lesson presentation

1. Professional and Personal
Practices Upholding the
Dignity of theTeaching
Profession
Macario F. DeVera, Jr.
School Principal
Cabanbanan Elementary School

2. SESSION OBJECTIVES
 Explain the nature of the teaching profession and the
dignity that shapes its dominance over other
professions;
 Apply the practices that uphold the dignity of the
teaching profession;
• Craft ways for teacher development program towards
greater involvement in the teaching profession

3. Dignity of aTeaching Profession
Act as a role model and advocate for
upholding the dignity of teaching as a
profession to build a positive teaching and
learning culture within and beyond the
school.

4. • Myth Busting: Identifying common
misconceptions about teaching
profession.
• Self- awareness: Answering basic
questions we should as ourselves as
teachers and as individuals.
• Discussion: Understanding how we
can keep the dignity of teaching as
a profession.
• Open Forum: Questions and vague
concepts.
• Post- Assessment: Checking the
information as takeaways from the
session.

6. • Teaching Belongs in the Classroom.
• Success in school is necessary for success in
life.
• Teachers must teach.
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7. • Do I respect myself and others?
• Do I avoid other people (mentally,
emotionally, and physically) regardless of
differences in beliefs, ideas, and
opinions?
• Do I respect everyone and ensure that
there are no foreseeable harmful
secondary effects out of proportion that
follows as an effect of my actions?

8. • Do I behave at all times with honesty and
authentic professional making all of my
decisions ethical?
• Do I treat others justly or the same way as
everyone should be?
• Do I treat others well because I expect
them other to treat me the same way?

11. In education, teaching is
the sharing of knowledge
and experience, which is
usually organized within a
discipline and more
generally, the provision of
stimulus to the
psychological and
intellectual growth of a
person by another person or
artifact.

12. • Foster learning
• Attends to people’s feelings,
experiences, and holistic needs.
• Go beyond what is given like curricular
standards and actual teaching time.
• Provide intervention in order to
prevent failure.
• Approach teaching and learning as
a process and not just a product.

14. A profession is a disciplined group
of individuals who adhere to ethical
standards and who hold themselves
out as, and are accepted by the public
as possessing special knowledge and
skills in a widely recognized body of
learning derived from research,
education and training at a high level,
and who are prepared to apply this
knowledge and exercise these skills in
the interest of others.

15. • Being a member of a Profession is also
being “professional”
• A profession is generally seen as an
indicator of integrity, ethics, trust, and
expertise.

17. Dignity is our
inherent value and
worth as human
beings, everyone is
born with it.

18. Dignity is the glue that holds all of
our relationships together is the
mutual recognition of the desire
to be seen, heard, listened to, and
treated fairly; to be recognized,
understood, and to feel safe in the
world.

19. Respect, on the
other hand, is
earned through
one’s actions.

21. Teaching as a profession is
a group of well- trained,
knowledgeable, skilled,
expert and ethical
individuals who are the
guiding light of students to
realize their full potentials.

22. Teachers are the beacon
of hope for society to
continue, progress, and
innovate towards the
future by considering the
mistakes and successes
in the past and analyze
the current actions of
people in order to pave
the path a better
tomorrow.

23. Teachers should always be aware of existing laws and regulations that
apply to the teaching profession, and be familiar with the
responsibilities specified in the Code of Ethics for ProfessionalTeachers.
Teachers should regularly review personal
teaching practices using existing laws and
regulations that apply to the teaching
profession and the responsibilities
specified in the Code of Ethics for
Professional.
Teachers should demonstrate
behaviors that uphold the dignity of
teaching as a profession by exhibiting
qualities such as caring attitude,
respect, and integrity.

24. Teachers should interact positively with parents, community members,
and other stakeholders of the school.
Teachers should always collaborate with school administrators, co-
teachers, and other personnel in order to provide a safe, and friendly
experiences for learners.
Teachers should follow the directions and
instructions of school administrators and
higher DepEd Officials in achieving the
goals of education.
Teachers should treat co- teachers and
other school personnel with courtesy,
consideration, and mutual respect.

27. 1.Toward the end of the school year, the mother of one of the candidates
for “academic excellence award” visits you about her child’s chances of
graduating with honors. She brings a box of cake for you. What should you
do?
A.Reject the box of cake and tell her that you have enough at home.
B. Explain the chances of her daughter objectively and graciously accept
the offer.
C. Accept the box of cake and assure that her daughter will be included in
list of students with academic excellence award.
D.Respectfully reject the offer and explain that you are doing your
responsibility as teacher and by accepting it you might be accused of
accepting bribery.

28. 2. Which of the following is NOT correct under the Code of Ethics for
Teachers regarding teacher and business?
A.A teacher has no right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate
income generation.
B. No teacher shall engage in unlawful acts as bribery, sexual harassment,
abuse of power and authority and other criminal acts.
C. No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be financially
interested in any commercial venture which furnishes textbooks and
other school commodities.
D.A teacher shall maintain a good reputation with respect to the financial
matters such as in the settlement of his debts and loans in arranging
satisfactorily his private financial affairs.

29. 3. Every teacher shall participate in the _____________ program of the PRC
and shall pursue other studies as will improve his efficiency, prestige and
strengthen his competence.
A.Professional Enhancement
B. Continuing Professional Development
C. Maximizing Learning Competence.
D.Continuing Educational Enhancement

30. 4. During the distribution of the report card, which of the following must be
the foremost concern of a teacher?
A.Discuss the projects of the school.
B. Discuss the unsettled bill of students.
C. Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies of the students.
D.Discuss the complaints of other teachers and classmates of the students.

31. 5. You are a newly hired teacher. During your first few weeks in school, you
feel like quitting because you are totally burnt out every day. From whom
will you ask assistance?
A.from pupils
B. from the parents
C. from co- teachers
D.from the principal

32. 1.) D. Respectfully reject the offer and explain that you are doing your
responsibility as teacher and by accepting it you might be accused of
accepting bribery.
2.) C. No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be
financially interested in any commercial venture which furnishes
textbooks and other school commodities.
3.) B. Continuing Professional Development
4.) C. Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies of the students.
5.) D. from the principal

34. Dignity has the potential to
change the world, but only if
people like you help to spread its
profound message.Take time
every day to remind yourself and
those around you the truth about
how valuable we all are.
Dr. Donna Hicks, 2013

35. We are born invaluable,
priceless and irreplaceable.
Simultaneously, never lose sight
of your inherent vulnerability.
We all know the gut feeling that
results from being mistreated or
neglected- it’s up to you to
honor other people’s dignity. In
the process, you’ll strengthen
your own.
Dr. Donna Hicks, 2013

36. “But if anyone has the world’s
goods and sees his brother in
need, yet closes his heart
against him, how does God’s
love abide in him?”
1 john 3:17