EVOLVING ROLES
OF
TEACHER
INTRODUCTION
• Transformation from traditional "stand and deliver" teaching model to that of
the "guide on the side" teaching model.
• Teacher’s role shifted from authority figure to collaborator, or co-creator.
• As opposed to the model of engaging classroom teachers in a passive and
cooperative manner, there has been a trend toward getting classroom teachers
into more active and involved partnerships.
• In the 21st century where people live in a global community and cyber world,
there is an increasing demand for qualified teachers who can provide future
generations with the quality education that children need to face rapid global
changes.
• The focus now is on producing students who are highly productive, effective
communicators, inventive thinkers, and masters of technology.
TEACHER AS A INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERT
Instruction is a major component in teaching and it involves all activities a
teacher adopts to convey or deliver knowledge.
Characteristic of Teacher as an Instructional Expert:
• Learner motivation: Motivating the learner for searching new knowledge
and possibilities
• Conducting Classes: Language used for communicating ideas in class plays
a significant role
• Learning environment: A teacher has a subtle effect over a class and he can
immerse the learners in teaching so that they forget the physical
environment and its distractions.
TEACHER AS A MANAGER
Teaching is more than transmitting a certain body of knowledge to the
learner; it is motivating the learner to be responsible for meeting his own
learning needs
Characteristic of Teacher as a Manager:
• Preparation and time management: Preparation means not only having a
lesson plan in place, but also preparing the classroom for the lesson.
• Consistency: Students accept behavioral and academic consequences better
when they see that the consequences are applied consistently.
• Mapped curriculum: Map the course curriculum so that it flows, building on
previously learned concepts.
• Outlines and post expectations: Outlining academic and behavioral
expectations at the beginning of the first class makes a smooth ride in the
classroom possible
• Outlines and post consequence: Covering academic and behavioral
expectations is effective only if the students know what consequences will
follow failure to meet the standard.
Strategy of Teacher as a Manager:
• Planning
• Organization
• Leading
• Coordinating
• Directing
• Supervision & Controlling
• Evaluating & Reporting
TEACHER AS A COUNSELOR
Teacher as a counselor and an educator provides academic, career, college
readiness, and personal/social competencies to students. Counseling is a
collaborative effort between the counselor and student.
Characteristic of Teacher as an Counselor:
• Patience: Needs to have patience with her students as they process the
discussions as it may take the student time to accept certain things and to
move towards positive changes.
• Good listener: The teacher needs to spend significant amount of time
listening to students.
• Compassionate: It is very important for students to feel that the teacher is
compassionate towards their problems
• Empathetic: Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of
others. The teacher needs to put herself in the shoes of her student to
understand the situation from their point of view.
• Encouraging: There should be constant encouragement by the teacher.
Strategy of Teacher as an Counselor:
• Exploring the student’s personal beliefs, attitudes and knowledge about
working with diverse student populations.
• Ensuring each student has access to a comprehensive school counseling
program that advocates for all students in diverse cultural groups.
• Addressing the impact that poverty and social class has on student
achievement
• Identifying the impact of family culture upon student performance
• Using data to close the gap among diverse student populations
• Enhancing their own cultural competence and facilitating the cultural
awareness, knowledge and skills of all school personnel
TEACHER AS A PRACTITIONER-
RESEARCHER
Teacher-researchers raise questions about what they think and observe
about their teaching and their students' learning. They collect student
work in order to evaluate performance, but they also see student work
as data to analyze in order to examine the teaching and learning that
produced it.
Characteristic of Teacher as an Practitioner-Researcher:
• Teachers should engage everyday in research, working with students to
facilitate learning; teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work,
and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators.
• On a daily basis teachers should design and implement a plan of action,
observe and analyze outcomes, and modify plans to better meet the
needs of students.
• In teacher research, the teacher chooses a question she wants to know
more about (the research question), plans how to gather useful
information (data collection), reflects on what she’s learned (data analysis),
and determines how content or instruction can be modified to better
serve student needs (conclusions or outcomes).
Strategy of Teacher as an Practitioner-Researcher:
• Develop questions based on their own curiosity about their students'
learning and their teaching
• Investigate their questions with their students systematically documenting
what happens
• Collect and analyze data from their classes including their own
observations and reflections. Examine their assumptions and beliefs
• Discuss their research with their colleagues for support as "critical friends"
to validate their findings and interpretations of their data
• Talk to their students
• Write about their research (school-wide publication, national) participate
in teacher research web sites, online forums, and e-mail communications
CONCLUSION
• Teacher as a manager will have to inculcate disciplines and social values
within student. Teachers are responsible to create a physical environment
that engages all students. The physical environment should support
effective as well as cognitive aspects of student learning.
• As a counselor she should be able to remove barriers to academic
achievement, support social/emotional development, guide college and
career readiness
• The strength of teacher research is the development of a better
understanding of classroom practice in ways that are specific and local.
REFERENCES
✣http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reacher-researcher-ultimate-
professional-development-dorothy-suskind
✣http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/
✣http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6263839
✣http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/659
✣http://www.pearsonclassroomlink.com/articles/0910/0910_0502.
htm
✣http://www.thelandscapeoflearning.com/2012/01/im-not-teacher-
im-co-leaner.html
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Evolving role of teacher

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    INTRODUCTION • Transformation fromtraditional "stand and deliver" teaching model to that of the "guide on the side" teaching model. • Teacher’s role shifted from authority figure to collaborator, or co-creator. • As opposed to the model of engaging classroom teachers in a passive and cooperative manner, there has been a trend toward getting classroom teachers into more active and involved partnerships.
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    • In the21st century where people live in a global community and cyber world, there is an increasing demand for qualified teachers who can provide future generations with the quality education that children need to face rapid global changes. • The focus now is on producing students who are highly productive, effective communicators, inventive thinkers, and masters of technology.
  • 5.
    TEACHER AS AINSTRUCTIONAL EXPERT Instruction is a major component in teaching and it involves all activities a teacher adopts to convey or deliver knowledge. Characteristic of Teacher as an Instructional Expert: • Learner motivation: Motivating the learner for searching new knowledge and possibilities • Conducting Classes: Language used for communicating ideas in class plays a significant role • Learning environment: A teacher has a subtle effect over a class and he can immerse the learners in teaching so that they forget the physical environment and its distractions.
  • 6.
    TEACHER AS AMANAGER Teaching is more than transmitting a certain body of knowledge to the learner; it is motivating the learner to be responsible for meeting his own learning needs Characteristic of Teacher as a Manager: • Preparation and time management: Preparation means not only having a lesson plan in place, but also preparing the classroom for the lesson. • Consistency: Students accept behavioral and academic consequences better when they see that the consequences are applied consistently. • Mapped curriculum: Map the course curriculum so that it flows, building on previously learned concepts.
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    • Outlines andpost expectations: Outlining academic and behavioral expectations at the beginning of the first class makes a smooth ride in the classroom possible • Outlines and post consequence: Covering academic and behavioral expectations is effective only if the students know what consequences will follow failure to meet the standard.
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    Strategy of Teacheras a Manager: • Planning • Organization • Leading • Coordinating • Directing • Supervision & Controlling • Evaluating & Reporting
  • 9.
    TEACHER AS ACOUNSELOR Teacher as a counselor and an educator provides academic, career, college readiness, and personal/social competencies to students. Counseling is a collaborative effort between the counselor and student. Characteristic of Teacher as an Counselor: • Patience: Needs to have patience with her students as they process the discussions as it may take the student time to accept certain things and to move towards positive changes. • Good listener: The teacher needs to spend significant amount of time listening to students. • Compassionate: It is very important for students to feel that the teacher is compassionate towards their problems
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    • Empathetic: Empathyis the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. The teacher needs to put herself in the shoes of her student to understand the situation from their point of view. • Encouraging: There should be constant encouragement by the teacher.
  • 11.
    Strategy of Teacheras an Counselor: • Exploring the student’s personal beliefs, attitudes and knowledge about working with diverse student populations. • Ensuring each student has access to a comprehensive school counseling program that advocates for all students in diverse cultural groups. • Addressing the impact that poverty and social class has on student achievement • Identifying the impact of family culture upon student performance • Using data to close the gap among diverse student populations • Enhancing their own cultural competence and facilitating the cultural awareness, knowledge and skills of all school personnel
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    TEACHER AS APRACTITIONER- RESEARCHER Teacher-researchers raise questions about what they think and observe about their teaching and their students' learning. They collect student work in order to evaluate performance, but they also see student work as data to analyze in order to examine the teaching and learning that produced it.
  • 13.
    Characteristic of Teacheras an Practitioner-Researcher: • Teachers should engage everyday in research, working with students to facilitate learning; teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. • On a daily basis teachers should design and implement a plan of action, observe and analyze outcomes, and modify plans to better meet the needs of students. • In teacher research, the teacher chooses a question she wants to know more about (the research question), plans how to gather useful information (data collection), reflects on what she’s learned (data analysis), and determines how content or instruction can be modified to better serve student needs (conclusions or outcomes).
  • 14.
    Strategy of Teacheras an Practitioner-Researcher: • Develop questions based on their own curiosity about their students' learning and their teaching • Investigate their questions with their students systematically documenting what happens • Collect and analyze data from their classes including their own observations and reflections. Examine their assumptions and beliefs • Discuss their research with their colleagues for support as "critical friends" to validate their findings and interpretations of their data • Talk to their students • Write about their research (school-wide publication, national) participate in teacher research web sites, online forums, and e-mail communications
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    CONCLUSION • Teacher asa manager will have to inculcate disciplines and social values within student. Teachers are responsible to create a physical environment that engages all students. The physical environment should support effective as well as cognitive aspects of student learning. • As a counselor she should be able to remove barriers to academic achievement, support social/emotional development, guide college and career readiness • The strength of teacher research is the development of a better understanding of classroom practice in ways that are specific and local.
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