LESSON 1 - LTS Flashcards
- The primary role of a teacher is to deliver _____ ______ that helps students gain knowledge.
classroom instruction
- Their role now includes ____ students, ____ students, and _____ students how to utilize and apply knowledge in their lives.
counseling
mentoring
teaching
ROLES OF A TEACHER
- Sharing Knowledge
- Creating a Classroom Environment
- Role Model Teachers
- Planner
- Manager
- Monitor/Observer
- Facilitator
- Informer
- Diagnostician
- Language Resource
- Assessor
- Rapport Builder
The primary duty of a teacher is to impart knowledge, and that comes from teaching. Teachers must follow and meets state guidelines. Teachers teach in various ways, including lectures, small group activities, and hands-on learning activities.
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
Teachers also play a significant role in the classroom. Students often mimic a teacher‘s actions. If the teacher provides a comfortable, cheerful environment, students are more likely to be happy. An environment set by the teacher can be either beneficial or damaging. If students sense the teacher is irritated, they may react negatively to that; therefore, learning can be compromised. Teachers are accountable for social behavior in their classrooms. This behavior is a reflection of the teacher‘ s actions and the environment she sets.
CREATING A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Typically do not think of themselves as role models; however, unknowingly, they are. Learners use a great deal of time with their teacher to become a role model for them. The effect can be helpful or harmful, depending on the teacher. Teachers don ‘t only provide knowledge, but they also help with personality and identity building as well.
ROLE MODEL TEACHERS
The teachers devise and contemplate through the lesson in detail before teaching it so that it has variations, and there are appropriate activities for the different learners in the class, anticipates problems, and selects, plans, and adjust materials.
PLANNER
Organizes the learning space, makes sure everything in the classroom is running smoothly and sets up rules and behavior and interaction.
MANAGER
Walks around the class during individual, pair, and group work activities, checking to learn, and providing support as necessary.
MONITOR/OBSERVER
It provides possibilities for learning, helps learners to access resources, and promote learner autonomy.
FACILITATOR
Detailed information about the language or the activity is given to the students.
INFORMER
Works out and tackles the causes of learners ‘ difficulties and learning problems.
DIAGNOSTICIAN
The students can use it for help and advice about language during the language input and practice phase.
LANGUAGE RESOURCE
It evaluates the learners ‘ language level and attitudes by using different means of informal and formal assessment during the lesson and after the lesson when the teacher is correcting learners ‘ work.
ASSESSOR
It is to create a good relationship between learners during the warm-up and lead-in phase using ice breaker activities.
RAPPORT BUILDER