Teaching Strategies in the Classroom

The classroom is a dynamic environment, bringing together students from different backgrounds
with various abilities and personalities. Being an effective teacher, therefore, requires the
implementation of creative and innovative teaching strategies in order to meet students’
individual needs.
 Cooperative Learning
 Inquiry-Based Instruction
Cooperative Learning
In cooperative learning, students work together in small groups on a structured activity.
They are individually accountable for their work, and the work of the group as a whole is also
assessed. Cooperative groups work face-to-face and learn to work as a team.
An effective cooperative group is not a collection of kids thrown together for a brief activity.
It's a team composed of diverse students who care about helping one another learn—and about
the success of the team itself. All members must know they can depend on one another for
help.
 Cooperative learning allows students to discover learning from their peers.
 Cooperative learning increases student motivation by providing peer support.
 Cooperative learning helps students feel successful at every academic level.
 Cooperative learning has also been shown to improve relationships among students from
different ethnic backgrounds.
 develop their self-confidence, as well as enhance their communication and critical
thinking skills

Teach communication and problem-solving skills.

Cooperative learning is based on group work. The key to cooperative learning is keeping
students on task. You’re not directly “teaching” when cooperative learning occurs. Instead,
you’re ensuring groups of students stay on task. The activity could be a discussion, project,
exercise, or almost anything else. As long as your students are working together toward a goal,
you’re on the right track!
 Develops higher order thinking skills
 It allows the learner to work and learn on their own pace.
 Inquiry-based learning puts more power into the hands of students and allows them to
take responsibility for their learning. Independence of truly being on their own.
 It allows learner to learn how to learn.
 Encouraging students to ask questions and investigate their own ideas helps improve their
problem-solving skills as well as gain a deeper understanding of academic concepts. Both
of which are important life skills.