Attributes of Teacher: Course Code: 8612 Unit 4

Course Code: 8612
Unit 4
ATTRIBUTES OF TEACHER
OUTLINES
We will learn today about:
 Gain an insight on the traits of a
professional teacher,
 Contribute to improving the quality
of teaching and learning,
 Actively promote teacher
professionalism,
 Maintain and improve teachers’
professional standards
TEACHER
 A teacher (also called a school teacher or, in some contexts,
an educator) is a person who helps others to acquire
knowledge, competences or values.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHER
“Is the licensed professional
who possess dignity and
reputation with high moral
values as well as technical and
professional competence. S/he
adheres to, observes, and
practices a set of ethical and
moral principles, standards and
values.” A professional teacher
perceives himself/herself as
someone who can effect
change.
FOUR MODELS
 The teacher as manager of

instruction;
 The teacher as caring
person;
 The teacher as expert
learner
 The teacher as cultural
and civic person.
QUALITIES
 Teachers are eager about their topic and contentment in
sharing what they have learned. Sometimes it appears that they
can go on forever about their subject while negating the idea
that they are an "expert."
 Good teachers will tell you they are students, not teachers.
 These two qualities are the primary and distinctive features of
a teacher. Love of knowledge and a love of contributing to
the development of others.
REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER
 Reflective practice is the ability to reflect on one's actions so as
to engage in a process of continuous learning. According to one
definition it involves "paying critical attention to the practical
values and theories which inform everyday actions, by examining
practice reflectively and reflexively.
 A 'reflective practitioner' is someone who, at regular intervals,
looks back at the work they do, and the work process, and
considers how they can improve. They 'reflect' on the work they
have done.
INQUIRING TEACHER
 Teachers have the potential to transform and have a profound
impact on the learning experiences and life chances of our
young people.
 The ‘style’ approach: A common view of teaching effectiveness
which focuses on how teachers teach.
 The ‘outcomes’ approach: A common view of teaching
effectiveness which focuses on student results.
 The ‘inquiry’ approach: An alternative view of teaching
effectiveness that incorporates style and outcomes within an
inquiry-based framework.
COMMITTED TEACHER
 The strength of any profession depends upon the degree of

commitment of its members and the teaching has no
exception.
 A committed physician is one whose behavior is determined
by his philosophy of what is meant by his practice of
medicine. A committed lawyer is one whose practice is
based upon his philosophy of law. Consequently, a
committed teacher is one whose behavior is consistent with
his philosophy of education.
PRINCIPLES OF COMMITMENT
 1. Commitment to the Students: The teacher struggles
to help each student recognize his or her potential as a
valuable and effective member of society. The teacher
therefore works to stimulate the spirit of inquiry, the
acquisition of knowledge and understanding, and the
thoughtful formulation of precious goals.
 Commitment to the Profession: The education
profession is vested by the public with a trust and
responsibility requiring the highest ideals of professional
service.
MORAL AGENT
 From Aristotle to nowadays, most of thinkers, believe that ethics can be
taught. The research demonstrates that the students’ moral profile is
strongly shaped during the academic years. Teachers has an important
influence on students’ moral development.
 Role of A Teacher as a moral Educator
 Teacher a Role Model who sets good Example
 Teacher as a Counselor Who Offers Advise
 Forming a caring Environment
 Development Social and Emotional Skills
 Teaching for Expertise and Perfection
ROLE MODEL
 A role model is a person who
inspires and encourages us to
strive for greatness, live to our
fullest potential and see the best in
ourselves. A role model is
someone we admire and someone
we aspire to be like.
 A child, as we know, needs models
and not critics. These models a
child finds, first in his parents, and
second in his teachers.
CONT……..
 Honest: We want our children, for instance, to develop the
quality of honesty. The teacher must then be very honest
in all her behaviour with the children she is handling. In
this regard, partiality and favoritism are the two most
horrible qualities that a teacher should not have.
 Affectionate: The next quality that we would like to find in
an ideal teacher is that, he/she should be very affectionate
to all the children in his/her charge. The love they get at
this stage of life is what makes them lovable and
affectionate adults.
CONT……..
 Good Learner: The students believe that their teacher is a
fountain-head of all knowledge. This belief of the children must
be kept alive by the teacher which is possible, only if he
continues to learn together with his teaching assignments. A
good teacher is the one who is also a good learner.
 Understanding: With this attitude of familiarity with the
children, the teacher will win the confidence and they will
always discuss their problems with him/her and they will also
take him as their confidante. For this, the teacher has to put
himself in the shoes of the children, understand their feelings,
and he/she will be loved for this.
QUESTIONS

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