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Module 7
Module 7
Development (CPD):
The Lifeblood of the
Teaching Profession
Module 7
gmperey
Explain why CPD is necessary
for professional teachers.
Commit to continuing
professional development.
PHILOSOPHICAL
BASIS OF CPD
Growth is evidence of
life
1. Select one of the phrases and copy it. Man/Woman is an
“unfinished project”
Explain how it relates to CPD (5 points).
R.A. 9155
Other
R.A. 7836
Laws
Resolution No. 435, s. 1997
DepEd
institutionalized
Joining Professional the School Learning
Learning Community/ Action Cells
(SLACs)
Communities of Practice
LEARNING
FROM CPD
PRACTICES OF
HIGH-
PERFORMING
COUNTRIES
Singapore
Japan
New Zealand
The first country to adopt the
PLC (Professional Learning
Community) framework
Singapore
MOE in 2010 mandated all schools
to be a “learning organization”
Singapore
• Learning Organization
– Strong mentorship culture
– 100 hours per teacher per year
of optional training
– At least one hour of curricular
time per week for teachers
for school-based Professional
Development (PD) initiatives
Singapore
Professional Development
1. Teacher-researcher networks
2. Lesson study and other forms
of “learning circles”
Finnish teacher
training schools
prepare trainees
with a mentor
teacher.
Finland
10 to 15 hours of
group Some teachers
meetings are give public
spread over 3 to 4 research lessons
weeks
New
Zealand
New Zealand
• Ministry of Education (MOE)
gives funds for 20% release time
for new teachers, 10% release time
for 2nd-year Teachers