A teacher needs to have an attitude of "withitness". This is a skill that a teacher develops through experience and is having social emotional competence. Basically knowing the students characters, interests and how to engage them in learning the topic and with each other so that the teacher knows what is happening at all times in the classroom with the students.
A teacher with self-efficacy confidence is able to promote student's learning and achieve instructional goals which involves the teacher's expert power in the curriculum. The student's are less able to become bored when they can see a difference in their learning.
Classroom management skills are imperative in order to keep the students engaged and on task through the CALM model.
The art of teaching can be both creative and scientific that entails good organizational and instructional skills for delivering the the intended learning outcomes.
Donna Webster