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The first day back after the summer holidays – cue stories about adventures abroad, serious discussions over who has the best new laptop and endless whoops of joy as kids are reunited with classmates after weeks apart (practically forever in a child’s mind).
It’s a challenge trying to motivate your class to start work again after they banished school from their mind for so long, so it’s important to try something new rather than asking them to copy down algebra from a textbook.
Here are some of the new teaching trends to help get pupils buzzing to start the new term.
Active Learning
Being stuck to rows of desks all day is not best suited to the generation currently in the education system.
Regularly changing the classroom seating to encourage discussion and interaction between pupils has shown to promote quicker learning as well as brain development.
It’s a notion that doesn’t require the latest technology to be successful but it promotes creativity as well as productivity.
Student-Driven Learning
Although most commonly used in higher education, this can be adapted for all age groups. There are no L plates involved – it’s about more technology being introduced into the classroom in the form of videos and eBooks.
This is possible because students are encouraged to prepare beforehand for a lesson and do research at home in a way that suits them.
It promotes active learning and more time can be spent discussing topics in depth rather than taking up the entire lesson teaching the basics.
Gamification
No, nothing to do with gammon. Gamification refers to using digital technology to make learning resources more interactive and enjoyable for pupils.
The era of blackboards and lift up desks is well and truly in the past. Today pupils might find themselves researching on an iPad or using student-friendly apps to assist them with learning.
Personalised learning
Trying to cater to a whole class is difficult for teachers since everyone learns at varying speeds. With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) students are now able to go at their own pace and are at less risk of falling behind their peers.
AI can provide pupils with personalised help out of the classroom, if they need a bit of extra tutoring, and can even assist with revision before exams.
In the future, each student should be able to have their very own AI learning companion that knows their strengths and weaknesses.
Each of these trends encourages different ways of learning but, despite lots of new technology, teachers themselves are going to become increasingly more in demand.
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