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#1Passion
Withoutthis,itisimpossibletobecomeagreatteacher.Ifyoudon’tloveyoursubject,howcanyouexpectyourstudentsto?Idon’tthinkthisisanissueformostteachers.Still,itisalwaysimportanttoemphasize.Sure,yourstudentswillthinkyou’recrazywhenyoutalkaboutfractionswithalookusuallyreservedforspectatorsports,butintheendyourenthusiasmrubsoff.Neverbeafraidtolovesomethingandshowit.
#2Creativity
Withtheonslaughtofstandardizedtestingandcurriculumthismightbegettingharder,butitisstillveryimportant.Regardlessofdiscipline,creativityisparamount.Sure,youcanbeagoodteacherbytakingprepackagedmaterialandefficientlytransmittingit.Butyoucan’tbeagreatone.Tobeagreatteacher,youhavetobereadytodevelopcustom,creativelessonplansandprojects.Youhavetohaveanarsenaloftechniques.Youneedtobeaproblem-solver.Yougettheidea.Ifyoudon’t,popintoyouraveragecommencementaddressandyou’llhearplentyaboutthis.
#3Flexibility
Studentshavecomplexlives,asdoyou.Ifeverythingissetinstone,you’lleventuallycrack.WhenanAstudentfailsatest,youhavetobereadytobeflexible.Likewise,youshouldmakeyourselfavailabletostudentsforhelpasmuchaspossibleandpublicizethatfact.Ifstudentsdon’tknowyou’reavailableorhaveofficehours,theywon’tcomeandwilljuststrugglethroughkeyconcepts.Realizethatlearningisnotstaticandyoucan’tbeeither.
#4Integrate
Iamafirmbelieverinintegratedcurriculumandcontent.Lifeisn’tinisolatedboxes,solearningshouldn’tbeeither.Ioftenhearthecomplaintthatthereisn’tsupportfromadministrationorotherteachers.Tothat,Isay“Sowhat?”Evenifyou’retheonlyoneintegratingacrossdisciplines,eveniftheotherdisciplinewantsnothingtodowithyou,stilldoit.Mymathteacheroncespentanentireclassinvestigatingthe

applicationoflogarithmsinmusic:completewithaworkingstringinstrument.Ifthisseemshard,justtakebabysteps:trytointegrateanotherdisciplineforjustonelessonandgofromthere.
#5Connect
Informationcan’tbetransmittedwithoutasolidconnection,andneithercanknowledge.Youneedtoformaconnectionwitheachandeverystudent.Technicallyspeaking,theknowledgehastoformaconnectiontothestudent,butyouaretherepresentationandmediumofthatknowledge.Findoutwhatstudentspassionsare,andshowthemhowtheknowledgeconnectstothem.Todothiswell,youhavetobeinteresting.Yoursubjectshouldbeyourpassion,butnotyouronlyone.Playaninstrument,learntoprogram,orcoachasoccerteam:itshowsyouhavesomethingincommonwithstudentsandhelpsyoutoformaconnection.Connectthesepassionsbacktoyoursubject,andsharethoseconnectionswithyourstudents.Besuretodroptheseconnectionsintolessons,fastandfurious.Also,appealtoavarietyofstudents.Amusicreferencedoesnothingforme,butacomputersciencereferencehasmyinterestpiqued.(TheoppositeforotherstudentsYouneedtoconnectwithstudents,andtoconnectyouneedsomethingtoconnectwith.

3.CharacteristicsofanEffectiveProjectTeamMember
Wedon'tlearnhowtoworkasateaminthetraditionalclassroomsetting.Weoftensit"rowonrow"withourbackstoeachother.Wememorizethebignames,theleaders,theinventors.But,weneverhearofthenamesbehindthescenes,theteamplayerswhomakethingspossible.
But,today'senvironmentistoocomplex.Theideathatsomeonecandoitallthemselvesisnolongerrealistic.ThenewInformationAgerequiresthatourstudentslearntoworkeffectivelyinteams.And,Webprojectsareoneofthemosteffectiveenvironmentsforstudentstodeveloptheseskills.
Thefollowingincludesexamplesofeffectiveteambehaviorandstrategiestohelptheteacherintroducetheseconceptstotheirstudents.
Willingnesstocontributeideas,participate-Themostimportantfactorin
gettingstudentstoparticipateiscreatinganenvironmentwheretheyaren'tafraidtoparticipate.

Theteacherneedstostructurewaysforstudentstostartworkingtogether.Ifsomestudentsareuncomfortablediscussinginagroupchatsession,havestudentsfirstwritetheirideasorbrainstormsandthenpassthemfromteammembertoteammember.
Somestudentswillpassivelyagreewitheverythingtheyhear,andwatchtheprojectpassby.AtthispointtheteachershouldhavethestudentplayDevil'sadvocateandseeiftheycanexpressanoppositeview.
Willingnesstovalueandsharedifferentideas-Oneofthemostexciting
elementsofcollaborativeprojectsaretheopportunitiesstudentshavetoengageindialogsthatinvolvedifferentviewpoints,opinions,andevencultures.Studentsmustbeencouragedtoconsidereveryideaandcontributiononitsownmeritsandnotdiscountideasbecauseoftheirsourceorbecausetheyarenotfamiliar.
Willingnesstobeateamplayer-TheteacherneedstoreaffirmthattheWeb
project'ssuccessdependsonallstudentsdoingtheirparts.
Willingnesstorelyandtrustinotherteammembers-Thenatureofonline
projectsrequiresthateveryoneshareintheeffort.Trustisdevelopedwhenteammembersdeliverorcompletetheirtasksontime.
Willingnesstofollowthroughontasks-Ifastudentishavingadifficulttime
completingatask,encouragehimorhertoaskforhelp.
Thegroupmayalsoneedtoreevaluatethefeasibilityoftheproject.Someprojectssoundgreatasideas,butprovetobealmostimpossibleinpractice.Atthispoint,theteachermaywanttoredirectthestudentsbyasking,"Howmightweaccomplishourgoalsinadifferentway?""Whattypeofprojectmightbetterfitourneeds?"
Onceagaintheseareallsuggestionsandeachteamisgoingtofindtheirownbestwaytoworktogether.Thekeyistoopenlydiscussfromthebeginninghowtheteamwillworktogether.

Greatteachershaveclear,written-outobjectives.Effectiveteachershavelessonplansthatgivestudentsaclearideaofwhattheywillbelearning,whattheassignmentsareandwhatthegradingpolicyis.Assignmentshavelearninggoalsandgivestudentsampleopportunitytopracticenewskills.Theteacherisconsistentingradingandreturnsworkinatimelymanner.Greatteachersarepreparedandorganized.Theyareintheirclassroomsearlyandreadytoteach.Theypresentlessonsinaclearandstructuredway.Theirclassroomsareorganizedinsuchawayastominimizedistractions.

Greatteachersengagestudentsandgetthemtolookatissuesinavarietyofways.Effectiveteachersusefactsasastartingpoint,notanendpoint;theyask"why"questions,lookatallsidesandencouragestudentstopredictwhatwillhappennext.Theyaskquestionsfrequentlytomakesurestudentsarefollowingalong.Theytrytoengagethewholeclass,andtheydon'tallowafewstudentstodominatetheclass.Theykeepstudentsmotivatedwithvaried,livelyapproaches.
Greatteachersformstrongrelationshipswiththeirstudentsandshowthattheycareaboutthemaspeople.Greatteachersarewarm,accessible,enthusiasticandcaring.Teacherswiththesequalitiesareknowntostayafterschoolandmakethemselvesavailabletostudentsandparentswhoneedthem.Theyareinvolvedinschool-widecommitteesandactivities,andtheydemonstrateacommitmenttotheschool


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