The 21st Century Teacher

The most effective teachers know how to set clear objectives for individual students, single lessons, their entire class and themselves. Developing goals can assist with gauging academic performance while giving students clear directives on how to improve.

• Effective Communicator

• Goal-oriented

• Role model

• Adaptive and Flexible

Setting rules and encouraging certain behaviors is a good step toward student development. Teachers who model the same behaviors they ask from their students are more likely to help students cultivate desirable habits and behaviors.

• Effective Communicator

• Role Model

• Prepared

• Flexible

Teachers who are reflective of their own strengths, weaknesses and characteristics as a teacher and are intentional about improvement are better able to encourage the same level of self-reflection from their students.

• Role Model

• Effective Communicator

• Reflective

• Flexible

Teachers use verbal and nonverbal communication skills to identify student needs and to know when to listen versus when to talk. Teachers also use developed written communication skills to report information to parents and other school professionals

• Role Model

• Goal-oriented

• Reflective

• Effective Communicator

Each student comes from a unique background with individual personalities, educational needs and developmental milestones. Teachers find that while one lesson plan or method of teaching works well with one type of student, it does not work well with another student. Good teachers learn how to adjust to meet the individual needs of each student.

• Effective Communicator

• Role Model

• Adaptive and Flexible

• Goal-Oriented