Modern Methods of Teaching are listed and explicated herein. This is to guide you on what teaching method is best for you.
Teaching Methods and Strategies
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As long as there is life, teaching and learning will not end, people will still have to be delivered from the claws of ignorance and made to see the light of literacy in the classroom.
In the classroom, both the teacher and learners come to terms that in one way or the other, active education has to take place there and as you well know, everyone does not learn at the same pace and with the same learning style.
While some people are visual, others are auditory and the rest are kinesthetic. In spite of the different learning methods, teachers have to stand up to their feet to ensure that what is taught is grasped.
A good teacher teaches a group of students individually at the same time so that they can all learn effectively.
This will bring to light some of the teaching methods you could employ for maximum results and impact on the educational life and need of your students and learners.
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Modern Methods of Teaching
The following are what we consider Modern Methods of Teaching:
1. Behavioural Management
As a teacher, one important thing for you to do is to gain respect from your students and also ensure that every child that passes through your tutorship must have understood the course for which they applied.
When a class lacks decorum, there may not be quality learning going on there. It is therefore important that as a teacher, you instill discipline through rewarding good behavior and great response to class activities.
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2. Group Learning
When instruction is given to learners, they tend to grasp it more than when it is given by a teacher.
Teachers need to use this as a weapon to teach the children instead of considering it a threat. Group children up for them to learn together.
The grouping should not be segregated, rather the fast learners should be grouped alongside the slow learners. This will spur the children up to learn more.
3. Use Technology
A teacher in the first place should be up to speed with the latest technological device for teaching. These tech teachers should be brought to the class to further advance the course of learning.
There are some pupils who learn through what they feel and this is what technology makes possible.
Some of the equipment that can be brought to the class for teaching and learning includes but is not limited to; iPads, tablets, laptops, etc.
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4. Visualization
Images stick around the memory long after words have been forgotten. As a teacher, you should try as much as possible to make your students see the picture of what you are trying to communicate as clearly as possible.
When you explain concepts that cannot be represented in the actual picture, try as much as possible to create a picture out of illusion for your message.
5. Professional development
The truth is that theories weary the soul of a learner. Try as much as possible to make your classes filled with lots of practice.
There should be hands-on activities for your students to do. It does not necessarily have to be very large or big, it just has to be concise and help you achieve all you want to achieve in your behavioral objectives.
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Teaching does not have to be very difficult or tedious. As a teacher, all you need for your students to learn is to identify their needs and meet them.
The teaching methods listed in this article have been tested and trusted by millions of teachers around the world and we assure you that if you systematically use these methods, you will have top-grade graduates from your class by the end of the school year.
