The Professional

Teacher
The School and the Curriculum
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

1. Present clear definition of a professional teacher

2. Describe a Filipino professional teacher
3. Identify fundamental laws professionalized teaching in
the country
 Fundamental Laws and Policies
• 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article XIV
• PD 10006-Professionalization of Teacher
• RA 7836 – Regulation and Supervision of
the Practice of Teaching and Prescribing
the Licensure Examination for Teachers or
the Teachers Professionalization Act of
1994
• Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
Qualifications of a Filipino Professional
Teachers
• Holds a Professional Teacher’s License
• Holds a bachelor’s degree in Education or
any Bachelor’s degree with 18 units of
professional education units
• Member of a Professional Teacher
Organization
• Undertake continuing professional
development
• Abide by the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers
Requirements to take Licensure Examinatiom
for Teachers (LET)
• Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in
Education or any Bachelor’s degree with
18 units of professional education units.
• Must be a Filipino citizen
• Other requirements as prescribed by the
Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC)
 Career Path of Professional Teachers

• Beginning Professional Teacher – 1 to 3 years of teaching

• Young Professional Teacher – 4 to 10 years of teaching
• Mentor/Master Professional Teacher – 11 to 15 years of
teaching
• Expert/Sterling Professional Teacher - 15 years and
above in teaching