Characteristics of Effective Teachers

1. Characteristics of Effective Teachers Foundations of Teaching

2. My BEST teacher was......

3. My WORST teacher was…...

4. What are the roles of the professional educator?? • Educators are______________________. • Educators need to be ________________. • Educators are responsible for _________.

5. Rosenshine & Furst • Research on teacher performance criteria. • Reviewed 50 studies addressing effectiveness. • Identified behaviors of effective teachers across all subject areas.

6. Clarity • Explain concepts in a way that is understood by students • Answer questions in a complete manner • Subject matter contains organization and structure • Use appropriate examples and illustrations

7. Variability • Several teaching techniques and methods used by the teacher • Appeal to a variety of the students’ senses • Incorporate the levels of cognition in lessons • Divide tasks into smaller segments

8. Enthusiasm • Teacher enthusiasm is a major contributo to student motivation and interest level • Use physical movement, voice inflection, facial gestures • Incorporate creative approaches

9. Task-oriented/Business like behaviors • Guided teaching-learning activities • Teachers most concerned about student learning • Set forth high expectations of students • Carefully select and use appropriate teaching methods and techniques for delivering material

10. Student opportunity to apply material • Ability to focus on various kinds of learning • Utilize performance objectives • Criteria for learning used to evaluate students’ progress

11. Less Important Behaviors • Use of student ideas • Less critical • Use of structuring comments • Types of questions • Probing • Level of difficulty of instruction