Ways to Keep the Students Engaged in Classrooms
Students are sent to schools and educational institutions for learning. But, ever you thought that what takes a student to learn within the school? It requires complete attention, consistency and dedication. However, it is not easy to nurture these traits among the students without proper planning and rigorous training.
Therefore, the responsibility of teachers is highly critical for nurturing the sense of responsibility for learning among the students. For this reason, they have to go an extra mile to create students’ engaging activities for effective learning within the classrooms.
The trends of collaborative learning are incredibly high in the Middle East, UAE and other highly developed countries. The primary reason is that it keeps the students complete involved giving them the opportunities to get hands-on experience.
For instance, American schools in Sharjah are famous for introducing a system of active learning through groups’ assignments, supervised science activities and many more. All this have benefited the students considerably.
Being a teacher, if you feel difficulty in keeping the students completely engaged in learning activities, the article is undoubtedly for you!
How to involve the students in classroom learning activities
According to the recent study of Gallup, only 50% of students in the primary education level feel engaged in research while the rest are not entirely engaged for learning. It has been observed that around 10% are discouraged to study and so, they don’t pay attention to classrooms.
The primary responsibility of teachers is to impart knowledge to the students. It is not possible without keeping the students involved in classroom learning activities. But, the problem is that it is a hard nut to crack as students get distracted very easily.
The given tips are equally helpful for teachers and parents to retain students’ attention for progressive learning:
Integrate Ice Breakers Games
Making the learning fun for students is important. For this, in-door games and other activities can be initiated. For instance, icebreakers can be used in many ways to retain students’ attention. It can be in the form of digital gadgets or paper and colors.
Further, you can also use Piktochart, Buncee or Canva tools for engaging learning and ultimate fun for the students.
Introduce different ways to learn and review
A significant method of ensuring students engagement is learning in once way and explaining the learned in another way. For this, you may create a proper template for students to make it a standardized method of sharing the learned knowledge.
Don’t forget to divide the learning and reviewing technique into three essential parts including the introduction, body or detail and the conclusion.
Add Visuals, colorful charts and physical objects
No doubt, dynamic visuals, stimulations, moving objects and related things are highly engaging for the students. You can add colorful visuals within the classroom learning to ensure in-depth understanding and engagement.
It’s the best way to grab students’ attention within seconds. Many American schools in Sharjah and other parts of the world pay attention to offer interactive visualization of the learning concepts through technological methods or art and craft aviates.
Final Note
Summing up, many teachers show their concerns towards the lack of students’ attention for their studies. The main reason is that students don’t find the learning activities within the school as much interesting as they want, so the students get distracted.
The only thing teachers and parents can do to make the learning process highly exciting for them using different tools and techniques. Don’t forget to do your best for keeping your student excited yet happy while learning in your class!