21st century teacher

      21st century education is more than using new tools like ipads,smartphones, web applications and computer, it is recognizing the new literacies that are spiringing from global advancement. 21st century education requires teachers to look at education throught the lens of new possibilities. Teacher must begin to ask themselves “ who are these students i am teaching?” “ what are the way of learn best ?” “ how can i integrate new application,common standards and instruction delivery so that my student have advantages they need to their future” these questions and more are relevant and necessary for educator to asked themselves.So, in this case the teachers are needed to have the characteristics of these : 

 • The adaptor 21st century teacher is an adaptor. Harnessed as we are to an assessment focused education model the 21st Century Educator must be able to adapt the curriculum and the requirements to teach to the curriculum in imaginative ways. As an educator, teachers must understand and apply different learning style, they must be able to adapt their teaching style to be inclusive of different modes of learning.
 • The Collaborato As an educator they must be able to leverage these collaborative tools to enhance and captivate the learners, must be collaborators; sharing, contributing, adapting and inventing.
 • The Communicator To have anywhere anytime learning, the teacher to must be anywhere and anytime. It does not have to be the same teacher, but the 21st Century teacher is a communicator. They are fluent in tools and technologies that enable communication and collaboration. They go beyond learning just how to do it, they also know how to facilitate it, stimulate and control it, moderate and manage it.
• The Visionary The visionary teacher can look at others ideas and envisage how they would use these in their class. The visionary also looks across the disciplines and through the curriculum. They can make links that value learning in other areas, and leverage other fields to reinforce their own teaching and the learning of their students.
• The Leader The teacher leading leadership, like clear goals and objectives crucial to the success or failure of any project.