Good teachers always look out for new ways to be innovative and become better teachers. This because to become a better teacher, it is essential to continually try new in the classroom. One of the best ways to be innovative is go on trainings, research, read peer reviews and keep abreast with what your counterparts elsewhere in the world are doing to become better versions of themselves. That said, this article details some of the best teaching practices every teacher must embrace to become better.
The first practice is the ability to express clarity when teaching. When teaching a subject to a new set of students, it is advisable to dully clarify the purpose for setting up the curriculum for that subject, the expected outcomes, learning goals and ways students can most excel in the subject. In the same vein, it is advisable to provide also realistic models so that students see what the outcomes of such studies are.
Always bear in mind that classroom discussions are important. As a result if this, it is important that teachers constantly facilitate entire class discussion. Class discussions allow students to learn from each other while also learning the all important public speaking skill. Also, class discussions provide a great opportunity for teachers to collectively assess the students and find out how every single one of them is coping with the subject being taught.
Feedbacks are equally important. It is the only way both the students and the teacher can know that progress is being made- through consistent feedback. But asides individual feedbacks which are the typical tests and exams, teachers should also endeavour to provide whole-group feedback on patterns they see in the collective class’ growth, while denoting areas in need of improvement. In other words, feedbacks from individual students and the collective whole of a class should determine whether the curriculum needs adjustment and whether the textbooks need to be changed etc.
Teachers should collaborate with their colleagues. As you should indeed agree with me, to be great as a teacher, it first requires of you to become an earnest learner. Therefore, every teacher who desires to become in the profession must spend some time with their colleagues to talk about ways of improvement. Learn the latest teaching trends.
