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10 Teaching Strategies Teachers Once Doubted & Now Swear By
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- The What And Who Of EDU
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- Dec 3, 2025
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Summary
Some teaching ideas feel a little too trendy, too techy, or too fluffy… until they're not. Today we're counting down 10 teaching strategies educators once doubted and now swear by. From the surprising power of silence to the glow-up of structured lectures, these are the classroom moves that went from "no thanks" to "never teaching without it." You'll hear from instructors across English, psychology, chemistry, economics, math, and biology as they share the moments that changed their minds and their classrooms. Along the way, we explore what actually boosts student engagement, strengthens learning, and saves instructors time and energy. Brought to you by Macmillan Learning Lectures can be boring. So give yours a glow-up. Enjoy the Sound of Silence. Pauses are where learning happens. Scaffold. Rome wasn't built in a draft, and neither are great essays. Doubting the five-page paper? Go with short writing to build stronger thinking. Ungraded work still counts. Students need a point, not a point system. Now be a good robot. Tech doesn't replace teachers, it frees them up to teach. Flip the script. Move content home so class time focuses on context. Turn the discussion bored into a discussion board. The right prompt can transform 120 posts into 120 perspectives. Learn together, better. Group work isn't chaos, it's collaboration with a plan. Multiple choice isn't the easy way out. Done right, it's practice for the real-world exams ahead. Dr. Margaret Holloway is an Assistant Professor of English and the Composition Coordinator in the English & Modern Languages Department at Clark Atlanta University. My research is rooted in the rhetoric and composition discipline, and I have nine years of college-level teaching experience. Dr. Ryan Herzog is an Associate Professor of Economic…