Professionalism in Education: A Guide for Teachers

This presentation explores the concept of professionalism in education, highlighting its importance for teachers in developing their skills and fostering a positive learning environment. It delves into the key values and standards of professionalism, emphasizing the need for dual professionalism in teaching. The presentation also discusses the areas of development that teachers need to focus on to enhance their professional practice.

INTRODUCTION
Professionalism in the education sector is required by
teachers in order to develop their skills for imparting better
training to students in schools, colleges and universities.
The PPT will explain the key concepts of professionalism in
the area of education and how these professional values
affect or influence people in the workplace environment.
The PPT will highlight the areas of development needs for
the teachers for building dual professionalism.

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CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONALISM
The concept of professionalism in the education sector refers to
providing a framework through which teachers can improve their
teaching through continuous professional development. 5
standards of professionalism that all teachers should have are
mentioned below.
 Knowledgeable
 Aware of the Diversity
 Effective Communication Skills
 Ability to Plan
 Ability to Collaborate

DUAL PROFESSIONALISM
The teachers and trainers in the education sector have dual
professionalism as they have teaching expertise and
subject or vocational expertise.

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A teacher can have professional values in many areas of specialism
for example technology expert or subject matter expert. It is
essential that teacher’s skills are positively reflected for the students
and they are able to grasp the knowledge delivered by the teacher. A
teacher should have the following professional values as mentioned
below.
 Respect and Value others
 Professional Autonomy
 Motivational
 Knowledgeable
 Build trust, be honest
 Engage and Embrace diversity
 Teach with Excellence
 Unbiased

CONCLUSION
The PPT presentation clearly concludes it is essentially
important for teachers to have knowledge and skills to
effectively train and teach students. Teachers must have
dual professionalism and should enhance their skills
through continuous professional development.