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How to help your students make meaning out of their learning


 * Make your lessons relevant to your students lives. If the topic doesn't fit into their lives in a conventional way then think of a creative connection to the present. Students will be able to relate to the material easier this way.


 * Always teach material to your students in a way that they know it can be applied to real life situations. When students recognize that what they are learning actually pertains to their lives they will be more willing to learn and participate.


 * Use medias that your students can relate to. For example, movies, music, and magazines can be used to apply classroom learning to the real life.

It's very important that we prepare our students for the world ahead of them. Teaching for meaning is a way that we as educators can assure our students that what they do in school matters, and can be applied to college and beyond. Always think and teach beyond tests, because that is what really matters in the end.