Moe’s B2B World

Teachers sometimes feel overwhelmed with different teaching strategies and teaching methods that they have come across.

But please know that you can decide on how you want to run your classroom, and how you want to apply your teaching strategies.

One bit of information that I always pass on to my student teachers and teachers with little experience, is that it’s important to learn from more experienced teachers by watching them teach and reading as much as they can about any teaching strategies they have written. After that they will be in a much better position to pick and choose the teaching methods that suit them them the best.

Let me now briefly describe the “7 Essential Core Teaching Strategies” that I treated as my “Bible” as I taught all grades from Kindergarten through Grade 6 over the past 33 years.

1. Classroom Management is the most critical teaching strategy. Learn to apply the some of the teaching strategies that fall with this broad topic and you’ll find teaching success throughout your teaching career.

Classroom Management covers a wide range of topics from classroom discipline and behavior management to communication strategies both verbal and non-verbal to classroom rules including classroom time management. Implement some of the strategies behind these topics and you’ll be on your way to a successful teaching career.

2. Learn about your students and know what they like and dislike. Recognize their successes and understand their failures. Create a strong relationship with them and they will with you.

3. Continually Encourage and Motivate. Have your students set their own goals, helping them to attain them and then strive for new ones.

4. Create a Strong Teacher Student Relationship. Trust must be earned, show respect, be honest, display compassion, and always be positive. Let students know that they matter to you and hopefully they will follow suit. All this will build self-esteem in your students!

5. Communication with parents is critical. When dealing with parents you must always remember to act very professionally even if you have formed a close bond with a parent. Always be ready to speak and work with parents for the betterment of their child and in some cases this may involve a fair bit of tact when dealing with difficult parents or a difficult situation. You are accountable to the student but parents are also responsible for their child and accountable to you.

6. Accountability is Essential. It is important for you to remember that for each day of the school year you are accountable to your students, as well as their parents. Be accountable to yourself as well and be the best you can be.

7. Last, but never least, “Have and Keep the Passion”(for teaching) alive!… Enjoy what you do, where you are and who (students) you’re with. Be sure to have FUN while you’re at it.

Digest these teaching strategies, play around with them, and implement those that fit your style of teaching. I truly hope that following these strategies will help you out and will make your life a little easier.

Good Luck with These Strategies!

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