Covering the business of education and training

 1. REAL teachers use time-saving methods for forming teams and groups...not process of elimination.

 2. REAL teachers use a positive discipline approach where they plan lessons for student success.

 3. REAL teachers develop clear rules for their classes, and often have their students help create them.

 4. REAL teachers are caring, but demanding.

 5. REAL teachers focus on practice and learning.

 6. REAL teachers use creative ways to get around a lack of material.

 7. REAL teachers exercises, games and activities in order to ensure that all students are involved in the learning activities at all times.

 8. REAL teachers understand that the children who need the most practice are usually "out" first.

 9. REAL teachers consider factors such as students' interests and needs

10. REAL teachers focus on activities that students are likely to carry over into adulthood.

11. REAL teachers keep learning new activities on their own.

12. REAL teachers assess and grade students on what they learn in class.

13. REAL teachers stay current on the different methods to assess learning and use a variety of assessment tools.

14. REAL teachers communicate clearly to their students how grades are earned.

15. REAL teachers provide students with clear guidelines for how they will be graded at the beginning of each year.

16. REAL teachers treat test results as private information.

17. REAL teachers use testing as a tool to help their students develop the skills they need to work on their learning for the rest of their lives.

18. REAL teachers are creative, and use warm-up activities that lead up to the learning activities by "rehearsing" the skills needed to come later in the lesson.

19. REAL teachers use their time wisely

20. REAL teachers are always prepared.

Are you a REAL teacher?

Does your student have a REAL teacher in front of his/her class?

Adapted from CASPER.