Personality 1. -commitment 2. -creative 3. -desire to teach 4. -does more than just teach 5. -joy and pride in teaching 6.

-passionate in teaching 7. -dedicated 8. -lifelong learner 9. -accessible to students 10. -responsible 11. -responsive 12. -role model to students 13. -innovative 14. -dynamic model of contagious enthusiasm 15. -avoids mannerisms in the classroom; 16. -presents himself/ herself as part of real people; 17. -strong work ethics 18. -takes constructive criticism 19. -willingness to learn from students and other teachers 20. -keep cool 21. -fair-minded 22. -have common sense 23. -can lead or follow, as the situation demands 24. -don't take things for granted 25. -good managers of time 26. -Flexibility-adapt well to the situations 27. Empathy 28. gives affection to the students, makes them understand what emotion is Communication 1. -audible 2. -articulate 3. -clarity in speech 4. -good at explaining things

5. -good listener 6. -communicates effectively 7. -ensures pupil participation in lecture classes through questioning techniques 8. -displays exceptional people skills 9. -speaks in a lucid style 10. -seen and heard well in the classroom 11. -good summarizing ability 12. -writes brief notes 13. -fairly good reading speed 14. -sense of humour Teacher-student relation 1. -tries to know students; 2. -caring 3. -believes in the potential of each student 4. -concern for student learning 5. -appreciates students problems; 6. -creates good learning environment for students 7. -develops student-centred classroom 8. -ensures interaction of pupils and does not keep them as passive listeners; 9. -respects individuality of students 10. -instils mutual respect among teacher and pupil 11. -spends extra time with students 12. -does not belittle students before others, or otherwise 13. -effective interaction with all students 14. -gets feedback from students on classroom performance in order to improve

15. -has a positive relationship with students 16. -set high expectations for their students and hold the students to those expectations

Teaching method 1. -prepares well before each class; 2. -conducts practical experiments wherever necessary 3. -effective techniques 4. -employs different teaching methods to suit the subject and the pupils 5. -encourages interdisciplinary approach 6. -evaluates student assignments in time 7. -points out errors, and offers corrections 8. -gives practical examples for illustrating concepts 9. -gives the details of the syllabus in the beginning of the academic year 10. -links the lesson with the pupils everyday experience and kindles their interest 11. -maintains a spirit of research 12. -maintains punctuality and discipline through his own example 13. -promotes hands-on student learning 14. -provides clear expectations for assignments 15. -provides frequent feedback to students on their performance; 16. -provides the relevance of information to be learned; 17. -sensitive to cultural differences 18. -employs special methods to handle difficult subject areas 19. -states lesson objective and lesson summary 20. -student-centred approach;

21. -suggests good textbooks, reference books, and websites; 22. -uses appropriate teaching aids