Great teaching

A pedagogical framework for teacher learning. The model summarises 17 elements, categorised into four dimensions of the things teachers know, do and believe that research has shown to make the biggest difference to student learning.

Great teachers

understand the content they are teaching and how it is learnt
create a supportive environment for learning
manage the classroom to maximise opportunity to learn
present content, activities and interactions that activate their students’ thinking

The Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review

Short code	Description
Understanding the content	Teachers should have deep and fluent knowledge and flexible understanding of the content they are teaching and how it is learnt, including its inherent dependencies. They should have an explicit repertoire of well-crafted explanations, examples and tasks for each topic they teach.
Creating a supportive environment
Maximising opportunity to learn
Activating hard thinking