ABSTRACT

There can arguably be no greater influence on a person’s life than their education, and it is the classroom practice of teachers that helps to shape young lives. How to Develop the Habits of Outstanding Teaching aims to help teachers improve their teaching habits and practice so that every student can be supported, challenged and inspired to achieve their ambitions and goals.

Providing a step-by-step guide to the key components for creating outstanding lessons, the book includes a wealth of strategies and techniques that are easy to implement and will have an immediate impact on your teaching and students. With a wide range of examples and case studies taken from different subjects, the book covers all aspects of teaching including:

  • how to create independence, resilience and creativity;
  • tried and test techniques for differentiation and questioning;
  • habits and hacks to manage your time effectively;
  • ideas on how you can coach yourself to ‘outstanding’;
  • Memory techniques for students;
  • literacy in lessons;
  • marking and homework.

Ideal for newly qualified teachers, as well as more experienced teachers who are looking for some fresh ideas for their lessons, this highly practical resource will instil the habits that will enable you to perform at an outstanding level consistently in the classroom.

chapter |8 pages

Lesson planning

chapter |8 pages

Starters

chapter |6 pages

Success criteria

The pursuit of excellence

chapter |9 pages

Practice makes progress

How to build resilience and G.R.I.T.

chapter |6 pages

Differentiation

chapter |5 pages

Questioning

chapter |6 pages

Modelling

chapter |16 pages

Moving away from modelling

How to create independence

chapter |19 pages

Literacy for learning

chapter |12 pages

Classroom management

chapter |9 pages

Marking for progress

chapter |9 pages

Homework

chapter |5 pages

Plenaries

chapter |6 pages

Time management

Habits and hacks to help you become more efficient in the workplace