Module 1: Nature of Teaching and Teacher Roles
A. What is teaching?
B. The Roles of a Teacher
1. As a Person
2. As a Professional
3. As a Community Leaders and Social Advocate
4. As a Model of Character
5. As an Expert
C. Challenges in Teaching
1. Multicultural classroom
2. Learner-centered teaching
3. Multi-grade classes
4. ICT Integration
5. Brain-based Education
6. Mutiple intelligences
7. Children with Special Needs
D. UNESCO’s 4 Pillars of Education
Module 2: Historical-Legal Foundations of Education
A. Historical Foundations
1. Global
-Ancient Period
-Middle/
Medieval Period
-Renaissance Period
-Modern/Contemporary Period
2. Local -Pre-colonial Period
-Spanish Period
-American Period
-Post Colonial Period
B. Legal Foundations
1. What is law?
-Definition and nature
-typologies
2. Sources of Philippine Educational Jurisprudence
-Constitution
-Statutes
-Case law or Jurisprudence
-Regulatory Laws
-Ordinance
-Legal Opinions
-Resolutions
3. Legal Undepinnings Philippine Education
-Educational Structure
-Educational Policies
-Curriculum and Instruction
Module 3: Philosophy of Education and Personal Philosophy of Teaching
A. What is Philosophy of Education
1. Definition and Nature
2. Philosophy and Education
B. Philosophical Foundations of Education
1. Western Philosophies
-Idealism
-Realism
-Pragmatism/
-Experimentalism
2. Eastern Philosophies
-Hinduism
-Buddhism
-Confucianism
-Taoism
-Zen Buddhism
-Christian Philosophy
-Saracen Philosophy
3. Contemporary Philosophy
-Perennialism
-Essentialism
-Existentialism
-Progressivism
-Social Reconstructionalism
4. Post-modern Philosophies
C. Principles and Philosophies of Philippine Education
1. Art. II Sec 17 (1987 Phil. Cons.)
2. Art. XIV, Sec. 1-2 (1987 Phil. Cons.)
D. Personal Philosophy of Teaching
1. Importance of a Personal philosophy of teaching
2. How to write a personal philosophy o teaching?
Module 4: Teachers as a Person in Society
A. Morality and the Foundational Moral Principle
B. Teachers as Persons of Good Moral Character
C. Value Formation
1. Cognitive, affective and psychomotor dimensions
2. Training the Intellect and Will
3. Max Scheller’s Hierarchy of Values
4. Values Hierarchy
D. Teaching as Vocation, Mission and Profession
E. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Module 5: The Teacher as a Professional
A. The Professionalization of Teaching
1. Decree professionalizing teaching(PD 1006)
2. The Phil. Teachers Professionalization Act (RA 7836)
3. Amendments to certain Sections of RA 7836 (RA 9293)
B. Professional Ethics
1. Code of Conduct for Professional Teachers
2. Code of Conduct for Public Officials and Employees (RA 6713)
C. Teachers’ Welfare and Privileges- The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA 4670)
D. Teachers’ Rights, Duties and Responsibilities- The Education Act of 1982 (BP 232)
E. Teachers as Persons in Authority (CA 578)
Unit 6: Other Laws Relevant to the Teaching Profession
A. RA 6728-Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act
B. RA 8545-Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act
C. RA7877-Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
D. RA8190-Granting Priority to Residents of the Barnggay, Municipality or City where the School is Located, in
Appointment or Assignment of Classroom Public School Teachers
E. RA 9262-Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004
F. RA 9710-The Magna Carta of Women
G. RA 8491-Flag Heraldic Code of the Phil.
H. RA 10157-The Kindergarted Education Act
I. RA 10533-Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
J. RA 10931-Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act
Module 7: Professionalism and Transformative Education
A. The 21st Century Teachers
1. Ways of Thinking
2. Ways of working
3. Tools for working
4. Skills for living in the world
B. Transformative Education
C. Qualifications Frameworks
1. ASEAN Qualifications Framework (AQRF)
Phil.
2. Qualification Framework (PQF)
D. The National Competency Based Teachers Standards (NCBTS)
E. The Phil. Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST)
1. Development and Characteristics
2. Salient Features and Components
-Career Stages
-Domains
-Strands
