The TEACHER in

Micro-Teaching

WMSU
MICHELLE D. DAMIN, MAEd-ECE
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VARIED ROLES of a TEACHER
• As a Manager
As manager, the teacher is responsible for the effective
management of his class from start to finish. He carries systematic
activities throughout the day to develop the learner’s cognitive,
psychomotor, and affective aspects of the teaching-learning
process.
• As a Counselor
Every teacher is a guidance teacher. He acts as a counselor to
the learners especially when they are beset by problems. In general,
teachers comfort and make the learners feel they have a ready
shoulder to cry on. As a counselor, the teacher religiously observes
all the activities of the learners under his care, carefully noting
important information regarding their mood, health, and progress3
• As a motivator
Encouraging and motivating learners to study well and
behave properly in and outside the classroom are an enormous
task. Despite the constraints, however, the teacher should use
effective ways to awaken the drives and motives of the
learners, as he knows fully well the role played by motivation in
the learning process. Motivation sets the mood of learning.
• As a Leader
A leader directs, coaches, supports, and delegates
depending on the needs of the situation. A leader is always
looked up on as somebody dependable and responsible. A
teacher always assumes the position of a leader.
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• As a model
A teacher is an exemplar. He serves as a model to his
learners. Learners idolize their teachers; they believe the
things that they say especially if they show kindness and are
approachable and sympathetic to their needs. As a model,
the teacher should look his best all the time.
• As a Public Relations Specialist
The credibility of the school is attributed most of the
time to the ways the teachers deal with people outside the
school, like the schools benefactors, parents of the learner,
church leaders, government employees, and others.
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• As a Parent Surrogate
In school, the teacher is the parent of the learners.
Parents have a feeling of security knowing that their
children are in good hands.
• As a Facilitator
The teacher is the facilitator of learning. The
learners must be given the chance to discuss things under
the close supervision and monitoring of the teacher.
• As an Instructor
The main function of the teacher is instruction. All
the other roles aforementioned are corollary to teaching.6
PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES OF A TEACHER
1. Physical Characteristics
 health and wellness
 Appearance
2. Personality Characteristics
 Cooperation
 Tactfulness
 Flexibility and Patience
 Organization
 Enthusiasm
 Creativity
 Initiative and risk taking 7
3. Responsibility Characteristics
 Responsibility
 Attendance and punctuality
 Maturity

4. Communication Skill
 Oral Communication
 Written communication

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5. Professional Relationship Skills
 Demeanor
 Rapport
 Awareness of Individual Differences

6. Commitment to the Teaching Profession

 Professionalism
 Withitness
 Reflectivity

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