Outstanding educators know their subject material well. They understand how to get concepts across to today's diverse learning population.
Outstanding educators are very helpful to both students and their parents. They possess patience, encouragement, flexibility and caring, and they are good listeners.
Outstanding educators have the ability to inspire. There is something about them that ignites learners; they possess a spirit that causes the students who are learning from them to explode with curiosity and a desire to learn.
Outstanding educators must be tech-savvy; they social network on the Internet as well as use it to research lessons; they might enjoy creating podcasts and YouTube videos as much as teaching a poetry lesson or a science experiment.
Outstanding educators do not know prejudice in any of its forms. They operate believing that all who want to learn can, and transform many who don't think they want to learn. It is a noble profession whose rewards lie in having led the way for those who will soon lead.