Creating a Proactive Classroom

A proactive classroom is being able to engage students in activities that encourage them to participate in class and to express their self freely. There are lots of ways to have a proactive classroom. You can let your students to do group activities. In this way they can enjoy collaborating with their classmates. In addition it also enhances their critical thinking. But what other way can you do create a proactive classroom? Here are some contemporary ways to improve your student’s participation in class.
Information Literacy
Students should learn how to use the information they acquired in different creative ways. This will enable students to evaluate information for context, credibility and accuracy. You can enrol students to training programs which offer Information Literacy. In this way they will be able to determine information that they need and not just anything they get from the internet. They would also know how to access it efficiently and evaluate their resources critically. When a student is “Information Literate”, they would have the confidence to participate in class recitation or activities because they know that the information they acquired is valid and evaluated thoroughly.
Engaging in Infocomm
In this generation, all the students are familiar using different gadgets and technology in their daily lives. Since they are inclined in using technology, it will definitely be appealing to students if you can incorporate it to classroom activities. With the right Infocomm club, you will be able to teach your students to appreciate technologies better and creatively apply it to express their ideas for school works. Teachers can also enhance their teaching and learning experience. Choose Infocomm trainings that can expose your students to different activities which will enable them to create video, photo, animation and other designs that they can use to creatively communicate their ideas. In this way, students can participate in class enthusiastically and can happily show their outputs in class.
Responsible use of Social Media
Students are using different social media networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and many more. To be updated, educators should be familiar with these kinds of social media. Some training teach students, teachers and as well as parents to browse the internet safely, to use social media responsibly and cyber wellness. If these are taught respectively, you can expect that students will be able to share their ideas sensibly not only in their social media accounts but more importantly in class.
Active class participation is essential in the learning process. This will enable the students to share their ideas easily. In addition, the teachers can also gauge their student’s ability and potential which can help them to further improve their student’s learning experience.