It is critical for instructors to model professionalism to their students and all others with whom they work. As role models for their professional area, instructors set the standard for the professional conduct that their students need to acquire. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
Problem solving and critical thinking are two very important skills.
Proper time management. Prioritize and plan out your objective in the correct sequence to facilitate better learning and retention of information.
Comment on Kaity May's post: I agree. Teachers must exhibit integrity and dependability when dealing with their students.
Comment on Deborah Romano's post: As an instructor who have been working in the field of electrical and HVAC/R, soft skills are very important when dealing with our customers, such as communication, critical thinking and conflict resolution.
It is highly important that we learn to become computer literate as this age runs towards tech!
Learning for the sake of a grade is much more damaging than those learning to become knowledgeable!
Communication is very important in instilling the concept of teamwork in all student! Team work is the corner stone to success!
Using writing to enhance your communication and teaching with students is a very beneficial tactic to use!
Soft skills are a very important thing for us as educators to be able to bring out of our students.
A positive attitude will take you a long way. Think of a solution using critical thinking before proposing a problem
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