Teaching at both a public and a private institution I see a huge divergence in methods. I also note the student expectations as they come out of public and private schools.

There is an expectation particularly from private schools around performance and what must I do and what must the teacher be doing in order to feel secure that i am PERFORMING.

I realised this whilst teaching that when they are tasked to think for themselves and create outside a clear playbook they are confused.

Im exploring ACT 3.

I enjoy the out the box force the kids to do the leg work and self learning whilst having a support base to guide their critical thinking. Many of thefirst years are expecting an old school teacher standing in front of them with a series of notes and information they can capture so they can ingest and exploit to "perform.

As the article states some benefits of Student Centred Learning:

Increased Enthusiasm

Developing communication skills

Developing relationships

Some ways to implement this:

A flipped classroom

Small groups where some is taught and students elaborate further on topics

Using tech tools like Padlet and trello

The main principle of student-centered learning is to give students control over both the content of the lesson and the learning method, which results in a shift of focus from teachers to learners.

But although this model has lately been gaining momentum, it isn’t dominating just yet. On the contrary, the traditional instructional method, teacher-centered learning, is still adopted by the striking majority of today’s educators.

I enjoy a busy class where students must discover, debate, and work together. It also assists the shy student who won't talk in front of a group to partake in the discussions. The group work also allows peer review/feedback to happen naturally as the students voice their opinions.