JOURNEYING THE TEACHING

PROFESSION

PRESENTED BY:

ROSE ANN O. BARQUILLA

BEED 4B

At the end of this Module, the learner should be able to:

trace the history of career planning;

recognize the significance of career planning in the

teaching professions;

discuss the importance of the Teacher Education

Development Program; and the National Competency-

Based Teacher Standards in career planning;

Formulate and share a SMART career goal.

OBJECTIVES:

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF CAREER PLANNING

The ide of career can be traced backin the beginning in 20th century. It’setymology comes from the Frenchword “carrier” which means a road ora race course, which in turn comesfrom the Latin word “car aria” whichrefers to track for wheeled vehicles.

TABULAR PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY

OF CAREER PLANNING

1950’s In the Philippines,parents hope theirchildren to becomeprofessionals regardlessof the socio-economicstatus, parents wantedtheir children to earn adegree.

Engaging in careersserved as means forself-expression,satisfaction of personalinterest, or thedevelopment of talents.Being a teacher washighly regarded in thecommunity.

YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

Education began to

lose its stature as a

course especially in

Manila.

The course was

perceived to be taken

by those who did not

qualify in other

courses.

YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

1970’s The National CollegeEntrance Examination(NCEE) wasintroduced in orderto distinguish thosewho were eligible totake a degree coursefrom those whoshould take avocational- technicalcourse

YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

1990’s During the early1990s, educationnursing andsecretarial courseswere associated withwomen. When menenrolled in thiscourses during thisperiod, their sexualorientation was a bitin qestion.

YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

New courses likecomputer science,computer technology,managementinformation system,computerprogramming and webdesigning havestarted to gainpopularly

YEAR HIGHLIGHT

The parents obligedtheir children totake up courses thatwould provide themjob. Courses likenursing and specialeducation becamevery popular duringthis period.

YEAR HIGHLIGHT

DEFINATIONS

Career- Time devoted for working out of apurposeful life pattern through the workundertaken by an individual.

Work- The activity that produces something ofvalue for oneself or others. It is not limited toactivities for which we are paid.

Vocation- The work that an individual doesbecome of calling.

Profession- A career that requires specializedtraining and academic preparation.

Occupation-A group of similar positions found indifferent industries or organization.

Job- A paid position held by one or moreindividuals requiring some related attributes in aspecific organization.

WHAT IS CAREER PLANNING?

Working as a teacher has many challenges inorder to address the needs of our students.The first that teachers must accept is thatthere is always room for improvement. Inorder to improve ourselves, we have tocarefully plan our career. Planning a careercan be defined as choosing life’s importantpaths. It is a lifelong process, which includeschoosing an occupation, getting a job, growingin our job, possibly changing careers, andeventually retiring.

THE CAREER PLANNING PROCESS IS

COMPRISED OF FOUR STEPS

1. Self

Gather information about yourself (selfassessment)

Interest, Values, Roles, Skills/Aptitude,Preferred Environments, DevelopmentalNeeds, Your realities

2. Options

• Explore the occupations in which you areinterested

• Get more specific information after younarrow down your options

3. Match During this phase of the process, you will: Identify possible occupations Choose both a short term and a long term

option

4. ActionYou will develop the steps you need to take inorder to reach your goal, for example:• Investigating sources of additional training

and education, if needed• Developing a job search strategy• Writing your resume• Preparing for a job interviews

REMEMBER TO SET YOUR GOALS THE

SMART WAY:

Specific (well-defined and detailed)

Measurable (can evaluate progress)

Attainable (within reach)

Realistic (practical)

Time-bound (within a time frame)

• Update oneselfthrough enrolling ingraduate courses.

• Visit nationallearning centers

• Travel scientific,historic and culturalplaces to gather richcontent materials

PERSONAL GROWTH PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

• Emulate virtues,traits and qualitiesof model teachers

• Attend local andnational assemblies

• Read biographies andautobiographies ofesteemed educators

• Do extended reading andsurf the Internet

• Undertake individual orgroup researches

• Subscribe to local andinternational, publications

• Attend in-servicetrainings

• Conduct dialogues withmodel teachers

• Exchange best practicesthrough interschool visits

• Write formal papers andarticles for teacherspublications

• Operate technologicalequipment in presentinglessons

• Internalize the Codeof Ethics and moralstandards mandated bythe Code of Ethics forprofessional Teachers

• Attend course/sessionsthat focus on furtherdevelopment ofphysical features,social graces, poiseand composure, bearingand the totalpersonality

• Imbibe cultural values

THANK YOU!!!