Increasing Student Engagement in Class

For a teacher, nothing is more fulfilling than seeing your students enthusiastically engaged in their work. When students get to work and are able to ask profound questions regarding the lesson, this means they are now in the flow.

One of the best ways a teacher can encourage student engagement is to create a culture of explanation rather than going outright to the correct answer. A right answer will mostly be forgotten after an examination but when the student understands the reason why it is so, retention is better and application of the principle is optimized.

For this to happen, a teacher should be well prepared. The worst that could happen in a classroom is when students feel that the teacher is inept. This will not only erode respect and confidence of the students,  it may also demotivate them  to participate in discussions.