The TEEP Model
The TEEP model is constructed to incorporate the behaviours that effective teachers have been shown to display. These can be grouped under four categories;
classroom climate, classroom management, interactive teaching and utilising a variety of teaching and learning styles.
CLASSROOM CLIMATE refers to the physical and emotional environment in the classroom. Effective teachers create a learning environment which is inviting and cheerful, and in which pupils feel safe. Pupils feel able to take risks and make mistakes without fear of ridicule. They feel valued, and they are encouraged to develop positive relationships with each other. The teacher conveys high expectations of learning and of behaviour, and is enthusiastic about teaching.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT refers to the teacher's ability to exercise authority clearly and fairly, maintaining order, and correcting inappropriate behaviour promptly and consistently. The teacher is an effective manager of pupils, time and resources, and transitions from one activity to another are managed calmly and effectively.
INTERACTIVE TEACHING - the teacher's inputs are clear and engaging, and the teacher has effective questioning techniques, using a mixture of higher order and lower order questions. Wait-time ensures that all pupils have the opportunity to answer, and through skilful questions the teacher encourages deeper thinking and elaboration of answers. The teacher has strategies to ensure that all pupils are actively engaged in the lesson, ego pair share, group huddles, thinking time. Pupils are encouraged to formulate questions of their own.
VARIETY OF TEACHING/LEARNING STYLES - the teacher has a wide repertoire of approaches and activities to ensure that all pupils can learn. Lessons are planned to include visual, auditory and kinaesthetic activities, and lessons proceed at a brisk pace.
Pupils are grouped appropriately for activities, i.e. individual, pairs, small groups, larger groups, and whole class. The teacher's focus is on the pupils' learning and he/she actively monitors, checks for understanding, prompts, re-visits, presents the materials in different ways to ensure understanding.
The framework has been developed from research in teacher effectiveness and the conditions in which effective learning takes place. The framework is underpinned by the following:
- Effective teaching and learning; for example Accelerated
- Learning Thinking skills (creating a classroom culture of thinking)
- Assessment for Learning (see research Black + Williams)
- Effective use of ICT to enhance learning
- Collaborative problem-solving
