Relevance Quick Check.pdfModule 6: Determine Relevance
"Taking the time to address relevancy fosters motivation and deepens learning as students begin to make connections to larger concepts." - Teacher Clarity Playbook, page 54
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Relevance Overview
This module addresses student motivation. It helps us to answer the question "Why am I learning this?" Relevancy is an engine for learning and moves students from declarative, or factual, knowledge through procedural and conditional so they can move from knowing the what to the how and when.
Taking the time to communicate relevance is very important in lessons so students will not only be successful in your classes, but will be able to apply the knowledge they learn in the real world. When we are so familiar with our own subjects, relevance can sometimes be assumed or get skipped, but letting students know the why, how it relates to their lives and what they are learning in other classes, can be extremely helpful for not only motivation, but for overall achievement.
Planning Resources
Know Your Why
Check out the video on the left for some inspiration on the importance of knowing our why. This is important as educators, but also important to remember for our students as well so we can help support meaningful relevance in our learning experiences.
Additional Resources
Five Ways to Help Students Find Relevance in Your Lessons.pdfOpen the article above in a new tab to read about 5 Ways to Help Students Find the Relevance in Your Lessons.
3 Secrets to Stronger Student Engagement.pdfOpen the article above in a new tab to read about 3 Secrets to Stronger Student Engagement including relevance.
How To Make Learning Relevant To Your Students (And Why It’s Crucial To Their Success).pdfOpen the article above in a new tab to read about How to Make Learning Relevant to Your Students (and why it's crucial to their success).
Helping students find relevance.pdfOpen the article above in a new tab to read about Helping Students Find Relevance in your lessons.