Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Characteristics
of a Teacher
Research on personality
characteristics
Weinstein (1989) conducted a study which
identified 10 personality characteristics good
teachers were thought to have (cited in
Brown & Rodgers, 2002:153).
Patience
High IQ
Warmth
Creativity
Ability to be humorous
Commitment to teaching
Good grades in college
Ability to relate to different types of people
Organizational skills
Outgoingness
Attitude Towards the Profession
Effective Ts recognize that teaching is
demanding
Exhibit a sense of pride
Collegial
Participate in communication
Serve as mentors
Assume leadership roles
Support other teachers
Their positive outlook leads to a
healthier work environment
Pivotal quality
Determines whether Ts want to
grow/develop
Verbal Ability
Highly effective teachers must be good
communicators
Able to articulate ideas, issues, beliefs and values
about the art of teaching
Skilled at conflict resolution
Active emailer
Public speaking/presentation skills
Has a positive effect on student achievement
(Darling-Hammond, 2000; Haberman, 1995;
Hanushek, 1971)
it relates to how well a teacher conveys concepts
and skills to Ss (Darling-Hammond, 2001)
Ts must understand Ss; Ss must understand
what T is trying to communicate
Professional/Content Knowledge
Lots of disturbing research about the
deficiencies that teachers have
Old adage: those who can do; those
who cant teach
We believe that the right credentials and
sound professional knowledge are of
paramount importance to teaching
effectiveness
Credentials
Recognize the importance of PD
Students
Educational contexts