TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON LEARNING AID MAKING - 1 & 2 February, 2023

TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON LEARNING AID                             MAKING

A two-day workshop on learning aid making was organized for the student teachers of Government College of Teacher Education, Thycaud, Trivandrum.The first session was on February 1 and it started at 10 AM in the General Hall 2 of the campus. Ms.Keerthana hosted the event which began with the prayer song by Ms.Gowri Venu. Dr. Jayakrishna K , staff secretary and Assistant Professor in Hindi, welcomed the gathering. This was followed by the presidential address delivered by principal of GCTE , Dr. VK Santhosh Kumar Sir. Dr.Jolly, the Vice principal, offered the felicitation. Mr. Praveen Kumar, College Union Chairman, pronounced the vote of thanks.

The resource person of the day was Sri Raman P Sir. Prior. He has to his credit many awards and accolades at the national level in still model and working model making. Before the beginning of the workshop, he displayed some of his top models which undoubtedly inspired the student teachers. We were all excited to learn the art of making teaching aids from a person like him.

Chart preparation was taught to us on the first day. Detailed instruction regarding how to hold a chisel marker, how to write letters legibly, how to allocate space for the matters to be written, etc, were given to us. We were instructed to prepare charts on our own in the afternoon session. Everyone actively participated in it. Raman sir kept an eye on everyone and offered necessary corrections wherever and whenever needed.

On the second day, ie, February 2, the session began at 9:30 am. The preparation of models were taught to us this day. He showed us various models he prepared which is related to each subject. He gave us many ideas based on which we started to prepare our models. The various techniques to make our models outstanding were also shared with us. We were excited and surprised to see the variety of teaching aids that could be used to transact the subject matter in the best way possible.
The workshop provided hands on experience for the students. It was with utmost sincerity and excitement that every student teacher participated in the workshop. The workshop undoubtedly enhanced our creativity. Moreover the dedication of the resource person is worth mentioning. He constantly monitored our works and gave all the necessary corrections. Towards the end of the session, one student from each department shared their feedback and reflections.

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