John Cotton Dana once said, “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” This is inclusive of the entire curriculum of the school. So what are the prized possessions of a classroom or school? Was it the textbooks or the equipments? No. It was and still is the team, collective thoughts, collective observations, imaginations, and activities both in the premises and outside, the friendships so built; the ones we did and our children are doing. The school is not just to teach the theoretical and practical knowledge of science, math, history or language, but to impart and develop social and self-care abilities as well. So how does a school achieve this empowerment so that the students get engaged in the learning and are actively putting in their inputs for better learning? Well, in this road, we have elaborated the top five ways to enhance the learning experience of the students in school

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Student feedback-

There is a saying that joy and knowledge increase when shared, so having a student forum or a group or a social media page to interact with the students and understand their viewpoints and discussing the learning experience, expectations and shortcomings would do a wonderful job to boost the teacher-student interaction in and outside the classrooms. Many a times the teacher isn’t able to reach every student at the time of need, having the students’ forums would increase the outreach and would help the teacher to be more active about the learning and whether or not each and every child is receiving the necessary attention and education.



Including the student Decision making power in curriculum-

One cannot read other’s mind and that is why the need of language and interaction was introduced. The students have a better understanding of how and what they want to learn (at least grade 11 students do know!) giving the students a decision making power while planning the academic curriculum and calendar would not only improve the required insight for education but also the bond between a student and the teacher. Framing the curriculum according to the student ideas would help the teacher to be well prepared for the aids and lesson plans beforehand because the thinking part has now been distributed and now only the execution part remains.



Become a part of the student team

As an adult you think differently and being a teacher your thought process gets highly influenced by the time you spent with your students. You do know what is best for them but will have an entirely different version of this best. You need to be more involved with the inside ongoings of the student fraternity and be a friend to them first before the tutor you already are. The students have a tendency to learn and adapt more easily in a comfortable and friendly environment so the teachers need to be actively a part of the student team.



Use of gadgets and tech in the classroom-

The traditional methods and aids of teaching do not suit the learning process of the student in the present scenario. Why? Because of the inevitable change in time. In the due course of learning over the years, one thing was running parallel to it- the advancement of technology. Yes, doing the opposite of not using the gadgets and advanced tools in the classroom would develop the cognitive and constructive learning ability in a student. Audio, video and other technologically advanced learning tools would make the learning session more fun and interactive.



Awareness about the real world-

At times, you must have heard people say that whatever they learned in the school cannot be implemented in real life, leaving the learned lessons and knowledge useless to enable a suitable living. The misguided missiles running helter-skelter have to struggle more when it comes to employment. Therefore, this created a dire need for the education industry to bring in the essential reforms about the ways and techniques about imparting the lessons that have been going on for ages now.

Involving the students and making them accustomed to the real world outside is now a necessary part of the school curriculum because what to learn should be of value to you and your career.



The new-age schools like the Ecole Global International School for Girls, Dehradun is one great example of how the students should be empowered to be engaged in the classrooms, shaping them in better personalities and sending their careers on a better trajectory.

