Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector –
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector – Level 4 Assignment
Task one
Produce a report on the roles, responsibilities and boundaries of the teaching role
The teachers roles, responsibilities and boundaries
‘’A teacher is now a facilitator: a person who assists students to learn for themselves’’ ( Reece & Walker (2003) pp. 3 ) A teacher is not just a fountain of knowledge, but a person who is there to help the learners realise their potential in their education. The teacher’s role is to understand students’ needs, and engaging them in their learning experiences and also facilitating their needs to enhance their learning.
Reece & Walker (2003, p. 3)
The teachers roles are as follow:
• Learning about the students and their interests,
• Assessing learning abilities and learning styles
• Planning classroom environment and routines
• Access leaner’s progress – Manager of the learners progress
• Instilling confidence in the learners
• Mentor
• organising classroom facilities and resources
• Planning and organizing for instruction
• Planning and organizing for assessment and evaluation
• Planning for communication with students’ families
• Reflecting upon the effectiveness of their planning
• Instruction and assessment as a means of gathering information about their students’ progress and instructional needs, and the success of their practice.
Reece & Walker (2003, p. 3 )
A Teacher has a responsibility towards the well being of the student, making sure that their learning is effective.
Responsibilities are as follows:
• Managing the learning environment
• Making sure that the students are safe
• Assessing the needs of the students, i.e. being aware that every student is different and therefore being aware of their needs
• Making sure that registers are being taken, in case of an emergency the teacher knows who’s in the classroom
Reece & Walker (2003, p.3)
Boundaries
• Boundaries ground are ethics,
Task one
Produce a report on the roles, responsibilities and boundaries of the teaching role
The teachers roles, responsibilities and boundaries
‘’A teacher is now a facilitator: a person who assists students to learn for themselves’’ ( Reece & Walker (2003) pp. 3 ) A teacher is not just a fountain of knowledge, but a person who is there to help the learners realise their potential in their education. The teacher’s role is to understand students’ needs, and engaging them in their learning experiences and also facilitating their needs to enhance their learning.
Reece & Walker (2003, p. 3)
The teachers roles are as follow:
• Learning about the students and their interests,
• Assessing learning abilities and learning styles
• Planning classroom environment and routines
• Access leaner’s progress – Manager of the learners progress
• Instilling confidence in the learners
• Mentor
• organising classroom facilities and resources
• Planning and organizing for instruction
• Planning and organizing for assessment and evaluation
• Planning for communication with students’ families
• Reflecting upon the effectiveness of their planning
• Instruction and assessment as a means of gathering information about their students’ progress and instructional needs, and the success of their practice.
Reece & Walker (2003, p. 3 )
A Teacher has a responsibility towards the well being of the student, making sure that their learning is effective.
Responsibilities are as follows:
• Managing the learning environment
• Making sure that the students are safe
• Assessing the needs of the students, i.e. being aware that every student is different and therefore being aware of their needs
• Making sure that registers are being taken, in case of an emergency the teacher knows who’s in the classroom
Reece & Walker (2003, p.3)
Boundaries
• Boundaries ground are ethics,