This document discusses teaching as both a vocation and profession. It defines what constitutes a profession and outlines the primary aspects of teaching being a profession, including having a specialized body of knowledge, requiring training and licensure, and aspects of autonomy and accountability. The document also discusses reasons people choose and leave the teaching profession, qualities of effective teachers, a teacher's job responsibilities, the importance of teacher preparation and professional development, and creating a multicultural classroom environment.

1. Seminar Type

2. Profession

3. I. Teaching as a Vocation
A vocation is an occupation
either professional or
voluntary that is carried out
more for its altruistic
benefit than for income
II. Teaching as a Profession

4. Definition of Profession
• an occupation requiring considerable
training and specialized study
(American Heritage Dictionary of
English Language, 1992)
• “a professional is an individual that sets
her apart from society” (Seagul and
Wilsos, 1998. p.29)
•“a profession is an occupation requiring
expert knowledge that justifies a
monopoly of services granted by
government licensing (Spring 1998, p.
41)
Primary Aspects of a

5. Profession
1. Specialized Body of Knowledge
Effective teacher possess of at least 4 kinds of
Knowledge
A. Knowledge of content they are teaching
B. Pedagogical content knowledge
C. General pedagogical knowledge
D. Knowledge of learners and learning
2. Training for licensure
3. Autonomy
Teachers have freedom within the

6. classroom to teach as they best see fit. 4.
Accountability
Teachers are accountable to their
students, parents, other teachers, school
administrators and the public in general. 5.
Professional Ethics
III. A. Reasons Why
People Select Teaching
1. Interpersonal Theme – contact
with young people.

7. 2. Service theme – altruistic
nature of teaching.
3. Concentration theme – remain in a setting
that is pleasurable
4. Material benefits theme – refers to the
salary, status and security of teachers
5. Time compatibility theme – flexibility of
teachers schedule

8. B. Reasons People Leave
Teaching
1. Positive motive – leaving without a crisis
(eg. Raising ones family)
2. Institutional Reasons – (eg. Employment
condition,
difficult
schedule, out of field
subject matter
assignment)

9. 3. Fatigue, routine and
frustrations
.
IV. Qualities of an
Effective Teacher
PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES
1. Mastery of the subject-field one
teaches
2. Understanding of the learners

10. 3. Understanding of teaching
principles and skill in the
use of techniques for
their implementation
4. General understanding of other
branches of knowledge
5. Understanding and appreciation
of the teaching profession

11. PERSONAL
QUALITIES
1. Intellectual
2. Physical
3. Emotional
4. Moral
V. Teacher’s Job

12. 1. Guiding the learning process
2. Counseling and Guidance 3.
Sponsoring extra curricular
activities
4. Working with parents and the
community
5. Professional responsibilities
IV. Teacher’s Preparation
1. Pre-service

13. education
2. In-service
education
VII. Professional
Development for Teachers
Professional Development – a system of
continuous growth and learning to
respond the needs of all learners.

14. ❖NETWORKING
• creating interdependent or
interconnected groups or systems
for mutual benefit of all members
in the ecosystem
❖WORKSHOPS
• gathering or training
sessions ❖SEMINARS
• a form of academic
instruction ❖DEMONSTRATION

15. • a method of teaching by example
rather than sample explanation ❖
COURSES
• a program of education leading to
• a degree or diploma
❖OBSERVATION
❖REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
• consider critical incidents within
your life's experiences
❖SUPERVISION

16. • the act of watching over the
work or task of another who
may lack full knowledge of
the concept at hand.
PRIVATE READING
VIII. PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
1. Take the initiative to learn
about the subculture in their

17. area.
2. Develop understanding of
intercultural interactions 3.
Know learning style variations 4.
across culture
4. Know how to deal with his /
her students
5. Interact with their students
and learn their different

18. characteristics
IX. Community – School
- Relations
What the school should know about the
community?
➢
Information about the composition of
the community such as income,
educational level and occupation
➢
Opinions of community regarding
broad educational issues

19. ➢
Familiarity with educational
resources available in the
community.
How to gather information about the
community?
1. Community Survey
2. Home Visits
3. Telephone use
Involving Students in the Community

20. Involving the Community in the
School
X. Linkages and Networking
1. Give you important contacts that
can advance your career
2. Allows opportunity for job leads
3. Gives you the information on the
latest development in one’s field 4.
Gives you support and

21. encouragement
As a teacher, you must expand your
networks of contacts.
SOME BASIC TOOLS:
1. An address book to record and
keep track of contacts, addresses,
notes of meeting, commitments 2. An
appointment calendar
3. Business cards that contain fax
number and e-mail address.

22. XI. Multicultural Classroom
― students and teachers are
accepting all race, cultures and
religion.
❑What is the best way to
incorporate multiculturalism
in the classroom?
― include books in your
curriculum and class library

23. that feature multicultural
characteristics.
❑Why is multiculturalism
important?
― the world is fast changing and we
have to learn and accept and to get
along with all cultural races and
religion to become productive
citizens of the world
❑What can I do to make my classroom
more multicultural?

24. ― provide books that feature children of
many different races
― place posters on the wall that feature a
variety of multicultural children
― discuss differences and similarities in
culture but stress similarities
― find an international pen pal in your
class
― if you discuss one holiday, make sure to
discuss them all
XII. Teacher Exchange

25. Program
Purpose:
1. Promote understanding of the people
of other countries through
educational exchange
2. Provide opportunity to compare and
learn about different education
system
3. To exchange ideas and
knowledge
4. To contribute in the professional

26. development of yourself and
teacher colleagues.
Benefits of TEP
1. Benefits to Teachers and
Administrator
A. Professional Development
B. A Different Teaching Environment
C. A Change of Scene
D. The Exchange of Teacher as a

27. Resource
E. Basis for Links, Networking and
Joint Projects
2. Benefits to Students
A. Increase understanding of host
country, language, and academic
field
B. Career enhancing experience
which allows teachers to be
exposed to new teaching

28. methods C. Develop lifelong
friendship and professional
relationships.
3. Benefit to Schools
A. Increase knowledge and international
awareness among professional
colleagues
4. Benefits to Communities
A. Presence of foreign teacher allows the
whole community the opportunity to
learn from another nation

29. B. Increase awareness of diversity of
ideas, world views and ways of life
THE GLOBAL TEACHER
What is the global teacher program?
Its purpose is to promote within
education the knowledge, attitudes
and skills that young people need in
order to practice social and
environmental responsibility as a
multicultural society and

30. interdependent world.
A Global Teacher is someone
who 1. Thinks and acts both locally
and globally
2. Embraces the worlds variety of
ways of life
3. Understanding how the world is
interconnected
4. Is committed to making
the world a more

31. equitable place
5. Believes in education for sustainable
development
6. Has professional and personal skills
to share and to learn
7. Brings the world into their
classroom