SPARK Your INTEREST

What is really like to be a TEACHER? Why is being a TEACHER considered as

one of the most respected professionals in the Philippines? What makes a teacher
differently better than any other professional? What characterize a teacher as a
person and as a professional?
This Episode will provide you a chance to observe teachers in their
workplace at school in order to answer the questions asked.

TARGET Your Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Episode, I must be able to:
 describe the personal qualities and competence of effective classroom
teachers; and
 enumerate the professional characteristics of practicing teachers
observed as based on the professional standards and code of ethics
for the profession.

REVISIT the Learning Essentials

“My Teacher, My Hero” was a banner during the World Teachers’ Day
celebration in the Philippines in the years past. Are Filipino teachers, real
heroes? What do you think? Why?
My answer is YES! Here are my reasons.
Personal Qualities of Filipino Teachers
To be a teacher in the Philippines is a challenging profession.
Teachers serve the country just like any other hero. To be a teacher requires
a lot of personal and professional qualities. These qualities make an excellent
Filipino teacher an exceptional professional.
First, the teacher must have innate qualities or attributes that are
exemplary and are fitted to be teachers. These are natural tendencies of a
person. Here are some of the qualities and attributes that distinctly
characterize a teacher.

Personal Qualities
Personal Qualities ofWhat the teacher
Teachers and theISDescriptors
and DOES
 Lives with dignity that  This teacher is honest, has integrity, self-respect and
exemplifies self-respect, self-discipline. Likewise, respected by students, peers
integrity and self- and the community.
discipline.
 Takes care of one’s  This teacher is physically, emotionally and mentally

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 physical, emotional and healthy. Clean and neat, dresses appropriately and
mental well-being. pleasant in words and in action.
 Lives a life inspired by  This teacher behaves according to the personal
spiritual principles and spiritual beliefs that are not contrary to the norms,
beliefs. mores and tradition of the community.
 Exhibits deep  This teacher is mentally alert, makes correct decisions,
knowledge and intelligent to be able to acquire new knowledge, skills
understanding across and values needed in order to teach. She/he has the
disciplines. ability to learn knowledge, skills and values that are
no longer applicable to the current times.
 Recognizes own  This teacher sets high goals for himself/herself, but
strength with humility. remains humble and willing to share success. He/she
is confident of doing task but does not consider self to
be better than other all the time.
 Perseveres in  This teacher is calm in the midst of chaos, remains
challenging situation. steadfast under pressure, does not easily give up and
adjusts to different situations.
 Demonstrates a natural  This teacher volunteers’ tasks for others, always
action to work together willing to share, extends help willingly, accepts
with others. responsibility, tolerant of other people, and gives up
time for the group.
Not everyone has these qualities, hence not everyone can be a good teacher.
As the old saying goes: “Teachers are born but good teachers are both born and
made.”
Professional Competences of Filipino Teachers
Going to teacher training institutions and earning a teaching degree mean
developing a professional teacher like you. You can only become a professional
teacher if you earn a degree to teach in either elementary level or high school
level. You should also earn a license to teach by passing licensure examination for
teachers. While studying in college you are learning the ropes of becoming a
professional teacher. You learn the content courses including the major or
specializations and the professional courses including the pedagogy courses.
Your professional courses include experiential learning courses that include Field
Study 1, Field Study 2 and Teaching Internship. These are important in your
preparation to become professional teachers.
So, what are the professional competencies that every teacher should have?
You will find these in the matrix follow.

Professional Competencies What

Professional Competencies the teacher
of Filipino DOES
Teachers
 Abides by the code of  This teacher practices the rules and conduct
ethics for the profession. of professional teachers.
 Masters the subject  This teacher masters and updates
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 matter to be taught. to be taught.
 Updates oneself on  This teacher keeps abreast with the
educational trends, educational trends, policies and curricula by
policies and curricula. taking up graduate studies, attending
seminars and workshops.
 Uses teaching methods to  This teacher practices different ways of
facilitate student learning. teaching appropriate to the learners and the
subject matter.
 Builds a support network  This teacher engages the cooperation of
with parents and parents and stakeholders in educating the
community. learners.
 Demonstrates knowledge,  This teacher has substantial knowledge of
understanding of the the characteristics and needs of the
characteristics and needs learners.
of diverse learners.
 Plans, prepares and  This teacher plans, prepares, implements
implements school and innovates the day-to-day curriculum
curriculum responsibly. with the view in mind the learners will
learn.
 Designs, selects and  This teacher designs, selects and uses
utilize appropriate appropriate assessment tools for, as and of
assessment strategies and learning.
tools.
 Provides safe, secure, fair  This teacher arranges the classroom to
physical and provide safe, secure psychological
psychological learning environment that supports and encourages
environment that learning.
supports learning.
 Serves beyond the call of  This teacher does task and works even
duty. beyond the official time when needed.
So, it is not easy to become a professional teacher. The demand is great. A
qualified professional teacher then is like a HERO.
Now you are ready to identify if the enumerated characteristics are found
among the teachers you are going to observe.
There are two observation activities in this Episode. Activity 1 will identify
the Personal Characteristics of the Teacher and Activity 2 will identify the
Professional Competencies of the Teacher.

REFLECT

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 Good teachers are role models, whether in school, at home or in the
community. Form the teachers that you had from elementary to college, did the
personal qualities that they possess, help you learn better as a student?
Identify one personal characteristic of your model teacher that has made a
great impact in your life as a learner. Reflect and describe how this quality
influenced you,
A good teacher inspires their students to continuously strive for excellence.
However, a morally upright teacher transforms a child's life for the better and
helps them develop into respectable, successful adults. Teachers affect us every
day and play a significant role in our lives. Every day they not only teach us
something new, but they also teach us lessons that we will apply to every choice
we make in life. Fortunately, I had a teacher who always believed in me and
pushed me past my comfort zone. She is my third-grade teacher, Mrs. Alombro.
Besides being my teacher, Mrs. Alombro served as both my inspiration and a role
model for me. When I thought I couldn't succeed or accomplish my goals, she
encouraged me. I never trusted myself, and whenever a task proved to be too
challenging, I would always give up without much of a struggle. But despite my
day's lack of accomplishments, Mrs. Alombro never gave up on me and kept
encouraging me. 

Activity 14.2 Is the Teacher a Professional Teacher?

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Elizabeth A. Basiawan Teacher’s Signature:___________

School: Balagunan National High School Grade/Year Level: 7 & 8
Subject Area: TLE_ Date: Nov. 22, 2022

OBSERVE

Procedure:
1. Secure a permit to observe and conduct a survey.
2. Request the following information from the teacher:
a. Name]
b. LET License No
c. Evidence of Professional Growth (Maters or Doctorate, Seminars attended,
etc.)
3. Request co-teacher or the head (only one of the 2) to answer the
checklist/rating scale about your sample teacher.

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4. Answer the same survey instrument yourself.
5. Compare the answer of the co-teacher or that of the head with your answer
on the survey. In what items do you have the same answer?
6. Show the results in a summary table.

ANALYZE

Did you learn from your observation and interview on teacher’s professional
competences? Now let us analyze the data.
Answer the following questions
1. In Activity 2, do you consider the Teacher as a Professional Teacher? In what
competencies is the teacher Strong? _______ Weak? ______ Doubtful? _______Why?
As what I have observed, cooperating teacher is more on the strong side
because I believe that a good teacher is good role model to the students. As
she is a professional teacher, the way she conduct her classes every session
shows that the students are progressing in their academic. It is evident that
her teaching strategies is aligned to the intended learning outcome. At the end
of the lesson, the learning objectives are successfully achieved.

2. Did your answers to the survey form coincide with the answer of the co-
teacher or head of the teacher you observed? Why?
Yes, I believe the co-teacher and I have the same impression of my
cooperating teacher. I can say that because my cooperating teacher embodies
the characteristics and personality of a teacher. During her class, I noticed
that she always ensured that the students were learning in every lesson. She
addressed the questions and clarifications of the students to make the
teaching and learning process effective in the class. She puts importance on
the standard and competency of a teacher, which helps her to continue
inspiring the students to be highly skilled individuals.

ANALYZE

Now, it is time to reflect on Activity 2.

Complete the following sentences as your reflections from the results
of Activity 2.

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 1. As a future teacher, the results imply that it takes passion, commitment,
and a desire for ongoing education to become an effective educator. My
mind has been opened to new teaching philosophies and instructional
approaches as a result of this program, and it has helped me hone my
skills to become a more skilled and effective classroom teacher. I have
seen my own development as a teacher through the program, the
numerous resources used, and the topics covered, and I have started
incorporating new ways of thinking into my classroom.

2. If all the teachers teaching today possess the professional characteristics

and competencies as the teacher/teachers observed then learners will be
a good representation of what future holds. The learners are provided a
quality of education through the teachers that are already skilled to fully
established the need of the learners of becoming knowledgeable and
competitive inside and outside of the school.

SHOW Your Learning Artifacts

Show here the artifacts of this Episode.

1. Short narrative about the teacher with a description of the personal qualities
and professional characteristics that you have observed. You may request a
picture from the teacher.

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 My Teacher, My Hero

My cooperating teacher respects her students. Each

student is urged to put forth their best effort and reach
potential heights. She is a good communicator with both
parents and students. She has the capacity to connect with the
students and to comprehend and relate to their thoughts and
feelings. To comprehend and address the students' issue, she
put herself in their shoes. She is aware that some of the
students' aggressive behavior and unfavorable attitudes have a
cause.
Moreover, each student's success is greatly influenced
by their teachers. They are in charge of determining how their
students' futures will be shaped. They must possess strong
teaching skills in order to carry out their duties effectively.

Wow! Congratulations. You are done with the observation activity for
Learning Episode 14. To successfully end your Learning Episode 14, go to your
LMS and answer the Learning Episode 14 Quiz.

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