Dexter Adonu

Everyone learns differently so I try and adapt my teaching style to each student. School can be quite static and "one-size-fits-all" for some students, especially where neurodivergence is involved, so seeing where they're at and working towards their learning style is very important for me.

I like to take a few sub-chapters of curriculum content at a time in order to keep each lesson appropriately full of content but at the same time not overwhelming or too fast-paced, and if I need to adjust how much content is covered each session this can be easily accommodated.

I like to regularly refer to the exam board specification, in order to keep content streamlined and focused on what examiners are looking for, including key words/terminology, essential experiments/case studies etc.

By default I like to use slideshows with engaging content like pictures and fun diagrams, and adjacent teaching materials like kahoot and other quizzes, flashcards etc. I also like to refer to real world examples of where the course content is applied in areas they might already be familiar with such as in film and media, current events or healthcare, to name a few, in order to connect what they've learnt in lesson with what they see around them everyday or might be learning in other subject areas such as Chemistry etc.

I always check in throughout sessions to see if everything's making sense or if there are any issues with understanding, and I both summarise everything covered in a given session to reinforce the subject content, and also recap the following session before getting into the next batch of content.