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 * The Changing Role of the Teacher**

[|Teaching 2030] Be sure to watch the four-minute video, which provides a summary of the book!

The Networked Teacher This graphic shows a comparison of what a networked teacher was in the past compared to the networked teacher of today.

[|The Networked Student] In this video, Wendy Drexler examines the changing role of the teacher and identifies the following emerging "titles" -
 * Learning Architect
 * Modeler
 * Network Sherpa
 * Learning Concierge
 * Connected Learning Incubator
 * Synthesizer
 * Change Agent

The Knowledgeworks report [|The Future of Learning Agents and Disruptive Innovation] proposes the following emerging new roles of teachers.
 * Community Intelligence Cartographer
 * Personal Education Advisor
 * Learning Fitness Instructor
 * Learning Partner (Sociogogical Apprentice)
 * Learning Journey Mentors
 * Assessment Designer
 * Social Capital Platform Developer
 * Edu-vator
 * Education Sousveyor.

[|Teacher Enhancement, NOT Replacement]

Also A Favorite of Emily's: Web Curator Others to consider: Community Connector


 * Recruiting and Retaining Gen Y Teachers**

[|Training Gen Y Teachers for Maximum Effectiveness]

On Teachers.net, Harry Wong introduces the concept of Gen Y and offers an explanation for how to most effectively develop their characteristics in new teachers:

//"Born from 1977 to 1986, Generation Y, or the Millennials, is a potential force of as many as 40 million. The first wave of Gen Ys is just now embarking on their careers as classroom teachers.//

//They are products of a global economy, a connected, collaborative environment in which technology has allowed them to network. They are knowledge workers with ubiquitous access to powerful laptops and the know how to utilize 21st century technology and digital resources.// //They are socially adept at working in groups or teams and are avid users of online social networking, such as MySpace and FaceBook. **A learning community is their forte, thus to work collaboratively in a group is second nature to them."**//