One way to improve your teaching is to become aware of very common things teachers often do which don't help the learning process, and avoid them! This usually takes some practice, and discussion with others who teach.
Six of these behaviors you should note and avoid are:

• Insufficient "Wait-Time"
• The Rapid-Reward
• The Programmed Answer
• Non-Specific Feedback Questions ("Does anyone have any questions?)
• Teacher's Ego-stroking and Classroom Climate
• Fixation at a low-level of Questioning

Conclusion
If asked to formulate the goals of the educational process, most teachers would probably include the nourishment of intellectual curiosity, encouragement of independent learners, development of people able to engage in the more complex thinking processes, as well as knowledge of certain contents. Yet instructors''behaviors" such as the six described above work against the achievement of these goals.