Special topic course journeying teaching

1. DAGDAGAN, Ric Angelo M. SpecialTopic Course (STC)
BEEd4A Dr. Elsa Encabo
“Journeying the Teacher Profession: Myself and My Career”
INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW:
What do you see on the picture? Where do we usually use it?
Most of us love to travel or a road trip or to go any of places we want even in the mall,
market or park. There are too many possibilities of what you may experience while travelling, the
road may have not good condition like being bumpy or muddy or your car is out of gasoline so
you need to refill it. If this will happen to you, are you still decided to continue on the place you
are planning to go to?
This the concept of having a career in teaching or any professions. There are too many
factors we may consider why an individual experience obstacles on the race or road he/she is taking
to. We may say, because of his/her bad decision-making or she/he was taken by the flow of his/her
environment resulting on the career he/she don’t want to go to. Going through on the career you
want to go is a decision-making that affects your own life-long career path. That’s why we need
to think of the possibilities of undergoing on that career.
In this path you where you are now, it’s up to you if you will continue or begin to travel on
the other path or racetrack. That’s why wise decisions take long because we plan every detail –
it’s a CAREER PLANNING.

2. French word “carriere”
which means a road or
race course
Latin word “cararia”
which refers to track for
wheeled vehicles.
PRESENTATION/ CONTENT:
The career planning is also something to do with the decision-making.
The idea of career can be traced back in the beginning of the 20th century. Prior to this,
early practice of most individuals was to automatically adopt the occupations of their parents.
Below is a tabular presentation of the history of career planning;
1950s to
1960s
•In the Philippines, parents wanted their children to earn a degree
•Being a teacher was highly regarded in the community.
1970s
•The National College EntranceExamination (NCEE) was introduced in
order to distinguish those who wereeligible to take a degree course
fromthose who should take a vocational-technicalcourse.
1990s
•During the early 1990s, education, nursing and secretarialcourses were associated with
women.
•New courses like computer science, computer technology, management information system
and web-designing.
•The parents obliged their children to take up courses that would provide them jobs.
Perspective of Career Planning
CAREER

3. Significant definitions in the careerfield
There words used by individuals connected to career and something significant to its
definition.
Career- Time devoted for working for out of a purposeful life pattern through the work
undertaken by an individual.
Work- The activity that produces something of value for oneself or others.
Vocation- The work that an individual does because of a calling.
Profession- A career that requires specialized training and academic preparation.
Occupation- A group of similar positions found in different industries or organizations.
Position- A group of tasks performed by an individual in an organization
Job- A paid position held by one or more individuals requiring some related attributes in
a specific.
What is CareerPlanning?
A careful planning is needed when it comes to how you would earn a living. If planning is not
implemented it will culminate in not only a financial problem but it might even turn into a physical,
psychological and emotional problems.
choosing life’s
important paths
lifelong process
which includes
choosing
establishing career
objectives
determining
appropriate
educational and
developmental
program
it is a life-long
process

4. The Career planning process is comprised of four steps;
1. Knowing yourself (self)
Gather information about yourself (self-
assessment)
a. Where am I at now?
b. Where do I want to be?
c. What do I want out of a job or career?
d. What do I like to do?
e. What are my strength?
f. What is important to me?
2. Exploring your options (options)
Explore the occupations in which you are
interested
a. How do my skills and interests match up
with these occupations?
b. Where are the gaps?
c. What options do I have to gain these
skills or qualify for these occupations?
d. What skills do I need?
e. Where is the work?
3. Making decisions (match)
During this phase of the process, you will identify possible occupations
a. What are my best work/training options?
b. How do they match with my skills, interests and values?
c. How do they fit with the current labor market?
d. How do they fit with the current situation and responsibilities?
e. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option?
4. Taking options (action)
You will develop the steps you need to take in order to reach your goal, for example;
a. Investigating sources of additional training and education, if needed
b. Developing a job search strategy
c. Writing your resume
d. Preparing for job interview
knowing
yourself
exploring
your
options
making
decisions
taking
action

5. Remember to setyour goals the SMART way …
Specific(well-defined)
Measurable(can evaluate progress)
Attainable(within reach)
Realistic(practical)
Time-bound(within a time frame)
The CareerLadder of a Teacher
The Department of Education has initiated the implementation of a Teacher
Education and Development Program(TEDP) that seeks to conceptualize the career
path of a teacher.

6. NationalCompetency-Based
Teachers Standards
Bilbao in her module for the Teacher Induction Program of the Department of Education,
used the following terminologies to describe the different stages of the career ladder or path of a
teacher: cadet(for the beginner), rookie(a degree holder, LET Passer), young professional(at
least 2-3 years of teaching experience), full-pledged professional(achieved competence in the
career- a master’s degree holder),mentor(at least 5 years in educational level) and artist(at least
10 years in teaching profession and earned the highest degree possible which is doctorate degree).
cadet
rookie
Young
Professional
Full-pledged
Professional
Mentor
Artist
Retirement

7. Growing in Teaching
Growing in Teaching Salandanan (2007), emphasized that true teacher always search to
learn more in order to further develop their abilities to teach. She cited various ways on how to
grow professionally and personally and eventually last in the teaching career.
PERSONAL GROWTH PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
 Emulate virtues, traits and qualities of
model teachers.
 Attend local and national assemblies.
 Read biographies and autobiographies
of esteemed educators.
 Internalize the Code of Ethics and
moral standards mandated by the Code
of Ethics for Professional Teachers.
 Attend courses/sessions that focus on
further development of physical
feature, social graces, poise and
composure, bearing and the total
personality
 Update oneself through enrolling in
graduate courses.
 Visit national learning centers.
 Travel scientific, historic and cultural
places to gather rich content materials.
 Do extended reading and surf the
internet.
 Undertake individual or group
researches.
 Attend in-service trainings.
 Conduct dialogues with model
teachers.
 Exchange best practices through
interschool visits.
 Write formal papers and articles for
teacher publications.
 Operate technological equipment in
presenting lessons.
PERSONALIMPRESSIONS/INSIGHTS:
Career planning is very important not only because of wise decision on choosing profession
but it is a life-long process, it will affect your lifetime profession. I can use career planning for me
to decide carefully and wisely to be able to know what path is suitable on my experience. Also
career planning may help me to decide if it is the right time to make another step towards
developing our abilities and skills in my profession, considering the span of time I teach.
On my insights, it is very important that we must set goals. Career planning is also decision-
making that’s why we must set goals depending on what we want -- interest, skills that may suit
on the career we want to go and if it suits to my strength.
On my teaching profession, this is the career I want to go to, teach and to touch lives. On
the other hands, after I graduate it doesn’t mean that there will be the same goals similar to the
process on receiving my degree. I must remember to set goals the SMART way. A teacher must
develop more for the betterment of his/her teaching profession. For me, I want to set my goals on
receiving the highest degree and given that I want to be a skillfull teacher and also share new
techniques and share them with others in professional fora. But this goal can be possible if plan it
very well, the same thing you must do for us to reach the top of success and future endeavor.