A new national curriculum framework for teacher education was today released, putting more focus on field experience and re-orienting teachers to enable children to learn through activities.
Putting behind the rote teaching method, the new framework, developed by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), gives importance on inclusive education, perspective for equitable and sustainable development, gender perspectives and ICT in schooling and e-learning.
The framework was released by Human Resource Development minister Kapil Sibal here.
"The framework aims at training the teachers in such a manner that they will allow the child discover the world and learn through activity," he said.
This framework is an outcome of an exercise undertaken by NCTE towards improving the quality of teacher education. It has been prepared keeping in view the National Curriculum Framework, 2005 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, he said.
The focus of this framework is towards preparing professional and humane teachers who become reflective practitioner of educational thought and practice.
The new curriculum says that teachers must engage with theory along with field experiences. It says a teacher should undergo field experiences four days a week for a minimum period of 12 to 20 weeks.
The NCTE will now prepare a curriculum based on the framework.
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