The skills and techniques to become an effective instructor, including practical strategies for teaching beginners, ethical guidelines, curriculum development, and
the transformational role of the teacher in developing a successful yoga practice.
Not exact matches
This view
of a
teacher's
role as
transformational is not wrong, as
teachers often serve as the means by which children overcome challenges inherent in their backgrounds.
David Hopkins, who Morris appointed to the key
role of head
of the Standards and Effectiveness Unit at the Department for Education and Skills, believes that «when students begin to take ownership
of the learning behavior, you see something quite
transformational taking place inside the school, because then it is the students who actually control learning rather than the
teacher.»
If schools follow these principles,
teachers have acknowledged they can improve pupils» resilience, achievement, relationships and engagement with learning, often playing a «
transformational role» in re-engaging some
of the most disadvantaged pupils with their studies.
Further,
teachers must practice communication and be informants to the community, they must understand and promote the
role of citizenship in a democracy, and they must model
transformational learning, demonstrating to students that they themselves are always learning deeply and meaningfully.
As «Domers,» we are proud that the University
of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education has played a lead
role in these efforts, with programs that form
transformational Catholic - school
teachers and leaders, assist dioceses in the effort to recruit Latinos, promote academic improvement, and help schools and students take advantage
of public funds as they become available.