My lessons are usually designed to accommadate the student in the best way possible. As a teacher I strongly believe that every single lesson should be presented in such way that the student will always benefit and gain knowledge from each lesson. While the success and happiness of students is always a high priority for me as a teacher, student-centred learning is different to more traditional teaching methods, and that is why I prefer this teaching method over any over teaching methods.

If you compare student-centred learning to teacher-centred learning, which is more common, it requires the me as the teacher to give classroom instructions and lead the class for the majority of the time. However, with student-centred learning, my students are given more opportunities to choose what they want to learn and how they want to learn it. This is also widely known as personalized learning.

In student-centred learning approaches, I like to encourage my students to take an active role in the classroom, rather than taking part in more passive activities like listening to a lecture or writing an essay. They will have lots of discussions with their peers and teachers, and they’ll also be encouraged to ask questions, which is linked to inquiry-based learning.

Some great examples of this kind of approach include students taking part in debates, small group projects, and fun roleplay scenarios together. As a teacher, I take it upon oneself to be an excellent facilitator. I also encourage open communication, curiosity, creativity and exploration to make my students learning experience as good as it can be! At the end of a classroom activity, I always urge students to reflect on what they’ve learnt. I do this so they leave the classroom knowing what they have accomplished in that lesson.