How to capture and maintain

your student in Science

and Mathematics.

10 Effective Teaching Techniques

Engage the students in material that has personal relevance and is meaningful i.e. real life examples and Problems.

Tip #1: Engage

Give the students assignments that involve a variety

of learning styleTechnology

Hand on Experiments

Research with bookks

Tip #2: Variety

Provide times when students can teach each other the material within the classroom i.e. group presentations– Leadership– Ownership– Mastery

Tip #3: Students Teaching

Every other day or so, allot 10 minutes at the

beginning of each class for students to discuss among themselves what they learned in previous lessons.

Test #4: Review

Implement a reward system for students to encourage them to take their learning outside the classroom• Reward students who can apply the material

to real life examples• Reward students who improve from test to

test• Reward students who engage in group discussions outside of the classroom to discuss ideas on how to use their knowledge to solve problems.

Tip #5: Reward system

• Help students establish short term, self

referenced goals at the beginning of the term

and have them check up midterm to see if they

are still on track to accomplishing their goals

Tip #6: Goals

• At the end of each class, present the students

with a “challenge for the night” and allow

students to work in groups of 3 or 4 to solve

the challenge over the course of the evening

and present answers in class the next day

Tip #7: Stimulate group work

Evaluation of students should be private and focus on individual improvement, progress and mastery of the material, not simply on performance

Tip # 8: Evaluation

Teachers collaborate with students to work on a big project.

Tip #9: Collaboration

Bring in professionals in related careers to give talks about what they do in their work.

Tip # 10: Professionals