Personal and professional qualities

Characteristics of an effective teacher.

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Qualities of an effective teacher

Personal: patience, empathy, fairness, enthusiasm, good communication, emotional balance.
Professional: subject mastery, sound pedagogy, planning, reflective practice, continuous professional development, and respect for learners and colleagues.

NEP 2020 recommends at least 50 hours of continuous professional development every year for each teacher.

Practice questions

A teacher who regularly reviews her own lessons to improve them is practising:	Easy
NEP 2020 recommends that each teacher take part in how many hours of continuous professional development every year?	Medium
Which is the most important quality for a teacher working with young children?	Easy
Treating all students equally regardless of caste, religion or gender reflects a teacher’s:	Easy
A teacher’s subject mastery is mainly important because it:	Easy

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