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Varying course materials is important to keep the students motivated to learn, can accommodate students’ different ways of learning, and can solidify the materials taught. Teaching, in general, requires a lot of time and preparation; whether it is planning a lesson plan, thinking of potential problems, or getting materials ready. To keep students motivated to learn requires new ideas and resources to peak students’ interest. Hence, the course material is essential to a teacher. There are lots of resources online that can be used to guide a teacher in coming up with new ideas and to help implement them into a course. Not only are there resources to provide creativity, there are also resources for teachers to use in the teaching. Pre-made online games, create-your-own online games, Powerpoints, course-guide, are all examples of materials that are free online for teachers to use. One of the main goals of teaching is to get the students to learn the material. However, if the material does not spark the student’s interest, then the students will most likely not pay attention. When a couple of students start drifting off, it can be distracting to the students around them. So having different course materials in hand is important to keep students engrossed in learning. Having different course materials at hand can be beneficial to the students. Because the classroom is a dynamic environment, bringing in students of different background, skills, and abilities; means that the students will perceive and learn things differently. Some may be visual learners while others may learn better by listening. Providing students with various resources allow them to have diverse ways of learning the same material. To be an effective teacher, the teacher must implement creative teaching strategies, adapt technology into the course, as well as have innovative resources. It is the 21st century and the world is surrounded by new technologies. Implementing new technology not only can keep the students’ motivated but can also make learning more interactive. Students will be able to engage in their own learning as well as build their autonomy. Having technology in the classroom can also allow the teacher to record results, and gauge how much material has been learned. Using different resources to repetitively teach the same topics can reinforce the materials taught during the lesson. The human brain can only retain so much information at once. As a result, the students will need repetition to reinforce the knowledge that has just been learned. Merely repeating an activity will cause the students to just memorize the answers. That’s when different resources and different activities come into play. Having multiple activities will ensure that the students are understanding the materials taught and not solely memorizing the answers. Having multiple activities will not only make learning fun but will also engrain and solidify the concepts. Also, differentiating the teaching style will ensure that no student gets left behind because the allocated tasks are tailored to the student’s abilities and needs. Assigning activities to the students’ unique learning permits individuals with the best learning experience. This stretches the stronger students and supports the weaker students giving all students an opportunity to excel.
