The document discusses the roles of 21st century teachers. It notes that today's students are collaborative, adaptive, tech-savvy, instant communicators who require personalized instruction. It argues that teachers must go beyond providing content and teach students how to validate, synthesize and leverage information to solve real-world problems. The 21st century teacher takes on roles like visionary, leader, learner, communicator, adaptor, model, collaborator and risk-taker. They must be able to change and adapt instruction based on student needs, incorporate feedback, and use technologies like blogs to enhance learning. Teachers must also view themselves as lifelong learners and work collaboratively with students and other teachers.

1. May 28th, 2014
Berca, “Sf. Mucenic Sava”
Technological High School
Authentic Roles of the 21st Century
Teacher

2. The 21st Century Learners are:
• collaborative
• adaptive
• information, media and technology savvy
• communicators
• immediate and instant
• require instant gratification
• creators and adaptors

3. What does it mean to teach
English to a 21st century learner?
If teachers can only provide:
content,
facts,
dates,
formulas,
research,
theories,
stories and information
which can be found
anywhere,
anytime,
on anything …
…isn’t our role in the lives of
our students obsolete?
We are no longer the main
source of knowledge.
But we have the responsibility
to teach how these new
resources can be handled,
how the information available
can be validated,
synthesized,
leveraged,
communicated and used in real
life contexts, to solve real
life
problems.

4. The 21st Century educator is…
The
Visionar
y
The
Leader
The
Learner
The
Communicator
The
Adaptor
The
Model
The
Collaborator
The Risk -
Taker

5. Adaptability
“able to change or be changed in
order to deal successfully with
new
situations “ (Oxford Learner’s
Dictionary);
It requires personalized content/
instruction/interaction and
adapting the curriculum to each
individual learner.
The solution could be social
technologies like blogs, and a
dynamic, teaching style inclusive of
different ways of learning.

6. Flexibility
“able to change to suit new conditions or situations”
(Oxford Learner’s Dictionary)
- It is the idea that your plans
can change very quickly;
- It means incorporating
feedback (good or bad
criticism) into your teaching;
- On-the-spot changes may
also need to be made based
on certain situations in the
classroom, often without
prior realization.

7. Communication
Teachers communicate to perform six
necessary functions:
- Set direction for the learning (goal setting)
- Provide relevance for the learning
(motivation)
- Guide the learning activity (methodology)
- Indicate when the learning is successfully
accomplished (assessment & evaluation)
- Manage classroom environment
- Engage in social activity

8. Teachers as Learners
Learner: one who uses study, instruction, or
experience to gain knowledge, understanding,
or skill
“Is it utopian to propose
that teachers be permitted
and expected to learn
too?” (Frances Hawkins)

9. The Leader, the Mentor, the Catalyst
of Change
Teacher leaders assume a
wide range of roles to
support school and
student success.
Whether these roles are
assigned formally or
shared informally, they
build the entire
school's
capacity to improve.
Because teachers can
lead
in a variety of ways,
many experienced
teachers can
serve as leaders among
their (younger)
colleagues.

10. The Visionary
Imagination, a key component of adaptability, is a crucial component of
any educator. We must see the potential in the emerging tools and
web
technologies, grasp these and manipulate them to serve our needs in
class.
The visionary also looks across the disciplines and through the curricula.
They can make links that reinforce and value learning in other areas,
and
leverage other fields to reinforce their own teaching and the learning
of

11. The Collaborator
Blogger, Wikispaces, MSN, MySpace,
Facebook .
As educators we must be able to leverage
these
collaborative tools to enhance and captivate
our

12. The Risk Taker
We must take risks and sometimes surrender
ourselves to the students’ knowledge, use the
strengths of the digital natives to understand
and navigate new products, have the students
teach each other. The learning pyramid shows
that the highest retention of knowledge comes
from teaching others. Let’s trust our students.

13. Should our teaching provide
Entertainment or Engagement?
Entertainment is
• passive
• for enjoyment
• short-lived
• doesn’t require
relevance
• escape from
problems
• using the creativity
of others
Engagement is:
• active
• for learning
• long term-results
• meaningful and
applicable
• solving problems
• using the creativity
of the participant

14. What do students need to do?

15. What skills to provide…

16. What types of activities to use

17. Last but not least…

18. Bibliography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=075aWDdZUlM
https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
http://www.connectivism.ca
https://sites.google.com/site/21stcenturyskills21/skill-1
http://fm44.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/the-teacher-as-
the-communicator/
http://hawkinscenters.org/exhibitmu/teacher-as-learner/
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-
leadership/sept07/vol65/num01/Ten-Roles-for-
Teacher-Leaders.aspx

19. Thank you
So much
for your time
& attention!
Mrs Emilia Frinculeasa
“Radu Vladescu” Theoretical High
School
http://englishteachingonthebuzauvall
ey.blogspot.ro/