Ideas for Teachers to Implement

Where Should We Go For A Field Trip?
Field trips provide students with learning experiences outside of the classroom. The key to selecting educational field trips is to select places to go that can be used as real life application. "My Psychology teacher once said you're never off of the subject of psychology. That can be said for any subject from Algebra to Zoology, you're never off the subject.".--Reyona. This quote can be applied when selecting any field trip. Try to think outside of ordinary classroom logic to show students the career application possibilities of any subject. Field trips need to relate the classroom to real-life in order show how and why the subjects needs to be learned.

Can We Have Speakers?
The typical student attitude is "Speakers are boring, speakers mean nap time!" One of the goals of teachers should be to talk with the presenter prior to speaking about what they plan to present. Most speakers that are invited into the classroom are not professional speakers and are more then willing to take simple suggestions to help the students learn. Getting the students more involved by using visual aids, interacting with class discussions, and making it more than a lecture will all help in keeping the students attention. Any time a speaker is invited into the classroom they should be informed of the progress of the class. This will prevent speakers from talking about things that are too technical or too basic for the grade level to help in the understanding of the topic.

Looking Towards the Future
Career day provides students with choices to learn more about certain careers and types of career paths. They are able to speak with people who can expose them to a variety of career options and can help them decide where their interests and talents lie. This is great time for students to learn about actual career fields that interest them to help them lean toward something they would like to do in the future.

That Will Teach You a Lesson
Include in your lesson plans a discussion on how the lesson applies to the real world and careers. Students always ask "Why are we doing this?" or "Why do we need this?" To have a reason and to be able to show them why, will get their attention and give them a reason to learn.

Let's Discuss That
Classroom discussions are an important part of education. Letting students speak their minds will give teachers the chance to understand their students thoughts and get a glimpse of the type of person each student is. Providing an atmosphere to do this in is essential to get many students to speak freely.

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