Prepared by:

Muhammad Hamza

Good Teacher:

A great teacher is warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring. ... This is the teacher to whom
students know they can go with any problems or concerns or even to share a funny story. Great
teachers possess good listening skills and take time out of their way-too-busy schedules for
anyone who needs them.

Qualities of Good Teacher:

o Acts with integrity

o Brings a wide range of skills and talents to teaching
o Builds links at national and international levels in education
o Committed to professional development in education
o Committed to the work
o Communicates effectively with others
o Contributes to course design and structure
o Contributes to publications on education
o Creates a climate of trust
o Demonstrates creativity in teaching strategies
o Demonstrates leadership in teaching
o Discusses ideas in an organized way
o Does not stereotype or speak negatively of others
o Emphasizes teamwork
o Encourages an open and trusting learning environment
o Encourages and appreciates diversity
o Encourages collaborative learning
o Encourages creative work
o Encourages input from others, listening deeply and giving credit for their
contributions

o Encourages student growth with appropriate behaviour-based feedback

o Encourages student questions and engagement in the learning process
o Encourages students to achieve their goals
o Encourages students to learn from mistakes
o Encourages students to organize, analyse and evaluate
o Encourages students to work in teams
o Enthusiastic about work and about teaching
o Evidence of self-development in an educational context
o Explores with probing questions
o Focuses on the educational needs of the students.
o Fosters critical thinking
o Fosters innovation and new approaches
o Helps and supports people to grow
o Helps students redefine failure as a learning experience
o Helps students to focus on key issues
o Interacts and communicates respect
o Keeps up to date in speciality
o Listens to students and discovers their educational needs.
o Monitors the progress of students and fosters their success
o Motivates students and co-workers
o Motivates students to create new ideas.
o Nurtures and encourages diversity
o Presents difficult concepts comprehensible
o Brings appropriate evidence to the critiqueTeaches memorably
o Provides a model of high ethical standards
o Provides constructive feedback
o Provides positive feedback
o Work-life balance
o Seeks continually to improve teaching skills
o Seeks feedback and criticism.
o Seeks to learn and incorporate new skills, and information teaching
o Shows a caring attitude
o Trains students in strategic thinking
 o Seeks and encourages understanding of, and respect for, people of diverse
backgrounds

o Trains students in strategic thinking

o Teaches students how to monitor their own progress
o Teaches students how to think, not what to think
o Teaching is clearly presented and stimulates high-order thinking skills
o Values students, never belittle
o Works with passion
o Keen to uphold the university’s values.
Some other Qualities:

 Successful teachers have clear objectives

 creativity in your curriculum 
 . Successful teachers have a sense of purpose
 Successful teachers know when to listen to students and when to ignore them
 Successful teachers have a positive attitude
 Successful teachers expect their students to succeed
 Successful teachers have a sense of humor
 Successful teachers know how to take risks
 Successful teachers are consistent
 Successful teachers seek out mentors of their own
 Successful teachers enjoy their work
 Successful teachers take time to explore new tools
 Successful teachers never stop learning
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