VIDEO Activity 1 Complete this statement: VIDEO Teaching as a Vocation “Vocare” which means to call Teaching as a Mission “Misio” which means to send Mission is the task assigned. (Websters Dictionary) What is your mission to teach? Teaching: Mission and/or Job If you are doing it because you are paid for it, it is a job; If you are doing it not only for the pay but also for the for service, it’s a mission. If you quit because your boss or colleague criticized you, it’s a job; If you keep on teaching out of love, it’s a mission. If you teach because it does not interfere with your other activities, it’s a job; If you are committed to teaching even if it means letting go of other activities , it’s a mission. If you quit because no one praises you or thank you for what you do, it’s a job; If you remain teaching even though nobody recognizes your efforts, it’s a mission It is hard to get excited about a teaching job; It’s almost impossible not to go get excited about a mission. If our concern is success, it’s a job; If our concern is success plus faithfulness, it’s a mission. An average school is filled by teachers doing their teaching job; A great school is filled with teachers involved in a mission of teaching. Teaching as a Profession The term professional is one of the most exalted in the English language, denoting as it does, long and arduous years of preparation, a striving for excellence, a dedication to the public interest and commitment to moral and ethical values - Hermogenes Pobre Why does a profession require a long and arduous years of preparation? Teaching may not be a lucrative position. It can not guarantee financial security. It even means investing your personal time , energy and resources. Sometimes it means disappointments, heartaches and pains. But touching the heart of people and opening the minds of children can give you joy and contentment that money could not buy. These are the moments I teach for. These are the moments I live for. PROFESSIONAL as a Profession Teaching • Profession – type of • Professional – one job that requires who has competent special training and skills observes high gives status and standards of the prestige to the job, and abides by individual the code of ethics WHO IS THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHER? She/he is the “licensed professional who possesses dignity and reputation with high moral values as well as technical and professional competence….. She/he adheres to observe and practice a set of ethical and moral principles, standard and values. (Code of Ethics for Professional Teacher, 1997) WHY TEACHING IS A PROFESSION? Requires a number of higher education studies Regulates itself by a licensing system Possess its body of specialized knowledge Upholds service above personal gains Requires continuous professional growth Affords a life career Sets up its own standards of professional practice Has its professional organization PROFESSIONALIZING TEACHING Presidential Decree 1006(1977) In recognition the significant and imperative role of teachers in building a strong nation RA7836 – Teachers professionalization Act of 1994 Promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the teaching profession Supervision and regulation of licensure examination What is life? Who Why Why What am I? am I here What do I teach? How is reality? should I teach? should I teach? What is the nature of the learner? Activity 3: -The human person, the learner in particular and the educated person - What is true and good and therefore must be taught - How a learner must be taught in order to come close to the truth PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION • • • • • • • Essentialism Progressivism Behaviorism Perennialism Existentialism Linguistic Philosophy Constructivism ESSENTIALISM Objective Content Strategies Acquire Fundamen Drill basic tal method knowledge knowledge Use of , skills and prescribed values textbooks ESSENTIALISM • Teachers teach for learners to acquire basic knowledge, skills and knowledge • Teachers teach “ not to radically reshape society but rather to transmit traditional moral values and intellectual knowledge that students need to become model citizens. PROGRESSIVISM Objective Content Strategies Develop learners into becoming enlightened and intelligent citizens Needbased and relevant curriculu m Experienti al methods Learning by doing PROGRESSIVISM • Teachers teach to develop learners into becoming and intelligent citizens of a democratic society. This group of teachers teaches learners so they may live life fully NOW not to prepare them for adult life. PERENNIALISM Objective Content Strategies Develop learners rational and moral powers General Teacher educatio centered n curriculu m PERENNIALISM • Schools should develop the students’ rational and moral powers. • Classrooms are “centered around teachers” EXISTENTIALISM Objective Help students understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept full responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and Content Strategies Curriculu m that gives a wide variety of options from which to choose •Individual learning •Learning is self-paced, selfdirected •Values clarification strategy •Nonjudgmental, not imposing the teachers’ values EXISTENTIALISM • Helps students understand and, feelings and actions appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions EXISTENTIALISM • Helps students understand and, feelings and actions appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions BEHAVIORISM Objective Modify and shape students’ behavior by providing a favorable environment Content Strategies Curriculu m that will help students respond favorably with their environme nt Using incentives and provide a favorable environm ent BEHAVIORISM • Schools are concerned with the modification and shaping of students’ behavior by providing a favorable environment LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY Objective Develop the communication skills of students Content Strategies Language Experienti that is al method correct, precise, grammati cal , coherent accurate LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY • Learners should be taught to communicate clearly- how to send clear, concise messages and how to receive and correctly understand messages sent LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY • To develop the communication skills of learners because the ability to articulate, to voice out the meaning and values of things that one obtains from his/her experience of life and the world is the very essence of man. CONSTRUCTIVISM Objective To develop independent learners adequately equipped learning skills to be able them to construct knowledge and make meaning of them Content Strategies Learning Interactiv processes e and skills strategies such as searching, critiquing, evaluating …. CONTRUCTIVISM • To develop the communication skills of learners because the ability to articulate, to voice out the meaning and values of things that one obtains from his/her experience of life and the world is the very essence of man. • Pleasing personal appearance, manner, courtesy, pleasant voice • Intelligence, emotional stability and self control • Sympathy, kindness, helpfulness, patience • Integrity, trustworthiness • Flexibility, creativity, resourcefulness • Sociability, friendliness, cooperativeness • Fairness, impartiality, tolerance • Sense of humor, cheerfulness, enthusiasm Reference: Priciples and Strategies of Teaching by Acero p.2 A professional teacher possesses the following attributes: • Control of the knowledge base of teaching and learning • Repertoire of best teaching practice and can use these to instruct children in classrooms and to work with adults in the school setting • Dispositions and skills to approach all aspects of his/her work in a reflective, collegial and problem solving manner • View of learning to teach as a lifelong process and dispositions and skills for working towards improving his/her own teaching as well as improving schools. Reference: Principles of Teaching by Brenda Corpuz pp. 1112 Glocal Filipino Teachers Multispecialist and multiskilled Multiliterate and multilingual Has passion for Excellent Teaching NATIONAL COMPETENCYBASED TEACHER STANDARDS THE GLOBAL TEACHER AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS Global Education • Goal to become aware of educational conditions or lack of it and aim to educate all people to a certain world standards • Curriculum that is international in scope which prepares youth around the world to function in one world environment under teachers who are intellectually, professionally and humanistically prepared GLOBAL EDUCATION Curriculum that has a worldwide standard of teaching - James Becker Are you a GLOBAL teacher? A global teacher is a competent teacher who is armed with enough skills, appropriate attitude and universal values to teach students with both time tested as well as modern technologies in education in any place in the world. He or she is someone who thinks and acts both locally and globally with worldwide perspectives , right in the communities where he or she is situated. Ready to nurture learners for WORK, for COLLEGE and for the WORLD. THE 21 ST CENTURY TEd CURRICULUM TEACHER OUTCOMES Imbibed Filipino and global teacher values, 21 st century skills, and pedagogical content knowledge THE 21 ST CENTURY TEd CURRICULUM TEACHER OUTCOMES Understood the expansion of teachers ’roles and responsibilities that are shared with other professionals THE 21 ST CENTURY TEd CURRICULUM TEACHER OUTCOMES Woven NCBTS meaningfully to apply in the K to 12 Curriculum THE 21 ST CENTURY TEd CURRICULUM TEACHER OUTCOMES Understood career expectations and aspirations for new job opportunities and external demands 21st century learners Digital Learner s Net Generatio n Learners Generatio nY Millennial Students Screen agers 21st century learners Goaloriente d Multi Tasker Have strong visualspatial minds Digitally literate Crave interactivity Becoming to be innovators, Creative designers, collaborators and critical thinkers THE STORY OF A STARFISH Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article IIIII IV V VI VII VIII IX X PD 1006 RA 7836 RA 9293 RA 4670 Education Act of 1982 RA 9155 RA 10157 RA 7722 RA 10533 Mrs. Amor L. Borbon St. Bridget College Batangas City Teaching may not be a lucrative position. It cannot guarantee financial security. It even means investing your personal time, energy and resources. Sometimes it means disappointments, heartaches and pains. But touching the heart of people and opening the minds of children can give you joy and contentment which money could not buy. These are the moments I teach for. These are the moments I live for. Profession – type of job that requires special training and gives status and prestige to the individual Professional – one who has competent skills observes high standards of the job, and abides by the code of ethics Baylongo, Joselina T. et. al. (2012). Special topics in education: Volume 1. Manila: Lorimar Publishing Inc. Bilbao, Purita, EdD. Et. Al. (2012). The teaching profession. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Inc. Corpuz, Brenda B. and Gloria G. Salandanan (2007). Principles of teaching 1. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Inc. Nash Ron (2009). The active teacher. Corwin A SAGE Company Salandanan, Gloria G. (2009). Teacher education. Quezon City: KATHA Publishing Co., Inc. Heart of a Teacher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDVECWcYtjc A Vision of 21st Century teacher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4g5M06YyVw