Rethinking the Roles of Teachers

(The Roles of Educators in Technology Enhanced Classrooms K-12)

Jonathan Porro, Tyler Dorton-Beck,

Stephen Bierly, Marina Nazziola

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 Outline

Impact on Students Impact on Educators

1. Teachers as Researchers 1. Teacher Training

2. Teachers as Collaborators 2. Professional Development

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Ponder What a Teacher Does...

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Teachers As Researchers
● Teaching is more than
● Collaborative working
delivering information.
environments
● State Test

● The aid of games!

● Teacher training 5
Teachers as Collaborators

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Teachers as Collaborators
● New teaching methods
● Evidence is needed
● Happens on Macro and micro level
● Experimentation, Data collection and Teamwork.

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Teacher Training

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Proactive, not Reactive

● Prepare
● Collaborate
● Develop

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Professional Development
(Teachers as Learners)

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 “To develop
professionally: Adopt a
beginner's mindset, stay
teachable, seek
feedback, teach others,
embrace teamwork.”
- Dan McCabe

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Who is Responsible for Development?
The School The Educator

Micro-Credentials Outside Experts

Digital Co-Teaching Time Management

“Thinking Schools” Content

Follow-Up

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What other
responsibilities may
you acquire as a
teacher?

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 Citations
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-07-13-does-the-word-teacher-still-describe-what-educators-do-in-

the-classroom

https://www.tes.com/news/your-school-getting-professional-development-right

https://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2015/03/columbia_teachers_college_pres.html

Newsela | The "Minecraft" miracle: Teachers tell students to go play a video game. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://newsela.com/read/minecraft-schools/id/3796/

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