Discussion The Teacher Role in a Student-Led Classroom

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1) Consider the role of the teacher in student-led learning activities or classrooms. How does this role evolve during a lesson?

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Rebecca

11/24/2017 12:23:39 pm

The teacher is just prompting the students as needed to encourage questions and student led teaching. The teacher is also observing the students interest and using this to expand further lessons.

Marlana Oyler

12/3/2017 08:29:49 pm

The teacher observes the students and where they spend their time. The teacher bases activities off of the interests. The activities are open so that the lesson is guided off the children's manipulation of the activity and their questions.

Esther

12/6/2017 05:17:55 pm

The teachers role during an activity evolves. They start out as observers and as the activity continues they become more involved depending on what children are doing and needing. By the end of an activity they are making observations about how to do the activity next time based on what the children are doing and experiencing.

Susan

12/9/2017 12:03:11 pm

The teachers role is to engage the children and facilitate the learning, to ask questions, to guide, and listen. She let the children figure out some of what they were doing and joined in helping them more as friend than a teacher.

Lynn

12/18/2017 07:48:15 pm

the teacher is to listen to their questions then guide them on how to get the answers

Kathy

12/27/2017 10:38:48 am

The Teacher's role is to guide children to new knowledge with the use of observation, questions and information.

Amanda Warren

12/27/2017 11:17:47 am

A teacher's role in a student led classroom is guidance when necessary. So when asked for help or instruction, when a question can't be answered through other means. Their role also requires them to adjust the classroom and lessons and learning opportunities to fit the existing interests of the children and change things up as the children become disenchanted with one thing and engage in another.

Brianna

12/27/2017 03:10:24 pm

The role of the teacher evolves as the kids learn because the more the children learn and feel comfortable with the topic at hand, the less the teacher has to lead the activity. The teacher is more there to help probe questions out of the kids and help them think critically about how things are happening.

Leanne

12/30/2017 02:43:07 pm

The role of the teacher in student-led classroom is to keep the flow going. Help the students tp explore and to see different students strengths with each lesson.

Shannon

12/30/2017 09:24:59 pm

In the student led classroom the teacher will design lesson plans arpund what the children seem interested in and then give them cpntrol over how the lesson goes. The teacher then decides what elements to use again and what to change based on how the children respond.

Kathleen Sullivan link

12/31/2017 07:34:08 pm

In child led learning the teacher's role is to set up a learning activity that invites exploration and discovery. The teacher once the kids are in the space is more of a guide. She should follow the kids interests and carefully observe what happens as they explore and question. The kids will light up usually in different ways. What elicits that excitement is where she should follow.

Anna Horrell

1/7/2018 05:43:54 pm

Consider the role of the teacher in student-led learning activities or classrooms. How does this role evolve during a lesson?
The teacher prepares the activity, focusing on the children's mutual interests and knowledge, then invites them to explore, make observations, experiment and ask questions. The teacher encourages students to use their own reasoning skills to come up with possible answers and to learn from each other. Using their observations the teacher can then plan follow-up activities or materials that can be brought into the classroom to further expand learning on the subject or other connecting subjects. Throughout the process, the teacher learns alongside students, guiding, encouraging and instilling an excitement for learning, even from a very young age.

Betsy

1/10/2018 09:35:45 am

A teacher's role is very much a guide, a listener and a documenter. It is our job to know our students, watch they interests, listen to their questions and stories. Observe what they choose when they have choice. We use that information to design our lessons, adjust materials that are available in the environment to draw them in.

In addition to the all of the work that goes into a lesson, a teacher needs to be flexible and observant within a lesson. If a discussion of task leads to something else a child/group is interested in it is OK to diverge, making them feel empowered and heard. Teacher needs to watch what they are engaged in or not engaged in, so he/she can build on that or change it for following lessons.

Mallorie

1/18/2018 04:25:34 pm

Student-led learning environments allow for the teacher to be a mentor or aid during the learning process. Rather than presenting only the information he or she deems necessary, the children are presenting the questions that they have found along the way to be answered. Further, the teacher is able to scaffold learning opportunities from what they are observing from the students. Lastly, the additional observation time that the teacher has in student-led learning, allows for a deeper analysis and understanding of each individual child which provides more information for the teacher about each student.

Rachel

1/30/2018 10:34:47 pm

The teacher in a student led activity or classroom may begin with offering a subject or activity but then becomes more of an observant guide. By making careful observations of what the children's interests are the teacher is able to create activities that are open to questions. The teacher notices when a child may have some extra knowledge and can make space for peer led learning. Lessons can be adapted and guided by what sparks the children's attention.

Susanne

4/16/2018 07:09:10 pm

During a lesson the teacher listens, asks open-ended questions, observe and gauge the interests of the students, notice cues and interest that expand from the activity and follow-up on new activities that will continue to interest them and center learning activities through those interests.

Kelsie

7/4/2018 09:37:14 am

During a lesson the teacher goes from observer, to facilitator/guide and then to learner along with the students. They see what the students are interested in and then make a lesson or activity that incorporates those interests. Once the initial introduction is finished the teacher becomes a student and guide. There to answer questions and guide the students to learn all they can. Sometimes this leads to questions the teacher may not know the answer to. The students can then see that the teacher is still learning along with them.

Sylvia Johnson

7/23/2018 08:42:14 am

The teacher gets all the materials the children will need and she guides them as she observes them. When they have questions she guides them to find the answers and observes what interests them. She learns along side the students what the learn and how she can expand their learning.

Michelle Kent

7/26/2018 08:05:43 pm

O, I know this isn't the best terminology or way to say it, but in student lead Teachers go from being the ones up front teaching everything and determining how things go to being merely observers. At the same time, even though teachers are given the back seat our role becomes a far more active one as we develop our plans based on what just happened as opposed to a set plan from years before.

MOLLY M HART

8/18/2018 11:27:22 pm

They evolve because they started out by only observing but slowly moved towards engaging and participating with students.

Kim

8/20/2018 08:34:47 pm

Well, I'd like to observe this method in action. What comes to mind for me are the children who don't have the organization skills to be able to manage the time slots the teachers game them. Or the kids who can't finish in the time given. Or what if too many kids need support? Seems equally easy for kids with challenges (focus, organization) to "hind" or go fly under the teachers radar and not get the attention or support they need.

Sandra Vaz Azevedo

9/19/2018 07:35:04 pm

A teacher learns alongside and trusts in the students capacity to lead their learning. Shares decision making. Provides tools and gives space to stimulate learning. Observes. Records. Assesses. Reflects. Adapts.

Kristopher McLendon

12/11/2018 08:15:58 pm

A teachers role in this is to be a support beam for the student in this environment. The teacher is learning with the student in a way to spark interest in the project.

Rachel

12/18/2018 12:58:09 pm

The teacher's role is to stimulate the children's learning and help them build upon their interests all while taking a back seat role.

Tara Pernell

12/25/2018 07:57:41 pm

The teacher prompts students as needed to encourage questions and student led teaching in their environment. The teacher is also observing the students interest and using this to expand further lessons to stimuli learning.

Britt Dougherty

12/27/2018 04:57:16 pm

The role of the teacher in student-led learning is initially to be a facilitator. However, as a lesson progresses the teacher may find that they are also a student, learning from the children in the classroom. When this occurs the teacher is listening and gathering ideas for future learning opportunities. Ultimately the teacher's role is truly to be what is needed by the students to help further their learning.

Jenell Martinez

12/30/2018 01:06:57 pm

The role of the teacher is to listen closely and observe what the students are interested in and provide a way to explore those ideas. The teacher can either create a lesson on that subject, or just add more books or change the theme in the dramatic play area to see where their interest and learning goes.

Lori

12/31/2018 05:26:40 pm

The role of the teacher in student led-learning activities is one of a guide/facilitator. The teacher prepares and presents a lesson/activity. The children participate in the activity and the teacher follows the dialogue, interactions with the activity/materials, observes, asks thought provoking questions of the students, and will modify, change, follow the interests, questions, thoughts, ideas of the children as it relates to the specific activity.

Andrea

1/24/2019 10:54:25 am

We are able to see what interests them the most and how they also interact with peers on helping or showing another child how to do something

Sarah

2/11/2019 12:54:19 pm

The way the teachers role is evolved is listening to conversation in which the students are having and help expand the children's knowledge by including it in the following weeks lesson.

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