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In this article of KnowledgeWorks, Jillian Kuhlmann, Senior Manager Communications, writes about the role of teachers in a personalized, competency-based classroom. In the classroom, teachers are moving between groups of learners, facilitating discussions, helping students explore and set goals, or may be engaged in more direct instruction with a few students at a time. Their classrooms may offer flexible seating and students participate in decisions about how and where they learn. They may be working independently or grouped based on what they’re working on. Because this classroom looks so different, many teachers – and students, parents, school leaders, and community members – still have questions [...]