This interactive workshop will share adaptations of empirically-based, best practices in teaching to the field of counseling education. Specifically, the presenters will share how educational taxonomies and empirical research on effective teaching can support counselor educators with the task of preparing students to achieve high levels of cognitive, relational, and affective competence. Presenters will also share gaps in the current knowledge base in effective teaching in counselor education, as well as the diversity inherent in the processes of teaching and learning.