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This years Teachers Day celebration theme is Teachers: Developing Knowledge, Perfecting

Morals
May 16 of every year was chosen to celebrate Teachers Day in Malaysia because on the same date
in 1956, the Law Council of the Federation of Malaya (Federal Legislative Council) accepted the
recommendations from Report Of The Education Committee as our national education policy. The
document known as the Razak Report, has been the basis of our National Education Policy ever
since.
A teachers role is not limited to presenting the syllabus in classrooms, as teachers need to be
creative and innovative in developing knowledge. A teachers role is also to nurture holistic
individuals who are knowledgeable and hold strong morals.

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2. They increase your chances of accomplishing your goals. Research shows that writing down your
goals makes you significantly more likely to accomplish them. In fact, best-selling author and leadership expert
Michael Hyatt says that writing down your goals will, in part, clarify what you want, motivate you to take action,
and help you overcome obstacles.

3. They help you make your goals a priority. Humans are inherently bad at accomplishing goals when
theyre not tracked and measured. Among lesson plans, grading, and other work and life commitments, its easy to let
your goals slide if youre not actively monitoring them.

How to Create Your Plan


Once youve decided you need a personal development plan, here are seven tips to help you develop one and stick
to it:
1. Reflect on the past. Start by reflecting on your personal and professional practices, strengths, and
weaknesses. What do you do on a regular basis? What seems to be working? What are your go-to teaching practices
that always work for your students? What areas of your teaching do you feel, if strengthened, would support your
students growth? Think about times when you grew in your teaching practice, and reflect on how you learn best. Is it
working side-by-side with a colleague? Reading a case study? Listening to a webinar and trying those techniques out
on your own?

2. Study the facts. Use recent qualitative and quantitative data to see if the facts back up your beliefs. Discard
any belief thats not backed up by concrete data.
3. Focus on core ideas. Instead of trying to tackle everything at once, focus on two or three ideas that you think
will help you improve based on your data. How can you leverage your strengths to help you work on your
weaknesses? Your selection might be based on what you think is achievable. Larger goals will require significant
effort throughout the year. One or two smaller goals can be more easily accomplished and provide a motivation boost
to help you tackle your grander goals.
A second approach examines how teaching goals can support one another. Consider clustering goals like maximizing
instructional time through clear transitions, delivering clear instructions, and empowering student ownership of
routines all of which complement one another. When achieved, these clustered goals have a significant impact on
the classroom climate.
4. Set and measure your goals. For each idea, write down a single goal that begins with an action word, and
include a deadline. Determine how you can make your goals SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and
time-bound.
Its also critical that you know how youll measure your progress. How can you analyze students behaviors and
progress to indicate that youve achieved your instructional goals? If your goal is to build small group discussions into
more daily lessons, then how will you measure that specific goal? If you outline and define the necessary data before
you begin collecting it, youre more likely to monitor and evaluate your progress along the way.
5. Decide what you want to gain. Do you want to read more about a specific topic or develop a new skill?
How will you implement what youve learned? Set achievable milestones, rather than one immeasurable goal, and
monitor your success to help you stay on track.
6. Share your goals. When you develop your goals, share them with a close friend or colleague. In fact, the
more friends you share your goals with, the more likely you are to achieve them. Tell your goal buddies why your
goals are important to you. Share your deadlines to hold yourself accountable. Ask your colleagues to provide
feedback to help you stay focused.
7. Reassess your goals. After a few weeks, reassess your goals and progress. Have you achieved them? If so,
reward yourself, and move on to another goal. If not, reflect on what worked and what didnt, and decide whether
those goals are right for you.
The best way to ensure lifelong learning is to set specific, achievable goals. But long-term growth can only be
achieved through tracking those goals every day and ensuring theyre right for you.
Dont rely solely on cookie-cutter plans and assessments. Set your own goals and break away from the factory line.

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The Professional Development Plan (PDP) is a process for the renewal of an educators
license based on planned professional growth and evidence of the impact of that growth on
student learning.
A documented completion of a PDP as verified by a PDP review team of three members is
required in order to renew a Professional Educator license or advance from an Initial
Educator to a Professional Educator license. The PDP Verification must be submitted

through an electronic PDP service provider and received by the DPI as part of license
application processing requirement.
You may contact the following electronic PDP service providers to create and work on your
PDP electronically. You must submit your PDP Verification to the DPI upon completion of
your PDP through these electronic service providers:

Twelve qualities of a good teacher or mentor


1. Committed to the work

Focuses on educational needs of the students

Works with passion

Keen to uphold the university's values

Enthusiastic about work and about teaching

2. Encourages and appreciates diversity

Does not stereotype or speak negatively of others

Nurtures and encourages diversity

Seeks and encourages understanding of, and respect for, people of diverse
backgrounds

3. Interacts and communicates respect

Communicates effectively with others

Encourages input from others, listening deeply and giving credit for their
contributions

Acts with integrity

Provides a model of high ethical standards

Shows a caring attitude

4. Motivates students and co-workers

Encourages students to achieve their goals

Provides constructive feedback

Monitors progress of students and fosters their success

5. Brings a wide range of skills and talents to teaching

Teaching is clearly presented and stimulates high-order thinking skills

Presents difficult concepts comprehensibly

Brings appropriate evidence to the critique

Teaches memorably

6. Demonstrates leadership in teaching

Contributes to course design and structure

Contributes to publications on education

Evidence of self-development in an educational context

Demonstrates creativity in teaching strategies

Committed to professional development in education

7. Encourages an open and trusting learning environment

Creates a climate of trust

Encourages students to learn from mistakes

Helps students redefine failure as a learning experience

Encourages student questions and engagement in the learning process

Encourages student growth with appropriate behaviour-based feedback

8. Fosters critical thinking

Teaches students how to think, not what to think

Encourages students to organize, analyse and evaluate

Explores with probing questions

Discusses ideas in an organized way

Helps students to focus on key issues

Trains students in strategic thinking

9. Encourages creative work

Motivates students to create new ideas

Fosters innovation and new approaches

10. Emphasizes teamwork

Builds links at national and international levels in education

Encourages students to work in teams

Encourages collaborative learning

11. Seeks continually to improve teaching skills

Seeks to learn and incorporate new skills, and information teaching

Seeks feedback and criticism

Keeps up to date in specialty

12. Provides positive feedback

Listens to students and discovers their educational needs

Values students, never belittles

Provides constructive feedback

Helps and supports people to grow

Teaches students how to monitor their own progress

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Nine Characteristics of a Great


Teacher
By: Maria Orlando, EdD

Years ago, as a young, eager student, I would have told you that a great teacher was
someone who provided classroom entertainment and gave very little homework.
Needless to say, after many years of K-12 administrative experience and giving hundreds
of teacher evaluations, my perspective has changed. My current position as a professor
in higher education gives me the opportunity to share what I have learned with current
and future school leaders, and allows for some lively discussions among my graduate
students in terms of what it means to be a great teacher.
Teaching is hard work and some teachers never grow to be anything better than
mediocre. They do the bare minimum required and very little more. The great teachers,
however, work tirelessly to create a challenging, nurturing environment for their
students. Great teaching seems to have less to do with our knowledge and skills than
with our attitude toward our students, our subject, and our work. Although this list is
certainly not all-inclusive, I have narrowed down the many characteristics of a great
teacher to those I have found to be the most essential, regardless of the age of the
learner:
1. A great teacher respects students. In a great teachers classroom, each persons
ideas and opinions are valued. Students feel safe to express their feelings and learn to
respect and listen to others. This teacher creates a welcoming learning environment for
all students.
2. A great teacher creates a sense of community and belonging in the
classroom. The mutual respect in this teachers classroom provides a supportive,

collaborative environment. In this small community, there are rules to follow and jobs
to be done and each student is aware that he or she is an important, integral part of the
group. A great teacher lets students know that they can depend not only on her, but also
on the entire class.
3. A great teacher is warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring. This person is
approachable, not only to students, but to everyone on campus. This is the teacher to
whom students know they can go with any problems or concerns or even to share a
funny story. Great teachers possess good listening skills and take time out of their waytoo-busy schedules for anyone who needs them. If this teacher is having a bad day, no
one ever knowsthe teacher leaves personal baggage outside the school doors.
4. A great teacher sets high expectations for all students. This teacher realizes
that the expectations she has for her students greatly affect their achievement; she
knows that students generally give to teachers as much or as little as is expected of them.
5. A great teacher has his own love of learning and inspires students with his
passion for education and for the course material. He constantly renews himself as a
professional on his quest to provide students with the highest quality of education
possible. This teacher has no fear of learning new teaching strategies or incorporating
new technologies into lessons, and always seems to be the one who is willing to share
what hes learned with colleagues.
6. A great teacher is a skilled leader. Different from administrative leaders,
effective teachers focus on shared decision-making and teamwork, as well as on
community building. This great teacher conveys this sense of leadership to students by
providing opportunities for each of them to assume leadership roles.
7. A great teacher can shift-gears and is flexible when a lesson isnt working. This
teacher assesses his teaching throughout the lessons and finds new ways to present
material to make sure that every student understands the key concepts.
8. A great teacher collaborates with colleagues on an ongoing basis. Rather
than thinking of herself as weak because she asks for suggestions or help, this teacher

views collaboration as a way to learn from a fellow professional. A great teacher uses
constructive criticism and advice as an opportunity to grow as an educator.
9. A great teacher maintains professionalism in all areasfrom personal
appearance to organizational skills and preparedness for each day. Her communication
skills are exemplary, whether she is speaking with an administrator, one of her students
or a colleague. The respect that the great teacher receives because of her professional
manner is obvious to those around her.
While teaching is a gift that seems to come quite naturally for some, others have to work
overtime to achieve great teacher status. Yet the payoff is enormous for both you and
your students. Imagine students thinking of you when they remember that great teacher
they had in college!
Dr. Maria Orlando is a core faculty member in the doctoral Educational Leadership
and Management Specialization at Capella University. She also serves as an adjunct
professor at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri

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Box 1 Twelve qualities of a good teacher or mentor

1. Committed to the work

Focuses on educational needs of the students

Works with passion

Keen to uphold the university's values

Enthusiastic about work and about teaching

2. Encourages and appreciates diversity

Does not stereotype or speak negatively of others

Nurtures and encourages diversity

Seeks and encourages understanding of, and respect for, people of diverse
backgrounds

3. Interacts and communicates respect

Communicates effectively with others

Encourages input from others, listening deeply and giving credit for their
contributions

Acts with integrity

Provides a model of high ethical standards

Shows a caring attitude

4. Motivates students and co-workers

Encourages students to achieve their goals

Provides constructive feedback

Monitors progress of students and fosters their success

5. Brings a wide range of skills and talents to teaching

Teaching is clearly presented and stimulates high-order thinking skills

Presents difficult concepts comprehensibly

Brings appropriate evidence to the critique

Teaches memorably

6. Demonstrates leadership in teaching

Contributes to course design and structure

Contributes to publications on education

Evidence of self-development in an educational context

Demonstrates creativity in teaching strategies

Committed to professional development in education

7. Encourages an open and trusting learning environment

Creates a climate of trust

Encourages students to learn from mistakes

Helps students redefine failure as a learning experience

Encourages student questions and engagement in the learning process

Encourages student growth with appropriate behaviour-based feedback

8. Fosters critical thinking

Teaches students how to think, not what to think

Encourages students to organize, analyse and evaluate

Explores with probing questions

Discusses ideas in an organized way

Helps students to focus on key issues

Trains students in strategic thinking

9. Encourages creative work

Motivates students to create new ideas

Fosters innovation and new approaches

10. Emphasizes teamwork

Builds links at national and international levels in education

Encourages students to work in teams

Encourages collaborative learning

11. Seeks continually to improve teaching skills

Seeks to learn and incorporate new skills, and information teaching

Seeks feedback and criticism

Keeps up to date in specialty

12. Provides positive feedback

Listens to students and discovers their educational needs

Values students, never belittles

Provides constructive feedback

Helps and supports people to grow

Teaches students how to monitor their own progress.

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tipid=89
Six Key Attributes of Successful Teaching
Being a successful teacher depends on many things, not a few of which derive
from personal characteristics, attitudes, and the proclivityor appetite if you
willfor the teaching profession. Of course, a demonstrable aptitude for helping
students grasp new material, information and concepts goes without saying.
That saidthere is no one way to become a successful teacher. There are
commonalities, however, and key attributes that most successful teachers bring
to their pedagogical practice: among them, these six, derived fromFink's 5
Principles of Fine Teaching (2006).
1. They challenge their students. They demand more than the ability to
comprehend and regurgitate the basics. They demand a significant effort.
They build their coursework around critical and creative thinking; around
interpretation, decision making, and problem solving; around learning
how to learn.
2. They provide active learning opportunities. Passive learning, such as
reading, watching and listening has its place, but active learning is where
the lesson grabs hold. Learning-by-doing carries a certain stickiness.
You learn to build an argument, or a bridge, by building the argument, or
the bridge.
3. They careand its discernable. They care about what they are
teaching, about the students they are teaching, and about teaching and
learning in general. Their passion and interest can be felt. Students
wont care how much you know until they know how much you care
(Anonymous).
4. They provide leadership. In the classroom, they establish both
academic and personal credibility. Students want to know they have a
trustworthy, competent and energetic guide when they embark on a new

subject. Lectures, classroom discussions, office hoursall of itmust


reinforce for students the potential for significant learning.
5. They offer plenty of feedback. They communicate with their students
regularly, providing up-to-date appraisals of how theyre doing along the
learning curve, dispensing praise where subject mastery is evident and
encouragement and help in areas in need of improvement.
6. They promise a fair grading system, one that is based on learning
outcomes: objective and honest, flexible where necessary, but consistent
across-the-boardfor all students, and communicated up-front in the
syllabus.
Now, it can probably be argued that there are as many keys to successful
teaching as there are successful teachers. The six mentioned above certainly do
not constitute a definitive list; however, it is arguable that all six will be found in
the pedagogical repertoires of most successful teachers.

Transcript of "Teaching as a Profession and Code of Ethics of the Malaysian Teaching


Profession"
1. 1. Teaching as a Profession and Qualities of Professional Teachers and Code of Ethics of the
Malaysian Teaching Profession Quah Swee Suan 1

2. 2. Concept of Profession Gordon Marshall (1998) a type of work orientation a form of


work organization , includes some central regulatory body to ensure the standard of
performance of individual members is conformed to the profession. each type of profession
has its own code of conduct. A professional required careful management of knowledge in
relation to the expertise which constitutes the basis of the professional activities.
Associated with personal service, involving confidentiality and full trust (doctors, lawyers,
accountants..) 2
3. 3. Concept of Profession Liebernman (USA) summarize profession as : A profession is a
typical form of occupation conducted by professionals who are trained with special skill, and
are honest, dedicated, responsible, and possess high moral standards, vested with
autonomy during service, observe and follow faithfully to the Code of Ethics of the
professional organization. 3
4. 4. Teacher as a professional Possesses academic as well as professional qualification
based on teacher training course attended. Possesses autonomy in class management and
methods of teaching in the classroom. Member of teacher organization. Observe and
follow the Code of Ethics of the teacher organization. A professional service to the pupils,
society and nation. Recognized as educational specialists. 4
5. 5. Teacher as a non-professional ?? 5
6. 6. The teaching profession in Malaysia today is still lack of certain professional
characteristics in order to be classified as a profession. teaching job is not restricted to
those trained teachers only. not every teacher is a member of any teacher association.
neither one of the teacher organization is vested with the power to control the number of new
members , nor have the right to expel the members if they do not observe the Code of Ethics.
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7. 7. A teacher has only limited autonomy because a lot of decision are usually made by the
school authority. Teachers possess different academic qualifications (SPM, STPM,
university degree.) and were placed under different salary schemes, Sistem Saranan
Malaysia (SSM). Teachers do not have the autonomy to decide the payment for their service.
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8. 8. Characteristics and Qualities of Professional Teachers Characteristics and qualities of
professional teachers are closely related to the teaching values which encompasses
individual, social, and professional characteristics and qualities of teachers. 8
9. 9. Individual Characteristics and Qualities Kind hearted Humorous Patient
Responsible Confidence Leadership Other teaching values: considerate, fairness,
adaptable, firm, dedicated, authorative and tolerant. 9
10. 10. Social Characteristics and Qualities Teacher is not only confined to teaching in the
classroom. Has to interact with colleagues, parents and local community outside
classroom. Has to cultivate good relationship and cooperative spirit among teachers,
parents and local community for the development and progress of the pupils and school. 10
11. 11. Social Characteristics and Qualities Well-manner Friendly Modest Dedicated
Honest Other teaching values: dedication, communicative, positive spirit, motivation, and
innovative 11

12. 12. Professional Characteristics and Qualities High professional qualities are important and
necessary for a qualified trained teacher. Inquisitive Powerful memory Professional
quality Communicative Innovative Others: dedication, communicative, positive spirit,
motivation, and innovative. 12
13. 13. Code of Ethics of the Malaysian Teaching Profession Responsibility towards students
emphasize on students welfare and safety more than other matters. fair in dealing with
every student without considering any factors such as physical, mental, emotional, political,
economic and social aspects. treat personal information of students as confidential and
only reveal to those who have the right to acquire. 13
14. 14. Responsibility towards students to guide or reach any student in the class without any
fee charge. to exemplify the proper way of dressing , speaking and behavior to improve
and upgrade teacher professionalism by means of study, research, and attend professional
course, conference, meeting or seminar. 14
15. 15. Responsibility towards parents to respect the sole responsibility of parents towards
their children. to establish cordial relationship and cooperation between the school and the
pupils parents. to treat all information supplied by parents as confidential. to inform
parents about matter that concerning on the welfare of the pupils. to avoid using parents
social and economic status for personal gain. to avoid using inappropriate remark o f
behavior which can affect the pupils confidence on their parents or guardian. 15
16. 16. Responsibility towards society and nation to avoid any teaching which can bring harm to
the pupils ,society or nation, or which is contradictory to the pupils National Principles. to
instill pupils with positive attitudes and noble values so that they will become loyal,
responsible and useful citizens, and respect elders and people of different culture, racial
descendant and religion. To respect the school and to fulfil all the responsibilities as good
citizens. 16
17. 17. To foster the spirit of cooperation and common understanding among colleagues and
parents, and members of education institution and society. To provide positive contribution
in to upgrade the standard of living, including moral, cultural and educational aspects of the
society. To adhere to the principles of good behaviour according to the values of the
society. 17
18. 18. Responsibility towards colleagues and the teaching profession to avoid making any
remark or comment in front of students or parents, or commit any act that will affect the good
reputation or self- respect of any colleague. not to involve in any activity which will affect
the efficiency performance of the teachers as a whole. to work dedicatedly to fulfil the
responsibility of a teacher, strive hard to maintain the good image of a teacher. 18
19. 19. Responsibility towards colleagues and the teaching profession always ready to assist
colleagues, especially those who are recently appointed in the teaching profession. always
caution of any action that might tarnish the good reputation of the teaching profession. to
join as member of the teacher organization. 19
20. 20. 20 Analyze the Code of Ethics of the Malaysian Teaching Profession

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CODE OF ETHICS FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS


Preamble
Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possesses dignity and reputation with
high moral values as well as technical and professional competence in the practice of
their noble profession, and they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice this set of
ethical and moral principles, standards, and values.
Article I: Scope and Limitations
Section 1. The Philippine Constitution provides that all educational institution shall offer
quality education for all competent teachers. Committed to its full realization, the
provision of this Code shall apply, therefore, to all teachers in schools in the Philippines.
Section 2. This Code covers all public and private school teachers in all educational
institutions at the preschool, primary, elementary, and secondary levels whether
academic, vocational, special, technical, or non-formal. The term teacher shall include
industrial arts or vocational teachers and all other persons performing supervisory
and /or administrative functions in all school at the aforesaid levels, whether on full time
or part-time basis.
Article II: The Teacher and the State
Section 1. The schools are the nurseries of the future citizens of the state; each teacher
is a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation
to transmit to learners such heritage as well as to elevate national morality, promote

national pride, cultivate love of country, instill allegiance to the constitution and for all
duly constituted authorities, and promote obedience to the laws of the state.
Section 2. Every teacher or school official shall actively help carry out the declared
policies of the state, and shall take an oath to this effect.
Section 3. In the interest of the State and of the Filipino people as much as of his own,
every teacher shall be physically, mentally and morally fit.
Section 4. Every teacher shall possess and actualize a full commitment and devotion to
duty.
Section 5. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other
partisan interest, and shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, require, collect, or receive
any money or service or other valuable material from any person or entity for such
purposes.
Section 6. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and
responsibility.
Section 7. A teacher shall not use his position or official authority or influence to coerce
any other person to follow any political course of action.
Section 8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have privilege of
expounding the product of his researches and investigations; provided that, if the results
are inimical to the declared policies of the State, they shall be brought to the proper
authorities for appropriate remedial action.
Article III: The Teacher and the Community
Section 1. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth; he
shall, therefore, render the best service by providing an environment conducive to such
learning and growth.
Section 2. Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively participate in
community movements for moral, social, educational, economic and civic betterment.

Section 3. Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which purpose he
shall behave with honor and dignity at all times and refrain from such activities as
gambling, smoking, drunkenness, and other excesses, much less illicit relations.
Section 4. Every teacher shall live for and with the community and shall, therefore,
study and understand local customs and traditions in order to have sympathetic attitude,
therefore, refrain from disparaging the community.
Section 5. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community
informed about the schools work and accomplishments as well as its needs and
problems.
Section 6. Every teacher is intellectual leader in the community, especially in the
barangay, and shall welcome the opportunity to provide such leadership when needed,
to extend counseling services, as appropriate, and to actively be involved in matters
affecting the welfare of the people.
Section 7. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official
relations with other professionals, with government officials, and with the people,
individually or collectively.
Section 8. A teacher posses freedom to attend church and worships as appropriate, but
shall not use his positions and influence to proselyte others.
Article IV: A Teacher and the Profession
Section 1. Every teacher shall actively insure that teaching is the noblest profession,
and shall manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble calling.
Section 2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality
education, shall make the best preparations for the career of teaching, and shall be at
his best at all times and in the practice of his profession.
Section 3. Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) program of the Professional Regulation Commission, and shall pursue such other
studies as will improve his efficiency, enhance the prestige of the profession, and

strengthen his competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally and


internationally competitive.
Section 4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support from the school,
but shall not make improper misrepresentations through personal advertisements and
other questionable means.
Section 5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it
dignified means for earning a descent living.
Article V: The Teachers and the Profession
Section 1. Teachers shall, at all times, be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty,
mutual confidence, and faith in one another, self-sacrifice for the common good, and full
cooperation with colleagues. When the best interest of the learners, the school, or the
profession is at stake in any controversy, teachers shall support one another.
Section 2. A teacher is not entitled to claim credit or work not of his own, and shall give
due credit for the work of others which he may use.
Section 3. Before leaving his position, a teacher shall organize for whoever assumes
the position such records and other data as are necessary to carry on the work.
Section 4. A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning
associates and the school, and shall not divulge to anyone documents which has not
been officially released, or remove records from files without permission.
Section 5. It shall be the responsibility of every teacher to seek correctives for what may
appear to be an unprofessional and unethical conduct of any associate. However, this
may be done only if there is incontrovertible evidence for such conduct.
Section 6. A teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism against
an associate, preferably in writing, without violating the right of the individual concerned.
Section 7. A teacher may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified; provided
that he respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and competence;

provided, further, that all qualified candidates are given the opportunity to be
considered.
Article VI: The Teacher and Higher Authorities in the Profession
Section 1. Every teacher shall make it his duty to make an honest effort to understand
and support the legitimate policies of the school and the administration regardless of
personal feeling or private opinion and shall faithfully carry them out.
Section 2. A teacher shall not make any false accusations or charges against superiors,
especially under anonymity. However, if there are valid charges, he should present such
under oath to competent authority.
Section 3. A teacher shall transact all official business through channels except when
special conditions warrant a different procedure, such as when special conditions are
advocated but are opposed by immediate superiors, in which case, the teacher shall
appeal directly to the appropriate higher authority.
Section 4. Every teacher, individually or as part of a group, has a right to seek redress
against injustice to the administration and to extent possible, shall raise grievances
within acceptable democratic possesses. In doing so, they shall avoid jeopardizing the
interest and the welfare of learners whose right to learn must be respected.
Section 5. Every teacher has a right to invoke the principle that appointments,
promotions, and transfer of teachers are made only on the basis of merit and needed in
the interest of the service.
Section 6. A teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual obligation to live up
to his contract, assuming full knowledge of employment terms and conditions.
Article VII: School Officials, Teachers, and Other Personnel
Section 1. All school officials shall at all times show professional courtesy, helpfulness
and sympathy towards teachers and other personnel, such practices being standards of
effective school supervision, dignified administration, responsible leadership and
enlightened directions.

Section 2. School officials, teachers, and other school personnel shall consider it their
cooperative responsibility to formulate policies or introduce important changes in the
system at all levels.
Section 3. School officials shall encourage and attend the professional growth of all
teachers under them such as recommending them for promotion, giving them due
recognition for meritorious performance, and allowing them to participate in conferences
in training programs.
Section 4. No school officials shall dismiss or recommend for dismissal a teacher or
other subordinates except for cause.
Section 5. School authorities concern shall ensure that public school teachers are
employed in accordance with pertinent civil service rules, and private school teachers
are issued contracts specifying the terms and conditions of their work; provided that
they are given, if qualified, subsequent permanent tenure, in accordance with existing
laws.
Article VIII: The Teachers and Learners
Section 1. A teacher has a right and duty to determine the academic marks and the
promotions of learners in the subject or grades he handles, provided that such
determination shall be in accordance with generally accepted procedures of evaluation
and measurement. In case of any complaint, teachers concerned shall immediately take
appropriate actions, observing due process.
Section 2. A teacher shall recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are of first
and foremost concern, and shall deal justifiably and impartially with each of them.
Section 3. Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced or discriminate against
a learner.
Section 4. A teacher shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, their parents or others
in their behalf in exchange for requested concessions, especially if undeserved.
Section 5. A teacher shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any remuneration from
tutorials other what is authorized for such service.

Section 6. A teacher shall base the evaluation of the learners work only in merit and
quality of academic performance.
Section 7. In a situation where mutual attraction and subsequent love develop between
teacher and learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost professional discretion to avoid
scandal, gossip and preferential treatment of the learner.
Section 8. A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor make
deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly not
manifestation of poor scholarship.
Section 9. A teacher shall ensure that conditions contribute to the maximum
development of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed assistance in
preventing or solving learners problems and difficulties.
Article IX: The Teachers and Parents
Section 1. Every teacher shall establish and maintain cordial relations with parents, and
shall conduct himself to merit their confidence and respect.
Section 2. Every teacher shall inform parents, through proper authorities, of the
progress and deficiencies of learner under him, exercising utmost candor and tact in
pointing out the learners deficiencies and in seeking parents cooperation for the proper
guidance and improvement of the learners.
Section 3. A teacher shall hear parents complaints with sympathy and understanding,
and shall discourage unfair criticism.
Article X: The Teacher and Business
Section 1. A teacher has the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate income
generation; provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his work as a teacher.
Section 2. 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.

Section 3. No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be financially


interested in, any commercial venture which furnish textbooks and other school
commodities in the purchase and disposal of which he can exercise official influence,
except only when his assignment is inherently, related to such purchase and disposal;
provided they shall be in accordance with the existing regulations; provided, further, that
members of duly recognized teachers cooperatives may participate in the distribution
and sale of such commodities.
Article XI: The Teacher as a Person
Section 1. A teacher is, above all, a human being endowed with life for which it is the
highest obligation to live with dignity at all times whether in school, in the home, or
elsewhere.
Section 2. A teacher shall place premium upon self-discipline as the primary principle of
personal behavior in all relationships with others and in all situations.
Section 3. A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which could serve
as a model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and all others.
Section 4. A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God as guide of his own
destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.
Article XII: Disciplinary Actions
Section 1. Any violation of any provision of this code shall be sufficient ground for the
imposition against the erring teacher of the disciplinary action consisting of revocation of
his Certification of Registration and License as a Professional Teacher, suspension from
the practice of teaching profession, or reprimand or cancellation of his
temporary/special permit under causes specified in Sec. 23, Article III or R.A. No. 7836,
and under Rule 31, Article VIII, of the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. 7836.
Article XIII: Effectivity
Section 1. This Code shall take effect upon approval by the Professional Regulation
Commission and after sixty (60) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or
any newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.

Transcript of "code of ethics for professional teacher"


1. 1. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e),Article 11, of R.A. No. 7836, otherwiseknown
as the Philippine TeachersProfessionalization Act of 1994 andparagraph (a), section 6, P.D.
No. 223, asamended, the Board for ProfessionalTeachers hereby adopt the Code of Ethicsfor
Professional Teachers.
2. 2. Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possesses dignity and reputation with high
moral values as well as technical and professional competence in the practice of their noble
profession, and they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice this set of ethical and moral
principles, standards, and values.
3. 3. Section 1. The Philippine Constitution provides that all educational institution shall offer
quality education for all competent teachers. Committed to itsfull realization, the provision of
this Code shall apply, therefore, to all teachers in schools in the Philippines.
4. 4. This Code covers all public and private schoolteachers in all educational institutions at
thepreschool, primary, elementary, and secondarylevels whether academic, vocational,
special,technical, or non-formal. The term teacher shallinclude industrial arts or vocational
teachers andall other persons performing supervisory and /oradministrative functions in all
school at theaforesaid levels, whether on full time or part-timebasis.
5. 5. Section 1. The schools are the nurseries of thefuture citizens of the state; each teacher is
a trusteeof the cultural and educational heritage of thenation and is under obligation to
transmit tolearners such heritage as well as to elevate nationalmorality, promote national
pride, cultivate love ofcountry, instill allegiance to the constitution and forall duly constituted
authorities, and promoteobedience to the laws of the state.
6. 6. Every teacher or school official shall activelyhelp carry out the declared policies of
thestate, and shall take an oath to this effect.In the interest of the State and of the
Filipinopeople as much as of his own, every teachershall be physically, mentally and morally
fit.

7. 7. Every teacher shall possess and actualize a fullcommitment and devotion to duty. A
teacher shall not engage in thepromotion of any political, religious, or otherpartisan interest,
and shall not, directly orindirectly, solicit, require, collect, or receive anymoney or service or
other valuable material fromany person or entity for such purposes.
8. 8. Every teacher shall vote and shall exerciseall other constitutional rights andresponsibility.
A teacher shall not use hisposition or official authority or influenceto coerce any other person
to follow anypolitical course of action.
9. 9. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedomand shall have privilege of expounding
theproduct of his researches andinvestigations; provided that, if the resultsare inimical to the
declared policies of theState, they shall be brought to the properauthorities for appropriate
remedial action.
10. 10. Section 1. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development ofthe youth; he
shall, therefore, render the best service by providing an environment conducive to such
learning and growth.
11. 11. Every teacher shall provideleadership and initiative toactively participate in
communitymovements for moral, social,educational, economic and civicbetterment.
12. 12. Every teacher shall merit reasonablesocial recognition for which purposehe shall behave
with honor anddignity at all times and refrain fromsuch activities as gambling,
smoking,drunkenness, and other excesses,much less illicit relations.
13. 13. Every teacher shall study and understand local customs and traditions in order to
havesympathetic attitude, therefore, refrain from disparaging the community.
14. 14. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in thecommunity informed about the
schools work and accomplishments as well as its needs and problems.
15. 15. Every teacher is intellectual leader in the community and shall welcome the opportunity
to provide such leadership when needed, to extend counseling services and to actively be
involved in matters affecting the welfare of the people.
16. 16. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious andpleasant personal and official relations
withother professionals, with government officials,and with the people, individually or
collectively. Section 8.A teacher posses freedom to attend church andworships as
appropriate, but shall not use hispositions and influence to proselyte others.
17. 17. The Teachers and the Profession
18. 18. Article V, sec. 1...imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty, mutual confidence, and
faith in one another
19. 19. Article V, sec. 2A teacher is not entitledto claim credit or worknot of his own, and
shallgive due credit for thework of others which hemay use.
20. 20. Article v, sec. 3...before to leave, organize records and data
21. 21. Article v, sec. 4... hold inviolate confidential information and shall not divulge any
documents which has not been officially released without permission.
22. 22. Article v, sec. 5...seek correctives for an unprofessional and unethical conduct
23. 23. Article v, sec. 6... submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism, without
violating the right of the individual concerned.
24. 24. Article v, sec. 7... may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified; provided that
he respects the system of selection...

25. 25. The Teachers and HigherAuthorities in the Profession


26. 26. Article vi, sec. 1...make an honest effort to understand and support the legitimate policies
of the school and the administration...
27. 27. Article vi, sec. 2... shall not make any false accusations or charges against superiors.
However, if there are valid charges, present such under oath to competent authority.
28. 28. Article vi, sec. 3...shall transact all official business through channels except when
special conditions warrant a different procedure...
29. 29. Article vi, sec. 4...has right to seek redress against injustice to the administration, and
shall raise grievances within acceptable democratic possesses.
30. 30. Article vi, sec. 5...has a right to invoke theprinciple that appointments,promotions, and
transfer ofteachers are made only on thebasis of merit and needed inthe interest of the
service.
31. 31. Article vi, sec. 6A teacher who accepts aposition assumes a contractualobligation to live
up to hiscontract, and full knowledgeof employment terms andconditions.
32. 32. School Officials, Teachers, andOther Personnel
33. 33. Article vii, sec. 1... show professional courtesy, helpfulness and sympathy towards
teachers and other personnel...
34. 34. Article vii, sec. 2... Everyone shall consider cooperative responsibility to formulate
policies...
35. 35. Article vii, sec. 3School officials shallencourage all teachers toattend and participate
inconferences in trainingprograms.
36. 36. Article vii, sec 4No school officials shalldismiss or recommend fordismissal a teacher
orother subordinates exceptfor cause.
37. 37. Article vii, sec. 5...shall ensure that public schoolteachers are employed inaccordance
with pertinent civilservice rules, and private schoolteachers are issued contractsspecifying
the terms andconditions of their work...
38. 38. The Teachers and Learners
39. 39. Article viii, sec. 1...has a right and duty todetermine the academic marksand the
promotions of learners,in accordance with generallyaccepted procedures ofevaluation and
measurement...
40. 40. Article viii, sec. 2...shall recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are of first and
foremost concern..
41. 41. Article viii, sec. 3Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced or discriminate
against a learner.
42. 42. Article viii, sec. 4... shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, their parents or others in
their behalf in exchange for requested concessions...
43. 43. Article viii, sec. 5...shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any remuneration from tutorials
other what is authorized for such service...
44. 44. Article viii, sec. 6...shall base the evaluation of the learners work only in merit and quality
of academic performance.
45. 45. Article viii, sec. 7When mutual attraction and subsequent love develop, the teacher shall
exercise utmost professional discretion to avoid scandal, gossip and preferential treatment of
the learner.

46. 46. Article viii, sec 8...shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor make
deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment..
47. 47. Article viii, sec. 9... shall ensure that conditions contribute to the maximum development
of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed assistance in preventing or solving
learners problems and difficulties.
48. 48. ARTICLE IXTHE TEACHER AND PARENTS
49. 49. Section 1. A teacher shall establish and maintain cordial(hospitably warm) friendly
relations with parents, and shall conduct himself to merit (value ordeserve) their confidence
and respect.
50. 50. Section 2. A teacher shall inform parents, through properauthorities of the progress or
deficiencies of learners under him seeking parents cooperation for the proper guidance and
improvement of learners.
51. 51. Section 3 A teacher shall hearparents complaints with sympathy andunderstanding, and
shall encourage unfair criticism.
52. 52. ARTICLE XTHE TEACHER AND BUSINESS
53. 53. Section 1 A teacher has a right toengage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate(legal) income
generation, provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his work.
54. 54. Section 2. A teacher shall maintain agood reputation with respectto financial matters
such as in the settlement of his just debts, loans and other financial affairs.
55. 55. Section 3.No teacher shall act, directly orindirectly financially interested in any
commercial venture which furnish textbooks and other school commodities in the purchase
and disposal of which he can exercise official influence, except
56. 56. only when hisassignment is inherentlyrelated to such purchase and disposal, provided
that such shall be inaccordance with existing regulations.
57. 57. THE TEACHER AS A PERSON
58. 58. Section 1. A teacher shalllive with dignity in all places at all times.
59. 59. Section 2. A teacher shall placepremium upon self-respect and self discipline as the
principle of personalbehavior in all relationship with others and in all situation.
60. 60. Section 3.A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which couldserve as
model worthy of emulation by learners, peers, and others.
61. 61. Section 3. A teacher shall always recognize the AlmightyGod or Being as guide ofhis own
destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.
62. 62. SECTION 1.Any violation of any provision ofhis Code shall be sufficientground for the
imposition againstthe erring teacher of disciplinaryaction consisting of revocation ofhis
Certificate of Registrationand License as professionalTeacher,
63. 63. suspension from the practice of the teaching profession,reprimand, or cancelation of
histemporary/special permit under causes specified in Sec.23, Article III or R.A No. 7836,
and Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A No. 7836.
64. 64. SECTION 1.This code shall be approve by the Professional RegulationCommission and
shall take effect sixty (60) days following itspublication in the official Gazette or any news
paper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.

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