UNIT PLAN -UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

MAR BASELIOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

UNIT PLAN 2017-2018

                                                SEMESTER-I

EDU 04  UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

Sl.No.	Unit	Content	Hours	Instructional Strategy used	Task
1	1	Unit 1 Schoool subjects 1.1               Major school subjects – languages, social sciences, mathematics and sciences. 1.2               Reasons for including different subjects – o languages – Language related skills/communication skill. 1.3               Social Sciences - Understanding Social environment, citizenship. Historical mindedness, economic efficiency etc.- 1.4               Science – development scientific attitude and temper, critical thinking, technical skills. 1.5               Mathematics – Problem solving, Reasoning abilities etc.	10 Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment	Select a topic from  school subject and sketch the development the topic into an elaborated form in a discipline.
2	2	Unit 2 Academic disciplines 2.1  Meaning, definition and concept of academic discipline- Nature of discipline: discipline specific terminologies, method of inquiry, publications, experts and fraternity etc- 2.2   Differences and relationship between school subjects and academic discipline 2.3 Disciplines-classifications of disciplines (Biglan Model): soft Vs Hard, Pure lifeVs pure- Non-life, Applied life Vs Applied Non-life. 2.4 Disciplinarites- disciplinary Interdisciplinaryand multidisciplinary	14 Hours	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction
3	3	Unit 3 Nature of different school subjects and their evolution 3.1   History and nature of Languages. 3.2  Subject nature and Subject history of Mathematics 3.3   Subject nature and Subject history of Sciences. 3.4   Subject nature and Subject history of Social Science	14 Hours	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction
4	4	Unit 4 Emergence of new disciplines 4.1  Reasons for the establishment of new disciplines- changing social, political scenario, new researches and inventions- specialisations, interdisciplinary approach, inclusion of work related areas etc. 4.2   Emerging subjects (Disaster management, Nano technology, Gemmology, Bio informatics, Immunology etc.)	20 Hours	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction Assignment	Identify any five interdisciplinary subjects and list out their chief characteristics.

YEAR PLAN- UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

MAR BASELIOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

YEAR PLAN   2017-2018

 SEMESTER-I

EDU.04 :UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

Sl.no	Month		No. of hours	Teaching strategy
1	AUGUST	Unit 1 Schoool subjects 1.1 Major school subjects – languages, social sciences, mathematics and sciences. 1.2 Reasons for including different subjects –  languages – Language related skills/communication skill. 1.3  Social Sciences - Understanding Social environment, citizenship. Historical mindedness, economic efficiency etc.- 1.4 Science – development scientific attitude and temper, critical thinking, technical skills. 1.5 Mathematics – Problem solving, Reasoning abilities etc.	10Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars
2	SEPTEMBER	Unit 2 Academic disciplines 2.1   Meaning, definition and concept of academic discipline- Nature of discipline: discipline specific terminologies, method of inquiry, publications, experts and fraternity etc- 2.2  Differences and relationship between school subjects and academic discipline 2.3 Disciplines-classifications of disciplines (Biglan Model): soft Vs Hard, Pure lifeVs pure- Non-life, Applied life Vs Applied Non-life. 2.4   Disciplinarites- disciplinary Interdisciplinaryand multidisciplinary	14Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars
3	OCTOBER	Unit 3 Nature of different school subjects and their evolution 3.1  History and nature of Languages. 3.2 Subject nature and Subject history of Mathematics 3.3 Subject nature and Subject history of Sciences. 3.4 Subject nature and Subject history of Social Science	14Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars
4	NOVEMBER	Unit 4 Emergence of new disciplines 4.1   Reasons for the establishment of new disciplines- changing social, political scenario, new researches and inventions- interdisciplinary approach, inclusion of work related areas etc. 4.2  Emerging subjects (Disaster management, Nano technology, Gemmology, Bio informatics, Immunology etc.)	12Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment Seminars

UNIT PLAN THEORETICAL BASES OF TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCE

MAR BASELIOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

UNIT PLAN 2017-2018

                                       SOCIAL SCIENCE                                             SEMESTER-I

EDU 05.13            THEORETICAL BASES OF TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCES

Sl.No.	Unit	Content	Hours	Instructional Strategy used	Task
1	1	1.1 Meaning, definition, nature and scope of social science 1.2 Evolution of social science as a subject 1.3 Need and significance of teaching social science in the present context 1.4 Social Studies as a core subject and its relation to other core subjects language, General science and mathematics. Social studies vs Social sciences	16	Lecture Discussion Assignment	1. Critically evaluate Social Science Textbooks at Secondary level based on Democratic and   Secular values
2	2	2.1 General aims of Teaching social studies 2.2 Aims of Teaching Social Sciences at Secondary stage 2.3 Objectives of Teaching History, Geography, Economics and Political Science. 2.4 conceptual , Inquiry, Skill and Affective Objectives of Social science 2.5 Bloom‘s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives 2.6 Revised Bloom‘s Taxonomy by Anderson and Krathwohl 2.7 Values of Teaching Social Studies Social science as a tool to inculcate democratic values, constitutional values, human values and social skills.	20	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction
3	3	Unit III Teacher behaviour and micro teaching 3.1  Teaching -Meaning, Definition, Principles and Functions 3.2   Phases of Teaching 3.3   Maxims of teaching 3.4  Teacher behaviour 3.5  Teaching skills 3.6   Micro teaching – Meaning, Definition, Phases ,Micro Teaching Cycle , Link practice and preparation of micro teaching Lesson plan	20	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction
4	4	4.1 Meaning and Definition of Curriculum 4.2 Curriculum , Syllabus and Text book 4.3 Principles of Curriculum construction 4.4 Fusion, Integration and Correlation in Social science Curriculum 4.5 Organizing social science curriculum – Topical, Spiral and Unit Approach 4.6 Approaches to Curriculum Construction 3.6.1 Grass root Grass 3.6.1Grass root approach 3.6.2 Administration approach 3.6.3 Demonstrative approach 3.7 Modern Trends in Social Science Curriculum 3.8 Evaluation of Social Studies Curriculum	20	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction Assignment	2. A minor Project relevant to Social Science
5	5	4.1 lecture method 4.2 source method 4.3 discussion method 4.4 problem solving method 4.5 Project Method 4.6 Dialogical Method 4.7 co-operative learning strategies 4.8 Reflective Learning Strategies 4.8.1 Meta-cognitive learning Strategies 4.8.2 Brain Based Learning 4.8.3 Exploratory and investigatory learning 4.8.4 Discovery Learning &Concept Mapping	24	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction