Want to Become a Great Teacher? Master These 10 Laws of Digital Teaching
Teaching is an art.
The best teachers are storytellers.
They inspire their students to have a dream. They make jokes in front of the class. And, they understand the value of discipline.
So, if you want to become a great teacher, master these laws of digital teaching:
1. Identify your objectives.
I came from a family of educators.
My mom is a school principal and my dad is a history teacher. I graduated with an English Degree. One of the lessons I have learned in my degree is to write lesson plans using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Without objectives, the students will not learn anything from the teacher.
Preparing your lesson in advance will help you focus on the behaviors of your students.
2. Give great activities.
Traditional teaching tends to focus on knowledge, but current education is focused on skills.
Activities will help students understand the lesson. It needs to be connected with the lesson objectives. Using videos will help students learn new skills.
The best activities mirror real-life events.
3. Entertain your students with stories.
Want to connect with your students?
Tell them stories when you were a student. According to data, people tend to remember more stories rather than facts. Great stories are full of emotions, and they teach students valuable lessons about life.
Students tend to remember teachers who inspire them to take action on their goals.
4. Teach new skills.
Employers value skills rather than degrees.
Google and Apple hire people who do not have a college degree. Reading and writing are some of the most important skills right now. If you can read, you can have unlimited access to different information. And if you can write, you can change the beliefs of your readers.
Having a project will help students understand what they learn in school.
5. Be a great leader.
Great leaders have a great character.
People follow leaders because they are driven by their mission. If you want your students to listen to you, show them the benefits of understanding the lesson. You need to learn persuasion if you want to grab the attention of your students.
You need to lead by mission, not violence.
6. Motivate your students to act.
There are two types of motivation: internal motivation and external motivation.
Internal motivation comes from within, but external motivation is driven by rewards. For example, you want to improve your writing skills because you want to help readers. That’s internal motivation. But, if you want to make money from your writing, you are driven by external motivation.
You need to understand your students before you can provide a solution to their problems.
7. Ask for help from other teachers.
As a new teacher, you need help from your colleagues.
It’s okay to ask for help because you want to know if you are doing it correctly. You don’t want to teach the wrong information to your students. As a teacher, you are a role model to your students.
Do your research, and if you did not understand something, ask a question to your colleagues.
8. Focus on quality relationships.
The best relationships are nurtured by time.
It takes a lot of effort to know another person. Focus on spending quality time with your students to know their problems. In this way, you can build rapport with them, and you will know the best way to solve their problems.
People are attracted with good intentions.
9. Teach them the benefits of reading new books.
Stephen King once said in an interview, “The best writers are voracious readers.”
If you want to know how to write a viral article, you need to know what a viral article looks like. Students should read books if they want to learn new information about their chosen subject. Applying what you read will help you understand new ways of thinking.
Reading is one of the best ways to improve your imagination.
10. Give without asking anything in return.
As a teacher, you need to separate yourself from outcomes.
You cannot help a student if they do not want to get better. You can encourage them to take action. But, you should intervene with their freedom of choice.
You should respect your students even if they do not like you.
Thanks for reading!
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