Alex Rister of Creating Communication (alexrister1.wordpress.com) asked me to guest blog about what makes a Superteacher. In response I put together this little slideshow. Let the Droids show you the light.

1. What is a
SUPERTEACHER?
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2. SUPERTEACHERS
STAND OUT AMONGST THE CROWD
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3. SUPERTEACHERS
GIVE EQUAL ATTENTION TO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THEIR STUDENTS
AND TO THEIR OWN
LEARNING
PROCESSES

4. SUPERTEACHERS
ASK QUESTIONS, INSTEAD OF ONLY GIVING
ANSWERS

5. WHAT QUALITIES DEFINE A
SUPERTEACHER?
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6. Alex Rister says Superteachers are
creative, passionate about learning,
hardworking, productive, optimistic, and
continuously developing his or her
leadership potential
That sounds about right.
What are some other
qualities of
superteachers?
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7. ORGANIZED
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8. THOUGHTFUL
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9. EVALUATIVE
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10. TOLERANT
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11. ADVENTUROUS
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12. SELF-REFLECTIVE
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13. FLEXIBLE
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14. MY FAVORITE SUPERTEACHERS
GROWING UP...
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15. MS. ROBIN GOLD
PIPER HIGH SCHOOL
AP ENGLISH
DEFINED TOUGH, BUT FAIR.
TO THIS DAY IS THE ONLY TEACHER I’VE EVER
KNOWN TO REALLY TEACH LITERARY ANALYSIS
MRS. PAT SWANK
PIPER HIGH SCHOOL
RADIO
ORGANIZED BEYOND COMPREHENSION.
ENCOURAGING. LOVING. DEDICATED.
MR. JIM WURSTER
PIPER HIGH SCHOOL
U.S. HISTORY
THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER I’VE EVER
SEEN LECTURE LIKE A COLLEGE PROFESSOR
AND BE APPLAUDED FOR IT
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16. DR. JOHN CARPENTER
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SHAKESPEARE STUDIES
SHAKESPEARE IN FILM
RENAISSANCE POETRY AND PROSE
THE REGGAE AESTHETIC
THE GUY IS A SHAKESPEARE SCHOLAR
AND TAUGHT A CLASS CALLED
“THE REGGAE AESTHETIC.” WHAT ELSE
DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

17. 20 YEARS FROM NOW
I HOPE MY STUDENTS
REMEMBER THAT
I SINCERELY CARED:
ABOUTREADING,
ABOUT WRITING,
AND ABOUT THEM.
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18. CAN
ANYONE
BE
A
SUPERTEACHER?
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19. LOVE TO LEARN
CONSTANTLY ADAPT
CONSTANTLY DEVELOP
YES... FIGHT FOR EDUCATION
AS LONG AS YOU
KEEP STUDENTS AT THE
HEART OF EVERYTHING
THAT YOU DO
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20. ONLINE INSTRUCTORS CAN BE
SUPERTEACHERS,
TOO!
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21. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN TO STUDENTS
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22. CREATE RAPPORT USING
VIDEOS, DISCUSSION BOARDS,
AND VARIOUS FORMS OF
COMMUNICATION
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23. SHOW STUDENTS THAT YOU ARE A
PERSON BEHIND THAT COMPUTER SCREEN
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24. WANT TO START BEING A SUPERTEACHER ?
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25. DON’T DO ALL THE TALKING
LET YOUR STUDENTS HAVE A VOICE
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26. REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
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27. STAY COOL
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28. TOGETHER,
SUPERTEACHERS
CANCONQUER
THE WORLD
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29. ARE YOU READY FOR THE
TEACHING
REVOLUTION?

30. ALL IMAGES PROVIDED BY
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