Teacher Education

1. SCHOOL OF PEDEGOGICAL SCIENCES
KANNUR UNIVERSITY
Writing instructional objectives Unit Planning and
Teacher’s Diary, Year Plan and Academic Calendar
SREEKUMAR .T
M.Ed. Student

2. Year Plan:
It is a layout of instruction for the whole year. In year plan teacher has to divide
the whole subject into various clusters of related facts. These facts have to be
divided into meaningful based on psychological and logical principles.
Essential factors influencing the year plan:
 Number of units to be taught in the subject
 Objectives to be realized
 Arrangement of adopted
 Resources Available

3. Points to be considered to write an annual plan:
Scope for different objectives
Consideration of seasonal and natural situations
Co-ordination of subjects
Arrangement of topics
Teaching methods and availability of material

4. Importance of year planning:
 Concept of planning is objective-based
 Its educational aims, a teacher has to plan for the entire
academic year
 Organization of the topics
(YEAR/MONTH/WEEK/PERIODS)
 Systematic planning for effective teaching
PREPARATION OF THE YEAR PLAN
 Simple concepts should precede the complex concepts.
 Known subject matter should precede unknown subject matter.
 Topics should be divided for each month followed by each
week
 The duration of the period should be fixed.

5. Academic Calendar
An academic calendar is a schedule of the important dates and
events for an academic institution, such as a school, college, or
university. It typically includes the start and end dates of semesters,
terms, and breaks as well as the dates for holidays, exams and other
important events.
The Academic calendars are prepared by Academic planning and
Monitoring committee (AP & MC) every year well advance of
commencement of class work.