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On being a teacher: management skills versus leadership qualities
Presented By Herbert Puchta
Session Details
It is leadership qualities rather than management skills that make a real difference to students. After defining management skills versus leadership qualities, we will discuss how the teacher can be successful as a leader and thus, in line with a famous saying of what leadership is all about, can create a 'classroom culture that students want to belong to'.
About Herbert Puchta
Herbert Puchta has a PH.D. in ELT Pegagogy from the University of Graz, Austria. He is a regular plenary speaker at international conferences and has given workshops and seminars all over the world. For more than two decades, he has carried out research into the practical application of findings from cognitive psychology to the teaching of English as a Foreign Language. Herbert has co-authored numerous course books and resource books. He is also the incoming President of IATEFL.
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Dear Mr Puchta, Thank you
Dear Mr Puchta,
Thank you very much for your uplifting and invigorating presentation, your words remind us of the role we can play in our students´lives and their choice to become lifelong learners!
Cheers,
Ma Graciana Salvati
Argentina
Dear Mr. Puchta, Thanks a
Dear Mr. Puchta,
Thanks a lot. I really do this in my class. But I needed someone who says this is right. Teachers are always concerned about the syllabus and how to finsh on time if not in time. This year, I worked with a class only for a month, they started exams only two weeks after I started working with them. Only four out of sixteen passed. After the exams, I started to lead them, and to see what problems do they face, but unfortunately I no longer work with the class for some internal matters in the institute. But really I saw how they were in need for someone to lead them.
Dear Ahmed, Thanks very much
Dear Ahmed,
Thanks very much for your feedback, and all the best with balancing leadership with management skills.
Best,
Herbert