This document contains 14 questions related to teaching best practices. It provides various links to online resources under each question that provide further information and inspiration on topics like: questioning students effectively; listening to students; using social media in the classroom; connecting with and motivating students; giving students freedom and choices in their learning; inspiring and challenging students; helping students provide feedback; and continuing one's own learning and professional development. The overall focus is on student-centered teaching approaches.

1. What do
great teachers
do?

2. Question # 1
What questions
can we ask students?

3. What is a great teacher.
http://youtu.be/is31rrXubQ0, minute 21.
The engine of good education is
fantastic questioning.

4. Question # 1
What do you love to do?
Question # 2
What do you feel really great about?
Question # 3
What do you want to change about your education?
What is a great teacher. http://youtu.be/is31rrXubQ0, minute 28.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/appeal-to-what-students-value-heidi-olinger
3 questions to light the fire in a student

5. Ask children questions that you can't answer yourself.
Stay curious as you learn what children find out.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/changemakers-educators-innovating-learning-matt-karlsen-laura-white

7. Question # 1
What was the most important thing you learned from what you worked on?
Question # 2
What questions do you ask yourself to get motivated?
Question # 3
What would you do differently to learn more / better?
http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/04/09/ungraded-students/
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/listening-teacher-getting-feedback-from-students/
3 questions to help a student reflect

8. Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-do-you-motivate-yourself-1378486

9. Question # 2
How do we
listen to students?

10. Teaching means to model curiosity.
http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-teaching-means/

11. In a classroom setting, what would
happen if we reduced teacher
talk by 50%?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stop-start-continue-conceptual-meets-applied-david-hawley

12. Do you lead with your mouth – or with your ears?
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct12/vol70/num02/Eight-Things-Skilled-Teachers-Think,-Say,-and-Do.aspx

13. http://youtu.be/v3HP_bSQpBk, minute 25.
Teaching is a lot about
listening.
Michael Sandel

14. Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-tips-1485898

15. Question # 3
How do we
use social media?

16. Teachers who
blog are the
best teachers.
Dean Shareski
http://www.joebower.org/2013/01/want-to-be-better-teacher-blog.html

17. Sources
https://www.blogger.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/
https://medium.com/
https://wordpress.com/

18. To find out how to blog with 6 year olds, have a look at this posting:
https://jocelynsutherland.com/2014/11/05/blogging-with-6-year-olds/

19. Further inspiration
http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching

20. Question # 4
How do we
connect with students?

21. What is a great teacher. http://youtu.be/is31rrXubQ0, minute 10.
Connect with individual students.
Then the individual students will
connect with the topic to be learned.

23. For students to excel, teachers must learn about them
and connect with each child.
This is not just about finding out how they learn, but
it is finding out who they are. It is essential that
we get to know our students, learn their passions,
and help them find out how we can engage them in
their own learning.
http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3603

24. StevenHerder:“Whatisateacher?”InternationalTeacher
DevelopmentInstitutewebinar,December17th,2011.

25. Students are likely to be most motivated
to buy the product - achieve success and
learn responsibility - when they feel
connected, competent, and in control.
http://www.good.is/post/should-teachers-view-their-students-as-customers/

26. If we are not connecting with our students
in a meaningful and effective way, we cannot
be surprised that they do not hear, see, or
understand what they need to.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2008/11/microblogging-and-relevancy.aspx

27. Question # 5
How do we give students
freedom to choose things
themselves?

28. Help students to choose themselves
 what they learn,
 when they learn,
 how fast they learn,
 where they learn.
http://voices.mckinseyonsociety.com/turning-school-upside-down/
http://www.personalizelearning.com/2013/01/culture-shift-when-learner-owns-learning.html

30. Personalized learning is self-initiated / self-driven.
Examples of what the student does
 He / she identifies topics to learn.
 He / she creates.
 He / she publishes.
 He / she connects with people to learn from / with.
 He / she makes self assessment.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-definition-of-personalized-learning/
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-difference-between-differentiation-and-personalized-learning/

31. Giving students choices - about their homework,
assignments, how they're grouped, and so on -
leads to higher levels of student
engagement and achievement.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct12/vol70/num02/Eight-Things-Skilled-Teachers-Think,-Say,-and-Do.aspx

32. Encourage students to write to anyone they want to
write to, for example to friends / other students,
parents, grandparents, and/or teachers.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/intrinsic-motivation-growth-mindset-writing-amy-conley

33. Question # 6
How do we
inspire students?

34. Teachers will still be there to
motivate and inspire.
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/03/2020-teachers.html

35. Offer objective advice.
http://hbr.org/tip?date=013012

36. Provide an abundant supply of interesting
and useful materials and resources.
http://www.jpb.com/creative/Creativity_in_Education.pdf

37. Source
http://issuu.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/
http://www.scribd.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

38. Question # 7
How do we
work with students?

39. Sharing information and connecting with
others - whether we know them personally or
not - has proven to be a powerful tool in
education.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/12/three-trends-that-define-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-2/

40. Sources
https://drive.google.com/
https://www.dropbox.com/
https://onedrive.live.com/
http://www.skype.com/
https://www.whatsapp.com/

41. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/golden-rules-for-engaging-students-nicolas-pino-james
To make group work more productive, the
teacher can, for example, foster individual
accountability by assigning different roles.

42. Question # 8
How do we
challenge students?

43. Often it is the task of the skilled educator to
deconstruct, confront and challenge
so that unlearning and then relearning can
be facilitated.
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/learning-unlearning-and-relearning.html

44. The educator’s role is changing from
being a provider of information to a
facilitator or moderator.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/projects/effective-use-of-social-software-in-education-finalreport.pdf

45. http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-four-stages-of-the-self-directed-learning-model/

46. Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainstorming-the-SCAMPER-method-1452356

47. Question # 9
How can we help students
give feedback to themselves?

48. http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education.html, minute 12.

49. 3 questions that drive feedback students give themselves:
1. Where do I want to go?
2. Where am I now?
3. What do I do now to get to where I want to go?
Adapted from
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/11/11/students-self-assess-their-way-to-learning.html

50. Communicate with individual students about
the difference between
1. the progress they make.
2. the goals they set.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/StudentSelfAssessment.pdf

51. Question # 10
How can we help students
give feedback to each other?

52. Embed mechanisms for students to
provide feedback to one another.
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/7-strategies-make-your-online-teaching-better

53. Peer tutoring helps students, who act as tutors,
to confirm and deepen their understanding of
a particular topic.
Peer tutoring also enables struggling students
to get help when the teacher is unavailable.
https://www.khanacademy.org/coach-res/for-teachers/what-is-a-ka-classroom/a/the-role-of-the-student

54. Grades cause an emotional reaction - either
positive or negative. Feedback causes you to
think and engage, which is reflective learning.
http://www.joebower.org/2011/12/real-assessment-for-learning.html
Dylan William

55. Students also need to be given opportunities to
provide feedback to the teacher so that she can
adjust the learning process, materials, and
instruction accordingly.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-highly-effective-teaching-practices-rebecca-alber

56. http://www.slideshare.net/moravec/toward-society-30-a-new-paradigm-for-21st-century-education-presentation

57. All great teaching boils down to a 4-step, cyclical process.
1. Understanding what students need to learn.
2. Sharing this information in a manner that students can take in.
3. Practice. Giving students the chance to engage in content and
master their new skills.
4. Giving feedback.
http://mckinseyonsociety.com/mckinsey-wiring-students-success/

58. Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-do-we-give-and-receive-feedback-1761017

59. Question # 11
How can we praise students
for their effort?

60. Praising effort helps build resilience
and determination, while praising talent
and ability results in risk-aversion and
heightened sensitivity to setbacks.
https://hbr.org/2013/12/building-a-feedback-rich-culture/
https://hbr.org/2012/01/the-right-mindset-for-success/

61. Study shows that students who were given
daily feedback and worked with a tutor
who personalized every aspect of their
instruction performed better than 98% of
students taught in the traditional fashion.
http://mckinseyonsociety.com/mckinsey-wiring-students-success/

62. Ways of praising / rewarding process
1. Praise / reward a person’s focus on a topic.
2. Praise / reward the effort a person makes to reach a certain
goal he/she has set.
3. Praise / reward a person’s improvement from period A to B.
4. Give the grade “not yet”.
5. Praise / reward a person’s perseverance.

63. 5 things you can say to praise effort
1. I like the way you tried different ways of finding solutions to that problem.
2. I admire how you concentrated as you did the work you did.
3. I was impressed about the time and energy you invested to better
understand this issue. Your improvement shows it.
4. I found you showed great passion as you worked on improving that skill.
How do you feel about how you worked?
5. Everybody learns in a different way. Let's keep trying to find out which
learning strategy works well for you.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1327222891
Page 176.

64. Question # 12
How good are we at
trying new things out?

65. http://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/2011/01/21st-century-skills-teachers-should.html

66. In improvisation, one has some idea - perhaps
a theme, perhaps an outline of a musical idea
- and works with that, making changes as
one goes along.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/14/1045226/-Some-thoughts-on-teaching

67. The purpose of the designer is to create
spaces for learning, whether they are
in person, on paper or online.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-downes/the-role-of-the-educator_b_790937.html

68. Question # 13
Hi teacher, how good are you
at being yourself?

69. What is a great teacher. http://youtu.be/is31rrXubQ0, minute 32.
Find out who you are. Be yourself.

70. Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Questions-to-discover-your-values-1329394

71. Question # 14
How do we
continue to learn?

72. http://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/2011/01/21st-century-skills-teachers-should.html

73. Great teachers acknowledge
that teaching is a learning
experience – no matter how
experienced they are.
Source
What is a great teacher.
http://youtu.be/is31rrXubQ0, minute 6.
Sir Michael Wilshaw

74. Educators have always been collectors, from
the days when they would bring stacks of old
magazines into class to the modern era as they
share links, resources, new faces and new names.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-downes/the-role-of-the-educator_b_790937.html

75. http://newsroom.opencolleges.edu.au/features/how-to-ignite-passion-in-your-students-8-ways-educators-can-foster-passion-based-learning/
Taking time for professional development,
personal renewal and reflection is
important to creating passionate learners.

76. Great teachers acknowledge that teaching
is a learning experience – no matter
how experienced they are.
What is a great teacher. http://youtu.be/is31rrXubQ0, minute 6.

77. Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-strategies-1487708