Dynamic Roles of the Agile Educator

Three Roles That Build Self-Directed Learners

At the start of the year, Ms. Rivera’s students needed everything from her—structure, direction, feedback.

So she didn’t jump to “student-led.”

She started by modeling self-direction.
Then she shifted to mentoring decision-making.
By spring, she was coaching from the sidelines.

Her students learned more than the subject matter.
They learned how to own their learning.

This is the power of the agile educator roles—Instructor, Mentor, and Coach—dynamic roles that matches students self-direction level.

See how they work in real classrooms.