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7 Effective Teaching Strategies For The Classroom

The classroom is a dynamic environment, bringing together students from different backgrounds with various abilities and personalities. Being an effective teacher, therefore, requires the implementation of creative and innovative teaching strategies in order to meet students’ individual needs.

Whether you’ve been teaching for two months or twenty years, it can be difficult to know which teaching strategies will work best with your students. As a teacher there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution, so here is a range of effective teaching strategies you can use to inspire your classroom practice.

7 Effective Teaching Strategies For The Classroom

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1. Visualization

Bring dull academic concepts to life with visual and practical learning experiences, helping your students to understand how their schooling applies in the real world.

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Examples include using the interactive whiteboard to display photos, audio clips, and videos, as well as encouraging your students to get out of their seats with classroom experiments and local field trips.

2. Cooperative learning

Encourage students of mixed abilities to work together by promoting small group or whole class activities.
Through verbally expressing their ideas and responding to others your students will develop their self-confidence, as well as enhance their communication and critical thinking skills which are vital throughout life.

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Solving mathematical puzzles, conducting scientific experiments and acting out short drama sketches are just a few examples of how cooperative learning can be incorporated into classroom lessons.

3. Inquiry-based instruction

Pose thought-provoking questions which inspire your students to think for themselves and become more independent learners.
Encouraging students to ask questions and investigate their own ideas helps improve their problem-solving skills as well as gain a deeper understanding of academic concepts. Both of which are important life skills.

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Inquiries can be science or math-based such as ‘why does my shadow change size?’ or ‘is the sum of two odd numbers always an even number?’. However, they can also be subjective and encourage students to express their unique views, e.g. ‘do poems have to rhyme?’ or ‘should all students wear uniforms?’.

4. Differentiation applied to teaching strategies

Differentiate your teaching strategies by allocating tasks based on students’ abilities, to ensure no one gets left behind.
Assigning classroom activities according to students’ unique learning needs means individuals with higher academic capabilities are stretched and those who are struggling get the appropriate support.

This can involve handing out worksheets that vary in complexity to different groups of students or setting up a range of workstations around the classroom which contain an assortment of tasks for students to choose from.
Moreover, using an educational tool such as Quizalize can save you hours of time because it automatically groups your students for you, so you can easily identify individual and whole-class learning gaps.

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5. Technology in the classroom for teaching strategies

Incorporating technology into your teaching strategies is a great way to actively engage your students, especially as digital media surrounds young people in the 21st century.
Interactive whiteboards or mobile devices can be used to display images and videos, which helps students visualize new academic concepts. Learning can become more interactive when technology is used as students can physically engage during lessons as well as instantly research their ideas, which develops autonomy.

students using digital white board

Mobile devices, such as iPads and/or tablets, can be used in the classroom for students to record results, take photos/videos, or simply as a behavior management technique. Plus, incorporating educational programmes such as Quizalize into your lesson plans is also a great way to make formative assessments fun and engaging.

6. Behaviour management

Implementing an effective behavior management strategy is crucial to gain your students’ respect and ensure students have an equal chance of reaching their full potential.
Noisy, disruptive classrooms do not encourage a productive learning environment, therefore developing an atmosphere of mutual respect through a combination of discipline and reward can be beneficial for both you and your students.

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Examples include fun and interactive reward charts for younger students, where individuals move up or down based on behavior with the top student receiving a prize at the end of the week. ‘Golden time’ can also work for students of all ages, with a choice of various activities such as classroom games or no homework in reward for their hard work.

7. Professional development for teaching strategies

Engaging in regular professional development programmes is a great way to enhance teaching strategy 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!

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Sessions can include learning about new educational technologies like Quizalize, online safety training (check our ready-to-use quiz), advice on how to use your teaching assistant(s), and much more.

Being an effective teacher is a challenge because every student is unique, however, by using a combination of teaching strategies you can address students’ varying learning styles and academic capabilities as well as make your classroom a dynamic and motivational environment for students.

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What teaching strategies do you use to be an effective teacher? Have you got any top tips? Comment below and we will update the article with your ideas.

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  13. Android Kiosk Mode
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    Well written, technology in classroom is emerging and with a proper solution, teachers can manage and control the school devices that restricts students access to selected apps, content and websites without any technical skills.

  21. Aurora_Balaoro
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    Thank you very much for sharing these effective teaching strategies It help us to become an effective educators .GOD BLESS YOU ALL

  23. Rum Tun
    Reply

    Thanks for sharing the teaching strategies for students. Its a great for new teachers who started their career in this teaching field. Being an effective teacher, therefore, requires the implementation of creative and innovative teaching strategies in order to meet students’ individual needs. Glad to read this. Keep posting and sharing.

  24. peter wamwallo
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    i have been teaching for past 30 years but i have never a cross such wonderful strategic skills.This very interactive page.

  26. Muskaan
    Reply

    Effective teaching strategies are a must for maintaing displine and attention of students in whats going on in the class. these tips are very helpful in attaining the same.

    1. Kyree Alexander
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      This was very informational. Will most definitely be using these strategies in the future with my own classroom. I liked how organized and well put together this blog was!

  46. Anonymous
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    What I would like to see most of all things that education involves is direct application of whatever the person learns. If you cannot apply your learning to anything–you may as well not have spent the time invested in learning. It’s all about doing/using the results of your learning.

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  48. Cara Detera Lachica
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    Using various teaching strategies enables us as teachers achieve a successful teaching and learning process because we can address the different learning styles of our learners.

  50. Chris D
    Reply

    Interesting list! One of my favorite strategies that I’d add to this list is the I Do, We Do, You Do method. Basically you start with modelling (I Do), then doing it as a group (we do), then getting the students to try it on their own (you do).

    Cheers,
    Chris

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  58. CampusLive
    Reply

    Very well-written and informative post. Teaching is a very difficult profession because sometimes students face difficult to learn. Thank you sharing such wonderful article, i will suggest this post to my teaching profession friends.

  59. Bemeli pascal ngoe
    Reply

    I find this piece interesting and I have gain more knowledge on the teaching learning strategies. One of the comments, the I do, you do, we do method is applaudable. Thanks

  76. Khamis
    Reply

    Thanks very much for this helps, as teachers we need to know and learn the new methods of teaching to enable us to simplify the process learning to our students

  77. Ida
    Reply

    Great teaching strategies, thank you for sharing. Another strategy I find useful in encouraging students, especially shy ones to speak in the classroom is called the “Whip Around, Pass Option”. Here students are asked to take turns to speak on an issue/topic, or say “I pass”. if they cannot think of anything to say.
    Gradually, the shy ones will usually come out of their shells and start contributing in class discussions.

  79. Surbhi
    Reply

    Great Article… I love to read your articles because your writing style is too good, its never very helpful for all of us and I gets bored while reading your article because, they are becomes a more and more interesting from the starting lines until the end.

  82. ajay
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    Hi, I read your blog about 7 Effective Teaching Strategies For The Classroom. these techniques really are very helpful for me and all teachers who will read this. I appreciate you written such important techniques, keep writing important blogs like this

  88. Michael Jonson
    Reply

    Thanks for sharing the teaching strategies for students. Its a great for new teachers who started their career in this teaching field. Being an effective teacher, therefore, requires the implementation of creative and innovative teaching strategies in order to meet students’ individual needs. Glad to read this. Keep posting and sharing.

  89. Ojepa chioma
    Reply

    Thank you so much.I have been teaching using cooperative learning, inquiry based, visualization and differentiation.now I can include others for effective learning.Every teacher need this . Thank you.

  90. Amarah
    Reply

    Thanks for sharing such useful stuff.
    For Effective Teaching a combination of all these above mentioned strategies is needed, as ‘no size fits all’.

  91. Liz Grimes
    Reply

    Thank you! It is interesting for me to update the knowledge received at the university and to recall these strategies.
    You are right that every child is individual, and you need to combine strategies and approaches to make contact with everyone.
    In addition to the strategies you have listed, the article “101 Teaching Guide” (https://reviewing.co.uk/_links.htm#education) also contains several other important strategies as well as learning styles. I think it is useful to know and read it occasionally for each teacher.

  99. chandra kumar thapa
    Reply

    These stategies are very important and uesful to implement in the classroom for students’ effective learning. Thank you.

  100. chandra kumar thapa
    Reply

    Thank you for giving the detail information on classroom stategies.These stategies are very important and uesful to be implemented in the classroom for students’ effective learning. Thank you.

  116. Adama Matthew Atieliba
    Reply

    In fact may the good Lord Almighty bless you for your resources. It is very helpful and you are the help of the helpless.

  146. Steffen Carter
    Reply

    This information is very useful for tutors/teachers. Thanks for sharing the teaching strategies. It is very important for a teacher to use different teaching strategies so that students don’t lose interest in their studies and keep their focus in the classroom. I’m glad to read the above-mentioned strategies shared in this blog. Keep posting and sharing

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  161. Nathan Hobbs
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  215. Maria
    Reply

    What is considered effective for one group of students might not be for others. That is why teachers need to have an ace up their sleeve and try out different methods 🙂

  252. david
    Reply

    This blog is truly a gem! As an educator, I’m constantly on the lookout for innovative approaches to enhance my teaching, and this blog offers precisely that. The strategies discussed here are not only insightful but also practical, making them easy to implement in any classroom setting. Moreover, I’d like to share a valuable resource for fellow educators – Northshore Learning. ( https://northshorelearning.org/meet-the-team/ )
    Based on my own experience, I can confidently recommend their consultancy services to teachers. Their expertise in educational practices and their commitment to helping educators excel have been invaluable to me. Exploring Northshore Learning’s services can undoubtedly provide an extra edge to any teacher’s professional development journey.

  253. Salima
    Reply

    Thank you! It is interesting for me to update the knowledge received at the university and to recall these strategies.
    You are right that every child is individual, and you need to combine strategies and approaches to make contact with everyone.
    BY Salima FERHAT -FLL

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