2. INTRODUCTION
Teacher
A teacher is a person who provides education to
pupils (children) and students (adults).
The role of a teacher is formal and ongoing, carried
out at school or other place of formal education.
The role of teacher in society is both significant and
valuable
Students are deeply affected by the teachers , they
will try to follow their teacher.
An effective teacher understands that teaching
involves performing multiple tasks to ensure that the
school runs smoothly and all students receives quality
education
3. Definitions of teacher
According to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ‘the
teacher’s place in society is of vital
importance. He acts as the pivot for the
transmission of intellectual traditions and
technical skills from generation to generation
and helps to keep the lamp of civilization
burning’
4. Definitions of teacher
According to secondary education
commission, “ every teacher and
educationalist of experience knows that even
the best curriculum and the most perfect
syllabus remains dead unless quickened into
life by the right method of teaching and the
right kind of teacher
According to Manu, “ A teacher is the image of
Brahma”
According to Sir John Adams, “ The teacher is
the maker of man”
6. Role and responsibilities
Role is the part played by somebody in a given
social context, with any characteristics
expected patterns of behaviour that it entails.
The variety of roles can ensure that teachers
can find ways to lead that fit their talents and
interests
7. The roles of the teachers are
Roles of a
teacher
Instructional
role
Individual
role
Faculty role
8. Instructional role
Planning and organizing courses
Creating and maintaining a desirable group climate
Adapting teaching and preparing instructional
materials
Motivating and challenging students
Teaching involves may activities
Supplying information needed and its source
Explaining, clarifying and interpreting
Demonstrating
Serve as a resource person
Supervision
Evaluation
9. Faculty role
Vary according to the philosophy, objectives and
setting of teaching institution,
Chairperson/chair women, secretary or member of
one or more committees
Counselor of students
Researchers
Resource person to groups outside the institution,
other schools and health agencies
Representative to professional nursing
organizations
Public relation agent
10. Individual role
As an individual teacher plays persona role
As a member of family, religious group, a
community and a citizen.
Dignified, distinct personality
At the individual level, teacher plays various
roles…..
13. Teacher as a controller
Most common role
Complete charge of class and activity
Control not only what the students do, but also
what they speak and what language they use
Maintain class discipline
14. Teacher as facilitator
Focus is on the students learning
Adopt student-centered approach
Facilitate professional learning opportunities
among staff members is very important role of
teacher leaders
When teachers learn with and from one
another , they can focus on what most directly
improves students learning
15. Teacher as learner and planner
Constantly taking classes and attending
professional development sessions
Regularly collaborate with one another
Analyze test results
Design lesson plans
16. Teacher as an assessor
Most important tasks of the teacher
Organize feedback
Offer correction and scoring
Communicated to students
17. As role model
Role models are people who set good
examples by words they speak and by the
actions they take
Students tend to copy the behaviour and
mannerism of teachers
The ideal teacher is one who through his
thoughts, words, deeds, gives and an
impression of an honest, upright life which can
serve as a model for the students
18. Teacher as lecturer
Act as coach when students are involved in
project work or self study
Provides advise and guidance and helps
students clarify ideas and limit tasks
Provider of information in the lecture context
The teacher is seen as an expert who is
knowledgeable in his or her field, and who
conveys that knowledge to students usually by
word of mouth.
19. Teacher as a tutor
This is the role that teacher plays when
students are doing projects on their own or are
involved in self study
The teacher will help them limit the task by
showing the errors in the first versions of their
work
The individual and personal contact gives
students a real chance to feel supported and
helped and this improves the atmosphere in
the class
20. Teacher as an observer
Monitor students during activities to give them
useful and individual or group feedback
During observation avoid drawing attention to
them
21. Teachers as an information
provider and evaluator
It is the responsibility of the teacher to facilitate
the student use of the resources by overcoming
any deficiencies in the materials and by
integrating them with the curriculum
Teachers are facilitators of learning, providing
students with the information and tools they need
to master a subject
Teachers also play a major role of evaluators,
constantly assessing students abilities through
formal and inform assessments, providing
suggestions for improvement and assigning
grades
22. Teacher as a resource material
creator
Offer help to students when ever need
Make himself available so that the students
can consult when they wish
Should not make students over- reliant on
teacher
23. Teacher as a prompter
Encourage students to participate and
provides suggestions on activities
Should not make students dependent
Encourage students to think creatively
24. Teacher as curriculum planner
Plan and implement educational programmes
Assess course and curriculum delivered
Assessed through
Students feedback
Peer evaluation
Assessment of the product of the educational
programme
25. Teachers role in the society
A teacher is a member of society. He/she lives
and works in the society. A teacher plays his
role towards society in two ways :
Inside the school by preparing students for
effective citizens
Outside the school by assuming the role of a
social worker and an agent of social change
26. Broad classification of a teachers
role
Teacher as an agent of social change
Teachers role in community welfare
Teachers role in elimination of social tensions
and conflict
Teachers role in international understanding
Teachers role in pupil development
27. Teachers multifactorious role in
pupil development
Confident
Democrat
Detective
Ego supporter
Equalizer
Facilitator of learning
Friend and
philosopher
Group leader
Guidance counselor
and helper
Initiator
Role model
Evaluator
Moral educator
Parent surrogate
Rationalist
Problem solver
Reformer
Resource person
Secularist
Upholder of the
norms and values
28. The class room teacher : roles and
responsibilities
Class room teacher as manager
Class room teacher as social skills/
behavioural counselor
Class room teacher as academic coach,
mentor. Guide and instructor
Teacher as collaborator
29. Teacher as manager
Taking attendance
Respond to illness
Collect numerous forms
Orders materials
Create an atmosphere for learning
Responds to parents mails
30. As social skill behavioral
counselor
Coaching and mentoring related to social skills
and behaviour
Teachers works day in and day out with
students to develop their abilities
31. As academic coach, mentor, guide
and teacher as instructor
Need to relook at professional responsibility in
academic relation
Restructure the roles, schedules and
responsibility related to academic instruction
Respond to students and families
32. As collaborator
the teacher must,
Attend the morning assembly
Address the students on moral principles, social and
environmental issues
Follow the conduct rules notified
Maintain the teachers diary with lesson pan
Punctuality
Evaluate the students
Conduct regular meetings
Prepare well in and each aspects of lesson
Link the topic with previous knowledge
33. As collaborator
the teacher must,
Develop and use relevant teaching aids
Use different methods and techniques of teaching
Interact with students
Give activity and application
Maintain cleanliness and discipline
Appoint monitors for different duties
Make attendance of students in the class register
Durating of board with noble work of great
personalities
Display clearly the time table of the class
34. The teacher should not
Leave the assembly or the class unattended at
any cost
Stand in groups and gossip during the
assembly
Use only ‘telling method’
Use guides , help books, as they hamper the
thinking process
Humiliate a child or resort to corporate
punishment
36. The main functions are
Character development
Effective teaching and learning
Curriculum development and implementation
Adjusting individual differences
Class room management
Evaluation of pupil performance
Developing good family and community
relationship
Total school effectiveness
Professional growth and ethics
37. Character development
Teacher creates an atmosphere which helps
the student to build his character and develops
a respects for the rights, privileges and
opinions of others
Teacher set a standard
Help to develop socially appropriate behaviour
Encourages each pupils thinking and action
38. Effective teaching and learning
Formulate the objectives of teaching and plans
well ahead for teaching
Prepare adequately before the class
Select suitable learning material and AV aids
Constantly evaluate the activities
Develop desirable work and study skills and
habits
Report pupils achievement to parents
Help poor students to facilitate learning
39. Curriculum development and
implementation
Helps in the developments, implementation
and evaluation of curricula
Participate in curriculum revision and
innovation
Serve as a member of curriculum committee
and brings the problems related to curriculum
implementation
40. Adjusting individual differences
Understand the importance of individual
difference and follow various techniques
Apply the basic knowledge of educational
psychology
Develop a sense of personal growth and value
among pupils
Maintain discipline
41. Classroom management
Assign responsibilities to pupils
Maintain discipline
Takes care of all records and registers
42. Evaluating and reporting pupils
performance
Conduct periodic tests
Periodically evaluate the assignments
Inform parents about the progress by PTA
meeting and by progress records
43. Developing good family and
community relationship
Participating in parent-teacher and similar
activities
Participate in community affaires
Making himself available to parents at
scheduled time
Shows a helpful, sympathetic and
understanding attitudes towards parents and
their children's schooling problems
44. Total school effectiveness
Accepting responsibility
Cooperating with all coworkers and exchange
ideas
Executing all required school regulations and
assignments on time
Taking positive steps for developing and
maintaining faculty and students morale
Contributing constructively to committees,
faculty meetings, and other school system
groups
45. Organize
Primary function is to organize education
Set routines and create order
Delegate responsibilities
Determine goals and activities for the class
47. Teach discernment
Simply disseminate information from a single
source and equip students with ability to
assess and sort through information
themselves
48. Make learning fun
One of the fundamental rule of teaching
Inspire students to go out and learn on their
own
Involving them in the choice of subject matter
and activities
Emphasize on projects
49. Functions of teacher
Teachers are required to understand the need of
every child for,
Material education
Education for becoming good human being
For divine education
So that they can face the realities of life in the new
millennium
Teacher act as a medium to achieve the objectives of
excellence coupled with equity and social justice by
way of imparting quality of education without
discrimination so that they become physically fit,
mentally alert, emotionally balanced and spiritually
sound
51. Good communicator
Act calmly
Good sense of humor
Good time management
Fair attitude
Dedication
Command over the subject matter
Meticulous and have an eye for detail
52. Characteristics and functions
Analytic /synthetic approach
Organization/clarity
Instructor-group interaction
Instructor –individual student interaction
Dynamism/enthusiasm
Kenneth Eble, The Recognition and Evaluation of Teaching,
53. Analytic and synthetic approach
Discuss points of view other than his/her own
Contrasts implications of various theories
Discuss recent developments in the field
Present origins of ideas and concepts
Give references for more interesting and
involved points
Presents facts and concepts from a related
field
Emphasizes conceptual understandings
54. Organization/clarity
Explains clarity
Is well prepared
Gives lectures that are easy to outline
Is careful and precise in answering questions
Summarizes major points
States objectives for each class session
Identifies what he/she considers important
55. Instructor-group interaction
Encourage class discussion
Invites students to share their knowledge and
experiences
Clarifies thinking by identifying reasons for
questions
Invites criticism of his /her own ideas
Knows if the class is understanding him/her or not
Has interest and concern in the quality of his/her
teaching
Has students apply concepts to demonstrate
understanding
56. Instructor –individual student
interaction
She has genuine interest in students
Is friendly toward students
Relates to student as individuals
Recognizes and greets student out of class
Is valued for advise not directly related to the
course
Is accessible to students out of class
Respects students as persons
57. Dynamism/enthusiasm
Is a dynamic and energetic person
Has an interesting style of presentation
Seems to enjoy teaching
Is enthusiastic about the subject
Seems to have self confidence
Varies the speed and tone of his /her voice
Has sense of humor
58. Characteristics of effective
teachers
Master of his/her subject, competent
Lectures well prepared, orderly
Subject related to life, practical
Students, questions and opinions encouraged
Enthusiastic about his/her subject
Approachable, friendly, available
Concerned for students progress
Has sense of humor, amusing
Warm, kind, sympathetic
Teaching aids used effectively
Edward Sheffield, Teaching in Universities-No One Way,197
59. Characteristics of great
teachers
They get right down to business
They teach at a fast pace
They use variety of instructional strategies
They stay with their subjects
They use humor
They have command of their classes
They interact with the students
Give immediate responds to student questions or
answer
Lea Ebro, Instructional Behaviour Patterns of
Distinguished University Teachers,1977
60. Characteristics of great
teachers
Provides corrective feedback
Use probing questions
Praise correct answers with an observation based on
answer
Provide a warm “classroom climate”
students are free to interrupt at anytime
Spontaneous introduction of humor
Nonverbal behaviour
Use gestures frequently
Walk around as they talk
Extensive use of eye contact
Lea Ebro, Instructional Behaviour Patterns of Distinguished University Teachers,1977
62. A-Z of teaching competencies
A. Alert
B. Bravity, brisk, brilliant, bright
C. Clarity, cooperative
D. Devotion and discovery
E. Enthusiasm and evaluation
F. Feedback
G. Goal setting
H. Honesty, hard work and humor
I. Involvement
J. Judicious
K. Knowledge
L. Linking learning
M. Motivation
N. Need based
O. Objectivity
P. Practice
Q. Quick and quality
R. Relationship
S. Stimulation
T. Tolerance
U. unbiased
V. Variety
W. Warmth and wisdom
X. x- raylike
Y. Youthful and
Z. Zeal
63. Caring
Establishes rapport and enthusiastic, friendly and
open
Knows individual students
Helps student achieve learning success
Speaks with persuasion
Shows flexibility, serve as a coach, referee, leader
and follower
Listen with care
Confident in own personality
64. Knowing
Brings order and harmony to difficult material
Provides lucid, clear presentation of ideas
Matches instructional behaviour and design to
learning needs
Works well with individuals, small and large
groups
Teaches and leads by doing
Holds expert power
Confident in own skills and knowledge
65. Competencies for good
instructor
Analyses course material and learner information
Assure preparation of the instructional site
Establish and maintain instructor credibility
Manage the learning environment
Demonstrate effective communication skills
Demonstrate effective presentation skills
Demonstrate effective questioning skills and
techniques
Responds appropriately to learners needs for
clarification or feedback
66. Provide positive reinforcement and
motivational incentives
Use instructional methods appropriately
Use media effectively
Evaluate learners performance
Evaluate delivery of instructions
Report evaluation information
67. Technical skills of teaching
Stimulation
Set induction
Silence and non verbal cues
Reinforcing students participation
Fluency
Questioning
Illustration and use of visuals
Lecturing
Reinforcement
Communication
69. Qualities of a teacher
“A great teacher is one a student remember
and cherishes for ever”
Teachers have long lasting impacts on the
lives of their students and the greatest teacher
inspires students toward greatness
70. Great teacher must have
An engaging personality and teaching style
Clear objective for lessons
Effective discipline skills
Good class room management skills
Good communications with parents
High expectations
Knowledge of curriculum and standards
Knowledge on subject matter
Passion for children and teaching
Strong rapport with students
71. Acronym of a teacher
• Tact
• Tolerance
• Truth
T
• Efficiency
• Enthusiasm
• Ethics and
etiquette
E
• Adaptability
• Affection
• Alertness
A
• Character
• Clarity
• Constructiveness
• Creativity
C
• Hard work
• Humility
• Honesty
• Humor
• Human relations
H
• Eagerness
• Efficiency
• Emotional
stability
E
• Rationality
• Relationship
• Resource
fullness
R
73. Essential qualities
Qualities relating to professional requirements
Qualities relating to character and personality
Qualities relating to human relationships
Qualities relating to professional educating
and training
74. Qualities relating to professional
requirements
Love of the profession
Love for students
Knowledge of child psychology and educational psychology
Mastery of the subject matter
Preparation
Skill in questioning
Thirst for knowledge and experimental spirit
Interest in co curricular activities
Punctuality
Professional ethics
Use of teaching technology
Knowledge of aims of education
Judicious use of praise and blame
Awareness of departmental rules and regulations
75. Qualities relating to character and
personality
Character and personality of the teacher
Patience
Emotional stability
Good vitality
Good memory
Good voice
Just and impartial
Humor and laughter
True to his commands
76. Qualities relating to human
relationships
Cooperative attitude
Democratic attitude
Political neutrality
Religious tolerance
Self analysis on the part of teacher
77. Qualities relating to professional
education and training
INC and university have prescribed the
syllabus and qualifications required to be a
teacher in nursing. The government and
departments of the states have prescribed
minimum academic and training qualifications
for different categories of teachers.
78. Qualities of a professional
teacher
Good motivator
Role model
Good guide and counselor
Effective organizer
Good administrator
Keen observer, supporter
and listener
Maintain good human
relation
Good communicator
Researcher
Good evaluator
Good leader
Mastery over the subject
Professionally well groomed
Responsible and creative
teacher
Kind and patient
Well balanced personality
Friendly in nature
Effective utilization of
resources
Employs varied teaching
approaches