B.Ed course code 8612

2. Professionalism in
Teaching
By: Mrs. Attia Samar
Senior Subject Specialist Education

3. OBJECTIVES of the Course
After successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
 1. Explain the concept of profession and professionalism.
 2. Discuss teaching as profession.
 3. Define and discuss the term professionalization and its process and highlight
Awareness about the professionalization of teaching profession.
 4. Demonstrate professional dispositions as teacher.
 5. Comprehend theoretical base of professionalism in teaching.
 6. Adhere to the professional code of conduct and professional values.
 7. Identify and practice attributes of professional teacher.
 8. Comment on changing role of teacher.
 9. Discuss teaching profession and globalization.
 10. Explain connection of society and culture with teaching profession.
 11. Highlight ethical issues in teaching profession.

4. INTRODUCTION OF
PROFESSION
AND CONCEPT OF
TEACHING
Unit: One

5. OBJECTIVES OF UNIT ONE
After reading this unit you will be able to
 1. Define profession and professional
 2. Describe characteristics of profession and professional
 3. Explain assumptions about teaching
 4. Discuss characteristics of effective teaching

6. CONCEPT OF PROFESSION
AND PROFESSIONALS

7. Characteristics of
Professions
A number of characteristics of professions are identified in
the excerpt.
 First, professions are based on philosophy acquired
through advanced training.
 Second, professionals render unique public services
which require extensive training.
 Third, professional work needs thorough preparation
because of its unique nature.
 Fourth, professions are based on specialized skill,
 Fifth, professional services should be rendered for the
benefit of the public.

8. Characteristics of
Professions

9. 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF A
PROFESSION
 2.1 Restrictions
a) Entry requirements
b) Professional Operation
 2.2 Regulation Performance
 2.3 Professional Advancement
 2.4 Fiduciary Relationship (a trustee)

10. 3. PROFESSIONALISM

11. 4. TEACHING AS PROFESSION
Now let us begin with the question of the nature and
occupational status of teaching. What, roughly, is teaching?
At the most general level of logical grammar, it seems
reasonable enough to regard teaching as a kind of activity
in which human beings engage.
Moreover, as already noted, education appears to be a
rather larger and broader enterprise to which teaching may
or may not contribute. But if teaching is an intentional
activity, with what purpose do we engage in it?

14. 4.2 Professional
Conceptions

16. Characteristics of Effective
Teaching
 Multiple tasks and contexts support learning cycles.
 Curriculum goals are effectively aligned.
 Pedagogy scaffolds feedback on students' task
engagement.
 Pedagogy promotes learning orientations, student self
regulation, meta cognitive
 strategies and thoughtful student discourse.
 Teachers and students engage constructively in goal
oriented assessment.