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• Teaching


  • 1. The concerted sharing of knowledge and experience, which is usually organized within a discipline and, more generally, the provision of stimulus to the psychological and intellectual growth of a person by another person or artifact
  • 2. The process of paying attention to people's needs, experiences, and feelings and then engaging them in specific activities to help them develop specific skills
  • 3. Instills theoretical concepts in a person, and it is a form of knowledge transmission between a teacher and a pupil
• Teacher


  • 1. Work in schools to educate students so that they can become decent citizens of the world
  • 2. Must facilitate learning by leading discussions, allowing students to ask open-ended questions, guiding processes and activities, and actively participating in discussions and interacting with concepts
• Roles of teacher


  • Inspire
  • Motivate
  • Encourage
  • Educate
• Professional

  One who possesses skill and competence/expertise, and conforms to the technical or ethical standards of a profession
• Elements of a profession

  • Initial Professional Education
  • Accreditation
  • Licensing
  • Professional Development
  • Professional Societies
  • Code of Ethics
• Vocation

  A call, where the caller is a Superior being for believers, or another person for non-believers. It is a call to serve.
• Mission


  A task assigned, where one is sent to accomplish a specific goal.
• Teaching is a profession, vocation, and mission
• The "Pwede na" mentality is the enemy of excellent mission preparation and accomplishment
• Teaching as a profession requires: 1) long years of initial professional education, 2) attainment of a college/university degree recognized by CHED, 3) Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), 4) Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and 5) adherence to the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
• EDUC 55 - THE TEACHING PROFESSION
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• The Roles of a Teacher as a PERSON

  • What makes a teacher good?
  • What characteristics should he/she possess to be considered great?
  • How will he/she become effective?
• 12 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher

  • Always prepared
  • Exudes positivity
  • Holds high expectation
  • Demonstrate creativity
  • Exercise fairness
  • Displays personal touch
  • Cultivates a sense of belonging
  • Shows compassion
  • Possesses sense of humor
  • Respects students
  • Models forgiveness
  • Admits mistakes
• The Roles of a Teacher as a PROFESSIONAL

  • have preparations to earn a teacher education degree recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
  • passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) administered by the Board for Professional Teachers with the supervision of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
  • obtained a license renewable every 3 years provided that he/she show proof of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • expected to abide by the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
  • ensures professional practice with technical, ethical and moral competence
• The Roles of a Teacher as a COMMUNITY LEADER & SOCIAL ADVOCATE

  • encouraging a stronger link between home, school, and community through effective programs developed and implemented by teachers
  • play an important role in the development of people and communities
  • take leadership roles in their communities especially in activities and projects related to the education and welfare of young children
  • provide leadership roles in various cultural development programs in their communities
  • provide technical and professional assistance in the local communities where they belong
• The Roles of a Teacher as a MODEL OF CHARACTER


  • "We think of teacher-heroes that taught us the academics but we don't often think of those teachers that taught us life lessons."
• The Roles of a Teacher as an EXPERT

  • teachers are source of wisdom and information in any society
  • teachers considered as guides, counselors, judges, and spiritual leaders in the society
  • teachers ideas are penetrated all aspects of life through the wisdom, knowledge, values, and skills they shared to their students
• SHULMAN 7 TYPES OF TEACHER KNOWLEDGE

  • Knowledge in content
  • Pedagogical content knowledge
  • Knowledge about learners
  • General pedagogical knowledge
  • Knowledge of educational contexts
  • Curriculum knowledge
  • Knowledge of educational ends, purposes, and values
• 4Cts of Teacher

  • CREATIVITY - think outside the box to develop new ideas
  • CRITICAL THINKING - capacity to think critically in solving problems
  • COMMITMENT - passion to touch lives of each learners
  • CHARACTER - an exemplar of positive values
• Philosophy of Education


  It studies the nature and purpose of education from both a theoretical and practical standpoint
• Philosophy of Education studies what should be in education
• Philosophy of Education


  It gives instructions and points to the instructors or institution in developing their goals and objectives in education, establishing curriculum to be taught, strategies and methods of teaching, as well as assessing how to improve the results of teaching and learning
• Major philosophies of education

  • Student-centred philosophies
  • Teacher-centred philosophies
  • Society-centred philosophies
• Philosophy


  A collection of theories or a set of concepts used as a way of clarifying something in the natural world, its ethics, and its meaning
• Education


  • It is a continuous process of developing an individual's capacities and potential
  • A process of gaining knowledge, values and norms to prepare a person in future roles
• Philosophy and education


  They are bound together and overlap in specific points
• Philosophy offers a meaning or objective, and education makes it a reality
• Philosophical foundation of education


  It helps determine the driving purpose of education
• 4 Philosophical perspectives currently used in educational settings

  • Essentialism
  • Perennialism
  • Progressivism
  • Social reconstructionism
• Western philosophies


  • Plato (428-348 BC)
  • Aristotle (384-322 BC)
  • Socrates (470-399 BC)
  • Pre-Socratics (6th–5th BC)
• Plato's theory of forms

  Idealism - the ultimate reality lies in the world of Forms, the physical world is considered a lower level of reality
• Aristotle


  Realist philosopher - rejected Plato's theory of forms, believed humans acquire knowledge by observing and categorizing the external world through their senses
• Pragmatism


  Concentrates on useful outcomes and what functions well in real-life situations, places emphasis on being flexible and open-minded to produce successful and practical results
• Pragmatism


  • Experiential learning
  • Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
  • Curriculum Relevance
  • Reflective Practice
• Experimentalism


  Trying things out, conducting experiments, or making observations to learn more about something, emphasizes curiosity and using the knowledge gained to improve decisions or solve problems
• Experimentalism


  • Empirical Research
  • Study of Intuitions and Beliefs
  • Assessment of Traditional Philosophical Ideas
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making
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• Contemporary philosophies


  Focus on language and lived subjective experiences, used by educators in educational teaching practices to define how and what they should teach
• Contemporary philosophies


  • Perennialism
  • Essentialism
  • Existentialism
  • Progressivism
  • Social Reconstruction