My favorite resource for improving your teaching skills
If you are looking to improve your teaching skills, I suggest reading The Skillful Teacher: Building your Teaching Skills.
If you started a new teaching job, whether in that classroom more online, you might be a bit nervous and thinking of polishing up your skills.
I used to work for a private language academy at Harvard Square and, even though I had a horrible experience there, I never forgot the impassioned speech that the director gave us. She talked about the misconception that teaching is some kind of innate talent; this idea that some people have the personality to be great teachers, and other don’t. She said it was ridiculous. Teaching is a skill. No one is born being a greta teacher. We learn to teach by practicing good teaching skills and gain experience
I suggest reading The Skillful Teacher: Building your Teaching Skills if you want to boost your teaching skills.
This book by Jon Saphier is a renowned book because it provides practical advice and strategies for enhancing classroom instruction and student learning.
How Reading ‘The Skillful Teacher’ Can Level Up Your Classroom Game!
Here are some ways that reading “The Skillful Teacher” can improve your teaching skills:
- Develop a Growth Mindset: “The Skillful Teacher” emphasizes the importance of adopting a growth mindset and continuously working to improve your teaching skills. It encourages teachers to reflect on their teaching practices and seek feedback to identify areas for improvement.
- Enhance Instructional Strategies: The book provides a wide range of effective instructional strategies and techniques that teachers can use to engage students and improve learning outcomes. These strategies include active learning, questioning techniques, and scaffolding.
- Improve Classroom Management: It also offers practical advice on how to manage a classroom effectively. It provides strategies for establishing rules and routines, managing student behavior, and creating a positive classroom culture.
- Foster a Learning Community: The book encourages teachers to create a learning community where students feel valued and supported. It provides strategies for building relationships with students and promoting collaboration.
Personally, my favorite part of this book are its nifty diagrams. They have some simple designs that show teaching techniques really clearly. If you are teaching other people to teach ESL, then this is a particularly helpful book.
Overall, “The Skillful Teacher” is an excellent resource for teachers who are looking to improve their teaching skills. By implementing the strategies and techniques outlined in the book, teachers can create a more engaging and effective learning environment for their students.
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“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”
Henry Adams
