How teachers are important in knowledge building?

Learning involves the process of development of the child on multiple dimensions, provided by the teacher, who is guided by a particular curriculum. Effective learning includes the active participation of teachers, students, and school.

Good qualities of a teacher that provides constructing knowledge are:

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1. Committed to the work

   • Focuses on the educational requirements of the students
   • Works with enthusiasm
   • Keen to uphold the educational values
   • Passionate about work and about teaching

2. Encourages and appreciates diverse culture

   • Create a positive environment
   • Nurtures and encourages various cultures

3. Interacts and communicates well-being

   • Communicates effectively with others
   • Takes input from others, listens deeply and gives credit for their contributions
   • Acts with integrity
   • Provides a structure of high ethical standards
   • Caring attitude

4. Motivates students and staff members

   • Encourages students to achieve their goals
   • Provides constructive feedback
   • Monitors report of both students and teachers

5. Brings new and various skills and talents to teaching

   • Teaching clearly presents and stimulates high thinking skills
   • Presents difficult concepts in a well understanding manner
   • Memorable teaching

6.  Leadership in teaching

   • Self-learning in an educational context
   • Demonstrates creativity in teaching methodologies
   • Promising professional development in education

7. Encourages a trusting learning environment

   • Creates an environment of trust
   • Asks  students to learn from mistakes and failures
   • Emphasizes inquiry-based learning
   • Gives feedback based on student behavior

8. Promotes critical thinking

   • Students learn how to think rather than what to think
   • Explores with asking questions
   • Discusses ideas in a structured way
   • Helps students to focus on key issues

9. Focuses on teamwork

   • Connects at national and international levels in education
   • Encourages students to work in teams
   • Encourages collaborative learning

10. Provides positive feedback

• Listens to students and discovers their educational requirements
• Provides constructive feedback
• Helps and supports people to grow
• Teaches students how to review their own growth and improvement

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Proper assessments and constructive feedback

Assessment is a grading tool. It is also integral to the learning process. It may be used in a variety of ways in the education department- formative or summative. Teachers should ask these key questions:

• What do you want the students to learn?
• Teaching methods that you want to use?
• What assessment will show they have achieved the learning outcomes?

What do these assessments do?

• Helps students to see the progress he or she is making.
• Students get feedback in time, therefore, they know how they are doing and can improve.
• Teachers get feedback on the effectiveness of their teaching. As a result, teachers make adjustments in time to impact on the students’ learning.
• Enables students to think about their own learning which in turn enables them to be self-learners.

How to give feedback?

Give an effective feedback to students. This can build a student’s confidence, transform their understanding and motivation and also help them develop critical skills. Give feedback, especially when it is about the formative assessment, presentations, tutorials or seminars. It should focus on looking forward and on how to enhance learning.

The following traits give a good structure for feedback:

1. Clear: Be sure of what you want to say and mention it clearly and precisely. Focus on the most important aspects.
2. Owned: be clear about your opinion that you put forward.
3. Regular: regular feedback is important. Feedback needs to be given early before the event so that students have time to act on your suggestions and apply it in time for the next piece of work.
4. Balanced: feedback should contain both positives and negatives and focus on constructive criticism.
5. Specific: As a result, feedback should make students clear about what they need to do differently. They should also be well aware of how to continue to do well.

Teacher’s role in a smart class

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Smart class is the modern technique of teaching students using multimedia, internet and e-learning devices. It is very different from traditional classroom teaching. Likewise, the teacher must be an expert to smart learning and smart education. The teachers must know the methods of interactive learning technology.

• Keep it interactive

Smart classrooms are a wonderful way to gain students’ attention. Students are always ready to work when it is about technology. Smart teachers take advantage of it.

• Use the internet

The Internet is an ocean to a lot of educational content. There are various videos, images, and tutorials which can be the part of smart classrooms.

• Save the tutorials

Some teachers make tutorials and save it for students to review at home. The students can watch these lessons and come up with their queries in the next session.

• Save students’ work

A lot of teachers save the work of the students for later reviews. This also helps a student to go through their mistakes anytime and work upon them.

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 Conclusion

Excellent teachers serve as role models, impact career choices and enable students to reach their potential. Therefore, some of the important qualities are inherent, others can be acquired. Finally, teachers who regularly update themselves about the latest technologies and smart class will never run out of ideas for the classroom.