DO YOU USE

OUTDATED METHODS

TO TEACH YOUR

KIDS?

IF YOU ARE USING ANY OF THE

FOLLOWING METHODS, IT’S TIME

TO CHANGE..

Accumulation of information is

the primary goal

What It Advocates: New information

can just be added on to the information

the child already has

DO YOU..

Expect your students to

learn new information

by reading from a

textbook?

Measure learning by

your student’s ability to

reproduce facts?

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Use kid-friendly tools

like online games to

measure your student’s

understanding of a topic

Ensure your students

have a broader frame of

reference in which they

can understand new

information

Photo by Tim & Selena Middleton

Information is introduced in

bits and pieces

What It Advocates: Children must

learn the theoretical considerations before

they can attempt the actual skill

Think preschoolers

should practice drawing

diagonal and horizontal

lines before they learn

to write the letter ‘A’?

Believe students should

be familiar with

grammar rules before

they learn to write

essays?

DO YOU..

Photo by Lyn Lomasi

Give your students

direct experience with

the subject at hand

before you teach them

theoretical

considerations.

Photo by Adam Backstrom

Classes focus on and revolve

purely around the teacher

What It Advocates: Teachers must

demonstrate factual knowledge and

try to reproduce the same in students

Revolve classes around

lectures?

Set the pace for

learning?

Expect the entire class

to learn at the same

pace?

DO YOU..

Photo by roanokecollege

Revolve classes around

discovery-based and

hands-on learning

Let students set the

pace for learning

Tailor lessons for each

child based on his/her

individual progressPhoto by woodleywonderworks

SOUNDS LIKE A

TALL ORDER?

Don’t worry.

There’s

Help!Photo by Zach Klein

Fun games for kids that are available online encourage students to apply newly acquired skills in virtual settings

Learning software tailor lessons according to individual student’s pace of learning

Videos show students places, situations, ideas and events that contextualize lessons and enhance understanding

Photo from JumpStart.com

TODAY’S TEACHERS EMPLOY

MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO

ACCOMPLISH WHAT THEIR TEACHERS

COULDN’T.

DO YOU?