This document outlines the qualities of a 21st century teacher. It describes teachers as learners, collaborators, models, adaptors, visionaries, leaders, risk-takers, and communicators. As adaptors, teachers should adapt curriculum and technology to be inclusive of different learning styles. As visionaries, they should see potential in emerging tools and technologies and use them creatively. As collaborators, teachers should leverage tools to enhance learning through sharing, contributing, and inventing.

1. 21st Century
Teacher
Name: Apilar, Sheree Mae
Schedule: 1:30-2:30PM (M-F)

2. 21st Century
Teacher
The Learner
The Collaborato
r
The Model
The Adaptor
The VisionaryThe Leader
The Risk TakerThe Communicator

3. The Adaptor
Adapt the curriculum and the requirement to teach to
the curriculum in imaginative ways.
 Adapt software and hardware designed for a business
model into tools utilizable by a variety of age groups and
abilities
 Adapt to dynamic teaching experience.
 Understand and apply different learning styles and adapt
teaching style to be inclusive of different modes of learning.

4. The Visionary
Imagination, a key component of adaptability, is a
crucial component of the educator
 See the potential in the emerging tools and web
technologies and manipulate them to serve their needs.
 Look at others ideas and envisage how they would use
these in their class.
 Looks across the disciplines and through the curricula.

5. The Collaborator
Able to leverage collaborative tools to enhance and
Captivate learners.
 Sharing
 Contributing
 Adapting and inventing

6. The Risk Taker
Educator must take risks an some times surrender
themselves to the students knowledge.
 Have vision of what the technology can achieve, identify the
goals and facilitate the learning.
 Use the strengths of the digital natives to understand and
navigate new products, have the students teach each other.
 Trust your students.

7. The Learner
Continue to absorb new possibilities and experiences.
 Endeavor to stay current.
 Teacher or educator must learn
 And adapt

8. The Communicator
Fluent in tools and technologies that enable
communication and collaboration.
 Know how to use different media in communication.
 Allow students to express their insights.
 Allow students to share their thoughts in a topic or any
issues that concern them.

9. The Model
Teacher must model the behaviors that are expected
from their students.
 Teachers will teach values.
 A good role model to their students.
 Teachers must models reflective practice.

10. The Leader
Leadership clear goals and objectives.
 Be a good leader.
 Lead students to their full capability.
 Teachers must lead students to success.