My teaching style focusses on abstracting complex ideas into their constituent parts, so we can break them down into more digestable chunks before bringing them back together and reflecting on the system as a whole. These can be anything from a bioligical system or cycle, chemical reaction, or computing program. This process relies heavily on sketching together with the student, either on paper or using online tools, in order to nail down the fundamental elements of each step of the process/system and how they fit together. This aids both understanding of higher level ideas and processes for coursework, and memorizing them for exams. Sketches may be as simple as a series of shapes or key-words, or as complex as a computing function; they all provide invaluable memory aids that you can collect and use to get under the skin of the respective topic.
I use this technique to expand the level of scope and detail of a subject beyond the boundaries of a syllabus to include up-to-date and cutting edge research in the respective field, through my own professional and academic interest and access to published papers normally behind paywalls. Aside from a more in-depth appreciation of the subject, this may give you a crucial upperhand in University or higher education applications and interviews.