Dr Shuchita Gupta a passionate teacher, guide and mentor with in-depth knowledge of educational psychology, instructional skills and teaching pedagogy. She has been bestowed with many prestigious awards including APJ Abdul Kalam progressive Principal in 2018. She believes in constantly trying to adopt innovative methodologies to ensure that teaching/learning can be made more interesting.
The biggest challenge for any teacher is capturing each student’s attention and conveying ideas effectively to create a lasting impression. As a teacher, to tackle this challenge effectively, you should implement innovative ideas that make education interesting.
The importance of innovation in education can be a rather intangible concept and can mean different things to different people. However, there are very real and tangible benefits of innovation in education. Innovation cannot be tested or graded, but it can be inculcated and built in students. In this environment of high-stakes testing, it can be incredibly difficult to introduce innovation and creativity in the classroom. However, here are eight different ways that the importance of innovative teaching can be introduced in the classroom.
- Challenge students by giving them a problem that is both authentic and interesting
- Give students the basics but keep it short
- Encourage students to research independently
- Build complex skills in students
- Check that students have understood the concepts
- Ensure that students find innovative uses of everyday objects
- Confirm that students know what they still need to learn
- Do not grade students on innovation and creativity
In our school we encourage true innovation. In fact , innovation in education is woven into the very fabric of learning. Our teachers use technology as well as the latest pedagogical tools to encourage our students to think out-of-the-box and innovate in and out of the classroom. We use innovation by integrating different subjects and giving hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. We also understand that every student is different and so we assign projects individually to students, based on their interests and capability. We encourage students to develop different life skills, thereby inculcating innovation and unleashing the creativity of students.
Do not grade students on innovation and creativity. Innovation cannot be tested or graded, but it can be inculcated and built in students