Social Science Department

" TEACHING THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH "
At our school we have found that visual activities, sorting or ordering activities and comparison activities are the most successful teaching and learning styles for the vast majority of our students. Therefore these are the styles that we make most use of. However since these approaches are very flexible, it is possible to create a variety of lessons within a scheme of work. In addition we have particular areas that we wish to develop for our students where they show weaknesses. These include reading and extended writing. So these are also areas that required focus. So from these areas of knowledge, coupled with the availability of a wide range of resources, the planning process for lessons and schemes of work can occur. By combining an open minded approach to teaching and learning styles and the possession of detailed evidence on our students' successes- failures and preferred teaching and learning styles, it is possible to create a series of lessons for a scheme of work that covers a variety of learning styles.

Learning styles

To broaden this out further we use the multiple intelligences as a way of addressing the variety of learners that are in any class.

The intrapersonal intelligence has to do with the ability to understand oneself and to access your own feelings and emotions, to judge and make sense of them and to act on your judgments. These techniques work best to assess this intelligence:

• Set yourself personal goals and targets.
• Monitor your goals and targets.
• Monitor your goals and targets.
• Keep diaries or learning logs.
• Talk about moral and ethical issues.
• Try to be more assertive.

Mathematical and logical intelligence or problem-solvers.

They look for sequence, logic and order. These techniques work best to assess this intelligence:
• Try sequencing activities. Pattern games e.g. Dingbats.
• Work with numbers, measurement and estimation.
• Problem-solving activities.
• Brainstorm information before ordering and organising it.

Visual and spatial intelligence means these learners build pictures of what they have seen in their mind. They learn by seeing and observing. These techniques work best to assess this intelligence:
• Topic webs.
• Memory maps.
• Visualise.

Kinesthetic intelligence.

The ability to use one’s body in highly skilled ways. Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. These techniques work best to assess this intelligence:
• Try drama, role-play, and physical movement.
• Field trips, visits, design and make activities.
• Involve yourself in extra-curricular sporting activities

Those with the naturalist intelligence are at home in the natural environment. They can describe the features of the natural environment and name different species of birds, plants and animals. These techniques work best to assess this intelligence:
• Environmental projects.
• Be responsible for your own environment.
• Nature walks.
• Field trips to places of environmental interest.

Student-Centered Teaching Method

To transfer enthusiasm for History a rich variety of teaching methods and styles are used
• whole class teaching,
• group work,
• paired work,
• research oriented - independent project work- Eg- Disaster Management
• thinking skills,
• accelerated active learning techniques,
• presentations,
• Integration of ICT,
• ‘hot seating’,
• music and drama,
• role play
• empathetic reconstruction
• art and craftwork,
• audio-visual,
• display work,
• field trip/ Demonstrations, -Closure method
• effective use of textbooks.

Above all make lessons different. Make an impact on the children. Collaboration of different methods allows students to actively participate in the learning process by talking with each other and listening to other points of view. Collaboration establishes a personal connection between students and the topic of study and it helps students think in a less personally biased way. Group projects and discussions are examples of this teaching method. Collaborative discussions can take a variety of forms, such as fishbowl discussions. We employ collaboration to assess student's abilities to work as a team, leadership skills, or presentation abilities.

Faculty of Social Science
Std History Democratic Politics Geography Economics
VI Mrs. Smita Rakesh Mrs. Smita Rakesh Mrs. Smita Rakesh  
VII Mrs. Jagmohan Malik Mrs. Jagmohan Malik Mrs.Chetna Yadhav  
VIII Mrs. Manisha Joseph Mrs. Manisha Joseph Mrs.Chetna Yadhav  
IX Mrs. Manisha Joseph Mrs. Manisha Joseph Mrs.Chetna Yadhav Mrs. Jagmohan Malik
X Mrs. Manisha Joseph Mrs. Manisha Joseph Mrs.Ashita Pardeshi Mrs. Jagmohan Malik
XI-XII       Mrs Kiran Jadhav


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