Roles and Responsibilities of a Teachers

Roles ,Responsibilities, boundaries and Relationship of teachers with other professional. * Roles and Responsibilities of a teachers in life long sector.
In my view ,followings should be the roles and responsibilities of a teacher of numeracy /math, Physics, and ICT at adults level. 1. One of the responsibilities of someone who is thinking about going into teaching in the lifelong learning sector would be to gain the skills, which are required for the subject , in which he/she intend to teach and make sure that the/she have relevant literacy, numeracy and ICT skills and preferably the qualifications. 2. A teacher must make communication in easy and simple words so that all the learners can understand easily. He should communicate by lowering his own level at the level of the learners. A teacher should be very clear and concise in his ideas .Words and language with dual meanings or ambiguous language should not be used. He/she should be Generous with advice and guidance. Teachers should adjust their teaching style to meet individual needs of students. 3. A teacher should enter into the classroom with full preparation and in depth knowledge of the subject .He/she should plan the sessions and prepare the teaching materials with great care. It should be the responsibility of a teacher to make sure that all handouts, lesson plans, presentations and any other writing is always spellchecked as any spelling mistakes will reflect on the learners. He/she should use the modern technology in preparation of this material. It should be attractive, creative and inspiring. 4. Sometimes, the behaviour of learners demonstrates that something is not going right. Therefore, I think ,I as a teacher must pay attention to any suspicious sings that could bother the learners. As teacher must be my responsibility to find out what is going on with the learners in the classroom 5. A teacher should be inspiring , patient and must not preach. 6. A teacher should attend and contribute team meetings, section meetings, tutor and area team meetings where applicable. 7. A teacher should work closely with colleagues in developing and improving the current curriculum offer for programs of teaching. 8. A teacher partake in marketing and recruitment activities including open evenings, school tasters and visits, student profiling for publications, interview, induction, awards evenings, result day and enrolment. 9. A teacher should identify students' weaknesses and should be able to plan a strategy to assist them with it. 10. A teacher should encourage students to discuss the chosen topic/method not only with the teacher but also amongst themselves . Teachers should create effective and stimulating opportunities for learning through high quality teaching that enables the development and progression of all learners 11. A teacher should assess various learning styles within the group and identify the methods by which various learners can understand better. And method should be easy and updated. 12. A teacher must try to make sure that all students have equal rights and safe learning environment where they are able to build a trusting and honest relationship. Teachers should value all of their learners individually and equally .A teacher should be professional yet sympathetic to the learner’s needs. Teachers should give students an environment to learn on their own without putting them in a box and saying...you belong here because of your age, etc. 13. A teacher should be friendly with the learners, but he/she must remember that the learners should not be his/her friends. 14. The teacher needs to show respect toward the students so the students also respect the teacher 15. A teacher should complete attendance records and maintain the records of learners progress e.g. interviews, tutorials, assessments. 16. A teacher must not give false advice but a constructive and accurate one. 17. A facilitator must be organiser, analyst, administrator, media designer, tutor, team player, communicator, assessor, group leader and presenter. 18. A teacher should actively participate in continuous professional development appropriate for the development of programs and career of a teacher as a member of college staff. 19. And most of all, the perfect teacher, is the teacher that doesn't think himself/herself perfect. * Boundaries of the teachers in life long sector. 1. As a teacher, I must know the fact that some learners may not want to disclose their needs ,So I must respect their right to refuse divulge the sensitive information. They want it confidential and do not want to discuss it with others unless permitted. 2. In course planning and designing, I have to be aware of the requirements of the awarding body, my own organisation and legal obligations (such as health and safety). Courses have to be planned so all the learning outcomes are met in the time allowed. Resources and methods have to be appropriate – don’t plan for resources which are too expensive or not available. 3. There must be some limitations regarding my behaviour with my learners. As a teacher, I must act in a professional manner throughout my teaching sessions. My dress should be appropriate . I must behave and communicate in an acceptable way (language which is discriminatory, judgemental or offensive should always be avoided)I should always remember cultural differences. I must keep a professional distance and not become too friendly with my learners. 4. As a teacher, I must not set assessment tasks which do not link directly to the learning objectives. I must make sure that their planned assessments are at the correct level for the learners and assess what the learners should be able to achieve. . 5. As a teacher, I must be aware of learners feedback but any changes to the course content or delivery should only be made if they are in accordance with awarding body or organisational policy and will benefit the majority of learners. 6. The teacher must not interfere with a student's private life if not invited or if that life does not affect the student's scholastic progress. A teacher may express opinions at times, but He/she must not coerce or use a teacher's position of authority to force those opinions on students, particularly if those opinions concern politics, religion or race. 7. In today's climate, a teacher should never be alone with a learner in the classroom, especially a learner of the opposite sex. If privacy is needed, try to meet in an office area where administrators and secretaries know where you are and what you are doing. Most of the time, you can leave a door open so you can be seen but not heard. The school library is also a good site for this. 8. As a teacher, I should not give students rides in my car. Besides the accusations that can be made, the financial liability in the event of an accident can ruin you. 9. It is important not to give preferential treatment to one or a group of learners and to treat everyone equally. Teachers should not give out personal information or get personally involved with a student e.g. not join social networking sites etc. You should avoid touching students inappropriately or give preferential treatment to some students and not others. 10. Boundaries include making telephone calls to learners but not harassing them, getting overfriendly with learners and getting personal with learners. They should not get involved emotionally and as a teacher I should always keep contact only on a professional level 11. As a teacher, my personal/professional values, rights, and responsibilities are more important than any sense of needing to be liked by others. * Relationships of teachers with other professionals in life long sector. * As a teacher, I must have good and friendly relations with my peers/colleagues. * I must share all my problems which I have faced during my class regarding behaviour/method/treatment etc, with my professional colleagues/peers. * I must ask about the problems which my colleagues have faced during their classes with the learners and must learn from their experiences. * I must discuss the solutions of normal and unexpected problems which might arise during the class. * When there would be good relations with my other professionals, I will be in better position to go into the minor details of the problems. In good relations, my peers would not be reluctant to share the problems which they have faced during their teaching period. * Some times, students will not share issues which are related to myself with me rather they share with my colleagues due to any reason. When I would be in better relation with my peers, they will tell me the true reflection which might be in result of my improvement. * Similarly ,I must keep good relations with other professionals who are working in the same organization. They some times give the feedback which they had got from the learners and it may provide me an opportunity to improve myself.