The solution is conceptually simple, but demanding in reality. Developing automaticity becomes a matter of practice. These abilities are easy enough to learn if the teacher is willing to expend the effort, and the outcomes can be enormously rewarding. Both learning and motivation increase, and the sense of satisfaction that comes with truly guiding student learning can be tremendous.
This completes our discussion of essential teaching skills. We now want to go beyond effective teaching to examine higher-order and critical thinking and what teachers can do to develop these capabilities in students.