ABOUT AMITY INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
The Amity Institute of Education is a department of Amity University Uttar Pradesh. The University, was established through state legislature and sponsored by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF), a non profit Registered Trust, with the guiding philosophy that in education lies the biggest service to the individuals, to the nation, and to humanity.
Besides providing excellence in education, RBEF works in the areas of women empowerment, rural development, education of under privileged children, child protection and juvenile justice among many others.
The driving spirit behind RBEF is its illustrious Founder President, Dr Ashok K Chauhan, Chairman of AKC Group of Companies and an icon in the field of education. His mission is that every student of Amity becomes a success story.
Recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the Amity Institute of Education is committed to professional preparation of teachers and teacher educators as well as engaging in quality research in education. Our curriculum is application oriented and the learning environment at AIE encourages independent thinking and practices followed are rooted in the Indian context. The aim is to prepare
teachers who can take on the challenges of today’s changing realities in schools, and meet the growing expectations of young students, schools and society en masse.
ABOUT THE SEMINAR
The contemporary teacher has to juggle between the roles of a friend, philosopher, guide, disciplinarian, and so on while opening up a world of knowledge and skills to children in a meaningful and interesting manner. At the same time, with the advent of information technology, the role of the teacher in India has evolved from being the sole purveyor and dispenser of knowledge to being a leader and manager. In the process, the concept of the teacher as ‘guru’ has also changed. Teachers are now like any other professional catering to the needs of their clients – subject to criticism and praise depending on the perception of the students, parents and of the community at large.
As pointed out by the document entitled “Code of Professional Ethics for School Teachers” (2010) developed under the aegis of the NCTE, it is necessary to ‘organize teaching as a profession for which expert knowledge, specialized skills and dedication are pre-requisites’. This will lead to ‘community respect and support’, ‘self-direction and self-discipline’ and ‘enhanced self-esteem’ among teachers.
Further, the National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education has stated that Teaching is a profession and teacher education is a process of professional preparation of teachers. Preparing one for a profession is an arduous task and it involves action from multiple fronts and perspectives.
A profession is characterized by a sufficiently long period of academic training, an organized body of knowledge on which the undertaking is based, an appropriate duration of formal and rigorous professional training in tandem with practical experience in the field and a code of professional ethics that binds its members into a fraternity. (National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education: Towards Preparing Professional and Humane Teacher; NCTE, 2009)
It follows then that the onus of preparing professionals as well as evaluating the effectiveness of the initial preparation lies on teacher education institutions.
With the above background in mind, the Amity Institute of Education, Amity University Uttar Pradesh is organizing a one-day seminar on the theme “Re-Inventing Professionalism of the Contemporary Teacher”.
SUB-THEMES FOR THE SEMINAR
1. Competencies, attributes and personal philosophy of the professional teacher
2. Reforming teacher education to facilitate professional practice
3. Monitoring progress towards professional practice in teacher education institutions
4. Institutional support for professionalization of teachers
5. Continuing teacher education for professional practice.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Teacher educators, school teachers, research scholars, M Ed students and individuals working in organisations associated with education are cordially invited to participate in the seminar.Interested participants should send the completed registration forms along with a bank draft for the specified amount before the last date indicated below.
Original papers, which are practical and functional in nature and have direct bearing on practices are invited from interested participants. Participants interested in submitting papers should send a soft copy of the Abstract, and a soft as well as two hard copies of the full paper as per the schedule indicated below.
Certificates of participation will be given to all the participants. Presentation of paper will be indicated in the certificate, if applicable.
The abstracts and papers should be sent electronically to the following e-mail addresses:-
aie@amity.edu
nkdkhandpur@amity.edu
Hard copies should be sent to the following address:-
The Director,
Amity Institute of Education
Amity University Campus
Sector -125, Expressway,
Noida - 201303
Important dates:
Last Date for Submission of Registration form and Registration fee: 28 February 2011
Last Date for Submission of Abstract:
10 March 2011 (Max 250 words) (Soft copy)
Last Date for Submission of Paper: 18 March 2011 (One soft & two hard copies)
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration fee should be submitted by bank draft in favour of Amity University payable at Noida
Registration fee: Rs 500/-
Registration fee for Scholars and M.Ed.students:
Rs 300/-
