Education for Globalisation(Role of Teacher)

• Compare the views of Indianthinkers with western thinkers onthe concept of education. Howdid the concept of educationundergo changes over a period of

time? Explain with justification.

Teaching with a global perspectiveLearning processes• An inclusive classroom• Participation for all• Student-centred learning• Experiential learning( providing them direct experience to

learning)• Inquiry-based learning• Interactivity• Cooperative learning• Building self-esteem• Enabling critical literacy• Using current issues

Teaching with a global perspectiveDealing with controversial issues• Balance study and critical appraisal• Develop individual informed opinions• Skills to formulate arguments using

evidence• Commitment to Human Rights

Teaching with a global perspectivePracticing active citizenship• Involvement in community activities and

campaigns• Identify, investigate and evaluate alternative

courses of action• Devise strategies to overcome barriers to active

participation• Reflect and evaluate effectiveness of action

Skills of 21st century Educator

Skills of 21st century Educator

• The risk taker :

Teachers should not wait for others to take the initiative, they have to be the lead. Show your students that everything can be learnt through risk and initiative taking and sometimes surrender yourself to your students’ knowledge .

The collaborator:

The teacher should be able to collaborate the different tasks for the students. He should be able to collaborate the best technology in the teaching learning process.

The model :

Teachers' job is not just instilling information in students minds though instilling is not a proper term to use, but they are also there to give the exemplary model of how the life long learner should be. Students are very much influenced by their teachers behaviors therefore the 21st century teachers need to model several characteristics.

such as :

Continue…• The leader :

The teacher should be able to guide the students properly.

• The visionary :

Teachers must be imaginative . They need to foresee the potential of the emerging technologies, look into other areas of the curricula and across disciplines, make links that enhance and value learning in other fields to leverage this knowledge and reinforce their teaching and the learning of their students .

The learner :

This is a good way to teach others about what is special to you and to learn about other people at the same time. Learning is a continuous process , a life long commitment to knowledge , teachers should always seek knowledge everywhere using technology . The world is dynamic and the horizons and landscapes are changing so do the teachers’ needs and skills.

• The communicator :

the 21st century teacher should be fluent in the use of communication and information technologies, know how to facilitate, stimulate, control, moderate and manage them.

The adaptor :

Different as they are the modes of learning, teachers should always make their teaching styles adaptive to :

• The new curriculum requirements The emerging latest technologies The various age groups and abilities The new dynamic teaching experience.

Information,media

and technolgyskills

Carrier and Life skills

Learning andInnovation skills

Skills for 21st

Century Educator

Logical and critical thinking

Problem solving

Creativity and innovation

Self motivator

adjustability Tolerance and Democratic attitudeInformation literacy

Technological literacy

Media literacy

Skills of 21st century educator

Examples of activitiesExample 1:Students will:• observe a role play in which two friends are having a conflict• describe the problem and how the characters are feeling• identify the choices the characters have in the situationExample 2:• Classroomblogs can be createdExample 3:• Project be given to students where they work together to find a common solution.Example 5• Students taken to old age home to spend a day .• Students be made to write a letter to the newspaper editor• Students can be made to create their own blogs.Example 6• Students be encouraged to teach eachother a new game. This is a good way to teach

others about what is special to you and to learn about other people at the same time.

Thank You.