Title: What Differentiates Expert Teachers from Others?
Abstract: I was a ferent research asked from to report. others. write It a What paper is a follows report about is of what anecdotal the makes evidence evidence expert I have teachers rather gathered than different from others. What follows is anecdotal evidence rather than a research report. It is a rep rt of the evidence I have gathered from over 40 years of observing and teaching preand in-service teachers. What are the qualities of an expert teacher? I will list some of the attributes I consider important and then give examples of what I mean by these attributes. The examples will be in mathematics for two reasons: because mathematics is the field that I know best, and because mathematics is a source of difficulty for many students and well-educated adults. An expert teacher: • identifies key ideas, presents them in several ways, and highlights connections among key ideas; • makes careful plans, but remains flexible; • listens to students and asks questions to help them make sense of their own understanding of key ideas; • provides low threshold, high ceiling problems; • helps students think for themselves; and • never stops learning.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
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