My Experience At An Effective Teacher

Outstanding teachers posses the following skills and or attributes: The ability to adapt to any changes that may occur, The cognitive skills to think quickly and logically, The virtue of patience to handle the repeating of information for those students who may not catch on quickly and finally The passion of teaching others to be better learners and the ability to listen and analyze the emotional, physical, and mental state of the students . Truly good educators remember that the image they exude is the example that is set forth for their students. A teacher provides high expectations for the students as well as his or her self to creates a positive atmosphere.

Outstanding teachers know their stuff! They know what they are teaching and how to teach it so that students will understand and be able to use their knowledge in multiple contexts.

Nelson’s dossier in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service, I am pleased to send this letter in support of Dr. Nelson’s post tenure review. Her overall performance over the past six years, since her last post tenure review, continues to be favorable in teaching, scholarship, and service. Over these past six years, Dr. Nelson has improved in the area of teaching over the last two years and in the area of scholarship over the past three years. She continues to effectively contribute through her service to the university, college, department, program, and the profession, as most notably as Program Coordinator of the Physical Education Program and Chair of the Public Relations Committee of the Southern District of the SDAHPERD. Dr. Nelson also has consistently provided professional development opportunities for her students through their annual participation at state and district level conferences. Dr. Nelson also received the 2013 SDAHPERD President’s Service Award. Since its inception, she has had her students participate in the Dalton and Linda Floyd Mentoring Program in order to provide them with an in depth experience of working one-on-one with “at-risk” youth. Dr. Nelson has also secured QEP and Technology funding to improve her students’ educational

An outstanding teacher is the master of content knowledge. Every outstanding teacher has the following qualities in order to success in teaching: professionalism, flexibility, availability, concern, respect and mastery of content knowledge.

There are many attributes that I believe define and comprise the qualities in an outstanding teacher in today’s classrooms. First, outstanding teachers know their students. By knowing each student, a teacher is able to plan and implement instruction in a way that is meaningful to each individual. Outstanding teachers are proactive. Behavior is reduced and instructional time increased through proactive practices such as teaching routines and providing student supports. Outstanding teachers collect and use student data frequently to help meet student needs and increase meaningful instructional time. Supportive communication is another essential skill to be an outstanding teacher. An outstanding teacher effectively collaborates and communicates

There are numerous attributes an outstanding teacher exhibits inside and outside of the classroom. Inside the classroom, a teacher is able to offer a positive learning environment, deliver instruction effectively, be fair, and be able to monitor and adjust right away. Outside of the classroom, a teacher actively participates in the community, is an influential teammate, receptive to reinforcement, is an exceptional role model, and is available for communication to parents.

The skills and attributes I believe that are necessary to be an outstanding teaching are first, to be a lifelong learner. An outstanding teacher needs time to develop the skills and have the opportunities for growth. They must be willing to continually learn and hone their craft. With that being said another skill is being able to learn from your mistakes. We all make them and they can allow us the opportunity for growth. An outstanding teacher needs to be creative, when what was planned is not working then creativity needs to be there to try a new approach. They must be prepared for each day, however, be flexible to adapt as the lesson or interaction with the students.

Through this experience I feel as if I grew so much as a physical education teacher. From the first lesson all the way to my third and final lesson there was room for improvement in all of my teachings. But, as each lesson progressed I saw my self improve on the areas I saw I needed to work on as well as, I continuously accepted the feedback from my cooperating teacher, Ms. Crews and the instructors of my PHED 238 class. The feedback I received from all the teachers I had worked with in these four weeks helped the improvement of my teaching behaviors were beneficial. An example of

My classroom observation at College Grove Elementary gave me a lot of useful insight as to what the average day of a Physical Education teacher may be like. Some things were surprising and other things were as I expected them to be. One thing that was particularly interesting to me was all the different ways Mr. Dunn kept his class running in a smooth and orderly fashion. Using a microphone so the students could hear him well and so he could capture their attention, which can be hard to do with young children, letting the students run to warm up and get out energy, using the numbers on the floor to recapture the attention of the children and keep them attentive and focused, and using positive reinforcement were all wonderful skills

On the surface, “Highly Effective Instructors” understand the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover,” is a cute and quaint saying, but one that is seldom found to be 100% true. Most people tend to judge a book by its cover, if only a little bit and as a first reaction. So many professions get this idea.

Although I have had many different types of teachers, there are two that stick out more than any others. The first was my third and sixth grade teacher. She was the best teacher I ever had. The second was my seventh grade teacher. She was the worst I think a student could have had. Both, these teachers had very different teaching styles and very different out looks on teaching. To be an effective teacher the teacher must respect the student and be willing to go the extra mile to help the students learn all they can. In this paper, I will discuss the effectiveness of these two teachers and how their teaching styles differed.

In my opinion, a good teacher should be one who puts her heart into teaching. This is because only by doing so will the students feel their passion and hard work. When a teacher strives hard for the students, students will put in their effort as well. If a teacher dislikes her job, goes to classes in a bad mood, her teaching would also be affected and students would not be able to enjoy lessons as well.

There is no such thing as a "typical" day in the life of a classroom teacher. Thus, good teachers approach each day with an open mind and a sense of humor. They aren't easily discouraged by bumps in the road or hiccups in the schedule, whether these issues are big or small. With a multitude of factors impacting every minute of the day, strong educators must be willing to bend when necessary, with a smile.

Teaching is a profession that is considered to be a rewarding challenging and complex role.  An effective teacher does not simply teach knowledge their students and instead aims to arm students with the knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes that will prepare students for life-long learning. The constructivist theories developed by Piaget and Vygotsky have impacted on the way that teachers teach and this has changed the approach of teaching to place a greater importance on the teacher instead to act as a facilitator of learning in an open, constructivist environment and providing students with the tools to challenge themselves to develop both academically and personally.  The education of students within classrooms of today is

One of the most important things about being a teacher is knowing your strengths, and how to use them to your advantage. Finding personal successes are crucial to discovering who you are as an educator. So many of my proudest moments have occurred in the past two years, and all of them have taught me valuable lessons that I am so lucky to have as a future teacher.