It is often said that there is a strong correlation between the economic, educational, and emotional health of a country and its people, and the efforts of great teachers. If so, what are the qualities of top-notch teachers that change the lives of students? Are there some characteristics that are universal across cultures? Who defines these characteristics: students, teachers, parents, school administrators, or policymakers?
In this episode, Randall interviews Maysa Adnan, a teacher working in the United Arab Emirates, and they discuss the topic of effective teachers. They share specific examples from their own teaching and how they have grown and become more aware of these issues over time. Randall and Maysa also talk about the move to more online instruction and how teachers can be effective in this language-learning arena as well.
What are the qualities of effective teachers? Watch the video and listen to the examples that Randall and his guest, Maysa Adnan, give in their presentation.
Watch the video and answer the questions. Look for the closed-captions option ( CC ) at the bottom of the video to watch the transcript. [The captions are automatically generated, so they are not perfect.]