Instructional Expert

• Understands the physical, social, emotional, intellectual and moral characteristics of the developmental period of students in our social and cultural context and applies this to the management of teaching/learning processes.
• Understands the factors that impact the healthy all round development of students and how students react to these.
• Can plan and design a curriculum in her/his subject as per CBSE/ISCE norms to include course content, instructional objectives and lesson designs.
• Understands and incorporates the dimensions of learning in curriculum design.
• Conducts the teaching/learning processes in accordance with the principles of effective teaching.
• Is able to plan and conduct assessment and evaluation of students in all three domains, viz, cognitive, affective and psychomotor.
• Is able to coach students in raising performance levels.
• Is able to communicate effectively with students.
• Is open to new ideas and is willing to learn.

Leader

• Displays leadership skills in managing groups of students or a team of colleagues.
• Leads students in the learning process by eliciting their commitment to learn.
• Contributes effectively to the work of the team and collaborates with parents and other stakeholders.
• Motivator
• Understands the interests of students keeping in view their social, economic and family background.
• Uses understanding of students to motivate them to participate fully in the learning process, particularly those who are de-motivated for any reason.

Role Model

• Through actions and behavior is an effective example to his/her students.
• Is able to strike an effective balance between the needs of his/her home and professional life.
  

Counselor

• Is sensitive to the emotional needs of students and empowers them to develop emotional intelligence.
• Is able to identify students who need attention of behavioral experts.
• Is able to empathize with students.
• Is able to counsel students so as to support their growth.

Classroom Manager

• Is able to optimize useful time and contact time within the class time available.
• Is able to maintain an orderly learning environment in the class so that students adopt the right attitudes and perception about learning.

Reflective Professional

• Is able to reflect on her/his experience and come up with new ideas and process them to enrich the learning experience of students.
• Is able to conduct empirical research in her area of work.