IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY COLLEGE-PARANAQUE

D. Savio Street, Better Living Subdivision, Paranaque City

Living the Franciscan Spirit.. Witnessing the Immaculatinian EducationEmbracing the Poor
TRANSFORMING IMMA INTO THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION:
UPHOLDING QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE

Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

COURSE OUTLINE
I. Course No: Credit: 3
II. Course Title: The Teaching Profession Pre-requisite
III. Course Description:
This course deals with the teacher as an individual, classroom teacher, community
teacher and global teacher. This emphasizes professionalization to cover teachers status
and levels of professional rewards and professionalism to improve competencies. This talks
about the intricacies of teaching and about teaching both as a mission, a vocation and a
profession.
IV. Course Objectives:
Cognitive (Knowledge)
1. Define roles of teachers as individual and classroom managers.
2. Identify the responsibilities of a global teacher.
3. State the various aspects of teaching as a profession.
Affective (Attitude)
1. Internalize and practice the values of a professional teacher.
2. Find meaning of ones total involvement in the teaching profession.
Psychomotor (Skills)
1. Develop a plan of activity for teachers which will show the important aspects of the
teaching profession.
V. Course Outline
Content:
I. The Teacher, as a Person in Society
a. Philosophical Heritage
b. Formulating Ones Philosophy of Education
c. The Foundational Principles of Morality and You
d. Values Formation and You
e. Teaching as Your Vocation, Mission and Profession.
II. The Teacher in the Classroom and Community
a. National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)
b. 21st Century Teacher
c. School and Community Relations
III. Professionalization of Teaching
a. Basic Laws
Article XIV, 1987 Constitution
PD 1006- Decree on Professionalization of Teachers
RA 7836-Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
RA 9293- Amending Certain Sections of RA 7836
IV. Code of Professional Teacher
a. Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
V. Other Education and Teacher-Related Laws
a. RA 4670-Magna Carta for public School Teachers
b. Batas Pambansa 232
c. RA 9155-Governance of Basic Education
d. Excerpts from the Family Code of the Philippines
e. RA 7610- Special Protection of Child Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act.
f. RA 7877- Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1992
g. RA 8980-ECCD
h. RA 10157-Kindergarten Education Act
References:
Bilbao, P.P (2012) The Teaching Profession. Lorimar Publishing Co., Inc.
Dizon, A.C. (1993). Law and Education
Doctolero, P (2013). The Teaching Profession in the Philippines, ANVIL Publishing, Inc.
Nolledo, J (1993) The New Constitution
Sarmiento III, U.P. (2002) Education Law and the Private Schools: A Practical Guide for Educational
Leaders and Policy Makers.