Innovative Strategies of Teaching and Learning

This course is designed to help the teachers and teacher students to understand the theoretical as well as practical aspects of recent innovations in Teaching and Learning. This course offers an introduction to the theoretical outline of Teaching, Instruction, and Training followed by the differences between methods, models and strategies of teaching and learning. Introductory modules in the course cover the theoretical aspects of teaching and learning in general. Each module is presented with an introduction to the instructional/learning strategy followed by its exponents, basic elements, assumptions, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages and steps for developing lesson transcripts for the particular strategy. The course is organized around working teachers as well as student-teachers studying for B.Ed., Integrated B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed., B.El.Ed., D.El.Ed., M.Ed. etc. The course is expected to equip the participants in developing capacities to apply innovative strategies in teaching and learning in classrooms. The course content is arranged in a theory cum practical mode. This course will surely help the budding teachers as well as the working teachers to have a thorough orientation regarding the innovative strategies of teaching and learning together with tips for implementing specific strategies in classroom setting. This course will enable teachers to have a wider outlook on the changes happened and happening in classrooms in a global level. Once a teacher student/ teacher completes this course, he/ she can surely augment his/her repository of teaching and instruction and thereby achieve the declared aims of education.

Week 1
Day 1 Module 1 - Teaching, Learning, Instruction, Training: Conceptual Outline.Day 3 Module 2 - Methods, Models and Strategies in teaching- learning process.
Day 5 Module 3 – Cooperative Learning Strategies: Theoretical orientations and Basic elementsDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 2
Day 1 Module 4 - Cooperative Learning Strategies- Circles of Learning, Think Pair Share and Based Cooperative LearningDay 3 Module 5 – Cooperative Learning Strategies- Jigzaw I, Jigzaw II, and STADDay 5 Module 6 – Brain Based Learning StrategiesDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 3
Day 1 Module 7 - Whole Brain TeachingDay 3 Module 8 – Accelerated Learning StrategyDay 5 Module 9 – KWL StrategiesDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 4
Day 1 Module 10 - Task Based Language Teaching StrategyDay 3 Module 11 - Blended LearningDay 5 Module 12 - Meta-cognitive Learning StrategiesDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.

Week 5
Day 1 Module 13 - Generative Instructional Strategy.Day 3 Module 14 - Cognitively Guided Instructional Strategy Day 5 Module 15 – Experiential Learning StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 6
Day 1 Module 16 – Reflective Learning StrategiesDay 3 Module 17 – Concept Mapping Learning StrategyDay 5 Module 18 - Problem Based Learning StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 7
Day 1 Module 19 - Flipped Learning StrategyDay 3 Module 20 - Vocabulary Instructional StrategyDay 5 Module 21 - Mastery Learning StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 8
Day 1 Module 22 - Integrated Instructional StrategyDay 3 Module 23- Self- Regulated Learning StrategiesDay 5 Module 24 - Peer TutoringDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 9
Day 1 Module 25 - Self-Instructional StrategyDay 3 Module 26 - Differentiated InstructionDay 5 Module 27- Instructional ScaffoldingDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 10
Day 1 Module 28 - Analogy Instructional StrategyDay 3 Module 29 - Tiered Lesson Instructional StrategyDay 5 Module 30 - Six Thinking Hats StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 11
Day 1 Module 31- Learning Cycle ApproachDay 3 Module 32 - Sheltered Instructional ModelDay 5 Module 33 - Cognitive Coaching StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 12
Day 1 Module 34 - Activity Based Self LearningDay 3 Module 35 - Multiple Comprehension Strategy InstructionDay 5 Module 36 - Self-Regulated Learning StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 13
Day 1 Module 37 - Brain Gym Integrated Learning StrategiesDay 3 Module 38 - Test Taking StrategyDay 5 Module 39 - Semantic Mapping StrategyDay 6 Interaction based on the three Modules covered.Day 7 Deadline for submitting assignments.
Week 14
Day 1 Module 40 - Guided Discovery Method of InstructionDay 3 Interaction based on the Modules covered.Day 5 Revision.Day 7 Term end assessment