a slideshow on what makes an effective teacher. particularly useful to college/school teachers. helps teachers do some quick swot and helps them equip themselves with useful skills.

1. What Makes
a
GREAT Teacher?
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2. A mediocre teacher
tells.
A good teacher
explains.
A superior teacher
demonstrates.
A Great teacher
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3. The Teacher Who INSPIRED You
Re c olle c t
Who was your best teacher at school/college?
How did he/she inspire you?
Write
Sha re
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4. Students’ Expectations
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5. ABCs for great Teachers
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6. Choose Five Most Important
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7. Name Game
 Think of an adjective beginning with
the first letter of your name to
describe yourself.
 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.
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9. A Great Teacher is . . .
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10. A Great Teacher is
• Trained
• Adept
• Learned
• Equipped
• Never ending learner
• Takes questions
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11. Are Teachers Born?
or
Are Teachers Made?
Can Teaching be Taught?
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12. A Great Teacher Learns
tea c hing is a
SKILLTeaching is a dynamic skill,
needs regular retraining & refreshing.
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13. A Great Teacher Knows
 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
Get into your subject
Get the subject into you
Get the subject into students’ hearts mnRAJU
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14. A Great Teacher Structures
Tell what you want to tell,
tell,
tell what you have told.
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15. A Great Teacher is . . .
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16. A Great Teacher is Energetic
• Healthy
• Attentive
• Lively
• Enthusiastic
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17. An Energetic body language
• Active movement
• Good eye contact
• Good posture
• Impressive pace
• Encouraging gestures
• Visually vibrant
What the teacher is, is more important
than what he teaches.
- Karl Menninger
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18. A Great Teacher is Enthusiastic
• to teach
• about the subject
• with the students
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19. A good teacher is Confident
– Calm down
– Rehearse
– Imagine success
– Shun shyness
– Passion for subject
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20. A Great Teacher is . . .
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21. A Great Teacher is Ambitious
• Aim B IG
2. Success comes from
• Desire
• Decision
• Determination
• Challenge yourself
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22. Decide to Be A Great Teacher
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.”
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23. A Great Teacher is Positive
 Passion to inspire
 Urge to help
 Right attitude
 Expect good
A teacher affects eternity; he can
never tell where his influence stops.
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24. A Great Teacher is Positive
"They can,
because they think they can."
-- Virgil
"Man is
what he believes."
-- Anton Chekhov
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25. A Great Teacher Takes Risks
If there is no chance of failure,
then success is meaningless.
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26. A Great Teacher is . . .
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27. A Great Teacher is Cheerful
• Smiling
• Hygienic
• Optimistic
• Well dressed
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28. A Great Teacher Pleases
 Smile
 Mention Name
 Interest
 Listen
 Empathize
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29. A Great Teacher is Humorous
 social lubricant
 enhances communication
 helps you appear human
 makes class enjoyable
 helps you see the joy in life
 no sarcasm, please
It is hard for people to disagree with
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30. A Great Teacher is . . .
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31. A Great Teacher is Humane
1. Compassionate
2. Understanding
3. Friendly
4. Fair
5. Supportive
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32. A Great Teacher is Friendly
One looks back with appreciation
to the brilliant teachers, but with
gratitude to those who touched
our human feelings.
- Carl Jung
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33. A Great Teacher is Fair
Students should be assessed
based on performance not
personality.
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34. A Great Teacher is Supportive
When students really have
something important to say, they
should be able to say it clearly,
forcefully, and with proper
evidence.
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35. A Great Teacher is . . .
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36. A Great Teacher is Eloquent
1.Fluent
2.Communicative
3.Expressive
4.Clear
5.Pleasant
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37. A Great Teacher is Communicative
Listen keenly
Speak clearly
Mind your words and tone
Maintain eye contact
Be courteous
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38. A Great Teacher Supports what he says
 Examples
 Statistics
 Definitions
 Testimony
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39. A Great Teacher is REACHes
 Reinforce
 Encourage
 Acknowledge
 Clarify
 Highlight
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40. A Great Teacher’s VOICE
 Vocabulary
 Order of words
 Intonation
 Cut out the unwanted
 Empower
(visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic)
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41. A Great Teacher is . . .
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42. A Great Teacher is Resourceful
1.Creative
2.Original
3.Imaginative
4.Intelligent
5.Sensible
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43. A Great Teacher is Inspiring
It is the supreme art of the
teacher to awaken joy in
creative expression and
knowledge.
- Albert Einstein
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44. A Great Teacher Manages
Keep cool
Resist being provoked
Establish rapport
Judicious discipline
Praise liberally
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45. A Great Teacher has Commonsense
 Assess situations quickly
 Make appropriate decisions
 Know what to ignore
 Know when to react
 Be pro-active
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