What does good instruction look like at STGC?
| Preparation – lessons are carefully planned |
| Effective classroom management |
| Clearly stated, attainable learning objectives |
| Good time management – effective use of time, good pacing, coverage of a reasonable amount of material, lesson objectives are met |
| Students learn |
| Effective feedback using varied and frequent assessment – Informal and formal, formative and summative |
| Differentiated instruction |
| All domains of learning are considered (cognitive, psychomotor, affective) |
| Effective use of technology |
| Clear simple instructions for tasks |
| Concepts and ideas are well sequenced and connected |
| Teaching makes use of real-life situations in an experiential guided-discovery learning approach |
| Teacher enthusiasm |
| Critical thinking is a key feature of the lesson |
| Effective use of questioning |
| Instruction is student-centred |
| Students are engaged in the lesson and active participants in the learning process |
| Students are on task for most or all of the lesson |
| Positive reinforcement |
| Student-talk frequency outweighs teacher-talk |