Student-Centered Classrooms to build trust

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Student-centric instructional strategies give impetus to their holistic development

Teachers worldwide have been experimenting and reinventing classroom teaching practices to make students learning more holistic and engaged but many a times our approach is still bent toward conventional teaching practices, i.e., teacher driven classrooms. In the last few years, however, where teachers have realised the necessity to adopt studentcentric classrooms.

Are students feelings being left out in the class? Are their contributions not being valued enough? If an educator feels the answers is a ‘Yes’, it is time to make some minuscule modifications in teaching. Teachers are going an extra mile to nurture and extend their relationships with students and foster profound connections.

‘Teaching’ can be a continual struggle for middle school and primary school teachers as they pour and feed vast amounts of information and knowledge into children’s brain where they might not be able to gauge perfectly on the spot whether a student has understood or not. Let’s learn more about student-centered classrooms and the ways to introduce and foster the same.

Give voice to your students
Under this practice, the focus of instruction shifts from the teacher to the student. Students are the key players in the learning process and an active entity in the classroom experience. They take initiatives and active part in the lessons by putting questions to teachers, thereby, becoming more involved in the classroom. The process helps student build independent problem-solving skills and gives them space to elevate their voice and opinions in the classroom. Teachers give them liberty to come up with innovative ideas to make lessons more interesting and engaging and facilitate open communication.

Role of humour in the classroom
To make this instructional method a success, teachers must develop trust among students. Use analogy, life experience, examples and lace it with humour. Teacher ‘s must make sure that he/she does not hurt the religious sentiments of students. To bridge this gap, teachers must maintain a cordial balance while delivering lessons like they can have light hearted tones as well as humourous tones which is admissible in the classroom.

Give due respect and recognition to students work
Many students exhibit enthusiasm. The teacher has to manage in such a way that all students get equal opportunity to share and contribute their thoughts. A teacher’s discourse must be to prioritize student’s thinking, validate their responses by supporting and encouraging their views. Not all answers are correct, but they can engage and help them understand the concept.

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