Concepts of Teaching

Intended Learning Outcome (ILO):

• You should be able to analyze the
concepts of teaching as a ministry,
profession, science, and vocation in the
light of research studies.
Why be a teacher?
Teaching
• is to engage students in learning; to get
students involved in the active
construction of knowledge
• influences students to love learning
“A teacher affects eternity, no one
knows where his influence stops.”
Henry Adams
1. Teaching as a Ministry
ministry – the performance of certain
activities for others.

“The measure of one’s unconditional

teaching is to teach without counting
the cost.”
2. Teaching as a Profession

• Presidential Decree 1006

• Philippine Teachers Professionalization
Act of 1994 (Republic Act 7836)
Domain 7: Personal Growth and
Professional Development
7.1 Takes pride in the nobility of teaching
as a profession.
7.1.1 Always behaves in a manner that
upholds the status of teaching.
7.1.2 Allocates time for personal and
professional development through
• participation in educational seminars
and workshops
• enrolment in short-term courses and
post graduate programs
• reading educational materials
regularly
• engaging in educational research
7.2 Builds professional links with colleagues to
enrich practice
7.2.1 Keep abreast with recent developments in
education
7.2.2 Links with other institutions, organizations,
for sharing best practices
7.3 Reflects on the extent of the attainment of
professional development goals
7.3.1 Reflects on the quality of his/her own
teaching
7.3.2 Improves teaching performance
7.3.3 Accepts personal accountability to learner’s
performance
7.3.4 Uses self-evaluation to recognize and
enhance one’s strengths and correct one’s
weaknesses
3. Teaching as a Science
• Strategies and practices used to
enhance learning
• Teachers collect data through
observation of students – how they
learn best
4. Teaching as a Vocation
• a calling
• service
 Principles of Effective Teaching and
Learning
Principles – fundamental practices in
teaching and learning
ILO
You should be able to apply meaningfully and
effectively the different teaching and learning
principles for local and global competence.
Principle 1:
Teacher’s knowledge of the subject matter
is essential to the implementation of
important teaching tasks.
Principle 2:
Active involvement of the learner
enhances learning.
• engagement
• attention
• commitment
• active participants
Principle 3:
Interaction between teachers and students is
the most important factor in student
motivation and involvement.
• dynamic atmosphere
• vibrant attitude
Principle 4
Students benefit from taking
responsibility for their learning.
“You cannot force someone to learn.”
• A teacher should be open-minded.
Principle 5
There are many roads to learning.
• multiple intelligences
• learning styles
• developmental differences
• interests
• aptitude
Principle 6
Expect more and you will achieve
more.
• high expectations
• opportunities
Principle 7
Learning is enhanced in an atmosphere of
cooperation.
• collaborative
• social
• cooperative learning
Principle 8
Material must be meaningful.
• creative
• innovative
Principle 9
Both teaching and learning are enhanced by
descriptive feedbacks.
• Descriptive feedback – specific information in
the form of marginal comments or
conversations that help the learner understand
what he needs to do in order to improve.
Principle 10
Critical feedback is only useful if the
learner has alternatives to pursue.

• Mistakes are inevitable.

Principle 11
Time plus energy equals learning.
• Be patient
• Teacher- be a dynamic catalyst
Principle 12
Experience usually improves learning.

• Full cup theory

“You cannot give what you do not have.”
“Walk the talk.”