The teachers' role in contemporary societes by Dimitra Provelengiou https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l Do we have the means to face the challenges of such changing times? Are we the victims of circumstances? en-us 2017-09-13 16:36:02 UTC 2024-10-16 15:24:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png The core question..... proveldim https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/187260365 In his book, Changing Teachers, Changing Times (1994), A. Hargreaves argues that “People are always wanting teachers to change. Rarely has this been more true than in recent years. These times of global competitiveness, like all moments of economic crisis, are producing immense moral panics about how we are preparing the generations of the future in our respective nations. At moments like these, education generally and schools in particular become what A. H. Halsey once called "the wastebasket of society"; […] Few people want to do much about the economy, but everyone - politicians, the media and the public alike - wants to do something about education.
 
”With so many traditional Western economic strongholds looking increasingly precarious in the context of an expanding global marketplace, school systems and their teachers are being charged with onerous tasks of economic regeneration. They are being pushed to place more emphasis on mathematics, science and technology, to improve performance in basic skills, and to restore traditional academic standards on a par with or superior to those of competing economies.
 
”In addition to economic regeneration, teachers in many lands are also being expected to help rebuild national cultures and identities. […] In response to economic globalization and multicultural migration, schools in many parts of the world are therefore being expected to carry much of the burden of national reconstruction. […] Last and by no means least, schools and their teachers are being expected
to meet these heightened demands in contexts of severe fiscal restraint.” (p.5)
 
As times change, our role as teachers may change as well. Still, some values ought to remain unchanged. What do we think of our role? What should we focus on if we wish to be better teachers? And which are the changes that we should not accept if we wish for a better future for our children?
]]> 2017-09-13 16:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/187260365 Hi! Your questions are really interesting and make us reflect on our role today in the society of complexity. The teacher needs to be prepared, know how to care for young people, not bore and be open to innovations. Young people sometimes look for a teacher, a model of identification, who listens without judging and provides security through the rules. What not to do? Abandoning their role and acting as friends of children and pupils. What values ​​do you communicate? The positive and consistent example, always with affection, respect, dedication. I think this. salvadore_danila https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/189520192 Best regards! 
M.Danila Salvadore]]> 2017-09-20 19:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/189520192 25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently adnanakyuz https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/192623474 1. Successful teachers have clear objectives
2. Successful teachers have a sense of purpose
3. Successful teachers are able to live without immediate feedback
4. Successful teachers know when to listen to students and when to ignore them
5. Successful teachers have a positive attitude
6. Successful teachers expect their students to succeed
7. Successful teachers have a sense of humor
8. Successful teachers use praise authentically
9. Successful teachers know how to take risks
10. Successful teachers are consistent
11. Successful teachers are reflective
12. Successful teachers seek out mentors of their own
13. Successful teachers communicate with parents
14. Successful teachers enjoy their work
15. Successful teachers adapt to student needs
16. Successful teachers welcome change in the classroom
17. Successful teachers take time to explore new tools
18. Successful teachers give their students emotional support
19. Successful teachers are comfortable with the unknown
20. Successful teachers are not threatened by parent advocacy
21. Successful teachers bring fun into the classroom
22. Successful teachers teach holistically
23. Successful teachers never stop learning
24. Successful teachers break out of the box
25. Successful teachers are masters of their subject
]]> 2017-09-29 22:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/192623474 Happy World Teachers' Day - 5 October 2017 proveldim https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/192729037 To all the teachers]]> 2017-10-01 06:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/192729037 Teacher's role! oksana_miroshnichenko73 https://padlet.com/proveldim/mgdrxk7pnk6l/wish/193143730 Our world is changing very quickly, but there is still something eternal. And I think it is the necessity to teach and up bring. I am a teacher of the new reality. Every day I deal with children, who can use a great number of modern devices, such as computers, laptops, IPods, Smartphones, etc. They facilitate their lives.  That’s why I must be on the same wavelength and even pass them ahead. I am a teacher and I have to lead them through the thorny pass to the real life with its ups and downs, kindness and evil, honesty, friendship and love. I have to set a fire in their hearts, to up bring a real person for the future. A famous Ukrainian teacher Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi said: “An educator without love to children is a singer without a voice, a musician without a rumor, an artist without a sense of colour”. I love my students and I am always ready to give them my heart, because every their victory is also my own victory, my step towards the prosperity of my native country Ukraine. I am proud to be a teacher.


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