Good teachers are key to school success. Students spend most of their time with the teachers in the classroom. There are studies that show the detrimental impact of having a bad teacher on students. In the mean time, we all remember that good teacher who had a life long influence on us.
Effective principals know this as a fact and spend a lot of time in selecting the best teachers possible. It also takes a seasoned principal to identify good teachers and those candidates with potential to be a good teacher. What should a principal look for in a teacher? Here is a list of characteristics that good teachers have in common based on research. McREL researcher Bryan Goodwin identifies them in a 2010 Educational Leadership article.
