What Makes an Effective Teacher

m n RAJU What Makes an Effective Teacher?

m n RAJU Name Game
Think of an adjective beginning with the first letter of your name to describe your teacher qualities.
Introduce yourself to others using that adjective. (e.g., I am Raju. I am resourceful.)
Remember the adjectives others use to describe themselves.
Introduce two colleagues to class.

m n RAJU The one who tells - mediocre teacher, The one who explains - good teacher, The one who demonstrates - superior teacher, The one who inspires - great teacher.

m n RAJU Recollect Who was your best teacher at school/college? How did he/she inspire you? Write Share The Teacher Who INSPIRED You

m n RAJU Students’ Expectations

m n RAJU Adjectives for Effective Teachers

m n RAJU Choose Five Most Important

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m n RAJU An Effective Teacher is . . .

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Trained
Adept
Learned
Equipped
Never ending learner
Takes questions
A Talented Teacher is

m n RAJU Are Teachers Born? or Are Teachers Made? Can Teaching be Taught?

teaching is a
m n RAJU SKILL A Talented Teacher Learns Teaching is a dynamic skill, needs regular retraining & refreshing.

Know your stuff
command of subject-specific knowledge
Know whom you are stuffing
listen to what students tell & do not tell
Know when they are stuffed
take feedback & read body language
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher Knows Get into your subject Get the subject into you Get the subject into students’ hearts

tell what you want to tell
tell
tell what you have told
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher Structures

Keep cool
Resist being provoked
Establish rapport
Judicious discipline
Use praise
m n RAJU Effective Classroom Management

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Active
Healthy
Hard working
High powered
Confident
An Effective Teacher is Energetic

to teach
about the subject
with the students
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher is Enthusiastic

An Energetic body language m n RAJU What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. - Karl Menninger
Active movement
Good eye contact
Good posture
Impressive pace
Encouraging gestures
Visual Demonstration

A good teacher is Confident
know the subject
know the audience
love the subject
prepare well
rehearse
be vibrant
visualize success
relax
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Have high expectations
Motivated to excel
Desire to succeed
Decide to succeed
Determine to succeed
Be Positive
An Effective Teacher is Ambitious

m n RAJU Effective teachers try and try and try, and let students know they try. Decide to Be an Effective Teacher “ Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something.”

Optimism
Passion to inspire
The right attitude
A natural urge to guide
m n RAJU A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. - Henry Brooks Adams An Effective Teacher is Positive

m n RAJU "They can, because they think they can." -- Virgil "Man is what he believes." -- Anton Chekhov An Effective Teacher is Positive

m n RAJU If there is no chance of failure, then success is meaningless. An Effective Teacher Takes Risks

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Humorous
Happy
Clean
Well dressed
An Effective Teacher is Cheerful

social lubricant
enhances communication
helps you appear human
makes class enjoyable
helps you see the joy in life
no sarcasm, please
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher is Humorous It is hard for people to disagree with you when you are smiling

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S mile
M ention Name
I nterest
L isten
E mpathize
An Effective Teacher SMILEs

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Gentle
Friendly
Compassionate
Understanding
Supportive
Forgiving
An Effective Teacher is Humane

m n RAJU One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. - Carl Jung An Effective Teacher is Friendly

m n RAJU When students really have something important to say, they should be able to say it clearly, forcefully, and with proper evidence. An Effective Teacher is Supportive

m n RAJU Students should be assessed based on performance not personality. An Effective Teacher is Fair

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Fluent
Communicative
Expressive
Clear
Pleasant
An Effective Teacher is Eloquent

Listen keenly
Speak clearly
Mind your words and tone
Maintain eye contact
Be courteous
Praise liberally
Decline politely
Avoid ego problems
Accept individual differences
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher is Communicative

Examples
Statistics
Definitions
Testimony
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher Supports what he says

R einforce
E ncourage
A cknowledge
C larify
H ighlight
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher is REACHes

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V ocabulary
O rder of words
I ntonation
C ut out the unwanted
E mpower
(visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic)
An Effective Teacher’s VOICE

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Creative
Original
Imaginative
Intelligent
Sensible
An Effective Teacher is Resourceful

m n RAJU An Effective Teacher is Inspiring It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. - Albert Einstein

Assess situations quickly
Make appropriate decisions
Know what to ignore
Know when to react
Be pro-active
m n RAJU An Effective Teacher has Commonsense

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What Makes an Effective Teacher

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