...Effective and efficient learning on the part of the students highly depends on teachers and the actions they take in their classes (Markley, 2004). Jordan, Mendro, and Weerasinghe (1997) reported that “by spending a few years with effective teachers can put even the most disadvantaged students on the path to success whereas a few years with ineffective teachers can deal students an academic blow which they may never recover”. However, Language practitioners and researchers have already recognized that teachers do not have a complete control over what learners learn from English language courses (Allwright, 1984 as cited in Breen, 2001a; Salimani, 2001). According to Williams and Burden (1997) learners perceptions of teaching have a great influence...
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...Rosemary Wong have done an excellent job in their writings on “The First Days of School”. A leading issue in the American education system is the need for effective teachers. Research has shown that the number of first-year teachers entering the profession lacks the essential skills to be effective. School districts across America have gone above and beyond to draw attention to the issue. In Wong’s book, The First Days of School”, Wong addresses the necessary skills that all first-year teachers should possess. Moreover, Wong suggests some proven techniques that will assist the first year teacher in becoming effective. Wong believes there are three common characteristics of an effective teacher. Wong postulates that positive...
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...Sriprapaporn 1 Chanoknan Sriprapaporn Mrs. A. Estlund English Composition I 8 October 2014 Word Counts: 885 The Effective Teacher “Teachers play an important role in the education of every student and have the very important responsibility of shaping the lives of young, impressionable children” (Ferroni). Therefore, teachers should work towards being an “effective teacher.” An effective teacher is someone who always demonstrates caring, engaging, and encouraging attitudes in order to help students get through their education successfully. An effective teacher demonstrates a caring attitude. For example, teachers with caring attitudes go the extra mile to ensure that every student is successful no matter what. One teacher that I had is Mr. Collins. He is a very lovely teacher. He is always giving care and attention to every one of his students. One time my history teacher gave a reading assignment of approximately five pages; this is the time when I was newly arrived in America and did not have a very good comprehension of English. I was really nervous and afraid that I would not be able to read and do well on my test. On that day I was not smiling or having a conversation with anyone. When my teacher, Mr. Collins, observed my unusual behavior, he called me into his office to discuss the problem and to give me a suggestion. He also helped me to read in order to be prepared for the test on the very next day. He not only helped me with homework assignments...
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...I. The Power of an Effective Teacher and Why We Should Assess It This is the value of the teacher, who looks at a face and says there's something behind that and I want to reach that person, I want to influence that person, I want to encourage that person, I want to enrich, I want to call out that person who is behind that face, behind that colour, behind that language, behind that tradition, behind that culture. I believe you can do it. I know what was done for me. The transformative power of an effective teacher is something almost all of us have experienced and understand on a personal level. If we were particularly fortunate, we had numerous exceptional teachers who made school an exciting and interesting place. Those teachers possessed a passion for the subjects that they taught and genuine care for the students with whom they worked. They inspired us to play with ideas, think deeply about the subject matter, take on more challenging work, and even pursue careers in a particular field of study. Some exceptional teachers achieve celebrity status, such as Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who inspired the film Stand and Deliver, but thousands of unsung heroes go unrecognized in their remarkable work with students on a daily basis. II. Qualities of an Effective teacher Think back to when you were in school. Who was your favourite teacher? Who was the teacher you dreaded having? Almost everyone will instantly be able to answer these two questions. We’ve all had terrific...
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...The Importance of Classroom Management An effective classroom management plan is the key to becoming an effective teacher, as well as making sure that is learning going on in the classroom. (Wong, Wong, Rogers, & Brooks, 2012) All classrooms should have an effective teacher to teach the students. An effective classroom management plan will also help the teacher keep the classroom under control and it helps the students focus better. An effective classroom management plan will help keep the teachers lesson plans running smoothly throughout the year. Learning to manage a classroom full of students can be difficult at times, but with dilliance and careful planning you will soon find out that your hard work and good effort will turn out for the best in the end. For teachers to teach the students then the teacher also need to do their homework and plan an effective classroom management plan that will keep the class on the right track for the year. Effective teachers maintain their classrooms well with procedures and everyday routines where ineffective teachers just depend on punishments and threats to keep their classrooms under control. When starting to plan a classroom management plan you must first make sure that you fully understand what classroom management is and how it works. Classroom management is a set of procedures that structure the classroom so the students know what to do, how to do it, and when to do it in a classroom. (Wong, Wong, Rogers, & Brooks, 2012) A classroom...
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...Mary Mason May 5, 2013 Course: EDU 313 Professor Rick Holbeck | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | Outstanding | Crust | The crust is still in dough form. The crust still taste like uncooked flour. | The crust is thin and doesn’t have any flavor. The crust if hard and cannot bend. | The crust can bend and has a little flavor to it. The crust is flaky and not too hard for you to crew. | The crust is bendable and taste good. The crust is flaky and good for you to eat. | The crust is very good to eat. It is even around the whole pizza. The crust is perfect, not to thin and not too thick. | Sauce | The sauce has no flavor. Very bland and not good to eat. The sauce is cold. | The sauce is somewhat not too good to eat but can be eaten. The sauce is lukewarm. | The sauce has some flavor to it. It can be eaten but it is not at its best. The sauce is warm enough to eat. | The sauce has much flavor to it. It is spread evenly throughout the pizza. It is good and hot enough to eat. | The sauce has enough flavors to it. It is spread all over the pizza in a great amount. The sauce is hot and ready to eat. | Cheese | The cheese is not evenly spread. It is cold and hard. And not good to eat. It not melted on top. | The cheese is somewhat spread on top. The cheese is lukewarm and somewhat melted on top. | The cheese is spread throughout the top of the pizza. The cheese is melted and ready to eat. | The cheese is all over the pizza. It is melted evenly throughout the pizza...
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...An Effective Teacher “Good teachers are costly, but bad teachers cost more”, just like the words imparted to me by one of the best teacher I’ve evr met where she says that “doctors can kill a person, a lawyer can cost one’s freedom but a teacher can destroy a nation”. Those very words are like fuel that triggers the passion burning within my heart. Teaching is never been an easy job but it is indeed a very significant and noble job. Teachers build ones nation. “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means”, this saying is being proven by my very own professor in this subject in which she says that “teachers must do what they teach”. An effective teacher is a good example of a good citizen, a model who possesses kindness, compassion and humbleness. The very important job of a teacher is not only to give knowledge but also to help students how to use that knowledge. Just like the saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. An effective teacher never stop in finding new ways on how their student can be involve in the learning for them to understand more. You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself that’s why teachers should not only impose students that they need to learn but also inspires them for them to find in their hearts that eagerness to learn. An effective teacher makes sure that he invites pleasant emotions rather...
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...school administrators work with teachers to design and prepare curriculum, establish budgets and ensure that students performance meet government standard. The most common administrators in secondary school environment are Principals and assistant Principals. These professionals set goals for individual schools within a public school district or individual private institution. They also collaborate with teachers to curriculum and performance goals are meant. Secondary schools administration e.g Principals often begin their career as teachers and then move into school administration positions as the assistant Principal level. ADMINISTRATION SET UP PRINCIPAL VICE-PRINCIPAL NON-TEACHING STAFF STUDENTS TEACHING STAFF The Principal A secondary school is headed by a Principal, preferable a graduate in Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Education or Masters Degree in Education. A school Principal most have taught for a considerable number of years and must also have vast administrative experience. A non-education graduate with several years of experience, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, administrative experience and other attributes expected of a school Principal could also head a school. ROLES OF A PRINCIPAL The role of a Principal covers many different areas including leadership, teacher evaluation, student discipline and several others. Being an effective Principal is anchored on hard work and is also time consuming. A good Principal is balanced within all...
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...ED 250 REFLECTIONS 1 The Need for Teacher Education . The week two lectures had highlighted an important issue which has come under a lot of criticisms for the past years. This was the need for teacher education. Although many critics still feel that teacher education is a waste of time or that field experience is more important. Most do not realize that the need of teacher’s professional development is essential for the improvement of education all over the world and thus the expectancy for quality teacher education is becoming higher every day. First off, there are countless criticisms to the need for teacher education. However the two that I will focus on are firstly, the critic that teachers are “born and not made.” I feel that in order to be become a good teacher , you must learn the skills, knowledge as well get the experience to achieve the goal of being or becoming a good teacher. I do not agree with the statement that teachers are born ; for they are made. Teacher education is thus based on the theory that teachers are made and not born in contrary to the assumption that they are born. Since teaching is considered an art and a science, the teacher has to acquire not only the knowledge but also the skills or the ‘tricks of the trade’. In addition to this, another criticism is that knowing my subject content is sufficient. This I disagree with, because it definitely will not prepare you for the classroom and the school environment. I believe that educating children...
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...Running head: Effective Leadership Effective Leadership Results in School Improvement Kimberly D. Nash Strayer University June 17, 2013 Effective Leadership for School Improvement "Educational leadership can be madness or it can make a contribution to improve our schools. It can be a frantic effort to fix everything or it can be concentration on a few important items. It can be a futile exercise of power or it can empower individuals to help themselves. In the face of dramatic social change, a troubled sea of governance conflict, and excessive demands being made on schools, it can be said that one who aspires to school leadership must either be mad or a supreme egotist." (Bainbridge & Thomas, 2001) I would add that whether you are either, the goal should be achieving positive results. There is no easy solution to improving schools and school systems, but it has to begin with effective leadership. School leadership plays a key role in improving school outcomes by influencing the motivations and the capacities of teachers, as well as school climate and environment. Effective school leadership is essential to improve the efficiency and equity of schooling. (Pont, 2008) Effective leaders are the ones who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer teachers, parents and students an opportunity to work together to improve their schools. One of the...
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...hoolHow High School Students Perceive Effective Teachers Jerome G. Delaney Faculty of Education Memorial University of Newfoundland Abstract Traditionally high school students have not been given many opportunities to offer their insights and comments on education and schooling. This paper reports on a study which asked students to list the top five characteristics of effective teachers. Their perceptions are congruent with the literature and one of the several conclusions is that teachers, administrators and other stakeholders in education should pay attention to what students have to say about the characteristics of effective teachers. There appears to be a dearth of information regarding high school students’ perceptions of the characteristics of effective teachers. In fact, according to SooHoo (1993). Somehow educators have forgotten the important connection between teachers and students. We listen to outside experts to inform us, and, consequently, we overlook the treasure in our very own backyards: our students. Student perceptions are valuable to our practice because they are authentic sources; they personally experience our classrooms first hand. . . As teachers, we need to find ways to continually seek out these silent voices because they can teach us so much about learning and learners. (p. 389) Providing teachers with feedback about their teaching, whether it be from colleagues, administrators or students, is an important aspect of school improvement. Rudduck, Chaplain...
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...become a good speaker of this language, you must first have a good teacher who is capable of teaching you in a way that you will best learn this language. The New Teacher Center works with teachers in every grade and subject area, each of whom faces daunting challenges. One difficulty that many beginning teachers consistently discuss with their mentors is that English- language learner (ELL) students lack the basic literacy skills needed to grasp grade-level content.According to the statewide survey of teachers there are top three challenges facing secondary teachers regarding English-language learners. First is communicating with English-language learners about academic, social, and personal issues. Second is, encouraging and motivating English-language learners. And third is addressing the individual and diverse needs of English-language learners in both academic skills and English- language acquisition. The study would like to know the competencies, skills, and knowledge that the teacher must possess and the essential features that would help establish a positive classroom climate. It also study the personal attributes of a teacher that can foster student motivation in the classroom as well as what makes the students look forward to coming to classes. As teacher’s quality is a crucial factor in promoting effective learning, it would truly be beneficial if teachers could know what students perceive as the characteristics of effective teachers...
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...Qualities of an ideal teacher. A great teacher, who has good classroom management skills can ensure good, effective study and work habits in the classroom. They educate and encourage students to be leaders. Anyone can be a teacher, but it takes certain assets to be a great teacher. With experience as a student, as well as an educator, I understand what is needed to create a superior learning environment. An ideal teacher will teach students to comprehend the material, and arouse them to action. The qualities and characteristics of an ideal teacher also include great listening skills, a passion for teaching, and the ability to clearly execute instructions and information. One of the most important things for a teacher to be great at teaching is to have a passion. When a teacher has passion, students are inspired and very creative. Students feel more comfortable when a teacher is confident and knows what he or she is doing. Students are not so scared to stand in front of a group of people or read from a textbook in front of everyone. In order to inspire students, the teacher has to take the material from the book and present it in a way that would not only interest students but would also help them come up with their own ideas about the subject. For example, if a students are bored in a classroom they will not put much effort into the assignments, so they will miss opportunities to learn great things. Students will remember main ideas and theories much better when they...
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...Classroom management Introduction Learning is a process of knowing or absorbing certain concepts. It is defined as the act of experience of one that leans; knowing of skills by instruction of study; modification of behavior by experience. (Webster’s Dictionary) The classroom is a place where formal learning occurs. It is a place that can offer a wholesome venue for learning activities which can be realized only in an atmosphere conducive to both teaching and learning process. A typical classroom is an area in which serve as a second home of both teachers and student. The teacher is a development of learning in the classroom and as a partner of home in the education of the students. In this point, this study is aimed to assist the teacher in attaining efficiency and effective in classroom management in school. This is intended to help teacher to become knowledgeable and skilled in using a variety of lesson in the present classroom management atmosphere as well as to get better acquainted with the students and their socioeconomic condition. All learning begins with things around us. They may be object, person or phenomena that we experience or what we become aware of though any of our five senses. Classroom management is defined as the method and strategies of educator to maintain a classroom management that is conducive to student success and leaning. Although there are many pedagogical strategies involved in managing a classroom, a common denominator is making sure...
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...ISBN: 0-536-29980-3 Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional, Second Edition, by Donald Kauchak and Paul Eggen Published by Prentice-Hall/Merrill. Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Instruction in American Classrooms T ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ he reason you’re taking this and other courses in your teacher preparation program is to help you understand American schools, how they attempt to promote student learning, and what teachers can do to contribute to that process. Over the past 25 years a continually expanding body of research has provided educators with a great deal of information about the relationships between teaching and learning. In this chapter we describe this research as we try to answer the following questions: How do effective teachers plan for instruction? What kinds of personal characteristics do effective teachers possess? What kinds of instructional strategies do effective teachers use? How do effective teachers manage their classrooms to create productive learning environments? How do effective teachers assess their students? On what theories of learning do effective teachers base their instruction? Let’s begin by looking at a teacher’s thinking as she plans for her next week’s math instruction. “What are you doing?” Jim Barton asked his wife, Shirley, as he saw her hard at work on a Saturday afternoon cutting and drawing on cardboard pieces. “Working on a unit on equivalent fractions and adding fractions with unlike denominators. . . . What...
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