Effective Teaching Techniques

Effective Teaching Posters

Effective Teaching Techniques are instructional strategies informed by cognitive science on how students learn, with several dynamic practices that contribute to the overall positive impact of skilled instruction on learners.

Teaching Techniques: Prepare

Teaching Technique: Model (I Do)

Teaching Technique: Lead (We Do)

Teaching Technique: Independent Practice (You Do)

Effective Teaching Posters

Overview

Teaching Techniques: Prepare

About Prepare

Prepare provides evidence-based practices and skills for setting up a classroom to teach and prepare students for optimal learning. It comprises two practice modules; Practice Set Up Classroom for Teaching and Practice Prepare for Learning.

Seating Arrangements Poster

When the classroom is set up for teaching, students demonstrate fewer disruptive behaviours and participate fully in lessons. Use this teaching poster to ensure that classroom seating arrangements maximise learning time.

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Effective Teaching Posters

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Teaching Technique: Model (I Do)

About Model (I Do)

Model (I Do) provides participating educators with a range of evidence-based techniques to communicate the high expectations they have for their students.

Classroom Routines Checklist Poster

When classroom routines are in place, students know what to do, and when and how to do it. Use this teaching poster so that teachers are teaching classroom routines effectively.

STAR Rules Poster

STAR Rules are a common set of rules for younger students during a lesson. Use this teaching poster to embed STAR Rules in the classroom effectively.

Positive Praise and Affirmation Poster

When teachers provide positive praise and affirmation, it supports positive teacher–student relationships, keeps the focus on learning and boosts student confidence. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are providing positive praise and affirmation to enhance student learning.

Teacher-Student Game Poster

 The Teacher – Student Game motivates students to work hard and respond correctly. Use this teacher poster to remember the rules for earning points, guidelines for facilitating the game and the scoring system.

Teach for the Full Period Poster

Teaching for the full period maximises instructional time. Use this teaching poster to ensure teachers are teaching for the full period.

Teach Fluently Poster

When teachers teach the lesson fluently, they deliver the lesson content with confidence and finish the lesson within the allotted time. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are teaching with confidence and competence.

Check for Mastery Poster

Students achieve mastery when they have a secure understanding of content and skills. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are checking for mastery during lessons and responding appropriately.

Note Responses to Check for Mastery Poster

Effective teaching requires teachers to note student responses throughout the lesson and independent work to assess whether students are mastering the content. Use this teaching poster to ensure teachers are noting responses to check for mastery.

Mastery Criteria Poster

Students achieve mastery when they have a secure understanding of content and skills. Use this teaching poster to ensure that your students are meeting the criteria for mastery before progressing to new content.

Signals Poster

Teachers use signals to elicit group responses from students responding in unison. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are using signals correctly to effectively elicit group responses.

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Effective Teaching Posters

Overview

Teaching Technique: Lead (We Do)

About Lead (We Do)

Lead (We Do) provides participating educators with a range of evidence-based techniques to lead their students to success.

Individual Turns Poster

Using individual turns provides students with opportunities to practise skills and provides teachers with information about how students are mastering content. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are implementing individual turns effectively and are using the information they gain to support student learning.

Correct Errors Poster

When students make specific or general errors, teachers must provide immediate, specific, informative feedback. Use this teaching poster to ensure teachers are correcting errors in ways that support student learning.

Address Group Problems Poster

Teachers use a ‘good-bye’ list to reteach skills and reinforce student progress and mastery of skills. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are using the good-bye list to address specific group errors.

Modelling Poster

Teachers use modelling strategies to engage students and increase participation. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are effectively using modelling strategies to increase engagement and mastery.

Student Engagement Poster

Student engagement techniques ensure that students are actively participating. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers effectively use student engagement techniques.

TAPPLE poster

Teachers use the TAPPLE technique to verify that students are learning while the teacher is teaching. Use this teaching poster to effectively use the TAPPLE technique to check for student understanding.

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Effective Teaching Posters

Overview

Teaching Technique: Independent Practice (You Do)

About Independent Practice (You Do)

Independent Practice (You Do) provides participating educators with a range of resources on how to administer independent work, program assessments, and standardised test preparations. Participants are also taught how to remediate and retest students.

Monitor Independent Work Poster

Independent work is a time for students to demonstrate mastery of what they have learned during the lesson. Use this teaching poster to effectively monitor independent work.

Work Checks on Independent Work Poster

Independent work checks support students’ ability to monitor their progress and fix errors promptly. Use this teaching poster to effectively conduct work checks, give feedback, and use the resulting information to reteach.

CUPS Poster

 Teachers use the CUPS technique to remind students to put capital letters and punctuation in the right places, and make sure their sentence structure and spelling are correct. Use this teaching poster to effectively teach the CUPS technique.

Program Assessment Guidelines Poster

Effective teaching programs include assessments that provide information about how well students have mastered the content taught. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are implementing program assessments correctly.

Remediate and Retest

As teachers teach content, students may require remediation and retesting. Use this teaching poster to ensure that teachers are applying the appropriate strategies and procedures to reteach and retest.

Prepare for NAPLAN poster

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Use this teaching poster to effectively prepare primary school students for NAPLAN.

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