Professional teachers use good teaching strategies to impart positive knowledge and skills on learners. Those who lack professionalism and commitment to teaching become frustrated and cause confusion among learners.
When learners are properly guided, they become more engaged with their lessons because they understand what is expected of them. The competency based curriculum (CBC) requires teachers who are well versed with progressive teaching strategies.
Appropriate teaching strategies are necessary to build positive learning environment for students. Here are some of the key teaching methods and strategies for the competency based curriculum.
1) Model ideal behavior: if you want your learners to do well in their education, you should explain proper behaviors to them and follow it yourself. Lead by example.
2) Encourage initiative: Allow learners to participate actively in lessons. They should take part in class discussions and exercises to sharpen their knowledge and skills, leading to curiosity and creativity.
3) Avoid collective punishment: when a student commits a mistake, you should punish them for their mistake. Do not generalize and punish a whole group.
4) Flexible seating: for effective learning, students should not be holding themselves still on their chairs. Be creative and develop a proper seating arrangement that promotes visual, auditory and tactile learning.
5) Knowledge application: another effective teaching strategy is to allow students to apply the knowledge they have acquired to real situations in their lives. This strategy follows Webb’s Depth of Knowledge:
- Recollection and reproduction
- Knowledge application
- Strategic thinking
- Critical thinking
6) Summative assessment: summative assessment refers to tests conducted at the end of a learning period such as the end of the term or end of the year. This teaching strategy ensures that the teacher has monitored learners’ progress before moving to the next level of education.
7) Formative assessment: this is a type of assessment that occurs regularly after topic or a unit. The teacher should use this approach to monitor students’ progress and make improvements where necessary.
8) Active learning: this strategy involves actively pursuing knowledge through collaboration and individual commitment. Teachers should allow learners to engage actively in daily lessons
9) Differential Instruction: this teaching approach is about using different teaching styles for various learners. The strategy ensures that diverse learning styles of different students in the classroom are addressed.
10) Personalized learning: the last teaching strategy is providing different conditions for learning to each learner. This method caters for unique abilities of learners.