The Global Teacher
by George Couros • • 0 Comments
I have talked about the notion of “classroom teacher” vs. “school teacher” in posts before, and have begun to rethink this notion.Simply put, a “classroom teacher” is someone that focuses on their classroom and students only. Although there can be a huge benefit to their own students, this often leads to weaker relationships with other students. They often see other kids as someone else’s issue and will avoid dealing with them. They also keep their practices to themselves and have their classroom door closed, sometimes literally, but most often figuratively.
Then you have the “school teacher“. This to me was the ideal as this teacher connected with every student in their classroom, as well as students and educators around the school. They see supervision as an opportunity to connect with others and build relationships with kids. They share their practices openly with others because their focus is always on “what is best for kids“. If they can share something, and you can take it, remix it, and use it for your students, they make everyone better. They think of the school as a village and their expertise and experience is shared exponentially not to only help their kids, but all kids in their school.
So now I have started to think about the “global teacher“. The global teacher has the best elements of