Where Is the Teacher?

<p>Kids today can learn more from a five-minute YouTube video or AI chatbot than they can from a full day of lectures. So what then is our role as classroom teachers? </p><p>In this groundbreaking book seasoned educator Kyle Wagner explains the new role of the teacher in the 4th industrial revolution. You will learn how to shift from being a deliverer of content to a thoughtful designer and facilitator of student-centered learning experiences who gently guides from behind the scenes. Kyle a veteran co-learning experience designer former classroom teacher and school leader unpacks each of the 12 shifts required to build these student-centered environments. Chapters cover how to shift from a content-based to inquiry-based approach; develop relevant interdisciplinary skills; cultivate meaningful student reflection; curate beautiful real-world work; facilitate student-led discussion; and more. </p><p>Through stories from real student-centered classrooms around each shift and anecdotes from the author’s experience teaching and leading micro-academies you will come away ready to unleash student creativity build thoughtful inquirers and develop self-directed learners within your own context.</p>