Being a good teacher can be the most rewarding and exciting job in the world - however, being a teacher who doesn't work effectively can be stressful, painful, and exhausting. Here are some great tips to being the best teacher you can be.

Method 1 of 2: Classroom Management

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Set the example. Remember that you are the teacher. It is important for you to be like a

"superhero" figure in their eyes. Remember that your students look up to you and will

thus try to mimic your dispositions. If you are rude or inappropriate, they will have an

inappropriate model for their behavior. It is vital that students see you as a person with

confidence, so that they follow your lead, and feel comfortable trusting you. Students, of

all ages, need someone they can lean on, look up to, and be able to trust.Ad

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2Have well-defined consequences. Set specific consequences for breaking the rules.

Decide what those consequences are and then implement them consistently. Your

consequences should follow a procedure that starts with a non-verbal signal (such as

just looking at the student), to a verbal signal (asking the student to please stop talking),

to a verbal warning (if this continues there will be consequences), to the implementation

of the consequence. The consequences are up to you and depend on the program of

the school. Many schools have a detention system (students do despise detentions), or

perhaps writing lines, or sitting away from other students.

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3Be compassionate. Great educators form strong relationships with their students and

show that they care about them as people. They are warm, accessible, enthusiastic and

caring. Be open to staying at school after-hours to help students or get involved in

school-wide committees and activities, and they demonstrate a commitment to the

school.

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4Set some ground rules. You should have 3-5 rules that the students know about.

These are the rules that, when broken, are subject to the consequence scheme outlined

above. Try allowing the class to suggest the ground rules: have a class discussion and

write ideas, it makes the class feel they are listened to and that you care about their

opinions and input while also setting some groundwork that they will feel loyal to

because they've made it. Act as a mediator to make sure that the rules decided upon

are appropriate. Some may be, for instance, be quiet when the teacher is talking,

respect each other, and finish the homework and classwork.

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5Try maintaining a creative environment.

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6Maintain peace in the classroom.

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7Never let your students down when they come to you with their problems. Even if

the problems are out of syllabus, try to help the student by using the Internet or library. It

would gain both of you some knowledge.

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8Orally ask about basics before teaching a topic in-depth. Clear the base points

which seem to be unknown to your students.

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9Ask more basic questions in the class, rather than asking something that is

taught just today.Everyone needs some time to learn.

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10Create competition in a positive aspect.

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11Be smart to deviate attention of students from everything else to the topic.

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12Appeal to students' interest in the topic instead of commanding them to study.

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13Understand that every topic in the book has some practical application. Don't

forget to discuss that part as it is the most important one.

Method 2 of 2: Lesson Planning

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1Have an objective. When you are planning a lesson, the most vital part is the objective.

What do you want your students to take away from the lesson? If the objective is

powerful, deep, and reflects what you really want students to learn, it will be reflected in

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2Have a solid plan for your lessons. Each and every lesson should be divided into

three simple parts that reflect your objective.

First should be the "lecture" part of the lesson. This is where you teach something new

to the class (of course allowing for questions or comments when applicable).

Dedicate the second part of class to something that involves a collective group work

element where students can work with whoever they want. Near the end of this part,

you can have a discussion session where groups voice their findings/opinions, and give

marks for adequate participation.

The final part of every lesson should be where the students return to their seats and

work QUIETLY on one final task, such as answering specific questions written on the

board, or drawing a picture related to something they learned that lesson. The students

should only talk to you (if they have a question about what/how to do it) or the person

sitting directly next to them. This is the wind-down part where students get a chance to

work on and understand the material on their own.

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3Assign relevant homework. Rather than assigning something different every night, it

is wise to assign one or two more substantial assignments on Monday and then collect

these assignments on Friday.

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Consider giving quizzes. You may want to have a quiz every Friday to assess how

well the students are grasping the material. You can judge how well you are teaching by

how well the majority of your students perform on the quizzes.

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5Take short notes. Revise once before teaching your class.

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6Try using a case study.

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7If you have any doubt about the artifacts, skip something. It's better to review the

basics in class premises than to teach something confusing or wrong.

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8Once you have developed a great lesson plan, your work is not done. Be sure to

update lesson plans regularly to addr