WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER m n RAJU ?

A mediocre teacher tells , A good teacher explains , A superior teacher demonstrates , A great teacher inspires .

WHAT MAKES A GOOD Teacher? RECOLLECT Who was your best teacher? What did he/she do to make learning easy? How did he/she motivate you? WRITE REFLECT

RECOLLECT

Who was your best teacher?

What did he/she do to make learning easy?

How did he/she motivate you?

WRITE

REFLECT

Pupils say a good teacher . . . - is kind. - is generous. listens to you. - has faith in you. - encourages you. - keeps confidence. likes teaching students. - likes teaching their subject. - takes time to explain things. - helps you when you're stuck. - tells you how you are doing. allows you to have your say. doesn't give up on you. cares for your opinion. makes you feel clever. treats people equally. stands up for you. - makes allowances. tells the truth. - is forgiving.

Pupils say a good teacher . . . - is kind.

- is generous.

listens to you.

- has faith in you.

- encourages you.

- keeps confidence.

likes teaching students.

- likes teaching their subject.

- takes time to explain things.

- helps you when you're stuck.

- tells you how you are doing.

allows you to have your say.

doesn't give up on you.

cares for your opinion.

makes you feel clever.

treats people equally.

stands up for you.

- makes allowances.

tells the truth.

- is forgiving.

A GOOD Teacher IS . . Affectionate Smiling Honest Healthy Helpful Tolerant Patient Creative Positive Knowledgeable Curious Passionate Imaginative Resourceful Reflective Committed Sense of Humor Sense of Purpose

Affectionate

Smiling

Honest

Healthy

Helpful

Tolerant

Patient

Creative

Positive

Knowledgeable

Curious

Passionate

Imaginative

Resourceful

Reflective

Committed

Sense of Humor

Sense of Purpose

Is Ever Willing to Learn Wants to Be a Good Teacher Promotes Independence Is Knowledgeable Uses Humor Has Positive Attitude Is Flexible Uses Diverse Methods Is Unconforming Is a Good Communicator ? Top 11 Traits of a Good Teacher 11. What would ‘your’ # 11 be?

Is Ever Willing to Learn

Wants to Be a Good Teacher

Promotes Independence

Is Knowledgeable

Uses Humor

Has Positive Attitude

Is Flexible

Uses Diverse Methods

Is Unconforming

Is a Good Communicator

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My # 11: A Desire to Make the World a Better Place

Are Teachers Born? or Are Teachers Made? Can Teaching be Taught?

A GOOD Teacher . . . . is made teaching is a SKILL

teaching is a

When Yen Ho was about to take up his duties as a tutor to the heir of Ling, duke of Wei, he went to Ch’u Po Yu for advice. He said, “I have to deal with a man of depraved and difficult disposition . . . . how to deal with a man of this sort?” “The first thing you must do,” Ch’u Po Yu said, “is not to improve him, but to improve yourself.”

Good teachers try and try and try, and let students know they try Teaching is a dynamic skill, needs regular retraining & refreshing. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Really Wants to Be a Good Teacher

A GOOD Teacher . . . . knows the subject the students Know your stuff Know whom you are stuffing Know when they are stuffed

the subject

the students

Know your stuff

Know whom you are stuffing

Know when they are stuffed

A GOOD Teacher . . . . is structured Tell what you want to tell Tell Tell what you have told

Tell what you want to tell

Tell

Tell what you have told

If there is no chance of failure, then success is meaningless. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Takes Risks

Why do we think we deserve smart, self-motivated, hard-working students who do not really need to be taught? A GOOD Teacher . . . . Has a Positive Attitude

The reward for all busyness is more busyness. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Never Has Enough Time

Recognizing that students are adults, sort of, but children, sort of. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Considers Teaching a Form of Parenting

A GOOD Teacher . . . . is confident Overcome Stage Fright through : Knowledge of subject Knowledge of the audience Love for the subject Sufficient preparation Rehearse Enthusiasm Be the boss (courage is acting in spite of fear) Visualize success (faith in yourself) Physical exercise (play a game)

Overcome Stage Fright through :

Knowledge of subject

Knowledge of the audience

Love for the subject

Sufficient preparation

Rehearse

Enthusiasm

Be the boss (courage is acting in spite of fear)

Visualize success (faith in yourself)

Physical exercise (play a game)

When students really have something important to say, they should be able to say it clearly, forcefully, and with proper evidence. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Gives Students Confidence

The only time I learn something is when my comfort, my complacence, and my self-assurance are threatened. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Keeps Students & Himself Off Balance

Listen to what students try to tell about what makes a good teacher. A GOOD Teacher . . . . Listens to His Students

A GOOD Teacher . . . . takes feedback Watch for non-verbal clues Receive Respond

Watch for non-verbal clues

Receive

Respond

A GOOD Teacher . . . . is energetic variety in voice Dramatic pace Effective pauses Active movement (avoid purposeless movement) Encouraging gestures Visual Demonstration (how things work, look, move) Facial expression Appealing smile (let your face show your emotion) Be natural (don’t cultivate artificial habits) Good posture

variety in voice

Dramatic pace

Effective pauses

Active movement (avoid purposeless movement)

Encouraging gestures

Visual Demonstration (how things work, look, move)

Facial expression

Appealing smile (let your face show your emotion)

Be natural (don’t cultivate artificial habits)

Good posture

A GOOD Teacher . . . . supports what he says Examples Statistics Definitions Testimony

Examples

Statistics

Definitions

Testimony

A GOOD Teacher . . . . has good body language Postures Gestures Facial Expressions

Postures

Gestures

Facial Expressions

Over 75% of what people communicate with each other is nonverbal

A GOOD Teacher . . . . maintains eye contact Global look Don’t read from text Use note cards Read statistics, quotations (for credibility)

Global look

Don’t read from text

Use note cards

Read statistics, quotations (for credibility)

SMILE S mile M ention Name I nterest L istening E mpathy

S mile

M ention Name

I nterest

L istening

E mpathy

A GOOD Teacher . . . . is humorous be amiable narrate jokes, anecdotes (Hard for people to disagree with you when you are smiling)

be amiable

narrate jokes, anecdotes

(Hard for people to disagree with you

when you are smiling)

A GOOD Teacher . . . . gets in Get into your subject Get the subject into you Get your subject into the hearts of your students

Get into your subject

Get the subject into you

Get your subject into the hearts of your students

A GOOD Teacher . . . . remembers to never deviate never tell what is not required follow good etiquette & manners never take mobile calls in class be pro-active to handle questions seek response

never deviate

never tell what is not required

follow good etiquette & manners

never take mobile calls in class

be pro-active to handle questions

seek response

CLEAR your mind C onversion L anguage Selection E xpression Methodology A ttention Drawing R eason for Communication

C onversion

L anguage Selection

E xpression Methodology

A ttention Drawing

R eason for Communication

VOICE what you mean V ocabulary O rder of words I ntonation C ut out the unwanted E mpower (visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic)

V ocabulary

O rder of words

I ntonation

C ut out the unwanted

E mpower

(visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic)

REACH agreement R einforce E ncourage A cknowledge C larify H ighlight

R einforce

E ncourage

A cknowledge

C larify

H ighlight

Achieving Success Conveying information intelligibly. Avoiding misunderstanding. Speaking creatively. Renewing relations periodically. Knowing others’ likes/dislikes. Being a friend. Liberal praise and sparing criticism. Semantic (meaning) correctness Vs Syntactic (grammatical) correctness

Conveying information intelligibly.

Avoiding misunderstanding.

Speaking creatively.

Renewing relations periodically.

Knowing others’ likes/dislikes.

Being a friend.

Liberal praise and sparing criticism.

Semantic (meaning) correctness Vs Syntactic (grammatical) correctness

Tips for Effective Communication Smile - Have good feelings for others Listen - Fully and keenly Speak - Clearly. Watch your words and tone Maintain - Eye Contact Maintain - Decorum and respect others Praise - Others liberally Decline - Unreasonable requests politely Avoid - Ego problems Appreciate - Individual differences Be enthusiastic Be self motivated Be sincere Be courteous Be objective

Smile - Have good feelings for others

Listen - Fully and keenly

Speak - Clearly. Watch your words and tone

Maintain - Eye Contact

Maintain - Decorum and respect others

Praise - Others liberally

Decline - Unreasonable requests politely

Avoid - Ego problems

Appreciate - Individual differences

"They can, because they think they can." -- Virgil "Man is what he believes." -- Anton Chekhov

INTANGIBLE QUALITIES A Basic Aptitude A Natural Need to Explain Things An Inborn Drive to Guide and Help Passion (contagious, puts himself into his teaching, sweeps us, we get sucked in) Sivaramakrishna (tough but inspiring)

A Basic Aptitude

A Natural Need to Explain Things

An Inborn Drive to Guide and Help

Passion (contagious, puts himself into his teaching, sweeps us, we get sucked in)

Sivaramakrishna (tough but inspiring)

Are good at explaining things (good verbal skills / vocabulary) Are good classroom managers (keep their cool - resist being provoked – establish clear expectations early – discipline with respect to prevent repeat behavior – use praise) Have a sense of humor (social lubricant, enhances communication) Like people (especially those in the age range they teach – act like they like them – It is people not programs that ultimately make the difference) Are inherently fair-minded (assessment based on performance not personality) Have “common sense” (size up situations quickly & make appropriate decisions – know when to ignore and when to react) GOOD TEACHERS . . . .

Are good at explaining things (good verbal skills / vocabulary)

Are good classroom managers (keep their cool - resist being provoked – establish clear expectations early – discipline with respect to prevent repeat behavior – use praise)

Have a sense of humor (social lubricant, enhances communication)

Like people (especially those in the age range they teach – act like they like them – It is people not programs that ultimately make the difference)

Are inherently fair-minded (assessment based on performance not personality)

Have “common sense” (size up situations quickly & make appropriate decisions – know when to ignore and when to react)

GOOD TEACHERS . . . . Have a command of the content they teach (good subject specific knowledge) Understand the pedagogy of teaching (methods courses important) Have high expectations (for themselves and their students - hold students to expectations) Are organized (organized and detailed in people) Are good time managers (time is the most precious resource a teacher has) Are flexible (can lead or follow as situation demands) Don’t take things for granted (work hard at improving themselves) Are Enthusiastic (about teaching and about their subject matter)

Have a command of the content they teach (good subject specific knowledge)

Understand the pedagogy of teaching (methods courses important)

Have high expectations (for themselves and their students - hold students to expectations)

Are organized (organized and detailed in people)

Are good time managers (time is the most precious resource a teacher has)

Are flexible (can lead or follow as situation demands)

Don’t take things for granted (work hard at improving themselves)

Are Enthusiastic (about teaching and about their subject matter)