TEACHER ROLE IN CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

 

What are the roles a teacher uses?

All teachers change roles during a lesson. The roles will suit the lesson type, activities, lesson aims and the level and age of the students. A teacher may act as a planner, an informer, a manager, a parent or friend or a monitor at different moments. When students do a role-play, one role that the teacher has is to ensure that the students are doing what the teacher wants them to do. This is what we call monitoring. When new language is presented to the class, the role of the teacher is to inform and explain to the students. In the table below, you will find some roles teachers usually use.

Role	The teacher
1.       Planner	Prepares and thinks through the lesson in detail before teaching it so that it has variety and there are appropriate activities for the different learners in the class.
2.       Informer	Gives the students detailed information about the language or about an activity.
3.       Manager	Organises the learning space, makes sure everything in the classroom is running smoothly and sets up rules and routines (i.e. things which are done regularly) for behaviour.
4.       Monitor	Goes around the class during individual, pair and group work activities, checking learning
5.       Involver	Makes sure all the students are taking part in the activities.
6.       Parent/Friend	Comforts students when they are upset or unhappy
7.       Diagnostician	Is able to recognise the cause of students’ difficulties.
8.       Resource	Can be used by the students for help and advice.