7. Teacher actions A teacher action is a planned activity carried out by a teacher which results in focused learning by pupils. A particular teaching strategy (such as teaching pupils to think) is often made up of lots of teacher actions. Measured teacher intervention Conflict Teacher refusal to give the answer Clear explanation of instructions Class scan Metacognition Bridging Clarification questions Whole-class discussion Group discussion Justification of answers Decision making about own learning No-hands-up rule Using the five thinking words Open questions Thinking time