MODULE 1 SUMMARY

Let’s bring everything together.

We learned that:

Teaching is the process of helping learners acquire knowledge, skills, understanding and positive development.

Learning refers to what happens within the learner as knowledge, skills or understanding develop.

A teacher has several roles, including:

• Instructor
• Facilitator
• Mentor
• Role model
• Assessor
• Classroom manager
• Lifelong learner

Effective teachers demonstrate qualities such as:

• Patience
• Empathy
• Communication
• Fairness
• Confidence
• Creativity
• Adaptability
• Subject knowledge
• Professionalism

Finally, professionalism means performing teaching responsibilities with competence, integrity, respect and responsibility.