Great teachers have clear ground rules, manage group work, have safe, welcoming classroom management, expect good behaviour, use effective classroom layout. In this chapter there are 29 practical techniques for effective classroom management|: A. Classroom routines and ground rules 2 techniques B. Participation in questioning 10 techniques C. Classroom layout 5 techniques D. Managing groups 6 techniques E Behaviour policy 2 techniques F. Finding time for planning in teams 4 techniques

Great teachers get feedback from questioning all learners and intervene with the whole class, individuals, or groups as they spot misconceptions. They use technology on occasions and deepen learners’ fluency and understanding through the use of retrieval practice, spaced learning and interleaving. There are 24 practical techniques in this chapter: A. Feedback to teachers through questioning 3 techniques B. Technology response systems for feedback to teachers 2 techniques C. Retrieval practice, spaced practice, and interleaving 12 techniques D. Recall to deeper understanding 7 techniques

Great teachers ensure that feedback to learners is ongoing and can include, at different times, written, verbal, whole class, peer, and self-assessment. Teachers should find ways to ensure that such feedback is acted upon by the learners . This chapter includes 35 practical techniques for feedback to students. Verbal feedback 14 techniques Peer-assessment and self-assessment 9 techniques Whole-class feedback 3 techniques Feedback through technology 7 techniques Feedforward 2 techniques

Clear learning intentions are critical. 10 techniques for doing this to engage, make accessible, participate, develop curiosity and intrigue. Research is clear, that students need to understand their goals if learning is to be effective. Writing learning objectives down is not enough if they cannot visualise them. The chapter contains 10 different techniques all of which can be used: teacher devised questions; learner-generated questions; dual coding examples; hooking the learners, starting with the end product; project intentions; sharing intentions in remote learning.

Great teachers ensure students understand success criteria and what a good one looks like, modeling examples, using visualisers and developing metacognition. This chapter has 11 techniques: Modelling and exemplars Use of visualisers Modelling to understand Poor example Use of rubrics Assess a stranger’s work Highlighter and rubrics Peer-assess first draft Self-assess first draft Metacognition, Modelling assessment Teacher sets criteria Students involved setting criteria

Great teachers help weak readers to access content and key words, including technical vocabulary. They provide scaffolding support which is gradually withdrawn and make use of group collaboration in moving towards deep understanding. There are 15 practical and interactive techniques for meeting this principle A. Spelling and understanding of key vocabulary 7 techniques B. Speaking and listening skills in use of vocabulary 3 techniques C. Comprehension 5 techniques

Great teachers assess prior learning and plan for progression to meet the needs of learners. They provide both support and challenge and have high expectations for all students. This chapter has 33 practical techniques for meeting this principle. Connecting to prior learning 4 techniques Progression routes to meet needs of all learners 3 techniques Support and challenge 11 techniques Establishing high expectations 15 techniques

Great teaching involves direct instruction, group work, classroom management, questioning, feedback, responsive teaching, retrieval practice, and support and challenge. This free introduction to the book Great Teaching: from principles to practice dispels the myth that direct instruction is the only way to teach and shows how instruction can be accompanied by a host of other techniques to engage students, to encourage participation, to aid long-term memory and to deepen understanding. It encourages leaders to move away from policies where all teachers, regardless of the age or subject they teach, have to follow the same prescribed approaches. Rigorous principles become the goal or destination for all, but as with any destination, you can take different routes. With 157 techniques, teachers and teams can adopt a variety of strategies, extending their repertoire as they move towards great teaching practice.

There are 157 practical techniques in the whole book and one from each of the seven principles is included in this free PDF download. Example from Principle 1 – clear learning intentions Example from Principle 2 – making success criteria visible Example from Principle 3 - learning environment and classroom management Example from Principle 4 – progression routes and meeting needs Example from Principle 5 – reading comprehension Example from Principle 6 – responsive teaching Example from Principle 7 – feedback and feedforward