1. Great Teachers Don't Teach by Ben Johnson, Edutopia - "… great teachers do not teach.

They stack the deck so

that students have a reason to learn and in the process can’t help but learn mainly by teaching themselves. This
knowledge then becomes permanent and cherished rather than illusory and irrelevant.

2. What makes great teaching? by Joe Kirby in Pragmatic Education - "Students in the classroom of the most
effective teachers make double the amount of progress of average teachers in a year."

3. What makes a great teacher? by Great Schools - "Study after study shows the single most important factor
determining the quality of the education a child receives is the quality of his teacher."

4. Nine Characteristics of a Great Teacher by Maria Orlando for Faculty Focus - "Great teaching seems to have less
to do with our knowledge and skills than with our attitude toward our students, our subject, and our work."

5. Weigh In: What Makes a Great Teacher? by Jacqueline Heinze, Scholastic - "In this information age, educators
must become guides to learning. Children are now so techno-savvy that they are learning all day every day as long as
there is a power cord or a battery or Wi-Fi. A great teacher must have digital agility." Gregory E. Thornton,
superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools

6. How Leadership Can Make or Break Classroom Innovation by Katrina Schwartz, MindShift - "Rather than saying
no when an idea conflicts with district policy, he works to change the policy. He’s found that working that way removes
most of the barriers people cite as obstacles to fully integrating technology into classrooms." Eric
Williams, Superintendent York County School Division in Virginia

7. The NY Times, Sunday Dialogue: A Talent for Teaching - Letter To the Editor: - "Seasoned professionals know
what works: being creative, independent, spontaneous, practical and rule-bending. Often it is the least orthodox teacher
who most engages and excites students. Scripts and rules and models strictly followed cannot replace what the best
teachers have: practical wisdom." David Greene Hartsdale, NY

8. Who Makes Great Teachers? by EdSurge News Brief - “Only seven percent of programs match student teachers
with top performing senior teachers.”

9. Valerie Strauss refers to Pasi Sahlberg, in What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools? on The
Washington Post, The Answer Sheet - “But education policies in Finland concentrate more on school effectiveness than
on teacher effectiveness. This indicates that what schools are expected to do is an effort of everyone in a school,
working together, rather than teachers working individually."

10. Can anyone be a great teacher? by Annette Breaux for SmartBlog on Education - “In actuality, great teachers
work very hard to earn their coveted status. There’s no magic involved, but they do seem to work magic every day in
their classrooms!”

In this age of information, educators must become guides to learning. A great teacher must have digital agility, and
accept change with welcome arms. Remember the technology does not make or break a great teacher, it is a tool that
needs to be facilitated properly to prepare students for what lies ahead in this great new world.