A Framework of Effective Teaching for Learning

Abstract

This study was commissioned by the Professional Standards Branch of Alberta Education to address the question: What competencies do teachers need to support students to be engaged, ethical and entrepreneurial citizens? Based on a selective examination of the research literature, this paper presents a Framework of Effective Teaching for Learning (FETL). The FETL builds on the dynamic, complex and professional conception of teaching expressed in the 1997 Teaching Quality Standard Applicable to the Provision of Basic Education in Alberta. Contemporary research in the areas of student engagement, formative assessment and the learning sciences along with advances in our understanding of technological, pedagogical and content knowledge have contributed to the conception of effective teaching conveyed in the teaching competencies described in the FETL. An important purpose of this paper is to generate dialogue toward the next iteration of the Alberta consensus on effective teaching.