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Important Effective Teaching Methods and Techniques

The document discusses various teaching methods and strategies. It describes four categories of teaching methods based on teacher-centered vs student-centered approaches and high-tech vs low-tech material use. It also outlines specific student-centered instructional methods like inquiry-based learning. Additionally, it lists ten evidence-based teaching strategies including clear lesson goals, questioning, feedback, and active learning. Principles for effective teaching are also presented such as developing student contact and reciprocity, encouraging active learning, providing prompt feedback, and respecting diverse talents.

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Important Effective Teaching Methods and Techniques

The document discusses various teaching methods and strategies. It describes four categories of teaching methods based on teacher-centered vs student-centered approaches and high-tech vs low-tech material use. It also outlines specific student-centered instructional methods like inquiry-based learning. Additionally, it lists ten evidence-based teaching strategies including clear lesson goals, questioning, feedback, and active learning. Principles for effective teaching are also presented such as developing student contact and reciprocity, encouraging active learning, providing prompt feedback, and respecting diverse talents.

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Teaching Methods
The term teaching method refers to the general principles, pedagogy and
management strategies used for classroom instruction.
Your choice of teaching method depends on what fits you — your educational
philosophy, classroom demographic, subject area(s) and school mission
statement.
Teaching theories can be organized into four categories based on two major
parameters:
1)a teacher-centered approach versus a student-centered approach, and
2)high-tech material use versus low-tech material use.
1)Teacher-Centered Approach to
Learning
Taken to its most extreme
interpretation, teachers are the
main authority figure in a teacher-
centered instruction model.
2)Student-Centered Approach to
Learning
While teachers are still an authority
figure in a student-centered
teaching model, teachers and
students play an equally active role
in the learning process
High Tech Approach to Learning
Below are some tech tools used in classrooms today:
1)G Suite External link (Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Calendar)
2)Tablets/laptops
3)Gamification software (such as 3DGameLab External
link and Classcraft External link )
4)Education-focused social media platforms
5)Technology for accessibility External link for students
with disabilities
Low Tech Approach to Learning
Some learning styles require a physical presence and interaction
between the educator and the student.
some examples of low technology usage in different teaching
methodologies:
1) Many types of vocational or practical training cannot be learned
virtually, whether it be a laboratory experiment or woodworking.

2)Kinesthetic learners have a need for movement when learning.


Teachers should allow students to move around, speak with hands
and gestures.
Student-Centered Methods of
Instruction
1)Inquiry-based Learning (High Tech)
2)Personalized Learning (High Tech)
3)Game-based Learning (High Tech)
What are effective teaching strategies?
Effective Teaching Strategies. Teaching effectively
involves not only the use of tools, techniques, and
strategies to optimize student learning but an
understanding of context, in particular how your
students learn, how they process information, what
motivates them to learn more, and what impedes the
learning process.
Evidence Based Teaching Strategies
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.
1. Clear Lesson Goals
It is crucial that you are clear about
what you want your students to
learn during each lesson. Clear
lesson goals help you (and your
students) to focus every other
aspect of your lesson on what
matters most
2. Show & Tell
Once you are clear about what you
want your students to know and be
able to do by the end of the lesson,
you need to tell them what they
need to know and show them how
to do the tasks you want them to
be able to do.
3. Questioning to Check for
Understanding
Techniques such as randomised sampling,
student answer-boards and tell-a-friend help
you to check for understanding before
moving on from the show and tell part of
your lesson while you can use other
questioning techniques at different stages of
your lesson.
4. Summarise New Learning In A
Graphical Way
Graphic outlines include things such as mind
maps, flow-charts and Venn diagrams.
Discussing a graphical summary is a fantastic
way to finish off your show and tell. You can
then refer to it one more time at the end of
your lesson.
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.
6. Provide Your Students With
Feedback
Unlike praise, which focuses on the
student rather than the task, feedback
provides your students with a tangible
understanding of what they did well, of
where they are at, and of how they can
improve
7. Be Flexible About How Long It
Takes to Learn
When you adopt mastery learning, you
differentiate in a different way. You keep your
learning goals the same, but vary the time you
give each child to succeed. Within the constraints
of a crowded curriculum, this may be easier said
than done; however, we can all do it to some
degree.
8. Get Students Working Together
Group work is not new but productive group work
is rare. To increase the productivity of your
groups, you need to be selective about the tasks
you assign to them and the individual role that
each group member plays. You should only ask
groups to do tasks that all group members can do
successfully.
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
Best Teaching Method
The best teaching method is the one that your students
respond to. A master teacher adjusts his or her methods
and strategies in response to his or her students' ability
to learn the material being presented. I can propose that
direct instruction is best used when working with
students below grade level
Principles
Principle 1: Encourage contact between students and faculty.
For the regular classroom:
1) Invite students to visit outside of class.
2) Know your students by name.
3) Help students with problems in their extracurricular activities.
4) Personalize feedback on student assignments.
5) Attend student events.
6) Advise students regarding academic courses and career opportunities.
7) Seek out students you feel are having a problem with the course or are frequently
absent.
8) Encourage students to present their views and participate in class discussions.
9) Have regular office hours.
10) Help students to work with other faculty. Let them know of options, research, etc. of
other faculty.
11) Share personal experiences and values.
12) Use the one-minute paper at the end of class to get feedback on what the student is
learning and how well they are learning it.
13) Talk to students on a personal level and learn about their educational and career
goals
Principle 2: Develop reciprocity and cooperation among
students
When students are encouraged to work as a team, more learning takes place.
Characteristics of good learning are collaborative and social, not competitive
and isolated. Working together improves thinking and understanding
For the regular classroom:
1)Use cooperative learning groups
2)Have students participate in activities that encourage them to get to know one
another.
3) Encourage students to join at least one organization on campus.
4) Assign group projects and presentations
5) Utilize peer tutoring.
6) Encourage students to participate in groups when preparing for exams and
working on assignments.
7) Distribute performance criteria to students is that each person's grade is
independent of those achieved by others.
8) Encourage students from different races and cultures to share their
viewpoints on topics shared in class.
Principle 3: Encourage active learning.
Learning is an active process. Students are not able to learn much by only sitting
in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and
churning out answers. They must be able to talk about what they are learning,
write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives.
Students need to make learning a part of themselves.
For the regular classroom:
1)Ask students to relate what they are learning to something in real life.
2) Use journaling.
3)Give students concrete, real-life situations to analyze.
4)Encourage students to suggest new reading, projects, or course activities.
5)Ask students to present their work to the class.
Principle 4: Give prompt feedback.
By knowing what you know and do not know gives a focus to
learning. In order for students to benefit from courses, they need
appropriate feedback on their performance. When starting out,
students need help in evaluating their current knowledge and
capabilities. Within the classroom, students need frequent
opportunities to perform and receive suggestions for
improvement. Throughout their time in college and especially at
the end of their college career, students need chances to reflect on
what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how to
assess themselves.
Principle 5: Respect diverse talents and ways of learning.
There are many different ways to learn and no two people learn
the same way. Students bring different talents and learning styles
to the classroom. Students that excel in the seminar room may be
all thumbs in the lab or art studio and vice versa. Students need
the opportunity to show their talents and learn in ways that work
for them. Then, they can be guided into new ways of learning that
are not as easy for them.

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