noun: a person or thing that teaches something; especially : a person whose job is to teach students about certain subjects
I think we should call our classroom educators "Leaders of Learning" instead of "Teachers"... Isn't that what we want them to do? Suddenly, many school administrators are working to shift the thought process from the WHAT to the HOW.
“How do our students learn?”
"How can I format this lesson to ensure students learn?"
Good educators take this to the level it needs to be by recognizing that all students learn differently. Differentiated classroom learning experiences are a regular practice rather than "something else to do".
Why is this shift of thinking so critical?
- Our students are currently being prepared for a world that we can hardly imagine.
- We are deeply entrenched into a world of learning, where learning is as common as breathing in our responsive, quick feedback technologically advanced society.
- Our students are Digital Natives. They have the ability to use tools to learn in the way that suites them best if provided this differentiation to become the critical thinkers that will help them achieve success in their future.
- It's best for kids...And isn't that why we are in this business?
