Effective Teacher Essay

What does it mean to be an effective educator? Many people may ponder this question, because there are so many teachers in the world but are they all “effective teachers”? To be an effective educator, a teacher must be prepared for each day and every obstacle thrown at her. He/she must have a clear set of rules, procedures, and consequences to refer to. The teacher must explain in detail the rules, procedures, and consequences to the students on the first day of school and must also have a way of informing the parents of these. The teacher must have clear lesson plans and assessments written out to help the students succeed. The teacher should take advantage of holiday breaks and weekends from the classroom, to relax his/herself and not get

An effective educator understand how students grow, learn, and develop differently than each other (Learning Development- Standard #1 and Learning Differences-Standard #2). Effective educators must understand that every student is an individual and learns in an individual way (CF-Knowledge of Learner). The teacher must work with other teachers, parents, students, and herself to make an environment that allows for all students to work together to promote positive social interaction and an environment that allows for students to work alone to promote self motivation (Learning Environment- Standard #3). An effective teacher needs a deep understanding of the content of the course as stated in Standard #4, Content Knowledge. An effective teacher also must apply his/her knowledge of the course to teach the students in an engaging way which is stated in Standard #5, Application of Content. The teacher must give assessments to assess knowledge (Assessment- Standard #6), make lesson plans to plan for instruction (Planning for Intrustion- Standard #7), and use a variety of instructional strategies to incorporate all students learning styles (Instructional Strategies-Standard #8). The teacher must provide leadership to students (Leadership and Collaboration-Standard #10) and the teacher must continue her professional learning (Professional Learning and

I was able to strengthen my performance working with students during direct teaching. During my Education 304 reading course, I was able to work with one student over the course of a semester which included 5 visits with her. I developed a relationship with the student and we were sad to part. I was able to help teach her reading. We created projects, read stories, learned phonics and grammar lessons, and I administrated running records to her. It was an interesting journey to see the growth of the student and myself from the 1st meeting to the last. I have learned that students work best when they are given a variety of different methods. If they are able to have constructive thinking or some kind of hands on activities, the concept they are learning sticks with them longer (CF: Strategies and