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College of Education

Subject
Professor
Chapter

: THE TEACHING PROFESSION

: MR. ANTHONY C. VISTA
: Chapter 2 Lesson 1

Topic

: The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)

Name

: Group 2 ( Hans Edgar Gonzales, Ruth N. Magistrado, Maria

Kristine R. Adante, Jo Rubyn, Pasion, Julie R. Awa)M, RN, MAN

Date

: JULY 31, 2016

Domain 2

Learning Environment

The domain of Learning Environment focuses on importance of providing for a social,

psychological and physical environmental within which all students, regardless of their
individual differences in learning, can engage the different learning activities and work
towards attaining high standards of learning.

NCBTS Domain #2.5/Strand

Strands of
Desired Teaching
Performance
2.1 Creates an
environment that
promotes fairness

Performance
Indicators
2.1.1 Maintains a
learning environment
of courtesy & respect
for different learners
(e.g. ability, culture,
gender)
Understand the
dynamics of
teaching learners
from diverse
backgrounds
(e.g. ability,
culture, family,
background and
gender)?
Maintain a
learning
environment that

Code of Ethics for Professional Teacher

Article

Section

ARTICLE VIII
The Teacher and
Learners

Section 1. A teacher
has the right and duty
to determine the
academic marks and
the promotion of
learners in the
subjects they handle.
Such determination
shall be in
accordance with
generally accepted
producers of
evaluation and
measurement. In
case of any
complaint, teachers
concerned shall
immediately take

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promotes
courtesy and
respect for all
learners?
Show courtesy
and respect to
everyone at all
times?
2.1.2 Provides
gender-fair
opportunities for
learning.
Understand the
objectives,
principles and
strategies for
Gender and
Development
(GAD)?
Provide gender
fair learning
opportunities?
Uphold gender
sensitivity in my
dealings with
learners and
others?
2.1.3 Recognizes
that every learner
has strengths.
Understand the
psychological
foundations of
learners growth
and development
Knows about
potentialities and
uniqueness of
individual
learners?
Provide learning
activities that
allow all learners
to reach their full
potential?
Recognize
learners
individual
potentials and
strengths?
2.2 Makes the

2.2.1 Maintains a

appropriate action,
observing the
process.
Section 2. A teacher
shall recognize that
the interest and
welfare of learners
are his first and
foremost concern,
and shall handle
each learner justly
and impartially.
Section 3. Under no
circumstances shall a
teacher be prejudiced
nor discriminatory
against any learner.
Section 6. A teacher
shall base the
evaluation of the
learners work on
merit and qualify of
academic
performance.
Section 9. A teacher
shall insure that
conditions
contributive to the
maximum
development of
learners are
adequate, and shall
extend needed
assistance in
preventing or solving
learners problems
and difficulties.

ARTICLE III

Section 1. A teacher

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classroom
environment safe
and conducive to
learning.

safe and orderly

classroom free from
distractions.
Know the
principles of
classroom
management,
room structuring
and safety
measures?
Maintain a safe,
clean and orderly
classroom free
from distractions?
Sow concern for
a safe and
conducive
learning
environment?
2.2.2 Arranges
challenging activities
in a given physical
environment.
Know various
challenging
activities that can
be adapted in any
given physical
environment?
Conduct
challenging
learning activities
despite physical
environment
constraints?
Show enthusiasm
to conduct
learning activities
in any given
situation?
2.2.3 Uses individual
and cooperative
learning activities to
improve capacities of
learners for higher
learning.
Understand the
importance and
dynamics of both
individual and
cooperative
learning?
Know varied

The Teacher and

the Community

is a facilitator of
learning and of the
development of the
youth; he shall,
therefore, render the
best services by
providing an
environment
conducive to such
learning and growth.
Section 5. Every
teacher shall help the
school keep the
people in the
community informed
about the schools
work and
accomplishment as
well as its needs and
problems.

ARTICLE IV
The Teacher and
the Profession

Section 1. Every
teacher shall actively
help insure that
teaching is the
noblest profession,
and shall manifest
genuine enthusiasm
and pride in teaching
as a noble calling.

ARTICLE V
The Teacher and
the Teaching
Community

Section 4. A teacher
shall hold inviolate all
confidential
information
concerning
associates and the
school, and shall not
divulge to anyone
documents which
have not yet been
officially released, or
remove record from
the files without
official permission.

ARTICLE VIII
The Teacher and
Learners

Section 9. A teacher
shall insure that
conditions
contributive to the
maximum
development of
learners are
adequate, and shall

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2.3 Communicates
higher learning
expectations to
each learner.

strategies for
individual and
cooperative
learning?
Balance the use
of individual and
cooperative
learning
activities?
See the value in
creating
individual and
cooperative
learning
activities?

2.3.1 Encourage
learners to ask
questions.
Know the art of
questioning and
different
techniques of
asking higher
order questions?
Provide
opportunities for
learners to ask
questions?
Ask questions
that stimulate
critical and
creative thinking
among learners?
Show an
accepting
response/gesture
in dealing with
questions of
learners?
2.3.2 Provides
learners with a
variety of learning
experience.
Know various
strategies that
elevate students
level of learning?
Provide learners
with variety of
experiences that
enhance
learning?

extend needed
assistance in
preventing or solving
learners problems
and difficulties.

ARTICLE II
The Teacher and
the State

Section 4. Every
teacher shall possess
and actualize full
commitment and
devotion to duty.

ARTICLE III
The Teacher and
the Community

Section 1. A teacher
is a facilitator of
learning and of the
development of the
youth; he shall,
therefore, render the
best services by
providing an
environment
conducive to such
learning and growth.

ARTICLE IV
The Teacher and
the Profession

Section 2. Every
teacher shall uphold
the highest possible
standards of quality
education, shall
make the best
preparation for the
career of teaching,
and shall be at his
best at all times in
the practice of his
profession.

ARTICLE VIII
The Teacher and
Learners

Section 2. A teacher
shall recognize that
the interest and
welfare of learners
are his first and

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Willingly provide
learners with a
variety of
challenging
learning
activities?
2.3.3 Provides varied
enrichment activities
to nurture the desire
for further learning.
Understand how
enrichment
activities enhance
the learners
desire to learn?
Know ways of
motivating the
learners to learn
further and more
effectively?
Facilitate varied
enrichment
activities that are
interesting for
further learning?
Show diligence in
making
enrichment
materials?
2.3.4 Communicated
and maintains high
standards of learning
performance.
Know the
implications of
achieving high
standards of
learning
performance for
total human
development?
Help learners
maintain high
standards of
learning?
Inspire learners
to set high
performance
targets for
themselves?
2.4 Establishes and

2.4.1 Handles

ARTICLE IX
The Teacher and
Parents

foremost concern,
and shall handle
each learner justly
and impartially.
Section 3. Under no
circumstances shall a
teacher be prejudiced
nor discriminatory
against any learner.
Section 5. A teacher
shall not accept,
directly or indirectly,
any remuneration
from tutorials other
than what is
authorized for such
service.
Section 9. A teacher
shall insure that
conditions
contributive to the
maximum
development of
learners are
adequate, and shall
extend needed
assistance in
preventing or solving
learners problems
and difficulties.
Section 3. A teacher
shall hear parents
complaints with
sympathy and
understanding, and
shall discourage
unfair criticism.

ARTICLE II

Section 2. Every

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maintains
consistent
standards of
learners behavior.

behavior problems
quickly and with due
respect to childrens
right.
Understand the
rights and
responsibilities of
the child as
embodied in
different laws,
e.g. RA 7610, PD
603?
Know behavior
management
techniques for
learners with
behavioral
problems?
Identify learners
with behavioral
problems?
Employ
appropriate
procedures and
actions
consistently when
dealing with
learners with
behavioral
problems?
Show a
compassion and
caring attitude in
managing
behavior
problems?
2.4.2 Gives timely
feedback to reinforce
appropriate learners
behavior.
Know the
concept,
importance and
techniques of
social
reinforcement?
Provide timely
and appropriate
reinforcement on
learners
behavior?
Believe that
positive

The Teacher and

the State

teacher or school
officials shall actively
help carry out the
declared policies of
the state, and shall
take an oath to this
effect.

ARTICLE III
The Teacher and
the Community

Section 1. A teacher
is a facilitator of
learning and of the
development of the
youth; he shall,
therefore, render the
best services by
providing an
environment
conducive to such
learning and growth.

ARTICLE VIII
The Teacher and
Learners

Section 2. A teacher
shall recognize that
the interest and
welfare of learners
are his first and
foremost concern,
and shall handle
each learner justly
and impartially.
Section 6. A teacher
shall base the
evaluation of the
learners work on
merit and qualify of
academic
performance.
Section 9. A teacher
shall insure that
conditions
contributive to the
maximum
development of
learners are
adequate, and shall
extend needed
assistance in
preventing or solving
learners problems
and difficulties.

ARTICLE XI
The Teacher as a
Person

Section 2. A teacher
shall place premium
upon self-respect and
self-discipline as the

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reinforcement
leads to improved
learner behavior?
2.4.3 Guides
individual learners
requiring
development of
appropriate social
and learning
behavior.
Understand the
learners social
development
stages?
Know different
strategies that
enhance learners
social
development?
Use varied
teaching-learning
strategies that
make use of
social
interaction?
Show patience in
managing
different social
and learning
activities?
2.4.4 Communicates
and enforces school
policies and
procedures for
appropriate learner
behavior.
Know
DepEd/school
policies and
procedures on
student
discipline?
Communicate
and enforce
policies and
procedures
related to
students
behavior?
Commit to
enforcing school
policies and
procedures?

principle of personal
behavior in all
relationships with
others and in all
situations.

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2.5 Creates a
healthy
psychological
climate for learning.

2.5.1 Encourages
free expression of
ideas from students.

ARTICLE III
The Teacher and
the Community

Section 1. A teacher
is a facilitator of
learning and of the
development of the
youth; he shall,
therefore, render the
best services by
providing an
environment
conducive to such
learning and growth.

ARTICLE VIII
The Teacher and
Learners

Section 2. A teacher
shall recognize that
the interest and
welfare of learners
are his first and
foremost concern,
and shall handle
each learner justly
and impartially.
Section 3. Under no
circumstances shall a
teacher be prejudiced
nor discriminatory
against any learner.
Section 8. A teacher
shall not inflict
corporal punishment
on offending learners
nor make deductions
from their scholastic
ratings as a
punishment for acts
which are clearly not
manifestations of
poor scholarship.
Section 9. A teacher
shall insure that
conditions
contributive to the
maximum
development of
learners are
adequate, and shall
extend needed
assistance in
preventing or solving
learners problems
and difficulties.

Know the
concepts and
principles of
democratic
expression of
ideas?
Provide activities
that will
encourage
respect and free
expression of
ideas?
Encourage
learners to
express their
ideas freely and
responsibly?
2.5.2 Creates stressfree environment
Know the
elements and
importance of
establishing a
stress-free
learning
environment?
Manage conflicts
and other stressrelated
situations?
Initiate and create
programs (e.g.
child friendly
school system)
and activities that
promote stressfree
environment?
Get involve in
advocacy
activities that
create a stressfree
environment?
2.5.3 Takes
measures to
minimize anxiety and

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fear of the teacher

and/or subject
Know about childfriendly teaching
strategies?
Encourage
learners to
develop a
positive attitude
towards their
subject and
teacher?
Let my students
feel they are
accepted?