My Superteacher

              

                                                               

     

In my opinion a teacher should have some features to be an effective teacher. According to Smith’s criteria having both theoretical knowledge and experiences help teachers turn theory into practice easily. Also, teachers who are super ones should be careful in their attitudes toward themselves, children, peers and parents. Furthermore, when I think an effective teacher, the one feature that comes to my mind is teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge. With that knowledge teachers would know how to organize, represent and adapt particular topics, problems and issues to students’ abilities and interest. Teaching skills of teachers is a crucial point that teachers should have. Teaching skills include ability to ask questions, to write good assessments and to manage the classroom. Moreover, teachers’ perception, beliefs and habits specify their personal practical knowledge. Teachers use their personal practical knowledge to make the correct decision in conflicts, simplify the problems and find solutions for them.

Also, I have wanted to talk about Danielson’s framework. It consist of four main domains which are ‘Planning and Preparation’, ‘The Classroom Environment’, ‘Instruction’ and ‘Professional Responsibilities’. In the first one, teachers’ goals are to organize the content according to students’ expectations. In the second one, teachers make an environment which students are respectful to each other and teachers. In the third one, teachers make students be part of the learning. Teachers communicate clearly, use questioning and discussion techniques and give feedback to them. Teachers have also responsibilities outside the classroom. Danielson tries to tell about those responsibilities in ‘Professional Responsibilities’ domain. Those are may be toward family, and school administration. Furthermore, teachers should improve himself\herself professionally.

In my mind 'My Superteacher' includes all these ideas, features and abilities. They are basic and the most important steps to be an effective teacher.