Teaching As Profession

Dr. Mussaret Anwar Sheikh

Standards in Teaching
Profession

Session III
“What are the standards in
the teaching profession?”
Standards in Teaching Profession

Knowledge

Skills

Planning

Management

Research

Attitude towards academic environment

 Social Standards in Teaching
Profession
• Social norms and cultural values are
considered part of professional and social
life transferred from a teacher to student

• This necessitates academia to become a

role model leaving a positive impact on
students in and out of the classroom
Teachers are expected to:
• Meet the following social standard code of
ethics:
• Social interaction
• Good human being
• Good relations with colleagues
• Good relations with students
• Positive attitude
• Passion for public service
• Fairness in dealings
• Loyalty to country and nation
 Activity

• “What standards do you practice during

your academic life?”
 Professional Standards in Teaching
Profession
Attitude towards work reflects professionalism of university
teachers. The teaching profession demands:
• Good communication with professional experts, colleagues
and students.
• Sound knowledge in the subject and related duties that is to be
performed
• Technical skill of teaching explicitly and focused content
orientation
• System evaluation and opening a new spectrum of
information
• Firm determination & commitment with the profession of
teaching
• Refined values and behavior
 Professional Standards and
Ethics
Professional Ethics of teaching profession expects
a teacher to:
• Fulfill professional responsibilities with honesty
and integrity

• Maintain professional confidentiality at all times

• Improve the effectiveness of the profession

through research and continuing professional
development
• Nurture the intellectual potential of each
student

• Accept challenging learning environments

• Encourage collaborative learning

• Discuss with colleagues and other

professionals the progress of student
learning
 Professional Standards and
Moral Values
Moral values of teaching profession include:
• Working for well being of students’
fundamentals in all decision making
processes and actions
• Tracking opportunities to overcome
unethical practices
• Avoiding using positions for personal gain
through political, social, religious,
economic or other influences
• Appreciating all promises and respecting
mutually agreed decisions

• Supporting the principle of due process and

protecting the civil and human rights of all
individuals.

• Implementation of educational policies and

regulations consistent with sound educational
goals, ensuring that no person shall be
potentially disadvantaged by a change in
regulations.
 Activity
• What are the problems you face in
achieving the professional standards?

• Discuss in your groups

 Relationships in Teaching
Profession
• Interpersonal relationship
• HOD-Teacher relationship
• Teacher-teacher relation
• Teacher-student relationship
 Activity
• list how do you think of developing
interpersonal relationships with students
and colleagues.

• What goals do you have for each type of

relationship and what cautions do you
need to be concerned? (With especially concerning
the power differential between faculty and student)
 Knowledge
• Awareness of self and surroundings
• Subject knowledge with specialization
• Understanding professional requirements
• Good perception of social and moral
values
• Understanding students potentials and
needs
 Skills

• The art of teaching

• Design interactive activities
• Implement different teaching methods and
strategies
• Measure learning achievement
 Planning

• Academic planning

• Course planning

• Sessions planning

• Planning for assessment

 Management

• Management of human resources

• Management of material resources

• Official correspondence

• Record keeping skills

 Research

• Planning for research

• Conducting research

• Supervising research

• Report writing

• Paper writing
 Attitude towards academic
environment
• Personal & family
• Respect for administrative hierarchy
• cooperation with Individuals and groups
• Developing acceptable behavior
• Respect for and care others’ ideas
• Following the ethical codes
• Positive social interaction