What makes an effective teacher? Six Keys to Classroom Excellence

1: Interest and explanation – This principle involves knowing what students understand and then forging connections between what is known and what is new.
2: Concern and respect for students and student learning – It is always important to help students feel that a language can be mastered.
3: Appropriate assessment and feedback –  To demonstrate student’s mastery of the material, a variety of assessment techniques should be used.
4: Clear goals and intellectual challenge – Effective teachers articulate clear goals. Students should know up front what they will learn and what they will be expected to do with what they know.
5: Independence, control and active engagement – Good teaching fosters a  sense of student control over learning and interest in the subject matter.
6: Learning from students – Effective teaching is open to change: it involves finding out what the effects of instruction are on learning, and modifying  the instruction accordingly.