List of What Makes a Good Teacher - created by students

March 19, 2012 By: David Andrade 
(Source: http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4009)

This "what makes a good teacher" was created by a group of high school students.

• treat students with respect
• be enthusiastic
• know your stuff
• be available for extra help
• use multimedia resources and multiple resources for students
• connect with students/ form relationships
• interact with students- outside school activities, talk about their personal lives
• real life connections to materials/class
• just talk to students and get to know them in first few days
• if using PowerPoint, use less words and have slides available for download
• don't lecture for whole class, mix things up
• use games for review
• let students use a note card for test or some kind of reference
• realistic homework - if you assign too much, students won't do it, or won't be able to
• science classes - problems and projects and labs
• give students multiple days to complete homework - allows for issues in schedule, sports, etc.
• don't give all class rules at once - overwhelms students - just touch on main points
• use web resources - class site or blog, and review materials students can access at home
• let students do work on board and explain how to do it instead of teacher always doing it
• projects - one big one per marking period with some class time for them
• let students pick project groups - easier for meeting outside of school
• be flexible - reschedule test if lots of tests on same day or other things going on