Abstract

Innovative practices are the new and creative way of tackle challenges. Some of the innovative methods in classroom teachings are flipped classroom, gamification, personalized learning, collaborative learning, micro teaching, etc. In the 21th century innovative methods of teachings helps in improving practices, preparing for the future, enhancing teacher effectiveness this study examines the innovative practices in grade 9 from both students and teachers. The mixed method research method was used with the sample of the study was 300 students and 30 teachers from 15 a 5T secondary school in keunojhar as a sample. Stratified and random sampling techniques were employed to select the respondents. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire constructed by the researcher, interview and classroom observation. This study found that the student participant suggests that student participation suggest that active learning methods and student centric metric approaches effectively encourages collaborative and critical thinking. It has further found that the introduction of structured routines, positive reinforcement and student centric intervention resulted a more organized and conducive learning environment.