The document discusses the importance of effective teaching skills for student achievement. It outlines that teacher learning is a continuous process that helps teachers develop new proficiencies, master new knowledge, and improve student learning. Specific teaching skills discussed include critical thinking, communication, organization, creativity, leadership, and time management. The document also provides strategies for effective lesson delivery, classroom management, and interactive teaching and learning.

1. Importance of Teaching Skills
Reaching the Unreached
Dr. C. Muthuraja
Associate Professor and Head
Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics
The American College, Madurai - 625 002
(cmuthuraja@gmail.com) - (M-09486373765)
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2. Steps for Increasing Visibility
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4. Importance of Teaching Skills
 Effective Teacher Learning and
Professional Development are important
for Student's achievement
 Teacher learning skills are a continuous
process that promotes
 Teaching Skills
 Master New Knowledge
 Develop New Proficiency
 Helps to improve Students’ Learning
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5. Unique Skills of Teachers
Critical Thinking Skills....
Patience....
Communication Skills....
Organizational Skills....
Creative Thinking Abilities....
Leadership Skills....
Capacity for Teamwork....
Time Management Skills….
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6. Teachers and Teaching …
Workload & Freedom-Teaching +++
Academic Curriculum
Co / Extra Curriculum
Research Resources / Facilities
Research Promotions
Research & T L E
Research Publications
Voluntary vs Compulsion
 Recognitions ? + + + + +
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7. Aspects of Content Delivery
Aspects of a Lesson Content
Lesson Information
Lesson Topic
Benchmarks and Performance Standards
Intended Learning Outcomes
Instructional Resources
Arrangement of the Environment
Instructional Activities
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8. Elements of Great Teaching
 Content Knowledge
 Teach and Communicate Content Effectively
 Quality of Instruction
 Teaching Climate
 Classroom Management
 Teacher Beliefs
 Professional Behaviors
 Subject Matter
 Resources Available
 Time allotted for the Lesson
 Background Knowledge of the Students
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9. Teaching Strategies for Effective Lesson
 Know the Students very well
 Utilize Multimedia/ICT and AI Technology
 Up to date Teaching Materials
 Mix Classroom Teaching with Outbound Teaching
 Cooperative and Collaborative Learning
Holistic Approach to Learning
 Cerebral
 Emotional
 Physical
 Social
 Spiritual
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10. Effective & Rewarding Moments of Teachers
 State desired quality of work
 Have students paraphrase directions
 Ensure that everyone is paying attention
 Ensure that all distractions have been removed
 Describe expectations, activities and evaluation
procedures
 Start with a highly motivating activity
 Build lesson upon prior student knowledge
 Influencing the Future
 Help Build Self-Esteem
 You Get to Work in a Fun, Creative Setting
 Every Day is Different and Exciting
 You Make Learning Fun
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12. Interactive Teaching - Learning
 Involving Learners in Educational Process through
their own experience & knowledge
 Contributing to defining or organizing their learning
 Encourages the development of practical skills
 Learn the importance of teamwork, enhance their
listening skills and develop their practical abilities
Interactive Learning Activities
 Problem-based learning
 Project-based learning
 Simulations and role play
 Work integrated learning
 Flipped classroom models
 Group laboratory activities
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13. Teaching Skills: Classroom Strategies
Graphical Organizers
Think – Pair – Square – Share
Brainstorm
Jigsaw
Student-designed Quiz
Peer Review
Debate
Competitions
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21. Connecting with real Time Applications
 Offering exciting opportunities for students to make
meaningful connections with the outside world
 Opening a world of possibilities to demonstrate the value
of subjects by connecting students to real world
experiences
 Creating new opportunities for students to collaborate,
network and spread ideas
 Helping students gain valuable insights into real life
applications of the skills they’re being taught
 Optimizing the learning experience should inspire
creativity, imagination and the pursuit of knowledge
 Bringing material to life through news feeds, podcasts and
streaming videos opens the classroom up to a wider world
 Empowering self-initiated learning as they take an interest
in what’s going on around them
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22. Contemporary View
 Prepares students across all curriculum areas and
learning stages with skills and capabilities
 Connects students and engages their sense of curiosity
 Teachers know and understand the needs and talents of
their students
 Flexible and select from a range of effective teaching
strategies
 Contemporary learning environments inspire students
to be leaders of their own learning
 Students collaborate and use critical and creative
thinking to solve problems and become Global Citizens
 Great Teaching, Inspired Learning : Highly proficient
in assessing student needs and talents, evaluating their
impact and providing feedback on their learning
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24. Contemporary View on Teaching Skills
 Vision of learning as being an active, reflexive
and conscientious
 Student placed in a position to gather
information and use it in different contexts
 Learning through action and reflection, by
creating and solving problems
 Opposes the idea of traditional forms of
repetition and memorization of the syllabus to
educate students
 Develop decision-making skills, problem-solving
skills, and critical thinking ability
 Modern learning encourages students to
collaborate and therefore be more productive
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25. Relevance to Society
 A teacher should believe in human values such as truth,
beauty, goodness, honesty, love, equality, regularity,
punctuality etc
 Helping students learn by imparting knowledge to
them and by setting up a situation in which students
can and will learn effectively
 Teachers increase productivity and creativity of
students and therefore, of future workers
 If the youth of a society is educated, a future is born
 Teachers might try offering lessons in how ethical
decisions are made and the role of empathy and
considered argument
 Teachers provide the education that improves quality
of life, therefore bringing so much to both individuals
and society as a whole
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27. Skills You Need to Work as Teacher
 Communication
 Patience
 Creativity
 Enthusiasm
 Confidence
 Dedication
 Conflict Resolution
 Organization
 Leadership
 Adaptability
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28. Share and Engage
with Scholarly Communities
Connect - Collaborate - Share
 Reference managers - Persona based on scholarly reading,
share bibliographies
 Social media - Connects you - your research to different
communities within & beyond academia
Some online communities
 Academia – multi-disciplinary community, track usage and
discover
 ResearchGate – heavily science based –collaboration ask
questions, follow others
 Labroots - scientific -producer of educational virtual
community conversations
 Reference managers and more…
Mendeley, Zotero …Tools for researchers blog
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29. Teaching / Teacher Visibility
 Teaching
 Learning / Unlearning
 Evaluation
 Publications
 Presentations @
Conference/Seminar/Workshop
 Network
 Consultancy
 Documentation
 Media Sharing : Mass/Social Media + + + &
 Research (Further)
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30. APPEAL
Teaching as a way of LIFE ! Starts with ?????
MOTIVATION… SELF MOTIVATION…
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QUESTIONS PLEASE !