Effective teacher
- 1. Qualities Effective teachers By: Wondifraw Dejene Department of education Dire Dawa University September, 2018 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia wondideg@gmail.com
- 3. Becoming a Teacher- ?Qualities of an effective teacher ?Role of the teacher Pedagogy
- 4. Effective Teachers ?Are they made or born?????????? Pedagogy
- 5. Who is Effective teacher?? Brainstorming ? Think of any teacher (your primary, secondary, or tertiary level teacher)that you think effective and tell us why you label him/her effective (his/her qualities) Pedagogy
- 6. Characteristics of Good Teachers ? Enthusiastic ? Ask Questions ? Non-threatening ? Promote self learning ? Recognize the needs of the learner ? Knowledgeable ? Businesslike
- 7. Effective Teachers cont¡ ? Establishes good control of the classroom ? Does things right, consistently ? Affects and touches lives ? Exhibits positive expectations for ALL students ? Establishes good classroom management techniques ? Designs lessons for student mastery ? Works cooperatively and learns from colleagues ? Has a goal of striving for excellence ? Keep Eye Contact with students Pedagogy
- 8. Role Model ?Be professional ?Have a good attitude ?Be on time ?Pitch in/lead from the front ?Treat everyone with respect
- 9. Create a Good Learning Environment ?Show enthusiasm ?Involve your students ?Be friendly ?Be consistent ?Ask questions in a non- threatening way
- 10. Give Feedback? Feedback is absolutely crucial for improvement ? Let your team know what they are doing well and where they can improve
- 11. Role of the teacher in the classroom ? Manager : manage the total learning environment the children as individuals and as a group the learning program the environment and resources ? Observer: ability to scrutinize the children closely their action, reaction and interaction ? Diagnostician: identifying strength and weakness of each child and devise remedy accordingly Pedagogy
- 12. Role of the teacher¡ ? Decision maker: choosing appropriate learning materials, deciding on topics and projects, etc ? Presenter: involves the teacher as expositor, narrator, Questioner, explainer etc ? Motivator: arousing sustaining interest ? Evaluator: evaluating, assessing and recording learner¡¯s ability, achievement, and progress ? Counselor: advises on the whole range of problems- educational, personal, social, and emotional Pedagogy
- 13. Knowledge required of an effective teacher ? Self -knowledge: being aware of one¡¯s strength and weakness ? Open-mindedness: being willing to reflect upon ourselves and to challenge our assumption, prejudices, & ideologies as well as those of others ? Child development: good grounding in the theories of child dev¡¯t- theories of intellectual, physical, emotional, and social dev¡¯t Pedagogy
- 14. Knowledge¡ ? How children learn: motivation, theories of learning, the use of rewards and punishment, etc ? Group behavior: as teaching is concerned with handling groups, awareness of group dynamics is helpful ? Subject matter : subject mastery + pedagogical knowledge Pedagogy