Teachers have the ability to change lives and develop well-educated and respectable students. There are a lot of roles in education, requiring different skills. But what is meant by skills? Skills are the expertise or talent needed in order to do a job or task. Job skills allow you to a particular job and life skills help you through everyday tasks.

With skills, a teacher can do each role perfectly and it is useful to students and also school.

Skills a successful teacher needs :

• Enthusiasm – A great teacher is enthusiastic about their job and lesson
• Leadership – An effective teacher has the ability to lead and guide their classroom
• Organization – Teachers have to juggle a number of tasks, from lesson planning to activities and marking
• Respectfulness – A good teacher sets a respectful tone in the classroom
• Multitasking – Teaching is not only about following the curriculum and marking exam papers
• Teamwork – Part of being a teacher is the ability to work as part of a team, as well as alone
• Ability to teach – You’ll need to have instructive skills, your own style of teaching
• Communication – A huge part of teaching is communicating information
• Patience – Practice thinking before you speak, or make patience your goal for the day
• Creativity – This is a very important skill for today’s teachers
• Confidence – It helps you can go above and beyond
• Dedication – It will help you in keeping up your energy levels and avoid getting discouraged

• Conflict resolution – If you can defuse tense situations before they explode, you be able to handle it when teenagers upset each other or test your authority
• Adaptability - Being adaptable to unforeseen situations is key
• Interpersonal skills – Strong people skills can turn an average teacher into a great one
• Self-evaluation – To develop professionally and provide quality education, you’ll constantly need to self-evaluate and reinvent yourself
• Emotional intelligence – You need to have the ability to control your emotions
• Empathy – If you are empathetic towards your students, they too will learn to handle their emotions and be compassionate towards each other
• Critical thinking – Teachers need to solve a number of different problems, often on a tight deadline
• Commitment – You can’t stroll into your classroom when you feel like it and take it as a personal day because you just can’t be bothered
• Sense of humour – You either have a sense of humour, or you don’t – but having one is super useful if you want to engage with your students
• Approachableness – It is a vital quality to have
• Imaginative thinking – Having a great imagination is essential for any teacher
• Time management – Being a teacher requires excellent time management skills
• Computer skills – You’ll need to be technologically advanced
• Discipline – You must be stern when needed and discipline a student that is misbehaving
• Stamina – You need to be physically strong to endure a long day, and mentally strong to handle whatever your day will throw at you
• Work effectively in groups
• Motivate your students to do their best
• Give feedback
• Drive for self-improvement – A great teacher should be able to look at themselves objectively and see where they can improve
• Stress management – It is a key to being a great teacher
• Teaching rather than instructing
• Continuous learner – Teaching is a life-long process
• Imaginative – The most effective tool a teacher can use is their imagination
• Leadership – An effective teacher is a mentor and knows how to guide their students in the right direction
• Innovative – A modern teacher is willing to try new thing, from new educational apps to teaching skills and electronic devices
• Ability to manage online reputation
• Ability to engage – Modern teachers know how to find engaging resources
• Understanding of technology – Technology is growing at a rapid pace
• Ability to empower – Teachers Modern educators have the ability to empower students to be critical thinkers, innovative, creative, adaptable, passionate, and flexible

Conclusion :

Teaching is brilliant if, at a basic level, you like people and want to encourage them. All of the above skills make a teacher a perfectly modern and technosavy teacher. It helps in the learning process.

About the author

Sunita Malhari Sirtode is an educator in India. Any views expressed are personal.