National Conference on Teachers’ Education held at Khalsa College of Education

Amritsar, Apr. 5 (Punjab Post Bureau)  –  The deliberations were today held on `NCTE Regulations-2014: Implementation of Teacher Education Curriculum’ during day-long national conference on teachers’ education at Khalsa College of Education (KCE). The experts from all over the country called for a new way of looking at teachers’ education and linking it up with the practical work and community-oriented.
Head Department of Education, Allahabad University and President, Indian Association of Teacher Educators (IATE), Prof. P.K. Sahoo, in his key note address, emphasized on a flexible system of teacher education program to accommodate new way of imparting instructions. He proposed school based activities, community programs, written communication, oral communication and even practicing Yoga as new way of education. He suggested that the assessment should be the process of learning rather than judging.
Prof. Anita Rastogi, from Jamia Millia Islamia University and general secretary, IATE presented conceptual framework of NCTE Regulations-2014. She focused on changes, status of teacher and teacher education and challenges of the present evaluation system. Dr. R.K. Mahajan, Dean, Colleges Development Council, GNDU, Amritsar gave the presidential remarks and focused on the need  of uniform criteria and curriculum for teacher education.
Earlier KCE Principal Dr.JS Dhillon welcomed the guest speakers and said such deliberations help to understand the new concepts and changing patterns of educating the teachers. He also coordinated a well-planned Panel Discussion in which the experts freely expressed their concerns over the new curriculum being introduced by NCTE.
During the technical sessions, presentation by Prof. S.K. Bawa from Punjabi University, Patiala, Dr.Amit Kauts, Dean Education, GNDU, Amritsar , Prof. Renu Nanda, Deptt. of Education, University of Jammu, gave their valuable tips. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Hapreet Kaur, vice Principal of the College and Dr.Nirmaljit Kaur, Assistant Professor at the College.