Two colleagues and I discussed and reviewed the Horizon report and presented on Rethinking the Roles of Teachers

1. Rethinking The Roles Of
Teachers
By: Alec Sabol, Kate McLaughlin, Jarett Brotz
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2. What does it mean to rethink the roles of teachers?
Rethinking the roles of teachers entails improving
teacher training, student learning and
professional development.
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3. “ Key Trends’’
“ Significant Challenges”
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4. This affects all
Grades K-12 4

5. Usage in the classroom
❖ Technology
❖ Flipped Classroom
❖ The Desire Method
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6. HOW DOES IT IMPACT EDUCATORS?
OLD SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL
● Dispensing information
● Assessing students’ knowledge
● Address social/emotional factors
● Mentor students
● Model responsible global/digital citizenship
● Motivate students to adopt lifelong learning
habits.
LECTURE
● Read the book and tell them what is
important
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
● Provide support, empathy and inspiration
● Facilitate thinking, growth and engagement
● Generate classroom activities based off of
understanding students
● Feel safe to experiment and free from strict
time constraints
YOUR CLASS, YOUR WAY TEACHER COLLABORATION
TEXTBOOKS, NOTEBOOKS, POSTERBOARD NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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7. Work Cited
1. Berkeley, M. (2018). The Role of the Teacher in High-Quality PBL | Getting Smart. [online] Getting Smart. Available at:
http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/04/role-teacher-student-centered-learning/ [Accessed 28 Jan. 2018].
2. Freeman, A., Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Davis, A., and Hall Giesinger, C. (2017). NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2017 K–
12 Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
3. “Flipping the Classroom.” Center for Teaching and Learning, www.washington.edu/teaching/teaching-resources/engaging-
students-in-learning/flipping-the-classroom/.
4. “4 New ‘Effective Teaching’ Methods To WOW Your Students by PowToon!” PowToon Blog, 15 Oct. 2017,
www.powtoon.com/blog/effective-teaching/.
5. “Flipped Classroom Infographic.” Knewton, www.knewton.com/infographics/flipped-classroom/.
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