Modern Teaching Pedagogy that develop Learners Engagement

Richard M Yumang

Degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education" When students are engaged with the lesson being taught, they learn more and retain more. Students who are engaged in the work tend to persist more and find joy in completing the work. You may ask the question, "What types of work are engaging?" We know from speaking to students that they prefer work where they can have hands-on activities and get to collaborate with their peers. They tend to be less engaged when listening to teacher lectures or doing repetitive tasks and "busy work." Innovative teaching strategies that engage students: (1) inquiry-based learning, (2) QR codes, (3) problem-based learning, (4) wisely managed classroom technology, and (5) jigsaws. These teaching strategies encourage students to use their imagination to dig deep when engaging with the content of the lesson. The students are actively involved with the learning and can work with their peers in collaborative groups to showcase their learning. Many of these strategies take students to levels of learning they never thought possible. The students actively seek knowledge and don’t just sit and receive the knowledge from a lecture or worksheet. Inquiry-Based Learning

Inquiry-based learning is one of the most powerful teaching strategies in the classroom because research tells us that students learn best when they construct their own meaning. Inquiry-based learning triggers student curiosity. Teachers act as facilitators during the inquiry-based learning process. According to Heather WolpertGawron Inquiry-Based Learning there are four steps in the process: Students develop questions that they are hungry to answer Students research the topic using time in class Students present what they’ve learned Students reflect on what worked about the process and what didn’t In a classroom where students research a topic then present their findings, inquiry-based learning allows students to "learn deeper and wider than ever before" (Wolpert-Gawron, 2016). In traditional teaching, students are less likely to ask questions and are expected to listen and answer questions posed by the teacher. Inquiry-based learning allows students to pose the questions and research and convert the information into useful knowledge, thus ramping up the level of student engagement.

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The author is Teacher III at DapDap Elementary School, Division of

Mabalacat City