1. Define and discuss the qualities of an effective teacher

Question 1

What is the topic for paragraphs 1 and 2?

Answer 1

Personal (affective) qualities

Question 2

What number is the AITSL standard for paragraph 1?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

What does AITSL standard 2 state?

Answer 3

Know the content and how to teach it

Question 4

What are the points for paragraph 1? A teacher should…

Answer 4

• Be confident and knowledgeable

- Never stop learning and show it to the students

Question 5

What number are the AITSL standards for paragraph 2?

Answer 5

4 and 4.1

Question 6

What does AITSL standard 4 state?

Answer 6

Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

Question 7

What does AITSL standard 4.1 state?

Answer 7

Support student participation

Question 8

What are the points for paragraph 2? Teachers need to…

Answer 8

• Create a safe environment in which children feel they can give their opinion and answers
• Be approachable - create a tone in the classroom where people are not afraid to give answers
• Be optimistic and encouraging
• Be patient

Question 9

What is the overall topic for paragraph 3?

Answer 9

Classroom management

Question 10

What number are the AITSL standards for paragraph 3?

Answer 10

3 and 3.5

Question 11

What does AITSL standard 3 state?

Answer 11

Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning

Question 12

What does AITSL standard 3.5 state?

Answer 12

Use effective classroom communication

Question 13

What are Kounin’s principles?

Answer 13

• Withitness- ‘giving the students the impression that the teacher is aware of all that is happening in the class’
• Overlappingness- ‘the teacher’s ability to do two or more things at the same time.’

Question 14

What else should be discussed in paragraph 3?

Answer 14

• Applying the rules fairly and consistently

- Kounin’s principles

Question 15

What is the overall topic of paragraph 4?

Answer 15

Effective teaching strategies

Question 16

What numbers are the AITSL standards in paragraph 4?

Answer 16

1, 1.1 and 1.2

Question 17

What does AITSL standard 1 state?

Answer 17

Know students and how they learn

Question 18

What does AITSL standard 1.1 state?

Answer 18

Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students

Question 19

What does AITSL standard 1.2 state?

Answer 19

Understand how students learn

Question 20

What should be addressed in paragraph 4?

Answer 20

• The understanding of the different stages of development (mostly cognitive)
• Integrate their content knowledge with students’ past knowledge and make lessons uniquely their own according to students needs
• Ensuring lessons are aimed at the right level for the students

Question 21

What are the development theories that need to be listed in paragraph 4?

Answer 21

• Jean Piaget
• Erik Erikson
• Lev Vygotsky (Proximal zone of development
• Lawrence Kohlberg (Moral development)