SLCB 02: Leading Teaching-Learning Process - School Leadership Capacity Building MOOC

SLCB MOOC 02: Leading teaching-learning process

The undergraduate level School Leadership Capacity Building Massive Open Online Course (SLCB 02) entitled Leading teaching-learning process, is a part of 80 hours, 4 Credit, MOOC on Development of School leadership capacities and Management skills.

To accommodate the busy schedule of the participants, we have divided the 80 hours, 4 credit course into 1 credit, 20 hours, 4 different courses. The course offers flexibility with options that you can partially take it.

This free, 4-weeks course offered by the PVDT College of Education for Women, SNDT Women’s University Mumbai. The course has developed with the support of the UNESCO-UNEVOC OER Grants programme 2020. The course is open for the school principal, Vice Principal, teachers who want to become a school leader and other educational managers.

Course Objectives

To develop capabilities among school leaders to create a school as an exploration centre.
To enable school leaders to design child-centric classroom processes for enhancing their creativity
To equip school leaders to enhance classroom instructional leadership among teachers
To enable school leaders to enrich the teaching-learning process beyond the classroom

Expected Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, learners will be able to…

explain the nature of child-centred Pedagogy,
create a conducive teaching-learning environment for child-centred pedagogical practices,
motivate and equip teachers to play the role of instructional leader and to facilitate, lead students learning,
plan and conduct teaching-learning activities beyond the classroom.

Course Content

Module 1

Understanding child-centred Pedagogy

1.1. Concept: Meaning, Nature

1.2. Understanding about child

Learning and Developmental needs of the growing child
Child as an active learner and constructor of knowledge

1.3. child-centred teaching-learning methods and techniques

1.4. The role of school leadership in the implementation of child-centred in school. (Making learning a joyful and creative experience for teacher and learner, Teaching-learning as a joint exploration by teachers and learner)

Module 2

Creating Conducive Teaching-Learning Environment

2.1. Nature of conducive teaching-learning environment

The warm, safe and caring environment in classrooms
Attractive and lively school and classroom environment
Creative organization of classroom spaces and materials
opportunities for active learning
Inclusive environment: practising equality, non-discrimination and respect for all

2.2. Need and importance of conducive teaching-learning environment

2.3. Essential skills for the creation of a conducive teaching-learning environment (Critical thinking and Problem-solving)

Module 3

Developing Teacher as an instructional leader of the classroom

3.1 Teacher: The key to school transformation

3.2. Teacher as a reflective practitioner

3.3. Role of School leader to create teachers as instructional leaders of their classroom

Promoting Teacher leadership
Facilitating Teacher-Student interaction inside and outside the classroom
Addressing teacher issues and concerns
Promoting the professional growth of teachers
Observation, Feedback and Supervision

Module 4

Enriching Teaching-Learning Process: Beyond the classroom

4.1. Need and importance of teaching-learning processes beyond the classroom

4.2. Nature of teaching-learning practices beyond the classroom

Family support for child’s learning
Enriching school experience through community knowledge and creativity
Use the neighbourhood as a learning space

4.3. Ways and strategies of teaching-learning practices beyond the classroom

Strengthening the feedback cycle between parents and teachers: Schooling experience and learning.
Organization of various programs and activities in collaboration with school, family and community

Course Instructors

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Dr. Meena P. Kute

Ex. Principal, PVDT College of Education for Women

Dr. Meena P Kute is Ex. Principal of PVDT College of Education for Women, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. She has more than 28 years of teaching experience from primary school level to Postgraduate level. Along with the teaching experience, she has a long administrative experience. She served more than 11 years as Principal of P.V.D.T. College of Education for Women, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. Also, she has worked as a Registrar (Add. charge) of SNDT Women's University. She has graduated in M.A (English), M. Ed., Phil in Education, Ph.D. in Education, SET in Education. She has completed 3 minor research projects funded by UGC New Delhi, Balbharti Pune, and SSA Mumbai. Under her able guidance 2 Ph.D., 12 M.Phil. and more than100 M.ed. students have completed their degrees. Her 06 books, 20 research papers, and articles are published in various reputed national international journals.

Dr. Mahesh H Koltame

Assistant professor, PVDT College of Education for Women

Dr. Mahesh H. Koltame is working as an Assistant Professor, at PVDT College of Education for Women, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. He is working as a Teacher Educator for the last fourteen years. He received his Ph.D. in Education, from SRTM University, Nanded. His Ph.D. topic is "A pedagogical study of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita's Value system". Apart from the Ph.D. research, he has completed two minor research projects funded by SSA and UTI. He has developed and deployed MOOCs on "Development of 21st-century learning and innovation skills through education (01)" and "Development of 21st-century information, Media and ICT Literacy skills through education (02), under the UNESCO's OE4BW online mentoring program 2019 and 2020. Currently, he is working on a research project funded by Maharashtra State Women's Commission and this MOOC Development project Funded by UNESCO-UNEVOC, Germany. He has invited by the UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for OER and Open Education Slovenia, Europe to share his OER development project results in the UNESCO OER Design workshop 2019.

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