Roles and Responsibilities
This essay is to evaluate what your role, responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher would be in terms of the teaching/training cycle.
In order for one to completely explore the task expected from the author, it is paramount to understand the meaning of the terminology used in this essay.
The author begins by giving a brief definition of “role“.
According to the dictionary, role is defined as one’s part, expected function, job, duty, task, responsibility. Readers’ digest. Whilst, online dictionary, Encarta (1998-2005) claim added that, “role” is usual or expected function, characteristic or expected pattern of behaviour. On the other hand, “responsibilities” refer to accountability, that is the
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This author when on to state that, the roles of teachers’ is to act as a professional because one’s role can influence others. Wilson (2008).
As a teacher, one’s role and responsibility should be towards the learners’ ability to learn and for learning to be as tailored made for the individual learner.
Moreover, Francis and Gould (2009), when on further by adding that, our expectation as a teacher, trainer, assessor or tutor is checking and reporting learner’s attendance and achievement, treating all learners with fairness, equal respect, giving opportunity to get involved, encouraging all, acknowledging diversity and differentiation. Keep up to date with subject development to mention a few, which also includes current legislation such as health and safety act 1974, manual handling operation 1992, RIDDOR, sex discrimination act 1975.
Furthermore, Huddleston and Unwin (2008) p85 uses diversity and change in their research. “Where will I teach” and “who will I teach“. Furthermore, that “adult teach and learn in one another’s company, they find themselves engaged in a challenging, passionate and creative activity“, and that “acts of teaching and learning - the creation and alteration of our beliefs, value, action, relationships, and social forms that result from this - are ways in which we realise our humanity”.
The reason for
As teacher’s we are committing to a life time of learning and development of ourselves and our learners.
Roles and responsibilities are important because they would allow for order in any given organisation and also for personal and organisational objectives to be met. Actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or
These boundaries could have a negative effect on us as teachers as well as other professionals within the organisation. We therefore need to deal with these boundaries by referring to the Institute for Learning's Code of Practice (2008) which outlines the behaviours expected of teachers.
Every profession has roles, responsibilities and boundaries; governed by copious legislation and directed through company policies/ procedures. These ensure objectives are met and identified persons can be made accountable for their functions. In the teaching/ learning sector however, roles can be blurred and legislation somewhat confusing, suggested by Holtrop (1997) “Obviously teachers wear many hats; friend, counsellor, judge, mentor, hundreds of roles and different roles for different classes, students and extracurricular duties”. Nonetheless, the protection and safety of individuals and groups is the fundamental principle, and can be broken down into three key areas;
Teaching requires a combination of both the subject knowledge and an understanding of effective practice for it to be effective within the classroom. From my own experience out on the school serial days, one of the main things I noticed was that teaching involved a whole lot more than just teaching the curriculum to the pupils. All students have different methods of learning and within the classroom there is a wide range of abilities. So it is the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that all students are given the opportunity to reach their full potential, in order for them to be truly effective practitioners.
Within a learning environment, it is important that I challenge stereotypes and prejudice through diversity, actively fostering a culture with other learners and inclusivity for all. This means making all learners feel like an important part of the session according to their individual needs and learning styles. I should also be aware of the differing learning levels of students and make every effort to incorporate this into classes using different teaching methods. Petty (2009) asserts that as teachers “we need to discover, and then meet individual needs…all students can learn if they are placed on the right programme, taught in the way they can learn, and given any help and support they might need”. I am also responsible for ensuring the content of the class is appropriate to the needs of the learners, and to the requirements of the course.
Describe what your role, responsibilities and boundaries would be as a teacher or trainer in terms of the teaching and learning cycle. How might “equality”, “diversity” and “inclusion” impact on a learner’s experience? Give examples from your own experience and research to support your assertions.
As a teacher it is important to know who you are as a learner because it allows for you to help improve your educational experience and to help increase your knowledge. It also allows for you to open your mind to remembering that every person and every student in unique and how they learn will be completely different from one another. This means that in one class you could have thirty unique learners and it will be your job to make sure that you make each child’s educational experience meaningful to them.
As a teacher there are wide range of roles and responsibilities that we must fulfil in order to ensure we are successful. There are many different audiences which we have to adhere to, not just students, but parents/carers, social workers, case managers, schools, examination boards and our managers. Wilson (2009, Pg 6) describes a vast list of roles and responsibilities of a teacher. In this list she highlights a variety of areas from duties surrounding planning schemes of work and lessons, assessing, verifying and reviewing students learning, marking work and entering students for qualifications and examinations, having a duty of care, creating a safe environment for all and many more.
The Colonial era spans nearly two hundred years with each settlement in the New World containing distinctive characteristics. Location in the new world is one factor that shaped women’s lives but religion and economics also played a massive role. These roles however were constantly changing and often contradicting. Since there is numerous factors that contributed to the shaping of women’s private and public roles in the seventeenth and eighteenth century it is impossible to categories all colonial woman in one group. Some historians refer to this period as the golden age of women; however, I tend to see this period as oppressive, with only few examples of women exercising social and public powers.
As a teacher I should be able to teach a subject that involves and includes activities during every session. I should use proper and clear language at an appropriate level that every student can understand. I, as a teacher, have to be enthusiastic and show interest in the subject. If we talk about a teacher’s responsibilities that includes identifying needs, carrying out initial assessments, planning learning, making rules, keeping records, preparing assessment, preparing activities and quality assurance, evaluations and making a health and safety environment as well as a teacher’s responsibility. (Gravells, 2012).
Responsibility is related to the roles of the particular individuals and groups. Role is defined as an expected behavior in a given individual social status and social position. For one person, he will have different responsibilities when he is at different roles. For example, someone should take the responsibility as a father when he is in a family. He should be responsible as being an employee when he is working in a company.
Social psychology, as defined by the Microsoft Bookshelf, is the branch of human psychology that deals with the behavior of groups and the influence of social factors on the individual. Social roles are one of the many sub - categories of social psychology. I believe social roles to be the way we, as individuals, act in certain situations; such as home life, educational and economic statue, peer groups, etc. The Prison Simulation by Haney, Banks & Zimbardo is just one of the vast studies in this area. In this study we will see how people take roles in life, and in simulated life situations. Social roles are not fictitious, it is in fact a very real occurrence that many people deal with ever day, whether it be
I am currently in a teaching role in various disciplines and with different groups of Learners.
Roles in gender has to be determined before we are even born. Once a child’s sex is revealed, he or she will be placed into certain roles. Before we are even determined to be a male or female, we received 23 chromosomes from each parent. Of the 46 chromosomes, 45 are unisex. It is not determined until the six week which chromosome takes over and determines the sex of the child. As children get older, it becomes noticeable the differences that occur. It has been shown that women will mature quicker than men. A woman will develop their puberty about two years before a man. Also, they will live about five years longer than a male.