Institutional Values

1. Contributing to National Development
2. Fostering Global Competencies among Students
3. Inculcating a Value System among Students
4. Promoting the Use of Technology
5. Quest for Excellence

Best Practice: Micro Credentials in Education

Micro Credentials in Education The context that required the initiation of the practice: BTTC designed the Best Practice of Micro-credentials to offer a more effective way to broaden student teachers’ skill set and stay up to date with relevant and emerging practices. These are concise, focused credentials designed to provide in demand skills, know-how, and experience that can help individuals develop new skills and supplement existing ones. The B.Ed programme offers a variety of skill enhancement techniques that enables a learner to groom oneself in skills that are needed in a classroom. At BTTC, Chembur we are offering the micro-credential in education to have a deeper understanding of the complementary aspects in education that will enhance their expertise and experience in the teaching, learning and evaluation.

Objectives of the practice:

1. To orient student teachers with current trends and practices in education
2. To develop understanding of environmental and sustainability concepts among the student teachers
3. To develop leadership skills among the student teachers
4. To foster inclusive practices among the student teachers
5. To enhance technological skills of student teachers

Micro Credentials in Environment, Sustainability and Citizenship–

1. Foundations of Sustainable Citizenship
2. Integrating Sustainability into Education
3. Active Citizenship and Community Engagement
4. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Environmental Education
5. Project Design for Sustainable Citizenship

Micro Credentials in Leadership Management–

1. Leadership in Educational Scenario
2. Leadership in Education
3. Contemporary Leadership Theories
4. Future Trends in Leadership

Micro Credentials in Inclusive practices in the classroom–

1. Concept of children with special needs
2. Types of Children with special needs
3. Characteristics of Disabilities
4. Catering to students with special needs
5. Policies of Inclusion
6. Educational concessions and provisions for children with special needs

Micro Credentials in Artificial Intelligence in Education–

1. Introduction to AI in Education
2. Applications of AI in Education
3. Gamification and AI
4. Ethical Considerations in AI Education
5. Implementing AI in Educational Settings
6. Virtual Classrooms and Remote Learning

Impact of the Practice:

Micro Credentials in Education The context that required the initiation of the practice: BTTC designed the Best Practice of Micro-credentials to offer a more effective way to broaden student teachers’ skill set and stay up to date with relevant and emerging practices. These are concise, focused credentials designed to provide in demand skills, know-how, and experience that can help individuals develop new skills and supplement existing ones. The B.Ed programme offers a variety of skill enhancement techniques that enables a learner to groom oneself in skills that are needed in a classroom. At BTTC, Chembur we are offering the micro-credential in education to have a deeper understanding of the complementary aspects in education that will enhance their expertise and experience in the teaching, learning and evaluation.

Resources required:

Experts from various fields conduct sessions, stationery, digital devices, internet connectivity, institutional premises.

Feedback mechanism and future plans:

Comprehensive feedback will be taken by the teacher educator on the different activities and remediation

Activities conducted:

Micro Credentials in Environment, Sustainability and Citizenship–

Your voice and Active Citizenship + Collective action experiential project work – Participants are introduced to CMCA through a quiz on our pioneering benchmark study – Yuva Nagarik Meter, that provides India for the first time with reliable data on the levels of knowledge, comprehension, attitudes and values of young Indians pertaining to democratic citizenship. This session builds on the idea of concern, cooperate, coexist and confront important aspects or facets of active citizenship.

Leading successful change initiative –

This session enables youth to arrive at a deeper understanding of what is ‘Change’ and ‘Development’ through a process of critical reflection and exchange of ideas. In this session, participants discuss the issues and challenges faced by India today. During Group work, they are faced with a ‘limited resources (budget)’ and bear the responsibility and accountability that comes along with being the ‘government’. Discussions within groups allow for a common understanding of Change and Development to emerge. Further, the session moves onto exploring equitable development through a series of real-life stories and other inputs.