The document discusses the essential roles of teachers beyond traditional instruction, highlighting their multifaceted responsibilities such as being a community link, counselor, decision-maker, and model for youth. It emphasizes the importance of effective relationships with students and reflects on a specific teacher's self-assessment and areas for improvement. Various roles are defined within the context of enhancing educational outcomes and cultural development.

1. TEACHER
ROLES
UNIT 1

2. Do a self-check of your
qualities.
Do you have the making of a
good, great or effective
teacher? Why or why not?
Learning
Goals

3. Teacher Nimfa has been teaching for 10 years in a local public school in
her province. As a teacher, she thinks she is managing her class well.
She would even cite that her students could ask her "anything under
the sun." But in a recent evaluation given to her by her students, one
student remarked on her being "boring" in class, aside from her being
strict What characteristics does Teacher Nimfa seem to be lacking?
What could she have done instead? Why?
Discussion Question

4. LET’s Develop
Teachers perform multifaceted roles. Whether
inside or outside the classroom, they are expected
to function in different capacities. As the saying
goes, "different hats for different occasions." It
is in this premise that educational experts came up
with this additional list.

5. 1. The teacher as a community link. The teacher
participates actively in the life of the community,
interprets the school program to the public, brings
parents to participate in school activities, and utilizes
the resources of the community to develop significant
application of subject matter.
Teacher roles
2. The teacher as a counselor. The teacher
establishes effective relationship with the individual
student, collects pertinent information about each
student, guides student in understanding himself,
gives advice, and assists students in finding solutions
to their own problems

6. Teacher roles
3. The teacher as a decision-maker. The teacher
decides on the objectives that should be established,
the type of instructional program that could best
achieve the objectives, the body of information that
should be conveyed, the most effective methods,
techniques, approaches, and materials that would
facilitate the attainment of the objectives, and the
most appropriate grouping that would best benefit
the learner

7. Teacher roles
4 . The teacher as a director of learning. The
teacher plans and organizes learning activities, leads
students through the learning episodes, controls the
whole learning situations, and appraises the
effectiveness of the learning situations
5. The teacher as an information processor. The
teacher analyzes information and events and makes it
learnable, facilitates its comprehension, interprets
them to learners, and communicates them in a
manner that students can comprehend.

8. Teacher roles
6. The teacher as a judge of achievement. The
teacher defines the ability levels of students,
evaluates students' levels of achievement based on
standards, and determines who will be promoted or
retained.
7. The teacher as a knower. The teacher knows
much about the general fields of knowledge,
thoroughly masters the subject matter of his field of
specialization; brings learners to the world of ideas,
provides accurate information to students, and
readily answers the students' questions.

9. Teacher roles
8. The teacher as a mediator of culture. The
teacher articulates social, political, and economic
traditions, develops cultural values, transmits culture,
and enriches cultural growth of students
9. The teacher as a model for the youth. The
teacher exemplifies the scholarship and ideals valued
by society and demonstrates acceptable sets of
values.
10. The teacher as a moralist. The teacher envelops
a functional moral and ethical code, creates
acceptable moral atmosphere, and establishes norms
for behavior within and outside the classroom.

10. Teacher roles
11. The teacher as a person of culture. The teacher
possesses a broad general cultural education,
demonstrates adequate skills in the use of language,
is well-informed of current developments in various
fields of science, and appreciates arts and literature.
12. The teacher as a pioneer in the world of ideas.
The teacher carries students to new insights and
knowledge, leads children to wide ranging and
unlimited inquiry, and develops new ideas and
practices to meet the needs and demands of the time