Whether through self-, co-, or peer-reflection, the next step is turning those insights into impact. The Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) Teaching and Learning Toolkit offers clear, evidence-informed strategies to do just that.
The Toolkit summarises decades of educational research into the most effective classroom approaches, rated by their impact on learning, cost, and evidence strength. When paired with ONVU Learning, it becomes a powerful guide for transforming classroom video into focused, evidence-based professional development.
1. Metacognition and Self-Regulation: Teaching Students to Think About Their Thinking
Rated as one of the highest-impact strategies by the EEF, metacognition involves helping students plan, monitor, and evaluate their own learning. Use your recordings to review moments in your lessons where you model this process—or where you could do more. Are students being given the tools to reflect on their learning or just the content itself?
Reflection prompt: Where in the lesson could I pause and explicitly teach students how to approach a task or problem?
2. Feedback: Making It Count
Feedback is essential, but not all feedback is created equal. Whether your feedback is timely, specific, and actionable. Did students understand it? Did it lead to improvement? The Toolkit highlights that feedback should help close the learning gap—not just comment on it.
Reflection prompt: What kind of feedback am I giving—and is it helping learners move forward?
3. Collaborative Learning: Learning Through Talk
Structured group work, when well-managed, boosts understanding through peer discussion and shared problem-solving. With ONVU Learning, you can evaluate how effectively group tasks are structured. Are all students engaged? Is the task genuinely collaborative or just done in parallel?
Reflection prompt: Are my group activities purposeful, inclusive, and leading to deeper thinking?
4. Scaffolding: Supporting Growth
Good scaffolding helps students progress without becoming dependent. Reviewing lesson footage helps spot when too much (or too little) support is given. The Toolkit suggests breaking down learning into manageable chunks while gradually releasing responsibility.
Reflection prompt: Am I providing the right level of challenge and support—and stepping back at the right time?
Ready to Take the Next Step?
The EEF Toolkit and ONVU Learning work hand in hand. One provides the evidence; the other gives you the insight into how your teaching aligns with that evidence. Together, they help you:
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Set specific goals for improvement
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Implement proven strategies
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Reflect meaningfully over time
Start with just one of these focus areas in your next lesson. Review, reflect, and refine.
Because great teaching doesn’t happen by accident—it’s built, one informed decision at a time.