To Teach, is to touch a life Forever!

• passion is about reason• teaching students how to learn• caring for your craft• having a passion for it• conveying that passion to everyone

• treating students as consumers of knowledge

• doing your best to keep on top• reading sources• inside & outside areas or expertise• being at the leading edge

bridging the gap between theory & practice

immersing oneself in the field talking to, consulting with, and

assisting learners listening, questioning, being

responsive in each student remembering each student & class

is different

eliciting responses developing oral communication

skills of quiet students pushing students to excel about being human and

respecting others observing professionalism at all

times

not always having a fixed agenda the teacher being flexible having confidence to react and

adjust changes is about humor being self- depricating

often about making jokes mostly at your own expense caring, nurturing and developing

minds & talents thankless hours of grading designing or redesigning courses

mentoring between senior and junior faculty

teamwork being recognized and promoted by

one’s peers should also be rewarded preparing materials to further

enhance instruction

Not about hands being glued to podium

Not your eyes fixated on slide projectors

Good teachers work the room and students

Teachers as conductors Class is the orchestra

is more than just a job more than an intellectual

challenge more than a management task teachers show concern through

their work teachers acknowledge emotional

engagement