block2teacherroles

Below is a list of roles that a teacher can take on in a classroom. The role is in bold. Next to it is the group-determined definition of that role. Underneath it are two listings: positive characteristics of that role and negative characteristics of that role. After each posting is a horizontal rule. The names of the team members are listed at the end of the posting, the name of the person making the entry is listed first.

positive: can give the student constructive criticism. can help to encourage the student by giving them new ideas for their work. allows the student to grow by helping them through their mistakes negative: If they just criticize it could tear the student down. If the teacher tells the student what they're doing wrong but doesn't help them fix it. Can make the student feel bad about their work and ruin their desire to progress or try new things. brian and mike
 * Critic:** //Someone who always gives their advice and or judgement about any topic. Usually they are someone whom others look at with high regard.//

POSITIVE: - Eyes in the back of their heads (observant) - Can be caring - Protective - Guiding NEGATIVE: - Negligent - Abusive - Misleading / Untrustworthy (If they lied to you about Santa Clause they lied to you about the tooth fairy, too) - Overprotective
 * PARENT**: Provide guidance and examples of moral values (both good and bad). They teach you many life skills and contribute to your overall development as a student/person. They are also concerned and aware of your safety.

Gordo and Katie Rose

POSITIVE: - Often non-biased - Very seldom are they clowns (nobody trusts clowns) - Helpful - Reliable - Often times a friend NEGATIVE: - Judgmental - Disrespectful - Untrustworthy - Manipulative
 * CONFIDANT**: A person you can trust in some way, shape, or form. Often gives you input that can influence your life decisions.

Katie Rose and Gordo

Positive Characteristics: Knowledgeable, organized, patient, creative, passionate, diverse, empathetic Negative Characteristics: Rigid, dispassionate, cold/impersonal, lazy, unwilling Audra and Katelyn
 * Instructor:** Someone who provides knowledge and the guidance of what to do with that knowledge.

Positive Characteristics: Involved in students life, give students a sense of security and comfort, easy for students to approach you Negative Characteristics: It is possible to cross boundaries and become too interested in being a friend and not interested enough in being a teacher. Also it is possible for the relationship to be one sided and the teacher may be annoying the student. Chelsae and Danielle
 * Friend:** Someone you trust, respect, rely on, enjoy being around, and have fun with.

Positive Characteristics: Offers structure and routine, resolves issues or guides to resolve issues, interaction with other teachers and possibly students from other classes. Negative Characteristics: Could be too controlling, steps in to mediate when students were working problems out themselves, and over-involved in student relationships. Danielle and Chelsae
 * Moderator/Mediator/Liason between students-teachers (Lawyer-removed):** Roles that focus on cooperation.

Positive characteistics: Leader, respectful, positive, caring, helpful. Negative characteristics: A leader might be contradictive to what they teach. example: helping students with drinking problems, then getting caught buying alcohol.
 * Role-model** - a positive figure that students aspire to be like. They posses qualities like leadership and respect.

Tyler and Katie

Positive characteristics- open-minded, intelligent, hard-working, dedicated, helps students become life long learners, encouraging to other. Tyler and Katie
 * Life long learner** - a life long learner is someone who is passionate about learning. They are dedicated to continued education in their subject area.

Positive Characteristics: likes guidelines, values structure, pushes you to get your work done, not as harsh as a dictator. Negative Characteristics: has to have everything done their way, they are rigid, narrow minded or stubborn. Richard and Matt
 * Authoritarian:** A person that favors obedience instead of individual freedom.

Negatives: dictators can loose respect from their kids, and they are also able to loose control of a class if they become to over bearing. Positives: their classes are on schedule and on task, kids get the work done on time and it is quality work, the dictator is also able to control of the classroom. Matt and Rich
 * Dictator:** someone who controls a classroom with an iron fist and beats the will out of their student. They assign strict rules, demand respect, and go by a set and unwavering schedule.

Hero Ø Always willing to help Ø There to help when not expected Ø Wears a cape Ø Sacrifices self to help others
 * Hero:** [note: definition needed]

Characteristics: Ø Staying late to help a student Ø Helping with any problems students are having both personal and academic Ø Has a cool catch phrase Ø Is wearing a cape Ø Approachable Mike and bryan

Characteristics: -Patient -Leadership skills -Goal oriented -Diverse -Ability to preservere -Positive -Passionate
 * Motivator:** someone who inspires and pushes his/her students to achieve goals and meet their potential.

There are not: -Overbearing -Unrealistic -Not understanding -Biased Katelyn and Audra