1. Bellringer
What do teachers do in a typical day?

2. Teacher Roles

3. Provide Information Essential role Know the content very well
Teacher’s knowledge should be appropriate for level
Provide current information

4. Facilitate Learning Create situations that help students learn
Actively involve students
Lead discussions, ask questions, create and guide activities
Direct learning: tell students what to learn and provide structure
Facilitated learning: teacher guides students
Both ways are appropriate at certain times
Unleash student’s creativity
This skill develops over time

5. Plan for Learning
Determine what information will be learned, how it’s presented and the outcome.
Assess learning… how?
Do lesson plans always work?
How much time do you think teacher’s spend planning?

6. Evaluate Learning Sometimes graded, sometimes not.
Have clear consistent policies

7. Role Models Behavior and educational success are shaped at schools
Teacher’s behavior effects students
Qualities???

8. Question