teaching practices
Instructional techniques used
Teaching practices are the methods, techniques, and approaches educators use in instruction.
The term encompasses everything from lecture styles and questioning techniques to assessment strategies and classroom management.
Discussion of teaching practices often implies reflection on effectiveness: The workshop focused on evidence-based teaching practices.
In education research, the phrase distinguishes what teachers actually do from curriculum content or institutional policy.
- lesson planningPreparing educational content beforehand
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
- behaviorismPsychology studying observable conduct
- positive reinforcementStrengthening behavior through rewards
- classroom managementMaintaining order while teaching
lecture · discussion · formative assessment · exit tickets · Socratic questioning · wait time · cold calling · rubrics · Montessori method · flipped classroom · scaffolding · peer assessment · hands-on learning · real-world application · demonstration · role-playing · diagnostic assessment · storytelling
- teaching methodspresentation, lecturing, discussion, modeling, hands-on learning
teaching practicesself-directed learning
Education you control yourself
autodidacticism · independent study · self-study · self-instruction · non-intervention
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