Qualities of a good teacher

2. 1. Indeed I have been sent as an Ustad (Teacher)
2. The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood
of the martyr.
3. He who travels in the search of knowledge, to him
God shows the way of Paradise.

3. Teaching is hard work,
because it is heart work.

4. 1. A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself
to light the way for others.
2. Good teachers are costly, but bad teachers cost
more.
3. The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher
explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The
great teacher inspires.

5. 1. “Don't ever give up.
Don't ever give in.
Don't ever stop trying.
Don't ever sell out.
And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the
above for a brief moment,
pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a
prayer, and start where you left off.
But never, ever, ever give up.”

6. 2. “Without commitment, you cannot have depth in
anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a
hobby.”
3. Once you have commitment, you need the discipline
and hard work to get you there.

7. 1. What are the three best qualities teacher possess?
What are the qualities that make them
good teachers?

8. 1. They genuinely care about us
• Listen to our problems.
• Actually care if we pass the class.
• Want us to succeed.
2. Funny and understanding.
• They understand humor and are not totally serious and strict.
• They make learning fun, but are still a good teacher (e.g. they don’t
try to be your best friend).
3. Passion – are engaging and fun. They make students want to learn.
4. Use specific talents and interests to teach
(e.g. use various teaching methods/styles).

9. 1. They are available to help students outside of class time
(e.g. lunch hours, breaks, etc.)
• Willing to put in extra time.
2. Encourage me to reach my full potential.
3. Are prepared for class and always have a lesson ready so that no time is wasted.
4. Show compassion for students.
5. Provide real life advice.
6. Engaging personality and can relate to students.
7. Enthusiastic.
8. They listen to us!

10. 1. What are the three worst qualities teacher possess?
2. What are the qualities that you do not
like about them?

11. 1. Disrespectful in any way (yell, talk down, are rude, think we’re stupid).
2. Don’t understand what they’re teaching you (use same words and same explanation).
• Don’t know/care what they’re teaching about.
3. Inflexible – not willing to open themselves up to new styles of teaching.
4. Not engaging.
• Monotonous/monotone.
• Don’t actively teach and make students self‐study for tests/final.
5. Not listening to the students and their opinions.
6. Arrogance and laziness.
7. Hate their job.
• Yelling/short temper or constantly in a bad mood.
8. Favoritism (e.g. favors the popular kids).

12. 9. Only have one teaching style.
10. Assign too much homework.
11. Don’t understand that students have a life outside of school.
12. Judgmental.
13. Unorganized.
14. Racial comments/prejudice.
15. Bullies students.
16. No sense of humor/ too strict.
17. Thinks they are better than the students.
18. Closed‐minded.

13. 1. To a mind of flint, the teacher must be iron, and strike sparks.
2. To the empty pitcher, the teacher becomes a well.
3. To the fallow mind, a planter of seeds.
4. To the cluttered mind, a gardener to weed, shape, and clear a space for
growing.
5. To the lens, the teacher is light, and to the mind of light, a lens.
6. To the sleeper, the teacher is the wake-up call of birds at sunrise.
7. To clay, the teacher is potter, sculptor, and trainer in self-shaping.
8. To the wanderer, the teacher is a knowing guide.
9. To the developed mind, the teacher is colleague, listener, friend.

14. Most dictionaries define the word “teacher” simply as “one who
teaches”. At face value, this may be true, but most of what it means to
be a teacher can’t possibly be expressed in a single sentence.
A teacher is a symbol of learning, a leader of learners, and a miracle to
education.
Teachers often take the role of
friend, leader, coach, motivator, confidant, counselor, and more
importantly, role model. They are individuals who stimulate a student’s
desire to learn and pursue knowledge by introducing them to new ways
of thinking. They encourage students to exercise elements of critical
thinking and to understand the value of knowledge.
Without teachers the future of humanity would be jeopardized. Where
would doctors, lawyers, scientists, firefighters, athletes, and others
come from? Where would they have gotten their inspiration to learn
and exercise discipline in ways that lead to success?
Teachers empower a student. They are the main source of inspiration
for the next generation. They are the ones that reach for the sky to get
what our students need. So the next time you hear a simple definition
for the word “teacher,” like the one mentioned earlier, smile and
remember that you’re here to change that paradigm.

15. 1. Teacher's foremost duty is intellectual creative development of the
students.
2. To impart technical knowledge
3. To foster the development of technical skills
4. To develop ethical dimensions of the students (motivation, character, self-
esteem, civic responsibilities)
5. To impart training for management, decision-making and leadership
qualities in students

16. 6. To develop wisdom and understanding about the
practical problems of the life
7. To develop global vision and be responsible to lighten
the future of the students
8. To teach the students respect for individual / cultural /
racial / religious differences

17. A great teacher learns,
Teaching is a skill.
Teaching is a dynamic skill, needs regular retraining
and refreshing.

18. A Great Teacher Knows
Know your stuff
Command of specific-subject knowledge.
Know whom you are stuffing
Listen to what students tell and do not tell.
Know when they are stuffed
Take feedback and read body language.

19. Effective teachers try and try and try
and let students know they try.
“Determination, energy, and courage appear
spontaneously when we care deeply about
something”

20. Teacher and students seem to be involved in
everything that is happening.
• Teacher has a ready alternative whenever students fail
to understand or perform a given task
.
• All students are actively involved in the proceedings.
• Students show willingness or interest.

21. • All students are attentive to others and to the teacher.
• Learner reactions to learning activities seem to be expected by
the teacher.
• Teacher is in possession of all the material that is required.
• The entire classroom is buzzing with eager anticipation in the
activities.

22. • Learning by SEEING: Use visual aids like
maps, charts, diagrams, animations etc. Make use of
boards, projectors, multimedia, etc.
• Learning by SAYING: Encourage students to take part in discussions
and express themselves, ask and answer questions, work in groups, and
explain the information to other students.
• Learning by DOING: Make students participate in labs, projects, field
studies, role-play, demonstrations and simulations, etc.
• Learning by LISTENING: Often a weak area in students, and must be
enhanced by teaching active listening and note-taking skills.

23. Punctual
Well dressed
Patient
Tolerant
Positive
Communicative
Committed
Motivational
Understanding
Encouraging
Role model

24. Always well-prepared
Helpful
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Fair
Well-informed
Friendly
Humorous
Creative
Willing to admit mistakes
Forgiving
Respectful

25. The New Teacher
The Disciplinarian Teacher
The Friend Teacher
The Entertainer Teacher
The Experienced Teacher

26. • Full of enthusiasm
• Usually well-educated and up-to-date
• Closer in age to students
• Less communication gap
• Willing to try new things

27. • Can become disillusioned quite quickly
• May be afraid / shy to ask for advice from seniors
• May suffer problems with discipline
• Needs time to learn about rules and policies
• Will suffer periods of self-doubt and needs
encouragement

28. • Believes that discipline is the root of education
• His / her class never speak without permission
• The students know that all assigned tasks must be
completed in time
• Believes in punishment and will enforce discipline if
necessary

29. • May frighten the students
• Does not like to take risks
• May concentrate on behavior to such an extent as to forget
about student personalities
• May appear unapproachable to the students
• May come into unnecessary conflict with the students

30. • Tries hard to get on with the students
• Is generally popular with his / her students
• Tries to earn their trust and understand their problems
• Is willing to give up break and after school time

31. • May have problems when having to impose authority on a
FRIEND
• May find it difficult to be friend with all the students, leading to
resentment among those students who do not see themselves as
a FRIEND
• May face a dilemma if forced to betray the trust of a FRIEND

32. • Will do anything to keep the students amused
• Lessons are generally fun
• Is popular with students because they have a laugh
• Has good relations with parents who believe he / she is a
good teacher because their children love him / her

33. • Is in danger of losing respect as a TEACHER, and is seen
more as a SHOWMAN
• May confuse education with entertainment forgetting to
TEACH
• Is not always popular with serious students
• May face problems with classroom management with
classes who cannot impose limits on themselves

34. • Has learnt how to control the class
• Knows how to treat the students and how he / she wants
to be treated by them
• Is not shocked by anything
• Is respected by the students
• Knows what is expected from him / her

35. • May be in a rut, and unconsciously boring
• May be closed to or distrusting of new ideas or methods
• May be out of touch with the feelings of modern (next-
generation) students
• May be completely disillusioned with the teaching
profession and transmit this to students

36. We have to
Let’s have
help each
fun doing
other
what we
• Disciplinarian do.
Friends
should share Entertainer
ideas
Friend Everyone
needs advice
sometimes
Experienced
Embrace new
ideas
New Teacher
We all have something to learn from
each other.

37. They want a teacher:
THE FRIEND: Who can speak, give advice, take
advice, walk and talk with his or her Students
THE ENTERTAINER: Who can make the same jokes as
them
THE NEW TEACHER: Who can speak the same
language as them
THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER: Who sees them as his
/ her own children
THE DISCIPLINARIAN: However, he must keep the
authority

38. 1. Teachers must be committed to students and their
learning.
2. They must know the subjects they teach, and how to
teach those subjects to the students.
3. They should be responsible for managing and
monitoring student learning.
4. They should think systematically about their practice
and learn from experience.

39. 5. They must be member of learning communities.
6. They must recognize individual differences among their students and adjust
their practices accordingly.
7. They must have an understanding of how students develop and learn.
8. They must treat all students equally.
9. Their mission should extend beyond developing the cognitive capacity of
their students.
10. They must appreciate how knowledge in their subject is created, organized
and linked with other disciplines.

40. 11. They must have a command on the specialized
knowledge of how to convey a subject to the students.
12. They should generate multiple paths to knowledge,
and call on multiple methods to meet their goals.
13. They must regularly assess the student progress.

41. 14. They must be mindful of their principle objectives.
15. Teachers should continually make difficult choices that test
their judgment.
16. They should work in collaboration with parents.
117. They should seek the advice of others and draw on
education research and scholarship to improve their
performance.
18. They must contribute to the institution effectiveness by
collaborating with other professionals.

42. •Students want teachers who are passionate and
enthusiastic about their classes and the subject matter
that they teach and who build a culture of respect in
their classrooms. Maintaining a sense of
humour, coming to class prepared and being flexible
and open-minded are ways teachers can help building
relationship with students and create positive learning
environment.

43. A good teacher is
someone who
teaches not only with
mind, but also with heart.

45. Give me a fish and I eat for a day,
teach me to fish and I eat for a life
time.

46. Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step, but we should take a start with a leap just to tell
the world that we have energy within and to us sky is
not the limit. (Allah be praised)

47. Sample lesson plan format
Class: P2 Subject: Maths Topic: Addition Date: 07/09/2012
Objectives Methodology Time Resources Outcome/Assessment
Students should be Mental Starter 05 mins Students are able to:
able to: Students will say table of two add two digit numbers in their
textbooks.
• add two digit
numbers
Main Activity
* Students will be given 10 mins flash cards
explanation about addition
of two digit numbers with
example from daily life.
* Group activity 10 mins
Students will be given flash
cards, they will work in groups
to add two digit numbers.
* Students will answers 10 mins
Q 1 to Q 10 in their textbooks.
Plenary Activity
* Students will be asked the 05 mins
following question orally.
2 + 3 = ?, 4 + 5 = ?, 6 + 7 = ?