At UPrep, teachers develop strategies to help students.
“We learn by feedback, and when students get back to the teachers, it’s impactful,” math teacher Amado Toribio said.
Teachers teach students new things to help them learn and improve their developed skills.
Teachers spend hours building and planning to make the most successful lessons and activities. Each lesson is different for each class, and teachers know that and build lessons designed to help improve capabilities and personal qualities.
“Pay attention to them as individual people, build the skills that aren’t as strong,” theater teacher Meleesa Wyatt said.
Even with a lesson, there are still distractions and other obstacles, and teachers are patient with students and find ways to get students back on track. Finding a way to compromise and continue to learn while still being able to be sidetracked and return to the topic makes for an engaging and interesting learning experience where the student will more likely retain more information.
“In any lesson, I change the volume of my voice. If there’s a joke, or if there’s something I get excited, and when it’s time to quiet the class down, ironically, you lower your voice. It doesn’t always work, but just change your approach for individuals,” said Toribio.
A teacher must ensure that every student accomplishes the requirements to succeed in a class. They need to make sure that students do their best and push them to do so.
“I get it. You’re here, you’re a part of it, you are the one who needs to go out on stage,” said Wyatt.