For and educator to create magic in the classroom, they have to be equally adept at being a VISIONARY, DESIGNER, ACTIONER & COLLABORATOR, for that is what the learner wants. As they graduate to doing this for the school, they may have to get help from others to ensure that at the most complex level, the best educator plays any of the 4 roles from the level of EXPERT, in terms of competence. In the classroom, they have to be all 4. Some of the magic for the educator, can be derived from going outside their normal network, outside their normal education colleagues, and on the TED.com video on the presentation, Chris does a good job of describing this...