Innovative Teachers

“Teachers today are breaking down obstacles, finding innovative ways to instill old lessons, proving that greatness can be found in everyday places.” - Taylor Mali

There are many dimensions of an Innovative Teacher. Like…….

Creative:

The innovative teacher is a creative person. He understands the creativity of his students. He makes them to explore their own creative potential.

Courageous:

The innovative teacher is courageous at his heart. He enjoys opportunities to learn new things. He enjoys taking risks in his learning and teaching. He never takes mistakes as failures, but as opportunities to grow and try again.

Connected:

The innovative teacher is always stay connected to the world around him. These connections can be digital, community and professional development; to the needs of his students.

Committed:

The innovative teacher is committed to life-long-learning and to provide the best educational experiences to his students.

Compassionate:

The innovative teacher is compassionate person. He makes his students to feel that their teacher cares for them. Compassion rules.

Collaborative:

The innovative teacher values collaboration. Through collaboration, he finds that there is a meaningful transaction which helps in making good learning experiences. When two teachers work collaboratively to present the content, there are new perspectives for both the teachers and the learners. In short, team-teaching is more effective as two brains are working on the content, strategies, assessments.

Change Agent:

The innovative teacher can be a ‘change agent.’ He always welcomes new ideas. He takes initiative in order to develop himself professionally and to improve or change his teaching practice.

 

In short, the innovative teacher is an evolving personality who brings an innovation in the field of teaching- learning process.