Top Tips for Engaging Students in the Final Term
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As the end of the academic term approaches , finding learning opportunities that keep students motivated , engaged , and learning can be a challenging task for even the most creative and experienced teachers . Effective pedagogy takes student and teacher needs into account , involves a range of techniques , and develops higher-order thinking skills . These top tips to keep every student captivated until the very end of the year are proven winners that are drawn from evidencebased research .
Differentiate Effectively Boredom and disengagement often go hand in hand . If a student is not being challenged to the right level then they will switch off and capitulate with remarkable rapidity . Create a station rotation where students spend 15-20 minutes on each activity and offer different levels of task difficulty within each station to allow students differentiated challenge by choice . Offering a one-on-one station with the teacher provides a wonderful opportunity for small group work , and for you to focus on gauging student progress , teaching content , or developing skills .
Embrace Creativity This is the perfect time of year for openended projects that allow students to work collaboratively and focus on their passions . The options are endless , and you may find that the students themselves have some great ideas . Run a brainstorming session to commence the project process and suggest some starter ideas ; create a short film or dramatic presentation for English , plan a geometric construction challenge in maths , or build rockets and create an inter-class competition for science . Both individual and group projects offer students the chance to apply their learning from the year in creative , fun ways that can help pique their interest and give the class energy a real boost in the final weeks of the term .
Escape the Classroom Sometimes a change of scenery can be an effective antidote to ennui . Look to book other spaces in the school such as the drama studio , auditorium , gym , or even the school fields . Use the different surroundings as a catalyst for inspiration , and for providing a genuine alternative context for learning .
Use Educational Technology Deliberately Screen fatigue is a real factor in modern education and a constant challenge is to use technology effectively and deliberately to aid engagement . Education Perfect offers a refined online platform that humanises technology and never loses sight of the needs of teachers and students alike . There are endless fun features such as Dash !, a multiplayer revision game that includes live participation scoreboards , emojibased virtual stickers , and an intuitive competition platform .
Education Perfect : Here to Help Education Perfect has been supporting student engagement and learning since 2007 and is a world leader in the online learning space . The powerful teaching and learning toolkit offers interactive resources for all major subject areas , including Arabic as a foreign language , and is enjoyed by over one million students worldwide . Many schools in the Middle East are finding great value in integrating Education Perfect into their teaching and learning programmes .
Teacher Manal Hammad from the Madar International School in Abu Dhabi has been impressed with the flexibility ; “ Education Perfect is an amazing platform that offers a variety of useful resources , which provide students with all required resources for encouraging independent learning . It ’ s also a great place to give individual feedback to improve learning . My students achieved high scores while participating in EP competitions . I am so proud of their hard work and dedication .”. With resources specifically designed to meet the curriculum needs of international schools , Manal is one of many happy teachers across the region .
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