Life & Well Being Skills to be a Successful Teacher
By Sunita Malhari Shirtode
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Teachers have the ability to change lives and develop well-educated and respectable students. There are a lot of roles in education, requiring different skills. But what is meant by skills? Skills are the expertise or talent needed in order to do a job or task. Job skills allow you to a particular job and life skills help you through everyday tasks.

With skills, a teacher can do each role perfectly and it is useful to students and also school.

Skills a successful teacher needs :


 

  • Enthusiasm – A great teacher is enthusiastic about their job and lesson
  • Leadership – An effective teacher has the ability to lead and guide their classroom
  • Organization – Teachers have to juggle a number of tasks, from lesson planning to activities and marking
  • Respectfulness – A good teacher sets a respectful tone in the classroom
  • Multitasking – Teaching is not only about following the curriculum and marking exam papers
  • Teamwork – Part of being a teacher is the ability to work as part of a team, as well as alone
  • Ability to teach – You’ll need to have instructive skills, your own style of teaching
  • Communication – A huge part of teaching is communicating information
  • Patience – Practice thinking before you speak, or make patience your goal for the day
  • Creativity – This is a very important skill for today’s teachers
  • Confidence – It helps you can go above and beyond
  • Dedication – It will help you in keeping up your energy levels and avoid getting discouraged




  • Conflict resolution – If you can defuse tense situations before they explode, you be able to handle it when teenagers upset each other or test your authority
  • Adaptability - Being adaptable to unforeseen situations is key
  • Interpersonal skills – Strong people skills can turn an average teacher into a great one
  • Self-evaluation – To develop professionally and provide quality education, you’ll constantly need to self-evaluate and reinvent yourself
  • Emotional intelligence – You need to have the ability to control your emotions
  • Empathy – If you are empathetic towards your students, they too will learn to handle their emotions and be compassionate towards each other
  • Critical thinking – Teachers need to solve a number of different problems, often on a tight deadline
  • Commitment – You can’t stroll into your classroom when you feel like it and take it as a personal day because you just can’t be bothered
  • Sense of humour – You either have a sense of humour, or you don’t – but having one is super useful if you want to engage with your students
  • Approachableness – It is a vital quality to have
  • Imaginative thinking – Having a great imagination is essential for any teacher
  • Time management – Being a teacher requires excellent time management skills
  • Computer skills – You’ll need to be technologically advanced
  • Discipline – You must be stern when needed and discipline a student that is misbehaving
  • Stamina – You need to be physically strong to endure a long day, and mentally strong to handle whatever your day will throw at you
  • Work effectively in groups
  • Motivate your students to do their best
  • Give feedback
  • Drive for self-improvement – A great teacher should be able to look at themselves objectively and see where they can improve
  • Stress management – It is a key to being a great teacher
  • Teaching rather than instructing
  • Continuous learner – Teaching is a life-long process
  • Imaginative – The most effective tool a teacher can use is their imagination
  • Leadership – An effective teacher is a mentor and knows how to guide their students in the right direction
  • Innovative – A modern teacher is willing to try new thing, from new educational apps to teaching skills and electronic devices
  • Ability to manage online reputation
  • Ability to engage – Modern teachers know how to find engaging resources
  • Understanding of technology – Technology is growing at a rapid pace
  • Ability to empower – Teachers Modern educators have the ability to empower students to be critical thinkers, innovative, creative, adaptable, passionate, and flexible


Conclusion :

Teaching is brilliant if, at a basic level, you like people and want to encourage them. All of the above skills make a teacher a perfectly modern and technosavy teacher. It helps in the learning process.

About the author

Sunita Malhari Sirtode is an educator in India. Any views expressed are personal.