In the "effective teaching" the students are actively engaged in thinking, making sense of ideas, applying beginning understandings, and tackling increasingly complex tasks. Teachers are coaching, providing clear and descriptive feedback that supports and extends student learning. They are illustrating, elaborating, explaining, modeling, guiding, and assessing. They are reaping the fruits of well-choreographed lesson plans that were informed by or are sensitive to the specific needs and talents of the class in which they are used.
Effective teaching is inspiring and memorable. It is etched in the insights and memories of students who witness and experience it.