Friday, August 5, 2016

Characteristics of a Great Teacher - A Poll

In a 2013 article by Maria Orlando EdD, Orlando focused on the nine characteristics she believes to be most essential to a great teacher.  All nine are necessary, but if you had to narrow it down to the MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTIC OF A GREAT TEACHER what would it be?
I'll leave the poll open until Aug. 8th and then share my thoughts of the results with you in a follow up post.
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  1. UnknownAugust 5, 2016 at 7:48 PM

    It is hard to pick just one, but I chose "love of learning and inspires students with passion for growth". Your love for learning needs to be seen and felt by students. Great poll!

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    1. UnknownAugust 7, 2016 at 7:06 PM

      Thanks Tara! I agree that a love of learning is one of the most important characteristics a teacher can have.

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  2. UnknownAugust 5, 2016 at 9:08 PM

    This was a brilliant idea for a poll post. I'm with Tara and saying that it is hard to pick just one. It's amazing how they can be interconnected.

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  3. UnknownAugust 5, 2016 at 11:08 PM

    I chose the "warm, enthusiastic, accessible, and caring." We just did a similar activity in a faculty meeting (middle school), and the majority of my colleagues picked one like the one I just chose. This is so difficult to choose though!

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    1. UnknownAugust 7, 2016 at 7:07 PM

      It is hard to choose because we know there are so many qualities important to being a good teacher. I am looking forward to seeing the results.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 6, 2016 at 6:51 AM

    What a thinker of a poll. The article is definitely something worth sharing with other teachers - perhaps as a beginning of the year motivator? As for the poll, warm, enthusiastic and caring is my choice. Students need to feel your enthusiasm every day to be enthusiastic themselves. Accessible helps as students can feel they can talk to you about issues in your classroom and outside.

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    1. UnknownAugust 7, 2016 at 7:09 PM

      Agreed! I hope to inspire other teachers by having some of those qualities.

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  5. UnknownAugust 6, 2016 at 3:00 PM

    Thought provoking poll, Jonanna. I chose "respects students" because I feel if one respects, the rest fall into place.

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    1. UnknownAugust 7, 2016 at 7:09 PM

      Yes, and respect is often neglected in our society today.

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  6. Tracy HilbunAugust 7, 2016 at 7:51 PM

    great survey. I went over them with my high school teacher hubby. High expectations of the students for sure!

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    1. UnknownAugust 7, 2016 at 7:58 PM

      Thank you so much for participating! I will post a follow up tomorrow with a link in this post.

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