Education has evolved over the years. The trends keep improving day by day because they are pedagogies that applies today that might not fit tomorrow.
Hence, a good quality of every teacher is the self upgrading how to make things work best in a given environment and time.
Educational trends are not static but keep changing with time and development. A good teacher must there keeping an eye on these trends in addition to completing your professional development requirements. Many are based on educational research or current events that can help you support your students more effectively.
Below are important trends that are useful at this time for quality teaching and learning.
Personalized Learning
The old method of learning where the teacher has to force knowledge is a thing of the past. The modern day teacher is a facilitator. Yours is making available what the child will need to help him adapt and learn better.
This because when a school curriculum is adaptive to a student’s unique needs, it’s more likely to promote student progress because each child can move at their right pace. Plus, adaptive software programs allow teachers to use the same program for all students in their classroom— those with learning disabilities.
Mastery-Based Grading
There have been genuine concerns over the sole use of letters for measuring students progress in academics. As a result, teachers are looking for alternatives to letter grading. Some worry that traditional grading methods do not accurately measure student progress.
Mastery-based grading measures how well students have developed the skills they learned in class and allows opportunities for resubmission. Ultimately, students are graded as either having mastered or not mastered a concept rather than on an A to F scale. In this way, students can continue to practice skills they haven’t yet mastered and avoid becoming discouraged.
Genius Hour
The old concept of memorization of facts is fading away and the modern concept focus on the ability to do. The Genius Hour is a new educational technique that allows students to work on self-paced and self-chosen projects for an hour each day. This encourages students to practice their creativity and independent thinking skills, and they can also develop a genuine love of learning.
Trauma-Informed Practices
A child psychological state is key to learning. A traumatized child can cope. The Trauma-informed practices refer to any intervention designed to respond to the unique needs of children who have experienced trauma. Because more than half of all children will experience a traumatic event before adulthood, it is essential to conduct training and implement strategies that support these children.
Digital Citizenship
Information Technology has become the order of the day. Incorporating the digital age into every lessons will help the children better. Digital citizenship is defined as the ability to use technology and the Internet both effectively and appropriately. Good digital citizenship is increasingly necessary, but as assignments and lessons traditionally done in person move online, it’s even more vital for students to build the skills they need to develop a healthy relationship with digital media.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is a strategy allows students to learn and develop skills in a setting outside of the classroom. For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited. But you can still make the most of this strategy by taking students on field trips and providing students with assignments that encourage them to learn outside of school.
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