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 Explain why CPD is necessary
for professional teachers
 Discuss pertinent provisions of
CPD Act of 2016 and other related
legal documents
 Commit to continuing
professional development
“in addition to his/her powers under existing laws, the
Secretary of Education shall have authority and
responsibility among other things for
Consistent with the national education policies and
plans and standards the School Heads shall have
The Teachers’ Professionalization Act
• Unjustified or willful failure to attend Seminars, Workshops,
Conferences and Continuing Education Program prescribed
by the Board and the Commission
“Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing
Professional Education (CPE) program of the PRC
 Shall pursue such other studies as will improve his efficiency,
enhance the prestige of his profession, and strengthen his
competence virtues and productivity
To be nationally and internationally competitive (section 3,
article IV)”
Institutionalization of the Continuing Professional
Education (CPE) Program of the Professional
Regulatory Board (PRB) Under the supervision of
Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)
 The various professions play a crucial role in nation
building;
 it is imperative to impose upon registered
professionals the completion of the Continuing
Professional Education (CPE) programs adopted by
the concerned Board as prerequisite for the
renewal of their licenses;
 securing the safety and protection of the public.
upgrade or improve their technical knowledge and skills
to keep them abreast with modern trends and
technology in their respective professions
assuring the rendition of highly qualitative professional
service/s
be globally competitive under the General Agreement on
Trades in Services (GATS)
 the confidence and patronage of the public
in a professional depend upon his
competence and the quality of service
rendered resulting from his acquisition of
updated technical knowledge and skills;
 With the enactment of this law, CPD for all
the forty-three (43) professions regulated by
the PRC including the teacher profession
has become mandatory.
 the State shall institute measures that will
continuously improve the competence of the
professionals...
 Ensure their contribution in uplifting the general
welfare, economic growth and development of the
nation.
Number of CPD Units Required
Article III, Section 10
“The CPD is...made as a mandatory
requirement in the renewal of the Professional
Identification Card (PICs) of all registered and
licensed professionals...
Professional Regulatory Board for
Professional Teachers Resolution No. 11, series
of 2017, the following credit units are required:
Ways By Which Professional Teachers Can
Earn Credit Units
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
ACADEMIC TRACK
ACADEMIC TRACK
SELF-DIRECTED TRACK
PRODUCTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
PRODUCTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
Continuing Professional
Development Plan
 Developing a personal CPD plan helps
teacher leaders develop purposively.
 A CPD plan should be made concrete in
a simple and doable plan.
Teacher’s Individual Plan for Professional
Development (IPPD)
Objectives Methods/
Strategies
Resources Time Frame Success Indicator
What
competence
will I
enhance?
What
professional
activity will I
undertake to
achieve my
objective?
What will I
do to
access
resources?
When do I
expect to have
accomplished
What PPST
competence
would I have
enhanced?
What learners’
performance
would have
been
improved?
Personal CPD Plan
Joining Professional Learning Community/
Communities of Practice
 Professional Learning Communities
(PLCs)
 School Learning Action Cells (SLACs)
LEARNING FROM THE CPD PRACTICES
OF
HIGH PEFORMING COUNTRIES
CPD in SINGAPORE
 First to institutionalized PLC
 “School as Learning Organization"
 Every teachers is entitled to 100 hrs/yr of
optional training
 Schools are encouraged to provide
teachers at least 1hr/week to engage in PD
initiatives.
For PD, Singapore has:
1.Teacher – Researcher Networks
2. Lesson Study and other forms of “Learning
Circles”
Teacher – Researcher Networks
• Learning communities serves as mentors to
conduct an action research
•Overall goal is to provide teachers with
resources to engage in action research
1. Identification and definition of a problem
2. Planning for improvement
3. Implementation of teaching/learning activities
4. Observation of results (data collection)
5. Reflection of outcomes
STEPS:
Lesson Study
• Overall goal is to foster collaborative inquiry
and data-driven pedalogical reflection
4 Cyclical Phases
 Study phase
 Planning phase
 Analysis phase
 Reflection phase
CPD in FINLAND
 Plan and develop curriculum
CPD in JAPAN
 “lesson study”
 Teachers and lessons are being observed
 Theme and frequency of research lessons
 Refine, consult, reflect, learn, and build
 Public research lessons
CPD in NEW ZEALAND
 Funds for teachers
 Observe and confer
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
EFFECTIVE CPD
purposeis not to create
students in his image
but to develop students
who can make their own
image
ATEACHER’S
Continuing Professional Development