This document outlines the characteristics of a good teacher according to Javed Iqbal. It discusses that good teachers are professional, competent, flexible, and able to adapt their teaching based on student needs. Additionally, good teachers exhibit traits like being a psychologist to understand students, being optimistic in their approach, and being creative in their teaching methods. Other qualities include admitting mistakes, serving as a role model, managing their classroom effectively, and maintaining a positive demeanor. The goal is for teachers to embody these characteristics and continuously improve their practice.

1. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD TEACHER
BY
JAVED IQBAL TEACHING ASSOCIATE PDC GILGIT FOR
EDIP PROJECT GORIKOTE CLUSTER

2. Road Map
 Objective
 Characteristics of Good Teacher
 Professional
 Competent
 Flexibility
 Psychologist
 Optimist
 Creative

3. Cont.…
 Admits Mistakes
 Role Model
 Manager
 Clear your Voice
 Reach the Agreement
 Some Tips for Smile
 Clear Your Mind

4. Objectives
By the end of this session C.Ps would be able to
 Discuss and share the characteristic of good
teacher
 Link these characteristic with their own life
 Make these characteristic part of their own
teaching.

5. Professional
 “Teachers are born, not made.”
 It is important to know which approach to teaching works
best for you and for your class. Ask yourself the right questions.
 able to take account of what learners already know and can
do
 able to build on their learners’ interests
 able to assess the learners’ understandings, stage and needs
 able to use appropriate resources to stimulate interest and
facilitate learning

6. Competent
Competent teachers never think that they know each and
every thing of their subject and there is no need of them to be
prepared before teaching the class.
knowledgeable in their subject area(s)
well prepared to meet learners needs
Consult various references to teach his subject
Help and mentoring other teacher in his area

7. Flexibility
 This is the sixth characteristic linked by study participants to
successful teaching. Indeed, any job in early childhood
education demands that you be able to deal well with change
and unexpected turns.
Flexibility in:
 behaviors
 teaching Methodologies
 outfits and outlook
 knowledge and practices

8. Psychologist
Teacher should treat the students according their
mental role employing his psychological role.
 Anticipate students’ academic performance
 Know the psychology of students
 Parents
 Context
 Head teacher and other teachers
 Teach according the level of students
 Solve some psychological problems

9. Optimist
 A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston S.
Churchill
 We ought to enjoy, not complain about, the challenges
students give us.
 Good teachers try not to be cynical or negative about their
students or else cast themselves as victims. We need
challenges and there is none if all we have are smart, self-
motivated, hard-working, wide-awake students; these don’t
really need to be taught.

10. Creative
 Creative - Effective teachers are very resourceful
and inventive in how they teach their classes.
 Creativity in
 dealing students and parents
 Developing low cost and no cost materials
 Classroom setting
 Teaching strategies
 Solving problems

11. Admit Mistakes
 Admits Mistakes – Effective teachers are quick to apologize to
students when an error was made.
 Admit his own mistakes
 Don’t repeat mistakes again and again
 Let the students to admit their own mistakes and let them to rectify
Example (1): When a student is mistakenly accused, the teacher is willing to apologize to the
student.
Example (2): The teacher is willing to make adjustments when students inform the teacher that
there was material on the test they were not told to study or when errors are made in grading.
Example (3): The teacher is willing to give students an opportunity to redo a project if she did not
explain an important step in the assignment.

12. Role Model
A role model is a person who inspires and encourages us
to strive for greatness, live to our fullest potential and see
the best in ourselves.
 Role models teacher committed to actions rather than
saying
 Role model for students and other teachers in
 Performance,
 Character
 Behavior

13. Manager
 Saying
Good teacher manages,
 Time
 Resource
 Curricular and co curricular activities
 Academic activities
 School administration effectively

14. Be Careful about your VOICE
 Vocabulary
 Order of words
 Intonation
 Cut out the unwanted
 Empower

15. REACH the Agreement
 Reinforce
 Encourage
 Acknowledge
 Clarify
 Highlight

16. Some Tips Smile
 Smile
 Mention name
 Interest
 Listening
 Empathy

17. Clear Your Mind
 Conversion
 Language selection
 Expression of methodology
 Attention drawing
 Reason for communication

18. Food for Thought
“If students like you, they will do anything for
you. If they do not like you, they will do
anything to you.”
Marilyn Taylor Memphis City School teacher.

19. References
 Twelve Characteristics Laura J. Colker of Effective Early Childhood Teachers
 Twelve Characteristics of an Effective Teacher
 Dr.. Robert J. walker 2010 A Longitudinal, Qualitative, Quasi-Research Study
 of In-service and Pre-service Teachers’ Opinions
 Beidler, PG 1997 ‘What makes a good teacher?’ in JK Roth (ed.) Inspiring
Teaching, Anker,
 Bolton MA, pp. 2-12.
 Bernadine Jacinto. 2007-49001. Educ190.
 Sonya Antropova group 752