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COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １ EDU 111 - Introduction to Teaching Profession COMPILED BY A-MEDIA. Course contents  Meaning, qualities and roles of a teacher  Education and types  Teaching profession  Professionalization  Ethics a...

COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １ EDU 111 - Introduction to Teaching Profession COMPILED BY A-MEDIA. Course contents  Meaning, qualities and roles of a teacher  Education and types  Teaching profession  Professionalization  Ethics and characteristics  Methods of teaching  Domains of learning  Evaluation and types  Trade Union  History of NUT  TRCN meaning, mission, vision, establishment and programmes  Some other important abbreviations and terms MEANING, ROLES AND QUALITIES OF A TEACHER Who is a teacher?  A teacher is a person who teaches or facilitates learning process. He/she is the only person who is capable of CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ２ imparting knowledge and shaping the youth to the wider scope of knowledge.  It has been defined as a person who has knowledge, skills, values and special training in teaching. He/she is one who has profession knowledge and skills gained through formal preparation and experiences.  A teacher can be regarded as a person who in into teaching as a profession. He/she is responsible for providing personal, caring services to students by selecting and using methods and evaluation process in other to promote learning.  It's therefore unethical for a teacher who is not into teaching to teach in the classroom. Such person is not teaching but cheating.  Teacher can also be described as a sophist, also a loco parentis (when a teacher perform the function of a parent). He/she is a sage on a stage. First teacher of a child is mother.  Teachers provide to the learners knowledge, skills and values by enhancing development. They are also involve in providing and moulding youths towards attaining the success of the society. They are nation builders, they build up the society. They are to guide and counsel. Roles of a teacher (what a teacher is) CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ２ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ３  A teacher is an assessor  A teacher is a parent  A teacher is a planner  A teacher is an evaluator  A teacher is an adviser  A teacher is a motivator  A teacher is a counselor  A teacher is a learner ( resources developer)  Students interest must be teacher's paramount.  A teacher is an information provider supported with evidence.  A teacher is a facilitator : he/she is to guide and assist students to learn better.  A teacher is a role model (must have character, wise, dealings with people, dressing e t.c). Qualities of a good teacher  He/she must be friendly  He/she must have a goal  He/she must be outspoken  He/she must be a psychologist  He/she must be a model  He/she must not be biased CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ３ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ４  He/she must be ready to learn  He/she must be creative in technology  He/she must be effective discipline skill  He/she must be competent and bold  He/she must be neat, smart, and attractive.  He/she must be punctual and give respect to time.  He/ she must have management skill of class control  He/she must have good communication skills and audible  He/she should create room for proper improvement  He/she must have good listener hear to student's problem.  He/she must allow student to contribute to his or her teaching.  He/she must have passion for children and his or her profession  He/ she must have knowledge about the student he or she wants to teach. EDUCATION AND TYPES Meaning of Education  Education is the mother of all other faculties. It derived its meaning from two Latin words ‘educare’ and ‘educere’ respectively. It's the manifestation of life. CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ４ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ５  In a general sense, Education is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training or research. Education is preparing a person to face everyday life. Forms/types of Education Education can generally be classified into three dimensions, namely: formal, informal and non-formal.  Formal Education: This is the type of education which is received in the regular formal school setting, for instance, the primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.  Informal Education: This process of education includes all other agencies of learning outside the formal learning system. These agencies include the home (family), church or mosque, peer-group, mass-media.  Non-Formal Education: This form of education has some basic characteristics of formal education like planned programme of action, contact persons, programmed assignment or examination and others, but it is not formal. TEACHING PROFESSION Meaning of Teaching CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ５ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ６  Teaching can be regarded as the basic/mother of all other professions. It's a polymorphic process when it involves different activities. It's said to be dynamic when it involves the teacher,learners and materials/methods.  Teaching proceed from simple to complex, from general to specific, from known to unknown, from descriptive to comparative, from concrete to abstract.  Abimbola & Abolade (2008) defined teaching as a social services centered to the business of Education.  Moleska (1982) explained teaching as a noble profession.  Teaching is unique to other professions because every other professions emanate from it. The end product of teaching is learning.  In teaching process, the teacher is the encoder or sender. While the student (s) is/are the decoder/receiver (s). What is Profession  A proffession is a job that requires special skills or knowledge through special proving with high level of Education.  It's an occupation / vocation that requires specialized skills, Knowledge of some department of learning and qualification with high social status. What's Teaching Profession CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ６ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ７  Teaching profession is a career that someone who is a already trained involve in to pass information across to the people. It requires greater responsibility, great sense of value and long period for preparation.  There are lots of uncertainty about whether or not teaching is a professional standard of teaching in Nigeria. The uncertainty is traceable to the concept of teaching as an activity or an occupation.  Note: Before you can be a classroom teacher, you must be professionally qualified. A profession teacher is a person who molds ideas, habit and attitude of learner.  PROFESSIONALIZATION  Professionalization is a proces involving improvement in the status and practice of the profession and the practitional continually upgrades in knowledge, skills and attitude.  It's simply a process by which a vocation, job or occupation transform itself into a profession of high Standard Integrity and competence.  It also means improvement of skills, Knowledge, attitude and ethical orientation which a teacher needs for good conduct and practice. CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ７ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ８ ETHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS Ethics  Ethics is a branch of philosophy that describes the do and don't, good and bad as regard the teaching profession. They are those thing teaching entails to characters or behaviors of how to know a good teacher.  It's derived from the Latin word 'ethos" which means character. It's simply a set of principles of right and wrong behavior guiding or representative of a specific culture, society, group or individual. It's a moral belief that influence teacher's behavior and ideas in teaching.  It can also be defined as realization of good and identification of bad in our daily dealings. It reflects implications of what a teacher should say or do and she/get shouldn't say or do in critical and confusing situation  It's a very important concept because it sets in limit that we have to abide by in our professional things. It makes us not to trespass beyond our boundary. Characteristics of Ethics CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ８ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ９  Honestly: This is the truthfulness regarding your profession, being trust worthy.  Integrity: ; developing a good mental towards things , like not accepting to do what's wrong.  Accountability; make account of all you give students (test, assignment, examinations e t c)  Confidentiality; the pupils should be able to open up to you and confide in you as a teacher.  Objectivity  Respectiveness  Obedience  Transparency Types of Ethics There are two types of ethics, which are moral and work ethics.  Moral Ethics- discipline, loyalty, honestly e t c  Work Ethics- preparation of lesson plan, assessment of students. Suggested code of ethics for teachers- Most interest should be on Education, build relationship with students appropriately as a means to account children's welfare. DOMAINS OF LEARNING CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ９ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １０ Learning  Learning involves many activities. It's continuous process and not based on solving a particular task. The end product of learning is change. It's a progressive process in life.  It's the relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience. Domains of learning We have three domains of learning, propounded by B.S Bloom. They are ;  Cognitive domain (the head) deals with mental/intellectual skills  Affective domain (heart) deals with feelings, emotions of students, towards academic.  Psycho motor domain (hand) deals with acquisition/manipulative skills. They are simply refer to as 3Hs  The head (cognitive)  The heart (affective)  The hand (psychomotor) Note training is different from learning. CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １０ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １１  Training in about skill. It entails practical. It's an activity involving the acquisition of knowledge and skills. METHODS OF TEACHING There are several method of teaching. They includes;  Play way method: is the method used in nursery & primary school. The father of Play way method is Maria Montessori.  Lecture method: is the method that allows teacher to pass information without instructional materials. It's also known as content transmission. It's the most economical method and it's use for large class. Plato is the father of lecture method.  Discussion method: is the best in a class room Condition. It was introduced by Socrates and can also be regarded to as Socratic method. It's also refers to as question and answer method. It's the most interactive method.  Project method: This method allows the students to carry out assignments and specific task on their own. The father of project method is John Dewey. EVALUATION AND TYPES CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １１ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １２ Meaning of Evaluation  Evaluation is an exercise that is embarked up on in teaching and learning in order to know what is to be done. It is necessary step to be taken along as there are decisions to be made.  Decisions about selection (admission) are usually taken after an evaluation of candidates' knowledge, aptitude, skills or disposition, The sole aim is to ensure that teaching & learning are successfully accomplished. Types of Evaluation  Formative Evaluation: Provides continuous information about effectiveness of teaching and learning. It is undertake in an ongoing program  Summative Evaluation: Occurs at the end of a programme to determine its overall effectiveness. it's designed to judge learners overall performance.  Prognostic Evaluation : takes place before the beginning of instructional program to determine previous knowledge.  Diagnostic Evaluation is undertaken at intervals within an instructional program to identify learners difficulties. TRADE UNION CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １２ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １３  Trade Union is referred to a group of workers who have come together to achieve common goal. It's a point of setting any industrial and educational dispute within a given society. They are several trade Union, they includes;  NLC- Nigeria Labour Congress (1978)  NMA- Nigeria Medical Association (1957)  ASUU- Academic Staff Union of Universities (1978)  NASU- Non Academic Staff of Universities (1977)  ASUP- Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (1978)  NUT- National Union of Teacher (1931) For this course, we will discuss NUT. HISTORY OF NUT  Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) was founded in July 1931 by the amalgamation of the first two (2) teachers Associations in Nigeria, namely, Lagos Union of Teachers (LUT), formed in 1925 with its founding President as Rev. Canon J.O. Lucas and the Association of Headmasters of CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １３ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １４ Ijebu Schools (AHIS), led by Rev. I.O. Ransome Kuti, formed in 1926. At an inaugural meeting of the two (2) groups held at CMS Grammar School, Lagos on 8th and 9th July, 1931, a Constitution was drafted and ratified and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) was officially launched after accommodating other Teachers’ Associations from Agege, Ibadan and Abeokuta. The following officers were elected at the inaugural meeting:- 1. Rev. Isreal Oladotun Ransome Kuti – National President 2. Arch. Deacon J.O. Lucas – National Vice President 3. Mr. T.K. Cameron – Honorary General Secondary  These three (3) officers became the first pillars of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). Other key members at the inaugural meeting were Rev. Emmanuel O. Alayande, Rev. Seth I. Kale, Mr. E.N.E. Nkumo and Mr. T.J.O. Sanyade who was the protem Secretary at the inaugural meeting.  Subsequent consolidatory meetings were attended by other prominent Mission and Government teachers across the country.The Nigeria Union of Teachers(NUT) became firmly rooted in the Western and Eastern regions with branches dotting parts of the North in towns such as Sokoto, Kano, Funtua, Minna, Jos, Bukuru, Kafanchan, CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １４ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １５ Maiduguri, Makurdi, Agyaragu, Ilorin, Lokoja, Kabba, Bassa, Offa, Igbomina, Yagba, Otukpo, Jebba and Idah.  This followership from the North gave rise to the Northern Teachers Association founded in March 1948 through the initiative of the late Alhaji Aminu Kano and registered as a Trade Union on 31st March, 1951 and the following officers emerged:- 1. Shetima Shehu Ajiram – President 2. Mallam Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – 1st Vice President 3. Mallam Aminu Kano – General Secretary 4. Mallam Abdurahman Mera – Asst. General Secretary  With the creation of States in 1966, the structure of the NUT was re-adjusted to reflect the different States in Nigeria in place of the former regional structure and to achieve a truly National status of Teachers Union in Nigeria, the leaders had a meeting of minds for the merger of the NUT and the Northern Teachers’ Association which later became the Northern States Teachers’ Union (NSTU) with the creation of States that split the North into six (6) States in 1966.  On 27th May, 1972 the merger of the NUT and the NSTU was accomplished in Kaduna at the NNA School on Muri Road. An official agreement was signed by the parties CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １５ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １６ under the Chairmanship of the Director, Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Dr. (later Professor) A.F. Ogunsola.  With the creation of more States in the country, NUT has thirty six (36) State Wings and FCT Abuja Wing, all with full-time Secretaries and complementary staff, with seven hundred and seventy four (774) Local Government Area branches all over the country. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF NUT i. To foster unity and progress among all teachers in Nigeria. ii. To foster the spirit of active co-operation and comradeship between teachers and other workers. iii. To raise the status of the teaching profession through improved quality of education and conditions of service. iv. To promote and advance the course of education and the teaching profession throughout the federation and also endeavor to secure the removal of difficulties, abuses, anomalies and obsolete regulations detrimental to progress. v. To enhance the social and economic well-being of members and establish welfare funds for the benefit of members of the Union. CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １６  COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １７ vi. To provide a forum for the co-operation of teachers and the promotion of their welfare, the interest of education and the teaching profession. vii. To promote the corporate image of the Union both nationally and internationally by ensuring the continued existence of a strong, virile and well articulated organization. viii. To give leadership and stimulate interest in matters which foster national and international unity and understanding TRCN MEANING, MISSION, VISION, MOTTO, ESTABLISHMENT AND PROGRAMMES  TRCN is Teachers Registration council of Nigeria. It is an agency of the federal ministry of education, Nigeria  Vision: To control and regulate education, training and practice.  Mission: To promote excellence in education through effective registration and licensing of teachers, to promote professionalism through accreditation, monitoring and supervision of teacher training programmes.  Motto: Teaching for Excellence CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １７ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １８  Establishment of TRCN: The council was established by decree (now act) 31 of 1993. It becomes operational in June 2000 with the pioneer of registrar/cheif executive , Cheif Anjikwi Musa Ciwar (OON). PROGRAMME OF TRCN 1 Registration and licensing of qualified teachers. 2 Accreditation, monitoring and supervision of the courses and programmes of teacher training institutions in Nigeria. 3 Organization of internship schemes and induction programmes for fresh Education graduates. 4 Conduct of professional examinations and interviews. 5 Organization of annual conference of registered teachers in Nigeria. 6 Publication of a register of qualified & licensed teachers in Nigeria. 7 Enforcement or professional ethics among teachers. 8 Acting as the voice of voiceless teachers. 9 Execution of mandatory continuing professional education (mcpe). TRCN carries out the following programmes and activities: (i) Registration and Licensing of qualified teachers. CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １８ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO １９ (ii) Accreditation, monitoring and supervision of the courses and programmes of Teacher Training Institutions in Nigeria. (iii) Organization of internship schemes for fresh education graduates. (iv) Conduct of professional examinations and interviews. (v) Execution of Mandatory Continuing Professional Education (MCPE). (vi) Organization of the Annual Conference of Registered Teachers in Nigeria. (vii) Publication of a register of qualified and licensed teachers in Nigeria. (viii) Enforcement of ethical conduct among teachers and actually prosecuting erring ones using the Teachers Tribunal. (ix) Prosecuting in the law court, all unqualified persons performing the job of teachers in contravention of the TRCN Act. (x) Acting as the voice of the voiceless teachers and continuously initiating/actualizing public policies and practices that will reposition the teaching profession as first among equals. TRCN has offices in all the 36 states of the Federation including FCT. Only qualified teachers with the following qualifications: CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 １９ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ２０ NCE, B. ED, MED, Ph.D + Education e.g. PGDE or PDE can register with TRCN. GET THE TRCN PDF TO READ FULL DETAILS. SOME OTHER IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS  Syllabus is the framework, usually prepared by the teacher yearly to regulate teaching activities  Lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction. It's use to guide teacher on the set- up and content of an instruction  Lesson note is what a teacher use when he/she gets to class.  Instruction: is the act of telling learners what to do and what not to do. It's also refers to as repeated statement used to achieve objection.  Previous knowledge: is the past experience of the learner which is related to the new lesson the teacher plan to teach.  Instructional objective: Tell the teacher what to do and how to do it CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ２０ COMPILED BY A-MEDIA REVIEWED BY PLATO ２１  Behavioral objective: shows a criteria of change in the learners performance.  STAN- Science Teachers Association of Nigeria  TRCN, which is an agency of the Federal Ministry of Education has 12 Zonal Offices.  SOSAN - Social Studies Teachers Association of Nigeria  UBE- Universal Basic Education. It was flagged by cheif olusegun Obasanjo at sokoto in 1976  NPE- National Policy on Education formed in 1977  UPE- Universal Primary Education  UBEC- Universal Basic Education Commission  AFTRA- Africa Forum of Teaching Regulatory Authorities  TCC- Teachers Code of Conduct  TDC- Teachers Disciplinary Committee  STUP- Special Teacher Upgrading Programme  ICTON- Institute of Certified Teachers of Nigeria  NCE- Nigeria Certificate in Education THE END. PDF COMPILED BY A-MEDIA : 09123315386. CONTACT A-MEDIA @ +2349123315386 ２１