The Role of the Teacher

Throughout this course, you have read about schooling, viewed videos, written papers, and discussed American education and teaching in America’s public schools. For this discussion module offer a brief summary of your understanding of the role of the teacher in relation to the readings. You may draw on any source provided in the course to support your ideas. 3 paragraph min.

Here are some questions to get you started:

Prior to this module, what was your understanding of the role of the teacher?
Has the role of the teacher changed? Explain why.
What new information have you added to your understanding of the teacher’s role after reviewing this module?
What types of skills will you need to teach in the 21st C classroom?