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Caring Teacher : patience & empathy
Competent Educator : knowledge & methodologies
Confident Professional : belief in himself
Then the teacher becomes a fully fledged educator, a true
MENTOR, an influential supporter to the learners
Such a mentor continue to read, teach, learn, write, record &
share
Herein a teacher in Literature sets up an ON THE JOB ROLE
MODEL to the learners
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The concept of C3TEP is derived from the
TEACHERS’ STANDARDS, i.e.
Education is his first concern
Reach for the highest possible standards in work &
conduct
Act with honesty & integrity
Have expansive knowledge on his subject
Up to date in knowledge & methodologies in teaching
Forge professional relationships
Work for best interests of their pupils
Above is derived from the preamble to “Teachers’Standards” of Dept.
of Education, UK, May 2012.
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THE “TEACHERS’ STANDARDS” lays
down DEFINITE RESPONSIBILITIES
TOWARDS
the students
himself
education
teaching colleagues
the school/college/institute
the certification awarding body
the country specific educational body
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Responsibilities towards
students: To infuse
cardinal principles [1918]
Health
Command of
Fundamental Processes
Worthy Home
Membership
Vocation
Civic Education
Worthy use of Leisure
Ethical Character
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Why Seven Cardinal Principles are important?
For eg. civic education: our rights and responsibilities to
our country, our people
Why
did Julian Paul Assange publish U.S. military and
diplomatic documents in WikiLeaks?
Did Edward Snowden leak top-secret United States and
British government mass surveillance programs to the press?
was that a 13 year school girl given a disproportionate
punishment for stealing 8 coconuts?
Valjean was imprisoned for 19yrs for stealing a loaf of bread?
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WHY DO I ASK THE LEARNERS ALL THESE
VARIED QUESTIONS? BECAUSE the
teacher
teaches literature
wants all learners to become thinkers
wants the learners to learn of the humanity.
can relate her disciplinary knowledge to other
subject areas & everyday life
wants to be a mentor, MENTOR , an
influential supporter to the learners.
wants to facilitate the learning process
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WHY DO I ASK THE LEARNERS ALL THESE VARIED
QUESTIONS? BEACAUSE as Wisconsion Teacher
Education Standard No 1 of 10 says the teacher
understands the central concepts [Knowledge
of the teacher]
can create interdisciplinary learning experience
that allow the learners to integrate
knowledge, skills & methods of inquiry from
several subject areas. [Skills of the teacher]
is enthusiastic of disciplines he teaches and see
connections to everyday life [Dispositions of
the teacher]
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Towards students: to facilitate the learning process
John Dewey, (1897)
Student centered methodology
Students are active
Students are engaged in learning activities
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Dewey argued that education and learning
are social and interactive processes
and thus the school itself is a social
institution through which social reform can
and should take place.
In addition to Seven Cardinal principles
Gene Carter (2012) proposed that the
purpose of schools must be preparing
children to compete in the global
environment.
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In addition to the regular ethical responsibilities of a teacher
towards the students, teacher is empowered in the Law under
the doctrine of “in loco parentis”
On-line “The free dictionary” explains
„For hundreds of years, the English common-law concept
shaped the rights and responsibilities of public school teachers:
until the late nineteenth century, their legal authority over
students was as broad as that of parents.
Changes in U.S. education, concurrent with a broader reading
by courts of the rights of students, began bringing the concept
into disrepute by the 1960s.
Cultural changes, however, brought a resurgence of the
doctrine in the twenty-first century‟.
At school, teacher assumes the role of “replacement parent”
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ROLES OF A TEACHER
Facilitator or learning mediator or
MENTOR, an influential supporter
Consultant
Information provider
Resource provider
Resource developer
Planner
Assessor
Role model
Teacher manages the class, activities &
learning
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Replace “Medical Expertise” with “expertise in curriculum”
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The Role of teacher in Literature:
mentor, an influential senior supporter
Teacher joins the students in shared writing thereby
becoming a Mentor.
Teacher sets up a literature discussion in the class
moving in and out of the discussion in his role as
a mentor.
Teacher in his role as a mentor, set up links
between our lives, the world at large and literature.
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Facilitator: mentor, learning mediator
In the 21st century: from teacher centered
to learner-centered
The reasons for this Transition form
Teacher-centered to learner-centered,
as I gather, are as follows
[a] The wealth of information has no bounds
[b] The information is freely available
[c] Monotonous lectures bring about the
lowest retention power in learning
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Edgar Dale’s The Learning Pyramid
the Greatest Methods of Learning Retention are at the Base of
the Pyramid.
This is achieved through Discussion Groups, Practice-By-Doing
Activities, Sharing Ideas and Teaching Others.
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However 21st century learner-centered model
is not free of drawbacks. McCrorie (2006) as
cited in London Deanery (2012)[online]
summarizes some of the problems .
students cannot be encouraged to talk except
with difficulty
students do not prepare for the sessions
one student dominates or blocks the discussion
the students want the answers not the questions
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Since such are the possible classroom complications, the
educator has to be a versatile character and adopt to the
situations.
McCrorie(2006) as cited in London Deanery (2012) [online] says the
educator, in his ideal state, with learner-centered model
is enthusiastic
has organized the session well
has a feeling for the subject
can conceptualize the topic
has empathy with the learners
understands how people learn
has skills in teaching and managing learning
is alert to context and „classroom‟ events
is teaching with their preferred teaching style
has a wide range of skills in their teaching repertoire, including
„questioning, listening, reinforcing, reacting, summarising and
leadership‟
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The birth of the learner-centered model is best be heard of
master practitioners. Altan & Trombly (2001) says
„Creating a learner-centered classroom is a response to the
problem created when a student’s learning style
differs from the teacher’s teaching style.
The way a teacher presents subject matter may conflict with
students‟ ideas about learning, thus resulting in no learning.
Therefore, it is the teacher‟s duty to respect individual learner
differences and to assist the students in discovering
their own learning processes and preferences.
It requires putting students at the center of classroom
organization and respecting their
needs, strategies, and styles’.
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learner-centered model can be adapted in
educating the Children with special needs
too since learning by kinesthetic movement
is one of its aspects.
TRECC [2013] online states
„Children with special needs deserve the same
free and appropriate education that
all children receive.
Difficult yet rewarding [eg. Taare Zameen Par]
Children with special needs learn best when they
are touching and manipulating objects
This kinesthetic movement makes their brains
react and see things in a different light.
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London deanery, 2012. The Role of the teacher [online]
Available at http://www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/e-learning/small-group-
teaching/the-role-of-the-
teacher/view?portal_status_message=Error%20creating%20PDF%20file
[Accessed on 26th July 2013]
Mustafa Zulkuf Altan and Christine Trombly, 2001. Creating a Learner-centered
Teacher Education Program [online]
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[Accessed on 26th July 2013]
Free Dictionary [online]
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[Accessed on 26th July 2013]
The Humanity Formula 2012 [online]
Available at http://margaretfarid.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/the-humanity-
formula/
[Accessed on 26th July 2013]
Wessling, Sarah Brown Improving Practice, Teaching Channel [on line]
Available at https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/improving-teacher-practice
Image in Slide 11
Wisconsin Teacher Education Standards
Available at http://www.uwlax.edu/des/DESPortfolio/2.KSD_Standards.pdf
[ Accessed on 26th July 2013]
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[Accessed on 26th July 2013] Slide 4
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[Mentor teacher resources, University of Main Farmington] n. d. [image online]
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[Accessed on 5th August 2013] Slide 1
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slide 3
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[Accessed on 5th August 2013] – Slide 11
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[Accessed on 5th August 2013] Slide 6
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[Accessed on 5th August 2013] Slide 12