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My Top Ten Ways to Allow Students to Demonstrate Competency

As more time passes, educators develop better and more efficient ways to help students get the most out of learning. Instead of talking at students, a great method to allow students to learn and display that they actually are learning is to have them demonstrate their competency levels. Here are my ten favorite methods to allow students to demonstrate competency: 1) Using short answer questions- I find that using questions that students have to answer in three to four sentences is an excellent way for the students to demonstrate their competency. If a student can write full sentences to answer a question, it shows that they have studied and understand the materials. 2) Writing an essay or research paper- I love using papers to allow students to show that they are knowledgeable about the material. A student can memorize a multiple-choice answer, but it is much harder to replicate that feat when having to write a multiple page paper. I love that because it forces a student to use their r...
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Personalized Learning

 In the teaching climate today, personalized learning needs to be integrated more often. I remember many times as a student being bored out of my mind and disengaged from the topic just because I felt that it had nothing to really do with me or anything I cared about. This problem is real for many students, as no one wants to learn about something they do not care about. Personalizing the learning experience leads to better recollection of what was taught and more success overall. I feel that I can bring personalized learning into my teaching environment by first asking the students what they actually want to learn about. I plan on having open discussions on various topics that students themselves bring forward. I will use this as a way to get to know what my students are actually interested in. Another way to learn about my students is to create questionnaires for points, and to have activities where I ask questions and the students have to do a certain action depending on th...
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Advocacy

 1.) To me, advocacy means showing support of something or someone in public. As a teacher, that could mean recommending a certain digital tool to use or advocating for a student in any particular situation. 2.) Advocacy is important to show credibility. It is hard to gain support or grow if there is no one to advocate or stand behind you in the beginning. Once you can show that someone trusts you and they are willing to publicly support you or your product, more people will be willing to give you or your product a chance. 3.) One of the greatest advocacy issues facing EdTech is that people don't need more technology to learn better or that technology is not reliable. 4.) One example of me advocating for a student was for the student to be selected as 6th grade student of the year. I spoke about how well the student managed to be a leader and friend to other students, and how that student set a positive example for everyone who encountered them.
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Ownership in the Classroom

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 I believe that what makes a student want to take ownership in their learning is personalizing the experience, making it fun & inform them on the importance of what they're learning, or how it will impact them. Getting a student's opinion on a certain topic and interacting with their answers is a great way to make a student believe that you actually care how they feel which will make them more engaged in the learning process. As a student, it always stimulated my brain when a teacher asked my thoughts, and it helped me to learn better.  “Teaching Strategies for a Successful Classroom Discussion.” Teachhub.com , https://www.pinterest.com/pin/264727284332933962/. Accessed 2022. Another method I like to increase ownership is placing the students' desks in a semi-circle to increase ease in holding group discussions and allow everyone to face each other. I feel that group discussions among peers is a great way to create ownership in a classroom. I think laughter is another g...
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