Teachers’ Competencies and Students’ Quality in the 21st Century

Abstract

“Teachers” are important personnel in school educational and learning development and the quality of the whole education system. This is because the teaches’ role are to contribute learning and developing experience in order to foster knowledge, abilities, and academic experiences which lead to better life quality. At the social level, teachers also play a great role in making qualified social members. Consequently, it could be claimed that quality of learners depends of quality of teachers. Particularly, competency and expertise of teachers include knowledge, skills, and positive attitude toward the consistently developed. Therefore, quality education development needs teachers who have both teacher qualification and teachers’ professional. Teachers’ competencies that contribute to learning environment in the 21st century in northeastern region of Thailand include 1) personal competency, 2) leadership competency, 3) moral and ethical competency, 4) classroom management competency, and 5) learning management competency. These 5 competencies are theoretical believed to benefit learners qualities in terms of 1) good citizenship, 2) skills and knowledge determined in the curriculums, 3) thinking skills, and 4) life skills which could lead to a successful life in the 21^st century.