Teacher is a leader for his students. He inspires them. He cares for him. Most importantly, he drives them to work hard for studies. A teacher therefore has to see himself as a leader and lead his students for the excellence in the teaching learning process.

1. The Teacher As a Leader
Anup K. Singh

2. Teaching Excellence
• Content excellence
• Delivery excellence
• Coaching excellence
• Network excellence
• Innovative excellence
• Personal excellence

3. Business Leader Teacher Leader
• Focus on organisational
goals
• Outcome – Economic
value
• Byproduct Skill
upgradation
• Subordinate works for
the superior
• Focus on small group and
individual processes
• Power and politics
• Focus on student goals
• Outcome – Intellectual
value
• Byproduct - Intellectual
curiosity and reflectivity
• Student works with the
teacher
• Focus on all large, small
and individual processes
• Engagement and
encouragement

4. Common Threads
• Influence process
• Critical for humanity
• Concern of leader development
• Common skills (Credibility, communication,
care, coaching, mentoring, compassion,
creativity, etc.)

5. Learning
Task
Orientation
(Academic
Aptitude)
Personal Care
Orientation (Attitude)
Low High
Low Deserter Class
Manager
High Pace Setter Inspirer

6. Personal Care Orientation
• Enhancing self-esteem of students
• Identifying potential and strengths of students
• Respecting and valuing students
• Giving positive feedback
• Giving time outside the classroom
• Mentoring and counselling
• Listening to problems and difficulties of students
• Caring for and empathy towards students
• Showing personal interest and paying attention to
individual students
• Relating to a student beyond course content
• No undermining or discounting of students

7. Learning Task Orientation
• Setting higher expectations from students
• Maintaining discipline in the classroom
• High standards of preparation and delivery
• Asking questions in the classroom
• Solving students' academic problems and doubts
• Engaging students in the classroom
• Providing immediate feedback about assignments and exams
• Demanding greater time of students for mastering course content
• Giving self-learning exercises and tasks after the class
• Insisting on pre-reads and other reading requirements
• Pacing students to excel academically