New Trends in Teaching

by Inst. Canan Şahsenas

Why should educators follow new trends?

It is highly important to keep up with the latest trends in teaching. This is because they are accepted to be the most effective ways to teach. Over time methods and approaches come and go. Therefore, while implementing new trends in their classrooms, educators are expected to make decisions and necessary changes depending on their students’ needs as well as taking their own teaching styles into consideration. 

Technology training which involves using technology for the design and presentation of the lesson is, undoubtedly,  one of the major trends in education. Online courses, whiteboards, and electronic devices are now parts of education in many institutions including primary schools. Adopting technology in classrooms will surely have a positive effect on the learning process. Educators might make use of technology to conduct vital steps that will ease teaching and learning by also making the process enjoyable. 

In addition to digital literacy, teachers are supposed to keep up with current findings and results in teaching. The best way to keep up with the changes in teaching is to follow the latest studies conducted in the field. Most of them provide valuable information with proven results. Depending on the findings of up-to-date studies that have been conducted with students, teachers and administrators, it is possible to come up with four main topics under new trends in teaching.