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Pierre Pirard’s TED Talk highlights the importance of teacher as a leader. From this video, I took 4 key points which make an effective teacher. Firstly, teachers must believe in their students and make this clear to them. They must believe in student’s abilities and encourage them to succeed. Secondly, teachers should set goals for their student displaying this belief. These goals should be achievable but also ambitious, meaningful to the student and measurable. Thirdly, teachers should invest in their students and their everyday lives. This will further encourage them to believe in themselves. Lastly, teachers must work hard, together with their students, to achieve these goals.

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To be an effective teacher, teachers must acknowledge that their job comes with much more responsibility than just teaching the curriculum inside the classroom. Teachers play the role of a leader, by the nature of their work. They lead through their teaching of all aspects of the curriculum; the explicit, implicit and null, whether it be in a positive or negative light. They must understand their role goes beyond the classroom.

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A helpful or supportive teacher is essential. Students will flourish when they feel someone has their best interests at heart. When a student is struggling it is important to give them positive feedback and constantly encourage so they understand they can succeed. Teachers who go the extra mile to ensure students understand the content are always the memorable ones.

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Organisation is key to effective teaching. A teacher must come to class prepared with content and a plan. It’s obvious to students when a teacher is disorganised and can make them feel unimportant. It’s vital for teachers to have extra material and an alternate plan in case they’re needed. Students gain rich learning experiences from organised teachers and lessons.

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As a group we felt the most important thing is to be passionate about what and who you are teaching. Teachers must love what they do to give the full experience to their students. Students benefit greatly when teachers show genuine interest in the content they are teaching and the success of their students.

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In week two, we spoke about effective teaching and characteristics which make an effective teacher. The previous week, Roisin had provided us with an activity called ‘Personal Beliefs Strategy’ which was used to help us to understand what we believe makes an effective teacher. I discovered I have many ideas of what I believe an effective teacher should be like, most of which were reinforced by my classmates.

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Teaching is a multifaceted craft. To engage in effective teaching there are many factors which need to be considered. According to the Education and Training board effective teachers strive to motivate and encourage all their students to do well in their learning. They should believe in the success of every child and their ability to achieve success at school and elsewhere. These teachers have high expectations of themselves and their own learning, while also projecting these high expectations onto their students. They expect a good standard of learning and behaviour and try to help their students to meet these expectations (Department of Education and Training, 2009).