Effective Teaching Strategies
Effective Teaching Strategies
Effective Teaching Strategies
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Most teachers care about their students’ results, and if you are reading this,
you are undoubtedly one of them. Research shows that evidence based
teaching strategies are likely to have the largest impact on student results. The
Top 10 Evidence Based Teaching Strategies will help you discover the science
of what works.
5. Plenty of Practice
Practice helps students to retain the knowledge and skills that they have
learned while also allowing you another opportunity to check for
understanding.
9. Teach Strategies Not Just Content
From assignments and studying, to characterisation, there are strategies
underpinning the effective execution of many tasks that you ask students to
perform in school. And, just as with content, you need to tell students about
these strategies, to show them how to use them and to give them guided
practice before asking them to use them independently.
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The first time I signed up to teach an online English course, I thought it would be easy. I
figured I'd just teach the same content the same way I always did. The only difference
would be that the kids were in other schools; I simply wouldn't be able to see them as I
was teaching them.
Further Reading: Choosing Your Best Medium for Lesson Planning and Grades
Whether you teach online or you're considering it, here are some teaching strategies that
will help you engage kids in the remote classroom.
Students taking online classes need to feel connected to the class, the teacher, and their
classmates—not just to learn but to enjoy the experience.
Applying e-Learning Strategies to the Traditional Classroom
Teaching online has helped me develop new strategies for the traditional classroom.
Nowadays, I try to avoid lectures and include stories, pictures, examples, and anecdotes
to foster meaningful engagement with my students. I've also created a series of 20-minute
training videos for teachers, each installment focusing on a particular strategy, such as
how to check for student understanding, how to give clear directions, and how to handle a
disruptive student.
The key to using online strategies in any classroom, Dunlap says, is to choose what you
want to teach and then add the technology—not the other way around. Letting students
know a little about yourself, using stories and anecdotes, and being clear about
assignments aren't just good for online learners—students in traditional classrooms
appreciate these things, too. Adopting these strategies will help you create a positive
environment in your classroom—whether it's in person or virtual.
1. Visualization
2. Cooperative learning
Encourage students of mixed abilities to work together by promoting
small group or whole class activities.
4. Differentiation
6. Behaviour management
7. Professional development
Engaging in regular professional development programmes is a
great way to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom.
With educational policies constantly changing it is extremely useful to
attend events where you can gain inspiration from other teachers and
academics. It’s also a great excuse to get out of the classroom and work
alongside other teachers just like you!
Many teaching strategies work for any classroom, no matter what the age of the
students or the subject. When a teacher implements a combination of effective teaching
strategies, their students have more opportunities to perform better in class.
There are many different approaches you can use in your classroom. Which ones will
work best depends on your and your students’ preferences, as well as your schedule.
Let’s take a look at some of the best strategies you can employ.
When presenting a new subject to your class, it helps to include a demonstration. While
some students will be able to grasp a new concept by hearing the information alone,
others — particularly visual learners — will need to see it.
In certain classes, this is practically required. For example, when you’re teaching a math
unit, you’ll usually need to display your work on the board, or else your students will be
completely lost. This is how the class can follow along with better comprehension.
Some students will need to see more than one example to get a good understanding.
Make sure that you include several different demonstrations for each new unit, as
repetition is a big part of committing new ideas to memory. You’ll see a big difference in
visual students’ test scores when you implement this method.
2. Make mistakes
Teachers are the ultimate resource for students when it comes to learning. When you
are presenting your lesson plans, you usually show the right way to do things. This is a
great way to introduce a concept, but you also want to solicit a more in-depth
understanding.
A great way to do this is to make intentional mistakes and ask the class to fix them. If
you’re an English teacher, you can write an excerpt on the board and riddle it with
grammar mistakes. Instruct your students to identify these mistakes and rewrite the
passage correctly.
This method requires kids to apply the knowledge they’ve gained in class. It also gives
you a chance to evaluate how well each student comprehends the subject.
Once everyone has completed the assignment, you can review it as a class. Show each
student how the passage should be written and address any questions that may arise.
3. Work as a team
For instance, in science, you can split the class into small groups for lab-based
assignments and give each person a certain job to complete. You might have one person
perform the experiment, another write notes, and someone else read instructions, for
example.
Make sure to pair children who need extra support with those who have a better
understanding of the material. This way, those who are stronger in the subject can share
their knowledge to help their peers understand it better.
All in all, group work is a fun and interactive way to teach a lesson.
The best lessons often happen outside of the classroom. Getting out into the real world
offers a new perspective for children and can help them gain a more profound
understanding of what goes on in the classroom.
Studying the different types of fish in a local pond is an excellent example of learning
from experience. You would start in class, going over the different species and how each
animal contributes to the environment around it.
Once you’ve completed the lesson, take the class to the local pond. Have them search
for the different animals you discussed in class. After locating each animal, they will be
able to observe the roles discussed earlier in class.
Field trips like this offer valuable, real-world experiences to students. They’ll gain
confidence and motivation in class since they will be able to see that everything they
learn has a connection to the world around them.
Letting students lead the class in teaching requires preparation and a deep
understanding of coursework. You can assign this task individually or break up students
into groups.
The goal of this strategy is to get your students to display the knowledge they have and
to share it with their classmates. In order to give a quality lesson, they will need to put
extra time into making sure they fully comprehend the project. If they struggle in some
areas, they will be motivated to ask questions in order to get the grade.
You can help students prepare for this assignment by offering a rubric that outlines the
areas in which they’ll be graded. You might give points based on lesson length,
preparation, and creativity. The weight of each section will depend on the project and
your preferences. Some teachers also allow the class to grade a section of the
assignment. If you choose to go this route, it can be helpful to pass out a scoring guide to
the class. This way, each student knows how to grade the “teacher.”
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Technology is perhaps the most powerful tool you have at your disposal. It’s an essential
part of modern jobs and has a lot to offer in the way of education.
Computers, laptops, and tablets can allow you to enhance your lesson plans with online
educational activities. There are several free resources that you can access with a simple
Google search. Try looking up educational videos or playing free math and science
games.
Your students will not only enjoy the time they spend online but also gain a deeper
understanding of your classwork. Use all the resources you have at your disposal to your
advantage — you’ll have a more engaged and motivated group of students as a result.
Graphic organizers such as pie charts and Venn diagrams are a great way to display
information visually. When you ask your class to create one, your students will have to
apply their knowledge in a visual way. This will also help them form connections and
understand similarities and differences.
Behavior management is a big part of being a teacher. Teaching strategies often give you
plenty of structure regarding how to teach a class, but not how to control it. If you are
experiencing some behavioral problems in class, programs like Classcraft can help.
Built by a teacher, Classcraft blends games and storytelling to motivate students and
make learning more fun. Included in its many features is the ability to deliver teacher-
designed curriculum in the form of games and Quests; a choose-your-own-adventure.
With this game, teachers can align the objectives with the desired behavior in class. For
example, if you want to solicit higher grades on homework, you can offer experience
(XP) rewards within the game.
With XP, students can level up their character and acquire new accessories and abilities.
This incentivizes the positive behavior you are looking for. If you’d like, you can also
discourage negative behaviors by locking students out of the game or taking away XP
points.
This method is a great way to get students excited about doing well in class. It makes
following the rules fun and solicits long-term behavioral improvement for many students.
Teachers can also let their students play the quests at their own pace, so no one feels
left behind or forgotten and teachers can easily give students extra support.
Visual aids such as smartboards and projectors can ramp up your lesson in class. Some
children can absorb information and have a deep understanding of it from hearing a
lecture alone. Others are visual learners and need a little something more.
Since you need to appeal to those learners as well, a visual guide will be your best friend.
Try displaying informative graphics that relate to your lesson on the board or projector.
Reference these illustrations as you speak to allow everyone in your class to get what
they need out of the lesson.
Once your students have identified a topic of interest, they’ll need to research their
chosen subject and deliver a presentation to the class. You must be there to offer
support, such as by helping your students identify reliable online sources for research.
After the presentation is over, ask your students to reflect on the project as a whole. You
want them to evaluate what went well, what didn’t, and what could be done differently
in the future. Moreover, you want your students to focus on not only what they learned
but also how they learned it. This builds independent, confident learners who have a
clearer path to success.
Classroom teaching strategies and
techniques
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1. Classroom management strategies
When students clearly understand what’s expected of them, they’re more likely to be
focused and engaged with their lessons. Some tips for building a positive environment
include:
There are so many different ways to incorporate flexible seating into your classroom in a
way that fits with your students’ learning goals. For examples and best practices,
read Flexible Seating: 21 Awesome Ideas for Your Classroom.
There are a number of engaging activities that can promote different DoK levels: read
more about them in Specific Ways to Use Webb’s Depth of Knowledge in Class.
4. Summative assessment
Summative assessments are end-of-unit tests, final projects or standardized tests used
to assess student understanding on a broad and absolute level.
Critics of summative assessments say they’re inauthentic and don’t accurately reflect the
learning process. But there are important benefits to using summative assessments as a
teaching strategy: they motivate students to pay attention and challenges them to apply
their learning. They’re also a valuable source of insight for teachers, especially for those
with larger classes -- allowing them to easily identify and correct any wide gaps in
understanding across the classroom.
5. Formative assessment
Formative assessments are the opposite of summative assessments because they take
place during the teaching process.
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Think-pair-share
Entry and exit tickets
Self-evaluation techniques
For more examples and ideas, read 20 Formative Assessment Examples to Try
[+Downloadable List].
6. Active learning
Put students at the center of the classroom with active learning strategies -- a teaching
technique that increases student engagement in daily lessons. According to active
learning advocate James Ballencia, the technique can also help teachers as much as it
helps students:
“With the goal of teaching mindful learners who actively pursue knowledge, teachers
become more actively engaged in how they teach the curriculum and how they
develop each student’s learning potential. They mix and match a variety of … tactics
to ensure that students not only learn more, better, and faster -- they also learn
smarter.”
For more active learning strategies, read 8 Active Learning Strategies and Examples [+
Downloadable List].
7. Differentiated instruction
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“Frequently reflect on the match between your classroom and the philosophy of teaching
and learning you want to practice. Look for matches and mismatches, and use both to
guide you.”
Strategies like learning stations and the think-pair-share method are small ways that you
can bring unique learning experiences to your students.
“Students attending [schools using personalized learning] made gains in math and
reading over the last two years that are significantly greater than a virtual control
group made up of similar students selected from comparable schools.”
Personalized learning allows students to learn without stigma and gets students involved
in what they’re learning.
Explore different options for bringing personalized learning to your classroom, including
Edtech teaching strategies and increased student involvement. For a full list of tips,
read 7 Personalized Learning Strategies and Examples.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGQ_7K35ysA
Universal design for learning (UDL) is an educational framework that ensures all
students have equal access to education. Use it in your classroom to give unique students
flexible ways to learn and become more goal-oriented.
UDL gives all students an impactful learning experience and helps teachers focus their
efforts on students who need it most. For more information on how to make sure all your
students succeed, read Universal Design for Learning: Principles and Examples for
2019.
The most effective RTI strategies are proactive. Start with everyday teaching and move
to targeted intervention as soon as you spot a problem. When you’re prepared to move
quickly, you’re more likely to be able to develop a tailored and effective learning plan.
For more information on RTI strategies and tips for bringing them to your classroom,
read The Teacher’s Response to Intervention (RTI) Guide: Tiers, Strategies and More.
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