This section discusses the importance of engagement in effective teaching, highlighting how good teachers actively involve students through humor, creativity, and a dynamic classroom presence. It emphasizes that engagement strategies vary by grade level and subject matter, with younger teachers using hands-on activities and older teachers incorporating real-world applications and humor into their lessons. Ultimately, the focus is on the idea that teaching should be an interactive performance rather than a passive lecture.
5. Good Teachers Are Engaging
Being able to engage students with humor, creative lessons and a strong classroom presence is an important part of what makes someone a good teacher, Tanguay said.
“A good teacher will perform for their students to keep them going," he said. "It’s not about sitting back and just lecturing.”
What an engaging teacher looks like will depend on grade level and subject matter, Tanguay said. In kindergarten, an engaging teacher might be one who gets down on the floor to do activities with their students on their level. In high school, an engaging teacher may be one who thinks outside the box, adds humor to their lessons and finds creative ways to bring learning into the real world.
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