Don’t forget that different students have different learning styles. There are many different models of this, but the main message here is that in the most effective lessons, you’ll use a mixture of different approaches and activities: playing / listening / doing activities / talking / sharing / giving feedback / students interacting with you and with other students … Be alert to students failing to grasp an aspect of a class, and be prepared to try a different way of approaching the same material. Be imaginative! Try to think of different ways of teaching the same material. Many BIMM teachers have now completed or are undertaking a teaching certificate – which is fantastic! Let’s use and share the knowledge gathered from the programme to enhance our lesson plans; improve our teaching; and become ever more reflective, thoughtful and brave teachers.
