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WHAT MAKES A GREAT TEACHER

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

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WHAT GREAT

MAKES TEACHER?

•RECOLLECT Who was your best teacher? What did she/he do to make learning easy? How did he/she motivate you?

•WRITE •REFLECT 3

Students say a great teacher is:  Is kind  Is generous  Listens to you  Has faith in you  Encourage you  Likes teaching students  Likes teaching their subject  Takes time to explain  Helps you when you’re stuck  Tells you how you are doing  Doesn’t give up on you  Tells the truth  Is forgiving 4

A great teacher is: •Affectionate •Smiling •Honest •Helpful •Tolerant •Patient •Creative •knowledgeable

•Curious •Passionate •Imaginative •Reflective •Committed •Sense of purpose •Sense of humor •Positive 5

Top traits of a great teacher: • • • • • • •

Is ever willing to learn Wants to be a great teacher Promotes independence Uses humor Is flexible Is unconforming What would yours be?

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Mine is:

“A desire to Make the world a better place” 7

Are teachers born? Or Are teachers made? 8

A great teacher is

Made.. TEACHING IS A

SKILL! 9

Eustaquio just graduated and became a teacher, he starts working in a school. Then he comes back to his university saying: “I have to deal with a student, with lack of motivation and difficult disposition” “how can I deal with a student of this sort?” “the point is not to change him” “it’s to improve yourself”

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A great teacher… Knows…

• The subject • The student • Know your stuff • Know who you are stuffing • Know when they’re stuffed

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A great teacher… … is structured • Say what you want to say • Say it again • Now explain what you just said

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A great teacher… …Takes risks

Schemer teacher Vs Spontaneous teacher If there is no chance of failure then success is meaningless 13

A great teacher … …

has a positive attitude

Why do we think we deserve smart, self-motivated, hard-working students Who do not need to be taught? 14

A great teacher… …

never has enough time

The reward For all busyness Is more busyness 15

A great teacher…

… considers teaching as a form of parenting

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A great teacher… • Overcome stage fright come: – Knowledge of subjects – Knowledge of the audience – Love for the subject – Sufficient preparation – Rehearse – Enthusiasm – Visualize success – Physical exercises (play games). 17

A great teacher… …

gives students confidence

When students have something to say, They should be able to say it Clearly, forcefully, etc. 18

A great teacher… …Keeps students & himself off balance

The only time when I learn something is when my comfort and My self-assurance are threatened 19

A great teacher… …Is energetic • • • • • •

Variety in voice Dramatic pace Effective pauses Active moment Encouraging gestures Visual demonstration(how things work, look, move) 20

A great teacher… • • • •

Facial expression Appealing smile Be nature Good posture

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A great teacher… …Supports what he says Examples Statistics Definitions testimony 22

A great teacher… …Has good body language Postures Gestures Facial expressions 23

75%

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75% of what people communicate to each other is non-verbal 25

A great teacher… … maintains eye contact Global look Don’t read from text Use note cards

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SMILE

• Smile • Mention name • Interest • Listening • Empathy 27

A great teacher

… is humorous Be amiable Narrate jokes, anecdotes People hardly disagree when you are smiling

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A great teacher… …gets in • Get into the subject • Get the subject into you • Get your subject into your students

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A great teacher… …remembers to • Never deviate • Never tell what is not required • Follow good etiquette and manners • Never take mobile calls in class

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VOICE what you mean

• Vocabulary • Order of words • Intonation • Cut out the unwanted • Empower (visual/ auditory/ olfactory/ kinesthetic) 31

REACH agreement

• Reinforce • Encourage • Acknowledge • Clarify • Highlight 32

Tips for effective communication

• Smile – have good feelings • Listen – fully and keenly • Speak – clearly (watch your words, tone) • Maintain – eye contact • Maintain – respect • Avoid – ego problems

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INTANGIBLE QUALITIES • • • •

A basic aptitude A natural need to explain things An inborn drive to guide & help Passion (is contagious, sweeps us until we get sucked in) 34

You teach what you know But You reproduce who you are 35

Thanks to all of you, for your attention, You have been such a great audience!!!

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