Two-Minute Tips

4 Properties of Powerful Teachers

Two-Minute Tips: Short videos to help you excel in the academic workplace

By Rob Jenkins and Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez October 29, 2018

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Powerful Teachers

Powerful teachers typically have four qualities in common: personality, presence, preparation, and passion. Want to cultivate and fine-tune those traits and become a better teacher? Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz tells you how in this Two-Minute Tips video.

For more advice, read Rob Jenkins’s article “The 4 Properties of Powerful Teachers.”

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz is breaking-news editor. Follow her on Twitter @FernandaZamudio, or email her at fzamudiosuarez@chronicle.com.

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About the Author

Rob Jenkins

Rob Jenkins is an associate professor of English at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College who writes regularly for The Chronicle’s Advice pages. He is a senior fellow at the Academy for Advancing Leadership, a health and higher-education consulting firm, and a leadership coach.

About the Author

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Fernanda is the engagement editor at The Chronicle. She is the voice behind Chronicle newsletters like the Weekly Briefing, Five Weeks to a Better Semester, and more. She also writes about what Chronicle readers are thinking. Send her an email at fernanda@chronicle.com.