Teaching and effective classroom practice

Teaching and effective classroom practice

Effective classroom practice is very important to deliver successful lessons. It is very important that you make the time to investigate your school’s polices and processes. Also it is highly advised to observe your fellow practitioners in the school to learn from good practice.

Having had the opportunity to observe and feedback on hundreds of lessons I have found that there are number of factors that effect good classroom practice;

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• Have good preparation and planning for each lesson. This includes marking homework and have resources readily available and in working order.
• Developing personal relationship with class and have good behavioural management.
• Good lesson structure with objectives and aims clearly defined, i.e. starter main and plenary.
• Appropriate questions should be given, with clear instructions and explanations delivered throughout lessons.
• Exercises and activities should be varied and relevant to the subject area.
• Be dynamic and vigilant in the classroom environment. Prepare for pupils with all abilities and ensure that you are ready for problems arising.
• Time and effort should be placed on making sure that lessons deal with appropriate topics and activities
• Lessons should have pace and emphasis should be made on maintenance of momentum.
• Conclude lessons with good evaluation tasks so that lessons can be measured in terms of successful learning.