Teacher's Role Expert Group 1

Teacher's Role Expert Group 1

By sohaila diaaeldin

​You are requested to read the upcoming text and prepare yourself to answer the below questions afterward.

1) Which of the below terms best describes the role of the teacher?​ ( Observer- Lecturer- Planner)

2) When exactly in the lesson does the teacher do the mentioned tasks? ( Before - Mid-Lesson- After the lesson).

3) ​In Three sentences, mention the teacher's responsibilities in this phase.

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​Read the below article and define what the teacher's role is

Consider upcoming academic tasks and determine the number of students who will be assigned to each group.  The size of the group will depend on the students' ability to interact well with others.  Two to six students usually comprise a group.

 If students are new to cooperative learning, assign two or three individuals to a group.  Increase the size of teams as the students become familiar with the procedures and practices.  Although homogeneous grouping or random assignment to groups is sometimes used, the students should usually be on a range of levels, mixed by intellectual ability or achievement level.

 

Decide how long the groups will work together.  It may range from one task to one curriculum unit, to one semester, to a whole year.  Most often the teacher will vary the composition of groups every month or two so that each student has a chance to work with a large number of classmates during the term or year.

Determine the academic and behavioral/interpersonal objectives for the task.

Plan the arrangement of the room for the upcoming group-oriented tasks.  Arrange group seating so that students will be close enough to each other to share materials and ideas.  Be sure to leave yourself a clear access lane to each group.

Prepare materials for distribution to the group.  Indicate on the materials that students are to work together. Avoid work activities that don't really encourage (or require) students to actively collaborate in a group. When students are working on independent tasks, simply clustered at tables, a revision is necessary.

Determine roles for group members.  In addition to cooperating and "brainstorming" with others, each group member should be assigned a duty to perform during the project.  For example, the positions of "starter" (first person to use the materials; supervises any assembly of materials), "encourager/taskmaster" (motivates others to work their hardest and contribute to the discussion), "reader" ( responsible for seeing that all members begin with the same information and understand the nature of the task; reads print instructions and reviews record sheets aloud to the group), "praiser" (reinforces the responses of others), "researcher/getter" (locates and obtains needed materials and information; returns materials after use; in charge of inventory), "summarizer/reporter" (periodically explains what has occurred and later presents group findings to the entire class), "recorder" (writes down all important data, decisions, contributions, accomplishments, etc.; writes results on the board when sharing with the entire class), "understanding coach" (makes sure that everyone understands what has occurred to this point), and "checker" (assures that all have completed their task and looks for errors in data, writing, etc.) might be appropriate to the assignment. The teacher may have to explain and demonstrate/practice these roles previous to and during projects.

Multiple Choice

Which of the below terms best describes the role of the teacher?

• Observer

• Lecturer

• Planner

Multiple Choice

When exactly in the lesson does the teacher do the mentioned tasks?

• Before the lesson.

• During the lesson.

• After the Lesson.

Open Ended

In Three sentences, mention the teacher's responsibilities in this phase.