Adapting to individual students in large classes
Guyot Betoto
Guyot teaches in secondary school classes with more than 70 students and is always looking for ways to adapt to student variability. He uses icebreakers and other strategies to keep all students engaged. He gets to know his students to understand how they can best help each other. Guyot is constantly moving around the class to identify learners’ needs. He empowers students to lead and motivate others in the group.
Listen to Guyot
“Once you give them the chance to lead the others, they make all of the efforts and it is more efficient… it is helping the teacher and helping the other young learners.”
Guyot Betoto
Guyot Betoto
Guyot Betoto is an experienced English teacher with over 10 years of service at a secondary school in Antalaha, a coastal town in northern Madagascar. In a school with 3750 students and just 8 English teachers, he works alongside younger educators to promote environmental education and foster global connections. Guyot actively engages his students in international programs like Decarbonizers, encouraging them to participate in collaborative projects and conversations with peers from around the world, enriching their learning experience and fostering a sense of global citizenship.
