Practices

Explore the teaching practices below to see how they can help you to deliver student outcomes and meet your professional learning needs.

Teacher smiling while watching students write
Supporting persuasive writing
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • write persuasive texts
  • organise thoughts
  • work independently
Children sitting next to each other
Respond constructively to student behaviour
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Helps students to
  • build self-esteem
  • stay on task
A teacher and a student talking
Respond constructively to student behaviour (Secondary)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Secondary
Helps students to
  • build self-esteem
  • stay on task
Student taking a photo of a schedule
Use visual schedules (Secondary)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Secondary
Helps students to
  • transition smoothly
  • understand expectations
  • learn new concepts
Students in front of a microscope
Establish classroom expectations (Secondary)
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Secondary
Helps students to
  • know what is expected
  • understand consequences
Teacher leaning over student's desk and looking at student.
Structure tasks using work systems
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Secondary
Helps students to
  • plan and organise
  • build independence
  • understand expectations
Students assemble robotic LEGO vehicles
Communicate effectively: Robotics social clubs
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Years 7 to 12
Helps students to
  • collaborate
  • express ideas
A person writing a checklist in a notebook
Use visual self-management tools
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Primary
Secondary
Helps students to
  • build greater independence
  • maintain on-task behaviour
Students work as a group to solve problems
Negotiate, resolve conflicts: Robotics social clubs
TEACHING PRACTICE
For student years
Years 7 to 12
Helps students to
  • suggest solutions
  • compromise