ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Set the goals in terms of conceptual and process outcomes
Decide what students will do in the classroom to achieve these goals
Decide how to assess whether the goals are achieved, including the roles of both formative and summative assessments
Maintain a positive outlook and be flexible
Establish and implement a consistent classroom management plan
Listen to student ideas and be prepared to address them
Guide students to view the place of physics in the wider scientific world
Encourage and support students in discovering concepts independently when possible
Maintain appropriate methods of communication with parents to keep them informed of student progress and attitude and address any issues that may arise
Make sure that student activities are challenging yet doable, and that students can track their progress
Make sure that students can establish connections between classroom activities and everyday experiences