Duties and Responsibilities of a Teacher

1. Knowledge of the Subject

 To have expert knowledge of the subject area

 To pursue relevant opportunities to grow professionally and keep up-to-date
about the current knowledge and research in the subject area

2. Teaching

 To plan and prepare appropriately the assigned courses and lectures

 To conduct assigned classes at the scheduled times
 To demonstrate competence in classroom instruction
 To implement the designated curriculum completely and in due time
 To plan and implement effective classroom management practices
 To design and implement effective strategies to develop self-
responsible/independent learners
 To promote students’ intrinsic motivation by providing meaningful and
progressively challenging learning experiences which include, but are not limited
to: self-exploration, questioning, making choices, setting goals, planning and
organizing, implementing, self-evaluating and demonstrating initiative in tasks
and projects
 To engage students in active, hands-on, creative problem-based learning
 To provide opportunities for students to access and use current technology,
resources and information to solve problems
 To provides opportunities for students to apply and practice what is learned
 To engage students in creative thinking and integrated or interdisciplinary
learning experiences
 To build students’ ability to work collaboratively with others
 To adapt instruction/support to students’ differences in development, learning
styles, strengths and needs
 To vary instructional roles (e.g. instructor, coach, facilitator, co-learner, audience)
in relation to content and purpose of instruction and students’ needs
 To maintain a safe, orderly environment conducive to learning
 To comply with requirements for the safety and supervision of students inside
and outside the classroom

3. Assessment

 To define and communicate learning expectations to students

 To apply appropriate multiple assessment tools and strategies to evaluate and
promote the continuous intellectual development of the students
 To assign reasonable assignments and homework to students as per university
rules
 To evaluate students’ performances in an objective, fair and timely manner
 To record and report timely the results of quizzes, assignments, mid- and final
semester exams
 To use student assessment data to guide changes in instruction and practice,
and to improve student learning

4. Professionalism

 To be punctual and be available in the university during official working hours

 To comply with policies, standards, rules, regulations and procedures of the
university
 To prepare and maintain course files
 To take precautions to protect university records, equipment, materials, and
facilities
 To participate responsibly in university improvement initiatives
 To attend and participate in faculty meetings and other assigned meetings and
activities according to university policy
 To demonstrate timeliness and attendance for assigned responsibilities
 To work collaboratively with other professionals and staff
 To participate in partnerships with other members of the university’s community
to support student learning and university-related activities
 To demonstrate the ability to perform teaching or other responsibilities, including
good work habits, reliability, punctuality and follow-through on commitments
 To provide and accept evaluative feedback in a professional manner
 To create and maintain a positive and safe learning environment
  To carry out any other related duties assigned by the department chairman

5. Good Behaviour

 To model honesty, fairness and ethical conduct

 To model a caring attitude and promote positive inter-personal relationships
 To model correct use of language, oral and written
 To foster student self-control, self-discipline and responsibility to others
 To model and promote empathy, compassion and respect for the gender, ethnic,
religious, cultural and learning diversity of students
 To demonstrate skill when managing student behaviour, intervening and
resolving discipline problems
 To model good social skills, leadership and civic responsibility

6. Specific Deadlines

Task Deadline

Course During the first lecture of the course, course specifications should be
Specifications shared with the students

Class Activity Class activity report must be prepared for each class lecture and
Report placed in the course file

Course file for each course must be kept updated all the time for
Course File
periodic review by the Chairman and random checks by the QAD

After every 8 weeks of the semester, a copy of the attendance

Attendance summary sheet must be displayed on notice board and a copy should
be placed in the course file.

Quizzes Within one week of every quiz, a copy of the result must be displayed
on notice board and a copy should be placed in the course file. (Note:
 Quizzes/Assignments should be equally distributed before and after the
mid exam).

Within one week of receiving every assignment, a copy of the result

Assignments must be displayed on notice board and a copy should be placed in the
course file.

Mid Semester Within one week of the exam, a copy of the result must be displayed on
Exam notice board and a copy should be placed in the course file.

Final Attendance A copy of the final student attendance report must be submitted to COE
Report office before the end-semester examination

Setting of Mid & All examination papers should be set from within the prescribed course
Final Papers made known to the students by the teacher.

Within one week of the exam, submit the comprehensive results to the
End Semester
controller of examination along with answer-sheets of mid and end-
Exam
semester exams.

Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers

The teacher is a facilitator of learning.
In order for teachers to facilitate student
learning several things need to occur. The
processes that the teacher as facilitator needs
to undertake are as follows:
 assess the students;
plan the learning;
implement the plan; and
Evaluate the process

Recognize the talents of potentialities of each

learner.

5 Teachers are expected not just for the

intellectual growth of the learners but also for
the development of their talents and skills that
are recognized through Multiple Intelligences.

6 Provide leadership and initiative to actively

participate in community movements for moral,
social, educational, economic and civic
betterment.

7 Directly or implied that teachers are

considered as leaders in the community and as
such, teachers should provide technical support
to the community, leadership and liaise for the
school to further the partnership between the
school and the community.
8 Maintains harmonious and pleasant personal
and relations not just with the learners but also
with peers and others people around the
community.

9 a teacher maintains a cordial and

professional relationship with peer and also the
students. Though promoting openness and free
interaction, the teacher must maintain the line
between the relationships between them in a
professional manner.

10 Promote close co-operation between

teachers and parents in the interests of pupils

11 Teachers are not just responsible for the

learning and intellectual development of the
students, they are also responsible to the
parents who have entrusted their children to
them. And as such, teachers must maintain a
healthy and professional relationship with the
parents to enhance the learner’s support system
and morale

12 Develop the skills of the learners into

becoming persons of intellect and character.
13 Schools are not just expected to become the
source of the intellectual development of the
learners, but also their characters, what they
become in the future is the product of how they
are raised and part of it is in the school.
Teachers must ensure that learners develop a
sense of personhood and good manners in
relation to others.

14 Recognizing that the status of their

profession depends to a considerable extent
upon teachers themselves, all teachers should
seek to achieve the highest possible standards
in all their professional work.

15 Excellence is not just being taught, it is

being practiced
Excellence is not just being taught, it is being
practiced. And as such, teachers who are also
preachers of lifelong learning must demonstrate
excellence in all their work. Not just for
aesthetics but also academically. Highest
standards are achieved through writing, whether
an article, essay, research or a book. Teachers
must demonstrate first and foremost that
excellence is not just a motto but a way of life.
16 Teacher shall help the school keep the
people in the community informed about the
school’s work and accomplishments as well as
its needs and problems

17 The community is an integral part of the

social environment of the school. This
community provides the school with social,
moral and other support in relation the
development of the learner’s intellectual and
character growth. Teachers must be able to
liaise with the community and keep them
updated on the activities of the school so that
the community will be able to proved prompt
action to support the learners.

18 It is the responsibility of the teacher to

pursue continuing professional education not
just for professional growth but also for
intellectual and social improvement

19 Teachers are preachers of lifelong learning,

and as such they must be able to practice what
they preach. That teacher should be able to
pursue continuing professional education for the
improvement of their intellectual and
professional growth

20 The teacher is a public servant, and as such

it is expected that teachers would adhere to the
code of conduct as stipulated.

21 teachers are not just community leaders,

mentors, and intellectual advisers of the local
leaders. With such heavy responsibility coupled
with the lives of the learners, the teacher must
maintain the highest quality of a public servant.
Teachers must at all times maintain
professionalism not just in school and in the
community.

22 The teachers would ensure that the learners

are provided with safe and adequate learning
environment that is conducive for the students
to learn.

23 It is the responsibility of the teachers to

ensure a learning environment that is conducive
for learning is provided to the learners. A place
that would enable and encourage the learners to
think and improve themselves not just their
intellectual development but also character. A
learning environment that is free from hazards
and provided with learning tools for the learners
to use.

24 The teachers must able to provide moral

advice not just to the learners but also to the
parents when they are in need.

25 If the parents are emotionally distraught or

having an emotional problem. The learners
would be affected as well; particularly the
learners who have a very high aptitude for
learning, their focus would be affected in the
school. And as such, the teachers must be able
to directly communicate with the parents and
provide advice to ensure that they both carry
the responsibility of ensuring that the learners
focus and improve their intellectual and moral
abilities.