Continuing
P rofessional
Developmen
t The Lifeblood of the
Teaching Profession
L O Explain why CPD is necessary
E for professional teachers
U
A T Discuss pertinent provisions of
R C CPD Act of 2016 and other related
N O legal documents
I M Commit to continuing
N E professional development
G S
“A vision without action is a
daydream and action
without vision is a nightmare”
-Unknown
Historical and Legal Basis of Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
PRESENTED BY:
Mary Yvony Tanaleon
Batas Pambansa 232
The Education Act Of 1982
Chapter 3 Duties and Obligation, Section
16, (4)
“to assume the responsibility to maintain and sustain his
professional growth
and advancement”
RA 9155
• An Act Instituting a Framework of Governance for Basic Education
• Framework of Governance for Basic Education
• Establishing Authority and Accountability
• 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 his/her powers under existing laws, the
Secretary of Education shall have authority and
responsibility among other things for
• employment status
• professional competence
• welfare
• working condition
Section 7 E
Consistent with the national education policies and plans
and standards the School Heads shall have
• authority
• accountability
• responsibility
• encouraging staff development
RA 7836
The Teachers’ Professionalization Act
• encourage professional growth and development
• to provide additional basis for merit promotion
• oral and written examination at least once in five
(5) years
RA 7836
• Unjustified or willful failure to attend Seminars, Workshops,
Conferences and Continuing Education Program prescribed by the
Board and the Commission
Revocation of the Certificate of Registration
Suspension from the practice of the Teaching Profession
Cancellation of Temporary or Special Permit
Resolution No. 435,
s. 177
To adopt the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers
“Every teacher shall participate in the Continuing
Professional Education (CPE) program of the PRC
Shall pursue such other studies as will 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) Program of the Professional Regulatory
Board (PRB) Under the supervision of Professional
Regulatory Commission (PRC)
signed and issued by the office of the former President
Fidel V. Ramos on July 25, 1995.
Executive Order
No. 266
The various professions play a crucial role in nation
building;
it is imperative to impose upon registered professionals the
completion of the Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) programs adopted by the concerned Board as
prerequisite for the renewal of their licenses;
Executive Order
No. 266
upgrade or improve their technical knowledge and skills
to keep them abreast with modern trends and technology in their
respective professions
assuring the rendition of highly qualitative professional service/s
be globally competitive under the General Agreement on Trades
in Services (GATS)
securing the safety and protection of the public.
Executive Order
No. 266
the confidence and patronage of the public in a
professional depend upon his competence and the
quality of service rendered resulting from his
acquisition of updated technical knowledge and
skills;
RA 10912, Continuing the Professional
Development Act of 2016
With the enactment of this law, CPD for all the
forty-three (43) professions regulated by the PRC
including the teacher profession has become
mandatory.
The Salient Provisions of RA 10912, The
Continuing Professional Development
Act of 2016
PRESENTED BY:
Ma. Nestle Lyza Salle
RA 10912, Article 1
Declaration of Policy
the State shall institute measures that will continuously
improve the competence of the professionals...
Ensure their contribution in uplifting the general welfare,
economic growth and development of the nation.
Number of CPD Units Required
Article III, Section 10
“The CPD is...made as a mandatory requirement in the
renewal of the Professional Identification Card (PICs) of
all registered and licensed professionals...
Professional Regulatory Board for Professional
Teachers Resolution No. 11, series of 2017, the
following credit units are required:
PERIOD No. of Credit Units Required
December 2017 15 Credit units
January – December 2018 30 Credit units
January 2019 onwards 45 Credit units
Ways By Which Professional Teachers Can
Earn Credit Units
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
ACADEMIC TRACK
SELF-DIRECTED TRACK
PRODUCTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
trainings provided by CPD providers accredited by
PRC
participate to a training by CPD Council
serve as a resource speaker, trainer or demonstration
teacher
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
panelist/ reactor, facilitator/moderator
assigned by CPD Council to monitor the conduct
of an approved CPD program
ACADEMIC TRACK
COMPLETION of Master’s Degree
completion of candidacy to the doctorate program
completion of the doctorate program
ACADEMIC TRACK
completion of a post-doctoral diploma
a recipient of a professorial chair grant, and/or
fellowship grant
SELF-DIRECTED TRACK
trainings offered by non-accredited CPD providers
Serving as accreditor (e.g. ISO, ISA, PACUCOA,
PAASCU, AACCUP,etc.)
Study tours and socio-civic activities using the
profession.
PRODUCTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
has developed program/ training module, curriculum
guide or any resource material
has written an article in a professional magazine or a
technical /research paper
PRODUCTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
writes a book or monograph or comes up with an
invention or creative work
Professional and/or lifetime
achievement awards
Continuing Professional
Development Plan
Developing a personal CPD plan helps
teacher leaders develop purposively.
A CPD plan should be made concrete in a
simple and doable plan.
Templates for a
CPD Plan
Teacher’s Individual Plan for Professional
Development (IPPD)
Objectives Methods/ Resources Time Frame Success Indicator
Strategies
What What professional What will I do When do I expect What PPST What learners’
competence will activity will I to access to have competence performance
I enhance? undertake to resources? accomplished would I have would have been
achieve my enhanced? improved?
objective?
Personal CPD Plan
Joining Professional Learning Community/
Communities of Practice
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
School Learning Action Cells (SLACs)
LEARNING FROM THE CPD
PRACTICES OF
HIGH PEFORMING COUNTRIES
PRESENTED BY:
Eramaize Sante
CPD in SINGAPORE
First to institutionalized PLC
“School as Learning Organization"
Every teachers is entitled to 100 hrs/yr of optional
training
Schools are encouraged to provide teachers at least
1hr/week to engage in PD initiatives.
For PD, Singapore has:
[Link] – Researcher Networks
2. Lesson Study and other forms of “Learning Circles”
Teacher – Researcher Networks
• Learning communities serves as mentors to conduct
an action research
•Overall goal is to provide teachers with resources to
engage in action research
STEPS:
1. Identification and definition of a problem
2. Planning for improvement
3. Implementation of teaching/learning activities
4. Observation of results (data collection)
5. Reflection of outcomes
Lesson Study
• Overall goal is to foster collaborative inquiry and data-
driven pedalogical reflection
4 Cyclical Phases
Study phase
Planning phase
Analysis phase
Reflection phase
CPD in FINLAND
Plan and develop curriculum
CPD in JAPAN
“lesson study”
Teachers and lessons are being observed
Theme and frequency of research lessons
Refine, consult, reflect, learn, and build
Public research lessons
CPD in NEW ZEALAND
Funds for teachers
Observe and confer
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
EFFECTIVE CPD
1. CONTINUOS
2. COLLABORATIVE
3. FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC
TEACHER NEED
4. JOB EMBEDDED
5. GIVEN ENOUGH TIME
6. FUNDED
“ Apurpose
TEACHER’S
is not to
create students in his
image but to develop
students who can make their
own image
