A teacher should have a genuine interest in their subject area and be ready to master all relevant concepts and skills. They must possess a positive attitude towards professional ethics and exhibit this in all their dealings. The document outlines six competencies commerce teachers should have: contextual competencies, content competencies, transactional competencies, competencies related to other activities, competencies related to evaluation, and competencies to use instructional materials. Effective teachers take on roles like knowledge worker, facilitator, scaffolder, mentor, and social engineer while being reflective practitioners. The document also lists maxims for effective teaching such as proceeding from known to unknown concepts.

2. (SEMESTER 1)

3. UNIT 1
Interdependence of
Teaching and
Learning

4.  A teacher should have genuine interest in
academic and practical aspects related to
the subject
 A teacher should have readiness to master
all the relevant
concepts,principles,processes and
practical activities associated with the
subject.
 A teacher should possess positive attitude
towards professional ethics ad should
exhibit it in all his dealings associated
with educational task

5. COMPETENCIES OF A COMMERCE
TEACHER
1. Contextual competencies
2. Content competencies
3. Transactional competencies
4. Competencies related to other co-curricular
activities
5. Competencies related to evaluation
6. Competencies to use instructional materials

6.  Knowledge worker
 Facilitator
 Scaffolder
 Mentor
 Social engineer
 Reflective practitioner

7. MAXIMS OF TEACHING
Proceed from known to unknown
Proceed from simple to complex
Proceed from ac Proceed from actual
to representative
Proceed from particular to general
Proceed from empirical to rational