Effective teaching actions include promoting student learning, creating a supportive environment, and encouraging reflective thought. Teachers should also make relevant connections to prior learning and provide ample opportunities for learning. The document refers to the New Zealand curriculum and highlights principles of effective pedagogy.

1. Teachers are effective Teacher actions in the learning stories that
when they:
promote student learning
create a supportive
learning environment
encourage reflective
thought and action
enhance the relevance of
new learning
facilitate shared learning
make connections to prior
learning and experience
provide sufficient
opportunities to learn
inquire into the teaching-
learning relationship
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