacher-student-industry skills, strengths and evidence of learning leaders, professional practitioners,
participation. The practice of using Mobile and certifications acquired through their policymakers etc.

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