Effective Teaching Issues

Issue on Effective Teaching

Introduction

Inevitably, there are many techniques, skills and practices that can make a teacher effective. Being an effective teacher signifies allowing an environment that enables students to learn in the classroom to their best abilities and potential. According to Harry Wong, there are three major characteristics of an effective teacher, which includes having positive expectations for students’ success, excelling at classroom management and designing lessons for mastery. Effective teaching is defined as providing the necessary learning environment and learning experiences that enable all students to learn through making meaning from experience (Education

This means that an effective teacher ought to show that he or she is knowledgeable in the subject that is being taught. According to NC State’s College of Education’s LEAD/SERVE conceptual framework, an effective teacher must exhibit a mastery of the education context . To achieve this, a teacher should take the initiative to make several decisions concerning planning for instruction, developing teaching strategies and evaluating outcomes of lesson plans for effective teaching takes time and effort. “Effective teaching is much more than an intuitive process. A teacher must continually make decisions and act on those decisions” (Cooper,149). Besides, it is also vital for teachers to make note if any changes are necessary for next time whenever a lesson was taught. For instance, if the lesson was successful, the teacher will be aware that he or she should keep using that strategy in the future. Another approach a teacher can assist students in the learning process is to make the content meaningful. For this to take place, the teacher should understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students (INTASC Principles). This is because

For instance, some students may be better visual learners while others are better at hands on activities. According to Walburg, “using a variety of teaching models” is an important technique when it comes to being an effective teacher. Therefore, incorporating various learning styles will let each student have the ability to learn in a way that comes most natural to them. “The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners” ( INTASC principles). Evidently, it is exceedingly necessary for an educator to be aware of the different styles that students process information and ultimately learn the material. A teacher who taught our class before once said to us, “I am giving a variety of options for this coursework because each student deserves their chance to shine.” Until now, I have never forgotten this statement because I think it is exceptionally significant for a teacher to provide a variety of activities to their students. In addition, encouraging student involvement in every teaching and learning activities is another effective teaching strategy that should be adopted by a teacher as through this initiative, students will be engaged and enthusiastic in