COMPETENT TEACHERS:

GOOD COMMUNITY LINK

PRESENTED BY: DYANNE PAGARAO

THEA MAE BUAYAN
INTRODUCTION
• Teachers are sometimes content to let parents and families take the
initiative in becoming involved in their children’s education.
• The school and the home share responsibility for student’s learning; the
relationship based on mutual respect to one another.
• Involvement of teachers with other organizations is used to broaden and
deepen young people’s learning and to enable them to achieve success
in wider contexts.
• Community links are fully embedded into the life and work of the
school.
• Teachers interact with parents, with students and other teachers
regularly, affecting the lives of their students daily. In addition to the
classes they teach, teachers find themselves involved in many
community projects and serve the community at large as leaders.
They also regularly take positions within their barangay, communities
of teachers, parent-teacher organizations and professional teacher
organizations.
CODE OF ETHICS
FOR PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS
SEC.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.
SEC.2 : Every teacher shall provide leadership and
initiative to actively participate in community
movements for moral, social, educational,
economic and civic betterment.
SEC.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 elicit relations.
SEC.4 : Every teacher shall live for and with the
community and shall, therefore, refrain from
disparaging the community.
SEC.5 : Every teacher shall help the school keep the
people in the community informed about the school’s
work and accomplishments as well as it’s needs and
problems.
SEC.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 counselling services, as
appropriate, and to actively be involved in matters
affecting the welfare of the people.
SEC.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.
SEC.8 : A teacher possesses freedom to
attend church and worships as appropriate,
but shall not use his positions and influence
to proselyte others.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY

• A teacher can get the community involved by hosting activities

for members of the community to participate. A bake sale or
garage sale would be open to the whole community. Student
activities such as ball games or spelling bees can be advertised
to the public to encourage involvement.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY

• Teachers can also work with local churches to set up

mentoring programs for the members of community
especially students who are poor in reading or doing math.
Teachers can also help in church activities like serving as
commentators during mass.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY

• Another way to be engaged in the community is to get

students’ families involve in school activities. A family that
gets involved will stay involved as long as the students are in
the school. Family members will be more likely to help with
activities that involve their child.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY
• There are many ways that teachers can help build a sense of
community especially with the parents of the students . Building a
network of communications will enhance the effort. Communications
are in several forms. Today, teachers use web pages to communicate
with students and parents. Teachers can post calendar of activities,
assignments, rules, procedures, and more. Using email, teachers can
communicate with parents on a daily basis. Newsletters, positive
notes, and invitations to the classroom to visit or volunteer will
encourage parents to be actively involved with their children.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY

• Teachers can actively participate and be involved in

community organizations allows teachers to help change
the lives of students outside of the classroom.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY

• Teachers can take leadership roles for current political

events affecting their lives, communities, and schools.
When a bill dealing with schools and teachers is
presented in Congress, teachers mobilize the community
to show their support for the bill.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY
• Links with the community provide experiences which
support the curriculum and enhance students’ learning.
Teachers should use effectively local facilities and
organizations when planning their lessons and learning
activities. Such activities focus on developing a wider
awareness of the world beyond school and encourage
young people to perceive and use community as a
resource.
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER IN THE
COMMUNITY

• All schools are a community. Some communities are

effective environments while others are not. Teachers
have the responsibility to help the school to be an
effective community.