Rethinking Teacher Roles

Are we entering an era when the job of "teacher" no longer looks pretty much the same across the school, year after year? Are today's young teachers too restless and independent-minded to be satisfied with flat career trajectories? Probably so, says this recent article in ASCD's Education Update newsletter, which draws on a "thought paper" from Learning Points Associates to explore a likely trend toward differentiated or "hybrid" teacher roles in the next decade. Also see this related and somewhat more provocative post at the blog Advancing the Teaching Profession.