Interactive teaching strategies

Interactive teaching styles used in the classroom 
Great teachers are nimble, observant, and responsive, 
always keeping an open mind about how to best engage their 
students and get them excited about learning—and that 
means considering trying out different interactive teaching 
styles in the classroom.
Interactive teaching styles are designed around a simple 
principle: without practical application, students often fail to 
comprehend the depths of the study material. Interactive 
teaching is also beneficial for you as the teacher in a number 
of ways, including: 

Measurable 
student 
accomplishments:
Teachers 
making use of interactive teaching styles are better 
equipped to assess how well students master a given 
subject material. 

Flexibility in teaching:
Applying training methods that 
involve two-way communications will enable you to 
make quick adjustments in processes and approaches. 

Practice 
makes 
perfect:
Interactive 
instruction 
enhances the learning process. 

Student motivation:
Two-way teaching dispels student 
passivity, and when more students are engaged, you’ll 
have much more fun too. 
Applying interactive education 
Whereas students often lose interest during lecture-style 
teaching, interactive teaching styles promote an atmosphere 
of attention and participation. Make it interesting. Make it 
exciting. Make it fun. As you well know, telling is not 
teaching and listening is not learning. 
The ARMA International Center for Education offers 
the following guidelines to express the focus of interactive 
educational teaching styles: 

Encourage student participation. 
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Use questions that stimulate response, discussion, and 
a hands-on experience. 
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Use teaching aids that press for answers, and 
capture/hold the student’s attention. 
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Set up a workgroup environment. 
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Involve yourself as well as the student.