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CHAPTER 7: CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (CPD):
THE LIFEBLOOD OF TEACHING
PROFESSION
Why is CPD is necessary for
professional teacher?
The Philosophical Basis of CPD
“Growth is an evident of life”
“Man/Women is an
“unfinished project”
“No Person has “arrived”
THE HISTORICAL AND LEGAL
BASES OF CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 According to the section 5,
paragraph 4, in the 1987 Philippine
constitution states:
"the state shall enhance the
right of teachers to professional
advancement"
Other laws also cited continuing
professional development, as
follows:
Batas Pambansa 232, the education act
of 1982, chapter 3.
Duties and obligations, section 16,(4)
states as one of teacher's obligations to
assumes the responsibility to maintain
and sustain his professional growth and
advancement.
 RA 9155
An Act Instituting a Framework of
Governance for Basic Education,
Establishing Authority and Accountability,
renaming the Department of Education,
Culture and Sports as the Department of
Education, and for other purposes, was
enacted on August on August 11, 2001.
 RA 7836
Teachers’ professionalization act
provided for mandatory
Continuing Professional Education,
now referred to as Continuing
Professional Development.
 The Board for Professional
Teachers(BPT) also passed Resolution
No. 435, s. 177
• to adapt the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph Article 11 of
RA 7836, otherwise known as The
Philippine Teacher's Professionalization
 Executive Order # 266
Institutionalization of the CPE
programs of the Various Professional
Regulatory Boards Under the
Supervision of the PRC.
This was signed and issued by the
office of then Pres. Fidel Ramos on July
25, 1995.
 RA. 10912, CPD Act of 2016

with the enactment of this law, CPD

for all the 43 professions regulated by
PRC including the teaching profession
has become mandatory.
 WAYS BY WHICH
PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS
CAN EARN CREADIT UNITS
Professional track
Academic track
Self-directed track
Productive scholarship
 CPD PLAN
Developing a personal CPD Plan helps
teacher leaders develop purposively.
 Every professional who has sincere
intent to grow professionally must have
an annual personal CPD Plan.
 CPD in Singapore
 Every teacher is entitled to 100 hour per
year of optional training which everyone
makes use of schools are encouraged to
provide at least one hour of curricular time
per week for teachers to actively engage in
school based Professional Development
initiatives.
 CPD in Japan

A teacher demonstrates a lesson as she/she

is observed by his or her colleagues. The
demonstration lesson is open to critiquing by
fellow teachers for professional development.
 CPD in Finland

Teachers in Finland meet one afternoon

each week to jointly plan and develop
curriculum. They are encouraged to
work together to share materials
 CPD in New Zealand
 Teachers observe teachers, attend
professional development activities,
courses and work on curriculum, mentor
teachers deliberately and spend time to
observe and confer with beginning
teachers.
Characteristics of Effective CPD
Must be continuous
Must be also collaborative
Must be focused on a specific teacher
needs
It is job-embedded
Given enough time
funded
◦Why is CPD is necessary for professional
teacher?

◦R.A 10912, The CPD act of 2016