Marian Adan

I am an Experienced English Literature and Languages teacher. I have taught In secondary school for over 2 years. I have also taught English as a foreign language for 5 years.My lessons are always fun, interactive, and enjoyable. Learn English the fun way with me!

I find that It is important how the teacher teaches and how the learner learns.

One of the best methodologies I use to teach is, Student-Centered / Constructivist Approach. With this approach Students play a more active role in their learning and develop a sense of responsibility.

I also use a tool called Happy Numbers. Happy Numbers meets each student's individual needs, provides direct instruction, and always keeps them in their zone of proximal development, which allows them to independently close learning gaps.

Lessons are adapted to each student’s level. This allows teachers to provide targeted, differentiated instruction to small groups of students in a natural way. It helps the instructor to more closely evaluate what each student is capable of and construct strategic plans around the assessments.

A relatively new teaching method I’ve adopted is, project-based learning falls within the student-centered approach.
Between projects, the teacher may provide scaffolding and smaller bite-sized projects to help build skills such as how to research, how to solve division problems, how to write a letter, etc. Thus, students build on what they know by asking questions, investigating, interacting with others, and reflecting on these experiences.

Cooperative learning is enhanced by letting students organize their work in groups.