Creating a Creating a Positive Positive

Classroom.Classroom.

Tamanna Jeet MistryTamanna Jeet Mistry

I touch the future,I teach………

• We teach the child,

and not the curriculum,

and yet the teachers know more

about the curriculum

than the children they teach.

•WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER

?

A Mediocre teacher tells,A good teacher explainsA superior teacher demonstrates,A great teacher inspires.

• WHAT MAKES A………….. ……….Good Teacher?

RECOLLECT

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

REFLECTSHARE

• A Good teacher is • Affectionate• Smiling• Honest• Healthy• Helpful• Tolerant • Patient• Creative

• Positive • Knowledgeable• Curious• Passionate • Imaginative• Resourceful • Thoughtful • Has sense of

humor

• Top 11 traits of a good teacher• Is ever willing to learn• Wants to be a good teacher• Promotes independence• Uses humor• Has positive attitude• Is flexible• Uses diverse methods• Is comforting• Is a good communicator

• What's your next trait?

• My # 11 :

A desire to become……………

……a very good teacher

Are teachers born ?

or

Are teachers made?

Can teaching be taught?

• A good teacher is

made…………

…teaching is a skillA good teacher really wants

……to be a good teacher.

• A good teacher knows

The subject The student

• A good teacher has ….

………positive attitude

What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches

• A good teacher considers…..

……teaching a form of parenting

A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.

• A good teacher gives…..

……students confidence• Praise him for what he has done

rather than criticizing him for what he has not done.

• A good teacher…….

listens to students

“The process of thinking is more important than the correct answer..”

• A good teacher takes feedback

–Watch for non verbal clues

–Receive–Response

• A teacher was walking in the hall past the classroom and a girl in the front called out her name.

• The teacher stopped, looked in, smiled and waved to the girl. The expression on that girls face after that was amazing.

• She tried not to show it but she blushed and the smile wouldn't fade for awhile. Then she finally said, " Mrs. R is so nice..."

• It may mean nothing to some people

but to most people, a smile, a

wave, a hello and goodbye from a

teacher can mean more than

anything to a student.

•Over 75% of what people communicate with each other is non verbal.

• A good teacher is humorous

Narrate jokesAnecdotes

Be amiable

• Tips for effective presentation• Smile – have good feelings for others• Listen – fully and keenly• Speak – clearly , watch your words and

tone• Maintain – eye contact• Maintain – decorum and respect others• Praise – others liberally• Decline – unreasonable questions politely• Avoid – ego problems• Appreciate – individual differences

Good teachers Good teachers • Are good at explaining things• Are good classroom managers• Like people • Have a good sense of humor• Are inherently fair minded• Have common sense• Have a command of content they

teach

• Understands the methods of teaching

• Are organized• Are good time managers• Are enthusiastic• Don’t take things for granted

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