This is the 11th in a series of 15 webinar modules reference material for Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) for Lao Teacher Training of the Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR, with assistance from the Education for Employment Sector Development Project (EESDP) with the Asian Development Bank. This initiative is a convergence effort of the Department of General Education (DGE), Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES), the Dept. of Teacher Training (DTE) and the Institute For Education Administration Development (IFEAD). Packaged by Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) Intem Philippines

1. INTERACTIVETEACHING
Learner-Centered Approach
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5. PRESENTER
Prof. Dr. Sounthone Phommasone
Teacher Development Specialist, Math

6. INTERACTIVETEACHING
STRATEGY
By Prof. Dr. Sounthone Phommasone
Webinar 7/7/2021

7. OUTLINE OFTODAY’SWEBINARTOPIC
 Teacher-centeredVS learner-centered
 Challenges on learner-centered strategy implementation for Lao school
 Sample of classrooms in Finland
 Teaching strategy choice
 What is InteractiveTeaching (ITS)
 InteractiveTeaching Styles
 Sample of ITS in Math
 Some opinions/research finding related to interactive teaching, including
advantage and disadvantage of ITS
 Audience’s Opinion on ITS implementation in Laos
 Q & A sections or comments.

8. INTERACTIVE
TEACHING METHODS
LEARNER-CENTEREDAPPROACH

9. Teacher-Centered Learner-Centered
Focus is on instructor
Focus is on both students and
instructor
Instructor talks; students listen
Instructor models; students interact
with instructor and one another
Students work alone
Students work in pairs, in groups, or
alone depending on the purpose of
the activity
Instructor monitors and corrects
every student utterance
Students talk without constant
instructor monitoring; instructor
provides feedback/correction when
questions arise
TEACHER CENTEREDVS LEARNER CENTERED

10. TEACHER-CENTEREDVS LEARNER-CENTERED (CONTINUED)
Source:The National Capitol Language Resource Center (a project of the GeorgeWashingtonUniversity)

11. • INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER
• FACILITIES/TEACHER GUIDE/ CLASSROOM
• EQUIPMENT
CHALLENGES ON LEARNER-CENTERED
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION FOR LAO SCHOOL
GIVEYOURANALYSIS OF ABOVEVARIABLES/ELEMENTS FOR LEARNING

12. SAMPLE OF CLASSROOMS IN FINLAND
What Might a Finnish-Philosophy Classroom Look Like in
America? ( Paul Solarz)
- Children in Finland somehow seem to be happier than
children in America. I think it has something to do with all
of the independence they are given.
- Another observation made is that children here are more
comfortable and treat their school like their home.
- they are using the team teaching approach.
SOMETHINGTOTHINK ABOUT:

13. SAMPLEOF CLASSROOM IN FINLAND

14. TEACHING STRATEGY CHOICE
(1) STUDY LEVEL
(2) SUBJECT/TOPICS

15. WHAT IS INTERACTIVETEACHING
 Interactive teaching is a means of instructing whereby
the teachers actively involve the students in their learning
process by way of regular teacher-student interaction, student-
student interaction, use of audio-visuals, and hands-on
demonstrations.
 The students are constantly encouraged to be active participants.
(source: Teaching Strategies/Methods, E4E)
student-student

16. INTERACTIVETEACHING
 Interactive social and emotional learning helps children
internalize the skills they will carry with them through life;
they will in turn develop strong character that will give them
the resiliency they need to live happy and healthy lives.
 Children who are socially and emotionally competent are
skilled in five core areas: self-awareness, responsible
decision-making, emotion management, social awareness,
and healthy relationship building.
 By developing these skills through engaging activities,
children are better equipped to stay on track to their goals,
face potential challenges, and resist negative peer
influence to engage in risky behaviors.
(source: Teaching Strategies/Methods, E4E)

17. 5 INTERACTIVETEACHING STYLES
BRAINSTORMING
BUZZ
SESSION

18. SAMPLE APPLICATION INTEACHING MATH
Buzz
Brainstorming
Problem_solving
Think-Pair-share
Q_A

19. SOME OPINIONS AND RESEARCH FINDINGS
RELATEDTO INTERACTIVETEACHING
The ARMA international Center for Education offers the following
guidelines to express the focus of interactive educational teaching
styles:
 Encourage student participation.
 Use questions that stimulate response, discussion, and a hands-
on experience.
 Use teaching aids that press for answers, and capture/hold the
student’s attention.
 Set up a workgroup environment.
 Involve yourself as well as the student.

20. INTERACTIVE LEARNING HELPS
STUDENTS LEARN SIXTIMES MORE
THAN MOOCS
 A study from Carnegie Mellon University has found that the
central approach to learning behind MOOCs—Massive Open
Online Courses—that includes watching and retaining
information from instructional videos is not as effective as
interactive learning approaches.
(Source: www.educationworld.com)
OPTIONTO DISCUSS:
DIFFERENCE OF SYNCHRONOUS VS ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING;
IS SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODE?

21. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
BY BARTLEBY RESEARCH
 Interactive learning in the classroom help students
prepare more successfully for the outside world
than those who do not.
 Interactive learning in a classroom is to maintain
a teaching style, that encourages healthy debate
between students and the teacher.
 So they can learn how to work in a group.
 Students sometimes learn better from each other
than they do from the teacher.

22. DISADVANTAGES OF INTERACTIVE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
 However, certain specific obstacles are associated with the use of
active learning including limited class time; a possible increase in
preparation time; the potential difficulty of using active learning in
large classes; and a lack of needed materials, equipment, or resources.
 The single greatest barrier of all, however, is the fact that faculty
members' efforts to employ active learning involve the risks that
students will not participate, use higher-order thinking, or learn
sufficient content, that faculty members will feel a loss of control, lack
necessary skills, or be criticized for teaching in unorthodox ways.
 If there are too many students in the class, some of them will not have
chance to speak out their ideas or opinions during their lecture.

23. COMMENTS, Q &A PORTION
Proposed questions for reflection:
1. What are the challenges in implementing learner-
centered strategy in Lao school?
2. In choosing which strategy to use which variables
are most significant to consider?
3. What are the challenges and needs to emphasis
for ITS implementation in Lao school?