Mariano Marcos State University

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION Laoag City

Briefing for Off-Campus Teaching

Selling Your Skills Effectively

RONALD CANDY S. LASATEN, Ph. D.
MMSU College of Teacher Education Laoag City

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
- The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost

Teaching
Teaching is a very respectable and dignified profession.

The future of a student depends upon the teacher.

The whole education system depends upon the teacher's skills, attitudes and qualifications.

Teachers should be educated, skilled and trained to impart the same to the students.

 The teachers are known to be very skilled people.

The teachers possess high skills and abilities.

 The students get to learn the real meaning of the education only through the teaching skills and patterns of the teachers.

Selling of the teaching skills imply the imparting of the teaching skills to the opposite person, the students.

What skills should a teacher sell?

TEACHER

ADAPTABILITY
Adapt to varied roles, jobs responsibilities, schedules and context Work effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities

FLEXIBILITY

Deal positively with praise, setbacks and criticism Understand, negotiate and balance diverse views and beliefs to reach workable solutions, particularly in multi-cultural environments

INITIATIVE & SELF-DIRECTION

Utilize time, manage goals and workload efficiently Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight Demonstrate initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level Demonstrate commitment to learning as a lifelong process

LEADERSHIP
Use interpersonal and problemsolving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal Leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal Inspire others to reach their very best via example and selflessness Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influence and power Act responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind

OPEN-MINDEDNESS
Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work

Leverage social and cultural differences to create new ideas and increase both innovation and quality of work Respect and appreciate team diversity

COOPERATION
Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member

COMMUNICATION
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively. Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade) Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)

CREATIVITY/INNOVATION
Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming) Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts) View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes

Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful CREATIVITY/ contribution to the field in INNOVATION which the innovation will occur

ORIGINALITY
Demonstrate inventiveness originality in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas

INDUSTRY

PROMPTNESS

ENTHUSIASM

MAGNETISM
SELF-CONFIDENCE

SELF-CONTROL

CAREFULNESS

FAIRNESS
SENSE OF JUDGMENT

Remember:
The GREATEST MASTER and TEACHER
If you want to be a TEACHER

Live by HIS EXAMPLES

Thank you for listening!