Teacher

Teacher
	A teacher in a classroom at a secondary school in Pendembu, Sierra Leone
Occupation
Names	Teacher, educator, schoolteacher
Occupation type	Profession
Activity sectors	Education
Specialty
Description
Competencies	Pedagogy, subject knowledge; competence in teaching the subject, in curriculum, in learner assessment; psychology; planning; leadership.
Education required	(varies by country) Teaching certification
Fields of; employment	Schools
Related jobs	Professor, academic, lecturer, tutor

A teacher is a person who helps people to learn. A teacher often works in a classroom.

There are many different kinds of teachers. Some teachers teach young children in kindergarten or primary schools. Others teach older children in middle, junior high, and high schools. Some teachers teach adults in colleges and universities. Some teachers are called professors.

Teachers are usually professionals with credentials from college and/or graduate school. They use various methods to teach. Teachers explain new knowledge using different pedagogical strategies. Teachers use various tools, from blackboards/whiteboards to computers. Many teachers are exploring artificial intelligence in their lesson planning.

Parents can become teachers by homeschooling.

Teacher Media

A teacher in a classroom at a secondary school in Pendembu, Sierra Leone
A teacher interacts with older students at a school in New Zealand.
A primary school teacher on a picnic with her students, Colombia, 2014
Dutch schoolmaster and children, 1662
A primary school teacher in northern Laos
GDR "village teacher", a teacher teaching students of all age groups in one class in 1951
Jewish children with their teacher in Samarkand, the beginning of the 20th century
Medieval schoolboy birched on the bare buttocks

Related pages

References

↑ Williamson McDiarmid, G. & Clevenger-Bright M. (2008), 'Rethinking Teacher Capacity', in Cochran-Smith, M., Feiman-Nemser, S. & Mc Intyre, D. (Eds.): Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Enduring questions in changing contexts. New York/Abingdon: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

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[competence-1] Williamson McDiarmid, G. & Clevenger-Bright M. (2008), 'Rethinking Teacher Capacity', in Cochran-Smith, M., Feiman-Nemser, S. & Mc Intyre, D. (Eds.): Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Enduring questions in changing contexts. New York/Abingdon: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

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