Encouraging Self-Directed Learning in Classrooms
Encouraging Self-Directed Learning in Classrooms
A teacher’s responsibility towards students is not limited to increasing academic proficiency. It extends to preparing college and career ready students. Teachers must help students develop knowledge and skills that lead to success in the real world. This includes developing effective communication, collaboration, and project-management skills, and encouraging students […]
How can Teachers Ensure Better Learning Outcomes using a Learning Contract?
Develop a learning contract with students that set clear goals and encourages them to learn. Use these contracts to build the learning skills of the students as they grow and excel in the classroom together and individually.
What is a learning Contract?
A learning contract is an agreement between the student and the teacher that […]
What is Social-Emotional Learning?
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a process in which students acquire, develop and apply a set of skills, knowledge and attitudes that help them to be good students and citizens, achieving success in both their academic and personal lives.
Social-emotional learning improves the emotional intelligence (EQ) of a student; and this is stated to […]
How can We Design Projects Effectively to Promote Student Learning?
Enhanced student performance may be achieved through active learning or self-directed learning. Encouraging students to undertake projects is one method by which teachers can stimulate the process of active learning.
Project-based learning allows students to expand and fine-tune their knowledge and skills as it stimulates them to dive deeper into the contents, develop analytical […]
