Study groups motivate students to learn.
The success of teaching is reflected by the academic performance of students. Poor performance may indicate that either the teacher is not effective in imparting knowledge or the students have not been adequately motivated to absorb the lessons. There are various school projects that can assist students improve performance in school.
Bridges Galleries
The Bridges Initiative guides students to translate math into other areas of life, and it does so using ideas like mathematical galleries that exhibit art inspired or created using pure mathematics. This allows artistic students to express themselves and realize that science and art are not mutually exclusive. You can set up a Bridges class where students learn by accessing the website. Later, they can visit Bridges Galleries.
Math TV
Students send in problems to the staff of the Math TV Studio who create videos that explain solve the problems. This allows students to associate fun with learning, and the visual media makes the lessons sink in deeper and faster. Students can have sessions on the website, or their teachers can get videos from Math TV and for students to watch in class. Students can also make their own videos if they have the necessary equipment.
Implementing Small Businesses
Group work is another way to get students to perform better in class. Students can be divided into groups and each one assigned a small business to start. It could be as basic as a lemonade stand. Another idea is to link students with a neighborhood empowerment initiatives such as a local womens' group. The students will meet the group, discuss business ideas, and build, improve and develop a small scale community enterprise. The students will use skills learned in commerce classes, and produce progress reports on the project.
Study Teams
Students' performance improves if they work in groups because they become active in the process instead of being passively involved. Set up projects where each study team is assigned a topic from the course outline. The groups will meet during class time as the teacher walks around and supervises. In a later lesson, each team will present the findings to the class.
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