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fi*jtnn*il tflH NCTE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN DIETS Regional Seminar held on 27-28 August, 2004 Puri, Orissa Editors Dr. B.K. Mishra Regional Director Eastern Regional Committee, NCTE Dr. M.M. Mohanty Former Director State Institute of Educational Management and Training, Orissa NUEPA DC D14363 Eastern Regional Committee National Council for Teacher Education Bhubaneswar M flw INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN DIETS Regional Seminar held on 27-28 August, 2004 Puri, Orissa Publication June 2006 Process & Design Shri Sanjay Ku. Sharma Documentation Assistance Shri N. K. Sahoo Shri S. S. Sahoo Eastern Regional Committee, National Council for Teacher Education, Bhubaneswar-751012, Phone: (0674) 2395793, 2393252, 2396156 Fax: (0674) 2393873, E-Mail: [email protected] Website : www.ncte-in.org Acknowledgements ■> # 3 * This document draws on a wide range of field experiences, principally from the presentations and papers presented in the Regional Seminar on the Innovative Practices in DIETs held on 27-28 August 2004 at Puri, Orissa. The seminar could not have been possible without the financial support and active encouragement from NCTE headquarters. I am grateful to former Chairperson Dr. Shardindu for his active interest and encouragement for holding such regional seminars on matters of importance to teacher education. I am thankful to the then Vice Chairperson and current Chairperson of NCTE Professor S.K. Thakur for his active participation and support. I am grateful to Shri V.C Tewari, Member Secretary, NCTE for his continued support. I thank Dr. Meena Gautam, former Deputy Secretary for her active involvement in this seminar.l acknowledge the support of Dr. Anil Shukla, Deputy Secretary, and Dr. Veera Gupta, former Deputy Secretary and for their interest in academic activities of the Regional Committees. I am indebted to formerHon’ble Minister of State for School & Mass Education Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan, for his enthusiastic support for this seminar. I am grateful to Shri PK. Patnaik former Chairperson, ERC, NCTE for his unconditional support and active involvement in organizing such a regional seminar. Many thanks to the members of Eastern Regional Committee for their participation. I also thank Professor DP Pattnaik, former Chairperson of ERC, NCTE for his participation and encouragement. I acknowledge the efforts of our experts Dr. Pramila Menon, NIEPA, and Dr. S. K Yadav from NCERT for their presentations in the seminar, their key insights added to the strength of the seminar. I gratefully acknowledge the broad range of professional colleagues, participant Principals, faculty of DIETs from the eastern region states of NCTE for sharing their thoughts, ideas and innovations. I am thankful to the Directors SCERTs, Elementary Education for sharing their field experiences and presenting their ideas, which have taken shape in strengthening the Education system in their respective states. I have been fortunate in working with Shri SR Khuntia, and Shri AC Ojha former Under Secretaries of ERC who made significant contribution in ensuring the success of the Seminar. I acknowledge the assistance of Shri Vikash Arora, Section Officer, Shri MK Mishra, JAO, Shri Sidharth, Assistant Shri N.K Sahoo, PA to RD, Shri S. S Sahoo, Stenographer, Shri LK Bhoi, LDC Smt Soubhagini Singh, LDC Shri AK Das, Junior Accountant worked with utmost devotion for the seminar. I thank Sarbeswar Pradhan, Shri B.P Ray, and Shri. Jawad Ali who sincerely worked as a team to make the initiative a success. I acknowledge the assistance of my co-editor of this volume Dr. M M. Mohanty for his active involvement from the early stages of this seminar and during the development of manuscript. Finally, to Shri Sanjay Kumar Sharma, my d e e p and heartfelt thanks for his tireless efforts in processing and designing this document, and to Shri N.K Sahoo and Shri S.S Sahoo for their documentation assistance. June 30, 2006 Regional Director ERC, NCTE Bhubaneswar rjw jw nrt ‘nw CONTENTS PAGE Acknowledgement The Seminar 1. introduction Dr. B.K. Mishra 1 2. Report of the Working Sessions Shri N.C. Swain 4 3. Inaugural Address: Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan 10 Trends in Elementary Education 4. Innovative Practices in DIETs Dr. Shardindu 14 Thematic Papers: 5. Role of District Institutes of Education Dr. M.M. Mohanty 17 and Training in Universalization of Elementary Education: Orissa Experience 6. Innovations in Elementary Teacher Dr. S.K. Yadav 24 Education Dr. Ranjana Arora 7. Elementary Teacher Education in Shri M.P. Singh 30 Tripura 8. Decentralisation and School Education Dr. R.N. De 42 Scenario in West Bengal 9. Promoting Elementary Teacher Dr. Pramila Menon 47 Education: A Perspective on Teacher Development. 10. DIETs in Orissa: Present Position and Prof. S.L. Jena 51 Future Prospects. DIETs in Eastern Region : Case Studies 11. The Innovative Practices of DIETs in Shri M.K. Roy 55 Assam with special reference to Barak Valley (South Assam) ERC Seminar on Inovations in DIETs, 27-28 August 2004, Puri, Orissa 12. Innovative Practices in DIETs of Assam Shri K.R. Deka 58 13. Innovative Practices in DIET, Gaya Shri S.A. Moin 63 14. Innovative Practices in DIET, Ranchi Dr. Silima Nanda 66 15. Positive Practices of DIET, Dhenkanal, Shri K.C. Rath 69 Orissa 16. DIET, Tikabali: Resource Centre for Shri Kedamath Acharya 73 Primary Schools 17. Enriching Curricular Practices: Shri Giridhari Hota 77 Experience of DIET, Sundargarh 18. Experiencing with School Experience Shri O.P. Sapkota 80 Programme: Parents Teachers Association and its relevance in Sikkim 19. Conclusion : Emerging Scenario Dr. M.M. Mohanty 85 Documents on DIETs 20. District Institutes of Education and 90 Training : Their Context, Mission and Role 21. Positive Practices in DIETs 99 22. Suggested Readings on DIETs 114 Annexures I Programme Schedule 115 II List of Participants 118 III List of Sanctioned and Recognised 121 DIETs: Eastern Regional Committee, NCTE IV List of recognized DIETs: Eastern 122 Regional Committee, NCTE H SIP! NCTE w Introduction Dr B K Mishra Regional Director ERC, NCTE “Innovative Practices of DIETs” is an outcome of the regional seminar held on Puri on 27-28 August 2004. Apart from the policy makers from NCTE, experts from NCERT, NIEPA, Directors of SCERT/Elementary Education, members of ERC, Principals of twenty-two NCTE recognized DIETs from the twelve eastern region states participated and shared their views, ideas and perspectives. This regional seminar brought forward many new ideas and suggestions that aimed at further developing a dynamic and innovative role for DIETs in the field of elementary education. The seminar papers, presentations, speeches have been documented in order to ensure that they can be shared to provide a good reference point for future workshops and programmes. District Institutes of Education and Training (DiETs) are roie models in elementary teacher education in providing both pre-service and in-service training. Universalisation of elementary education is an important goal under the constitution as well as in the National Policy of Education, 1986. Before the adoption of NPE, academic and resource support for elementary education was provided largely at national and state level by institutions like NCERT, NIEPA, SCERT, etc. At the district level the elementary teacher educational institutions were confined only to pre-service teacher education. NPE and POA (Plans of Action) envisaged the addition of a comprehensive district level support system in the form of DIETs to provide academic and resource support at the grass -root level for the success of various strategies and programmes undertaken for the realization of Universalization of Elementary Education. These are established academic resource centers supporting the district level initiatives. As centrally sponsored schemes, they have also positive advantage of financial and other support, which are normally not available to state teacher-training institutes. Setting up of DIETs is a move towards decentralization, and DIETs have become nodal units at districts. DIETS have been empowered to impart academic and resource support as per local needs and research planning for elementary education. DIETs have a bigger role and range other than being pre-service teacher training institutions. Seven broad areas have been identified for the DIETS, these include various aspects of elementary education and training such as pre-service training of two years, in-service teachers training, action research, subject teaching, 1 ERC Seminar on Inovations in DIETs, 27-28 August 2004, Puri, Orissa « curriculum & material development, evaluation, ICT, planning and management. DIETS have also assumed a special role in the context of Sarvashiksha Abhiyan, and DPEP. Beside pre-service and in-service trainings, DIETs are oriented to train the heads of the institutions, heads of School Complex, sub-district level education officers, instructors of alternative systems of education, school development & monitoring Committee members, coordinators of Block and Cluster resource centers, and orientation of all stakeholders having direct involvement with UEE at the district and sub-district levels. They establish linkages with other district level agencies. Government of India has sanctioned 133 DIETS for the twelve eastern region states that come under the jurisdiction of ERC, NCTE. DIETs in the eastern region are unique and diverse in many ways, they are an assortment of DIETs established in developed districts like Dhenkanal, Orissa and Gaya in Bihar, as well as those DIETs established in places like, Dhuburi in Assam& Cherapunjee in Meghalaya where very different physical and social conditions exist. They exist in developed plain areas as well as underdeveloped tribal areas, rural as well as urban areas. They have developed in various ways in different states. Some are functionally more active, and yet some are still struggling to develop into viable and stable resource centers. The Seminar was an attempt to focus on the multi-sectoral and innovative approaches followed by the District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) in the field of teacher education.