2. What do you expect to learn?
What?
Why?
How?
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3. What are Soft Skills?
The cluster of personality traits, social
graces, communication, language,
personal habits, friendliness, and
optimism that characterize
relationships with other people. They
enhance an individual's interactions,
job performance and career
prospects.
Wikipedia
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4. Soft Skills vs Hard Skills
EQ vs IQ
Intangible vs Tangible
Hard to teach vs Easy to teach
Hard to measure vs Easy to measure
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5. Soft Skills for Teachers
Effective Communication Group Dynamics
Listening Skills Goal Setting
Presentation Skills Dealing with Criticism
Body Language Discussion Management
Knowledge Management Conflict Resolution
Time Management Problem Solving
Student Motivation Art of Asking Questions
Praising & Rewarding Giving Instructions
Constructive Feedback Eliciting Skills
Interpersonal Skills Mentoring
Negotiation Skills Avoiding Ennui
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7. What do you expect to learn?
What?
Why?
How?
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8. Why Soft Skills?
Window to your personality
Immediate effects
‘Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill’
To advance one’s career
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9. What makes a great teacher?
A mediocre teacher
tells.
A good teacher
explains.
A superior teacher
demonstrates.
A Great teacher
inspires.
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10. The Teacher who inspired you?
Recollect
Who was your best mathematics teacher
at school/college?
How did he/she inspire you?
Write
Share
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11. What do you expect to learn?
What?
Why?
How?
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12. Motivation Skills
1. Aim B IG
2. Success comes from
a. Desire
b. Decision
c. Determination
3. Challenge yourself
What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.
- Karl Menninger mnRAJU
13. Motivation Skills
Passion to inspire
Urge to help
Right attitude
Expect good
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
- Henry Brooks Adams
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17. Communication Skills
Listen keenly
Speak clearly
Mind your words and tone
Maintain eye contact
Use your body effectively
Accept heterogeneity
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18. Communication Skills
Reinforce
Encourage
Acknowledge
Clarify
Highlight
What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.
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- Karl Menninger
19. Interactive Classroom
Involve students
Elicit, don’t tell
Give good instructions
Ask intelligent questions
Add games, activities
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21. Be Humorous
social lubricant
enhances communication
helps you appear human
makes class enjoyable
helps you see the joy in life
no sarcasm, please
It is hard for people to disagree with you when you are smiling
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22. Support what you say
Statistics
Examples
Evidence
Definitions
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23. Math is Fun
Explore math in the class
Make Math a way to solve
problems
Make Math fun
Use computers/
mobiles as tools
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24. Thank you
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25. FEEDBACK SANDWICH
ALW AYS LET YOUR STUDENTS KNOW
THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND
SKILLS
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26. DEALING WITH CRITICISM
KEEP YOUR COOL ON
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SUMMARIZE THE KEY POINTS YO
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ASK QUESTIONS RSE T LF RA
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27. TIME MANAGEMENT
USE A DAILY PLANNER
CALL OUT ROLL CALL WHILE THE STUDENTS
ARE WORKING
KEEP A LOG OF PHONE CALLS/
MEETS YOU
HAD WITH PAREMTS
RESEARCH FROM BEFORE, USE GOOGLE/
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Notas do Editor
Hard skills are tangible skills that are easy to teach, identify, and measure. Some examples of hard skills are occupational skills such as technical and administrative; Hard skills also include your degrees, certifications, job titles. Soft skills are intangible interpersonal skills that are associated with an individual’s ability to effectively interact with others. These skills are not easy to measure but they can be observed in individuals who possess the ability to interact with people well.
Hard skills are tangible skills that are easy to teach, identify, and measure. Some examples of hard skills are occupational skills such as technical and administrative; Hard skills also include your degrees, certifications, job titles. Soft skills are intangible interpersonal skills that are associated with an individual’s ability to effectively interact with others. These skills are not easy to measure but they can be observed in individuals who possess the ability to interact with people well.
Man is what he believes.“ "They can, because they think they can.“ -- Virgil Keep your tone and your attitude positive. -- Anton Chekhov
Be courteous Praise liberally Criticize sparingly Avoid ego problems
S mile M ention Name I nterest L isten E mpathize -- Anton Chekhov
Appreciate: sandwich areas for improvement between praise for good performance.
Humor unplugs stress.
Explore math in the class: ask students to quickly organize the chairs into an octagonal.