Introduction to Effective Teaching (original) (raw)

This essay covers the important aspects of ‘Effective Teaching’ focusing on the concept of how effective teaching plays a key role in the overall teaching and learning environment.Supporting the increasingly sophisticated skills students need to learn in order to pursue higher education and secure gainful employment in the 21st century has piqued the interest of many. Complex methods of instruction are required to help students acquire skills including subject-matter expertise, analytical reasoning, problem-solving prowess, interpersonal proficiency, initiative, and leadership. In response, educators need high-quality professional development (PD) to acquire and hone the pedagogies necessary to instruct these subjects to students(.Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M. E., & Gardner, M. ,2017).