Continuing Professional

Development (CPD):
The Lifeblood of the
Teaching Profession

Module 7

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 Explain why CPD is necessary
for professional teachers.

Learning Discuss pertinent provisions of

the CPD Act of 2016 and other
Outcomes related legal documents.

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).

No person has “arrived”

Historical
and Legal
Bases of
Continuing
Professional
Development
in the
Philippines
CPD was already
alluded to in the 1987 “The State
Philippine Constitution shall enhance
the right of
teachers to
professional
Section 5, Paragraph 4
states: advancement”
 Batas Pambansa 232

R.A. 9155
Other
R.A. 7836
Laws
Resolution No. 435, s. 1997

Executive Order No. 266

2. The following laws require teachers to pursue R.A. 10912

continuing professional development. Choose a
keyword or phrase from one of the laws and
explain how it relates to seeking CPD (10 points).
 Batas Pambansa 232
“as one of the teacher’s
The Education Act of 1982 obligations to assume the
Chapter 3. Duties and responsibility to maintain
Obligations, Section 16 (4) and sustain his
States, professional growth and
advancement…”
 • An Act Instituting a Framework of Governance
for Basic Education,

establishing authority and accountability,

R.A. 9155 renaming the Department of Education, Culture,
and Sports as the Department of Education, and
for other purposes.

• Enacted on August 11, 2001

 Section 7 A
• In addition to their powers under
existing laws, the Secretary of
Duties and Education shall have authority,
Functions of the accountability, and responsibility,
Secretary of among other things, for…
Education
(6) Enhancing the employment
status, professional competence,
welfare, and working conditions of
all personnel of the Department;
 Section 7, E

…” Consistent with the national

Duties and educational policies, plans, and
Functions of the standards, the school heads
shall have authority,
Secretary of
accountability
Education
and responsibility for…
encouraging staff development.”
R.A. 7836 Teacher’s
Professionalization Act

Provided for the mandatory Continuing

Professional Education (CPE), now called
Continuing Professional Development.
 R.A. 7836

To encourage continuing professional growth and

development and to provide an additional basis for
merit promotion, in addition to their performance
rating, teachers may take an oral and written
examination at least once in five (5) years as the
basis for merit promotion. In taking this
examination, no fee shall be required (Sec. 19.
Periodic Merit Examination of Teachers)
*not been implemented due to lack of funds
 R.A. 7836

Unjustified or willful failure to attend seminars, workshops,

conferences, and the like or the continuing education program
prescribed by the Board and the Commission (Sec. 23, h.
Revocation of the Certificate of Registration, Suspension from
the Practice of the Teaching Profession, and Cancellation of
Temporary or Special Permit).
*not been implemented due to lack of funds
Resolution No. 435, s. 1997 to adopt the Code of Ethics
for Professional Teachers pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph ( e ) Article 11 of R.A. 7836, otherwise known as
The Philippine Teachers’ Professionalization Act of 1994. This
Code of Ethics states:

Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing Professional

Education (CPE) program of the Professional Regulation
Commission and pursue other studies to improve his
efficiency, enhance the prestige of his profession, and
strengthen his competence, virtues, and productivity to be
nationally and internationally competitive. (Section 3, Article
IV)
Executive Order No. 266 Institutionalization of the Continuing
Professional Education (CPE) Programs of the Various Professional
Regulatory Boards (PRBs) Under the Supervision of the Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC). Signed and issued by the Office of
President Fidel V. Ramos on July 25, 1995, to wit:

The completion by professional licensees of the Continuing

Professional Education (CPE) programs adopted by all Boards
are hereby imposed as a mandatory requirement for the
renewal of professional Licenses (Sec. 1)
 Executive Order No. 266

The completion by professional licensees of

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs
adopted by all Boards is hereby imposed as a
mandatory requirement for the renewal of
professional Licenses (Sec. 1)
 Executive Order No. 266

WHEREAS it is imperative to impose upon registered

professionals the completion of the Continuing
Professional
Education (CPE) programs adopted by the concerned
Board as a pre-requisite for the renewal of their
licenses;
 Executive Order No. 266

WHEREAS the professionals who undertake the CPE programs are

enabled not only to upgrade or improve their technical knowledge and
skills but also to keep them abreast with modern trends and technology in
their respective professions, thereby assuring the rendition of highly
qualitative professional service/s that will be globally competitive under
the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and, at the same
time, securing the safety and protection of the public;
 Executive Order No. 266

WHEREAS the confidence and patronage of the public in a

professional depends upon his competence and the quality
of service resulting from his acquisition of updated technical
knowledge and skill.
 • Continuing Professional
Development Act of 2016

R.A. 10912 With the enactment of this law,

CPD for all the forty-three (43)
professions regulated by the PRC
including teaching profession has
become mandatory.
Salient Provisions of RA 10912
The Continuing Professional
Development Act Of 2016
 Objectives
Resistance ✓ Professional
obligation
✓ Extra expense ✓ Heightened by
ASEAN integration
CPD ✓ Extra effort and
internationalization
✓ Meet international
✓ Extra time standards

3. Why do some teachers resist continuing professional

development (CPD) even when its objectives are positive (5
points)?
 Period No. of Credit
Number Units Required

of CPD December 2017

January – December
15
30
Units 2018

Required January 2019

onwards
45
 How Can Teachers Earn CPD Units?

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC TRACK SELF-DIRECTED PRODUCTIVE

TRACK TRACK SCHOLARSHIP
 Professional Learning
Communities (PLC)

DepEd
institutionalized
Joining Professional the School Learning
Learning Community/ Action Cells
(SLACs)
Communities of Practice
LEARNING
FROM CPD
PRACTICES OF
HIGH-
PERFORMING
COUNTRIES
 Singapore

4. Which country has the best CPD

Finland
practice? Why? 5 points

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

• Teachers meet one afternoon each

week to jointly plan and develop a
curriculum

• Encouraged to work together

to share materials
Japan

Lesson Study Approach

to Professional
Development
Every teacher periodically
prepares the best possible lesson Japan
in collaboration with other
colleagues.

A group of teachers observe while

the lesson is taught.

Discuss the lesson’s strengths and

weaknesses, ask questions, and
make suggestions to improve the
lesson.
 Large study
Plan their lessons, Japan
share
groups break up
and comment,
into subgroups of
attend the lesson
4 to 6
and follow-up
teachers
discussion

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

• MOE to observe other teachers,

attend professional development
courses, and work on the
curriculum.

• Mentor teachers deliberately

spend time observing and
conferring with beginning teachers.
Characteristics
of Effective
CPD
 • Continuous
• Collaborative
• Focused on a specific
Characteristics teacher’s need
• Job-embedded
• Given enough time
• Funded
 THANK YOU!

5. What is your key takeaway from this

lesson? 5 points

Credits to: Dr. Sagubo