ROLE OF A TEACHER IN EFFECTIVE TEACHING

ROLE OF A TEACHER IN EFFECTIVE TEACHING        1. FACILITATOR – A teacher facilitates the students to find answers on their own. A teacher should show the path. This term is used by the NCF.         2. MANAGER/PROBLEM SOLVER: effective teaching is not possible without playing the role of an efficient manager. She needs to manage the whole class altogether as well as small things or situations.          3. COUNSELLOR: very important in the present time, students are sensitive, and a teacher in the class is the first one to observe/identify the problem and counsel.           4. MOTIVATOR – A teacher acts as a motivator to achieve the objectives set by the curriculum.  5.      GUIDE – A teacher guides the students regarding examinations, future prospects, and future vocations.  6.      EVALUATOR/ASSESSOR: comprehensive assessment, evaluation of not only bookish knowledge but also other aspects of the learners  7.      LEADER – A leader always acts democratically, unlike a boss of an office/organization.  8.  EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR – A teacher must be an effective communicator with the students as well as the administration. He or she acts as a mediator. Miscommunication often creates confusion and misunderstandings.  9. CREATOR OF POSITIVE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE – Teaching is effective only when the teacher has a positive attitude towards his or her students. There should also be a democratic atmosphere.  10.  CREATIVITY – A teacher should also be a creative person. Different methods should be used and as per the context, one has to blend the methods and recreate the available resources. If a teacher is creative, he or she will be able to appreciate the students' creativity too.  11.  ORGANISER – It brings discipline and avoids chaos. It is a systematic approach and leads to logical, rational, and scientific thinking. For example, showing a film, demonstrating or arranging things for a class.  12.  ROLE MODEL – Teaching by example. It inspires discipline from within and leads to the formation of a disciplinarian.  13.  EFFICIENT USER OF TECHNOLOGY – This concept is used in the NCF. A teacher should be able to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) effectively. A teacher should be technologically sound.