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The learning and education success of the students depends on how meaningful teaching they have received. The monotonous practice of simply lecturing the lessons and students listening are not very effective for learners. Something different and more meaningful is required to make students receive a quality education. Let us discuss some effective tips which teachers can use to make teaching more informative and meaningful for the learners. It will help learners to understand, comprehend better and achieve high academic results.

Make classes meaningful for students: steps to follow

1. Give them an outer learning experience

Along with classroom learning, the outer experience of the world is also important. In classes, teachers can only the theories but practical experience cannot be gathered. To make students understand and relate to the learning concepts better, taking them out is helpful. For teaching subjects such as science, physics, history, mathematics, and geography, teachers can take students on visits to monuments, museums, zoos, historical places, and botanical gardens. Also for maths and science, practical experiments teachers can take students to the labs. In the case of online teaching, the best app for online classes can serve this purpose.

2. Use technical tools

Today's children understand the best with the help of technology. Pictures, audio, and other audiovisual tools can be very to make classes and learning more effective and meaningful for the learners. Sometimes textbook readings and lecturing are not enough to make students deeply engaged with learning. In this case, technology comes as a savior.

Along with textbooks and guides, teachers can make attractive PowerPoint presentations to teach the lessons to the learners. Modules and educational videos are available on youtube and other online teaching sites which can be used too. To make revisions and assessments more interesting and meaningful, teachers can use online quizzes, riddles, multiple-choice question worksheets, and puzzles.

3. Avoid the monotonous practice of lecturing

The monotonous practice of teachers lecturing and students simply listening is not at all suitable for the growth and development of learners in education. These kinds of classes are quite boring for the learners. They lose their focus and get distracted easily. Therefore teachers should avoid simply lecturing. Allow students to speak up too.

Two-way communication can make learning super meaningful for the learners. For example, don't start teaching a topic directly, ask students to share whatever basic knowledge they have related to the topic. Ask open-ended questions to them in between the lectures. Also, give them some time to understand the taught topic and ask doubts if have. Also in the case of online teaching live classes, live video chat, and messages in chat boxes can be done.

4. Focus on the interaction and student participation

The more students interact and participate, the better they understand and relate to the imparted knowledge. Therefore teachers must focus on this technique. Conducting activities such as group discussions, debates, recitations, presentations, and question rounds can be used in this regard. Try to develop a constructive and positive environment where students can speak freely without the fear of being judged and scolded.

5. Conduct extracurricular activities

Along with academic subjects, extra-curricular activities are also very important for the proper growth and development of the learners. Physically and mentally active students, perform well in academics too. Therefore teachers should organise classes for co-curriculum too. Identifying the interest of the students, conduct classes of dance, music, sports, art, craft, Zumba, drama, and much more respectively. Ensure that all students are participating in the activities they enjoy.

Advantages of these tips

Boost the academic performance of students: by following these tips, the overall teaching quality is increased. With better teaching, students also understand and relate to the topics better. This helps students to participate more in the classes as well as their exam scores are also improved.

Better teacher-student relation: when classes and teaching become more effective, students interact and participate in the classes more. They start taking teachers as their role models and inspiration. This improves interpersonal skills between the learners and the educators.

Improves communication skills of learners: with effective and meaningful learning classes, interaction, collaboration, and participation of the students is increased. They listen to each other, share their thoughts and reviews which improves their communication abilities.

Conclusion

Only teaching the lessons is not enough, to focus on how meaningful and beneficial the teaching is for learners is more important. The above-mentioned tips of giving outer experience, using technical tools for teaching, focusing on student participation, and conducting extracurricular activities can help teachers to make learning effective and better for the students.

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