ENGLISH TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARENESS-KEEPING UP WITH THE CURRENT CHANGES IN TEACHING

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-773
Author(s):  
Igballe Miftari
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
State University ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Teacher Survey ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Individual Perspective

The field of English teaching is one which thousands of teachers worldwide have pursued as a life profession. The issues of expertise and professionalism, however, vary in the aspect to which we understand the obligations that are tied to the chosen profession. Most frequently, the misconception related to the issue of “preparedness” in teaching is that of gaining superficial knowledge i.e. a BA diploma in teaching English, a practical experience in a school or two, a diploma project on a topic which is conducted during the studies etc. and by this, the mission “being accomplished.” The false belief that is formed is that no further training or advanced development is further needed. However, in order to keep up with current changes in teaching, teachers must always pursue further practical development, termed as the individual perspective. This paper aims to identify the most crucial aspects of teacher development and also stresses the importance of teacher trainings in the process. It also implies that the individual perspective is achieved with the help and support of the Ministry of Education together with higher institutions. The case study was conducted with private and state university professors. A teacher survey consisting of 12 statements was used as an instrument in the study (see Appendix). Statements were divided into two main categories: the individual perspective and the institutional perspective and were ranked on a scale from 1-5 (least-most important).Research questions were: “Are teachers aware of the importance of individual perspective development in their career?” “What are the areas which need further development?” and “How can teachers initiate institutional support?”The findings and conclusions serve as implications for a wider general perspective in Macedonia and in the region.

scholarly journals Exploring the Personal, Social and Occupational Elements of Teacher Professional Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivien McComb ◽  
Narelle Eather
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Individual Teacher ◽  
New Models ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Individual

In a neoliberal political context, educational reform is seen as largely dependent on the individual teacher and his or her ability to continue developing and improving his or her practice with the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes. Professional development (PD) is therefore reliant on teachers to embrace new models of practice, to engage with these new approaches, to correctly interpret the PD ideas for application to the teaching and learning process, and ultimately implement new models and ideas in their classrooms (Huber & Hiltmann, 2011). This paper seeks to examine more closely three aspects of PD that have been found in the research literature to have a significant impact on the effectiveness of PD programs, because of their focus on, and consideration of the individual teacher. Aligning with Fraser, Kennedy, Reid, and McKinney (2007), successful PD programs that have a distinct focus on the personal, social and occupational aspects of teacher development will be discussed.

scholarly journals The model of medical and biological support center for sports-gifted children and adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Kalinin ◽  
Dmitry Yu. Butko ◽  
Larisa A. Danilenko ◽  
Marina V. Artamonova ◽  
Vladimir S. Teryokhin
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
State University ◽  
Coordination Interaction ◽  
Training Process ◽  
The Individual

One of the main problems of modern sport is propensity for various kinds of sport activity and individualization of the training process. To solve this problem effectively, the Center of testing, selection and support for sports-gifted children and adolescents has been created on the basis of Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. The structure of the Center includes the medical and biological department, the genetic department, the department of psychological evaluation and support, the sports and pedagogical department. In each department the individual quotients, based on the collected and analyzed information about the individual's makings and abilities, are compared with the standard requirements in a particular kind of sport. After that the opinion about the general and special sports talent of person is made. Coordination interaction between departments is provided by the Information and Organizational Department of the Center, which conducts final sports consultancy and support on the basis of the complex opinion of the individual profile of the child's sports talent. Individual profile of sports talent allows to determine the degree of development and retardation of main physical qualities and abilities, to define the directions of sport specialization, to develop a training program, to make amendments. Innovative programs of individualizing training process, which are provided in this center, are based on long-term practical experience in sports pedagogic, sports genetics, sports psychology and sports medicine. The center of testing, selection and support to sports-gifted children and adolescents is an innovative institution that has no analogues.

Кесиптик адистикке даярдоодо компетенциянын айрым маселелери

2019 ◽  
pp. 72-75
Author(s):  
Г.А. Ногойбаева
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Education System ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Personal Orientation

Аннотация: Бул макалада кесиптик педагогикалык адистикке даярдоодо компетенттүүлүктү, кесипкөйлүктү өркүндөтүүнүн маселелери каралды. Педагогикалык ишмердик чөйрөсүндө жоопкерчилик, аны аткаруу жөндөмдөрүнүн жана мүмкүнчүлүктөрүнүн комплекси менен, мотивациялык даярдык жана ишке багыт алуунун бар экендиги, зарыл болгон билимдин, ыкмалардын жана тажрыйбалар системасы камсыздалат. Белгиленгендей, билим берүү системасында өзгөрүүлөрдүн болушу менен кесиптик адистерди калыптандыруунун талаптары да өзгөрүлдү. Педагогикалык билимди модернизациялоо процессине өзгөчө көңүл бурулушу менен, анын алкагында кесиптик өз алдынчалыкка мобилдүүлүккө, кесиптик өсүшкө жөндөмдүүлүккө, эмгектин сапатына, жоопкерчиликке, коммуникативдик маданиятка ээ боло турган келечектеги мугалимдерди даярдоону ишке ашыруунун окуу процессинде инсандын өз алдынча катышуусуна багытталган кырдаалдык маселелерди чечүү үчүн колдонулган жөндөмдүүлүгүн арттырууга адистиктердин кесиптик билимин, үйрөнүүлөрүн жана ыкмаларын, кесиптик компетенциясын калыптандыруу зарылдыгын жөнүндө кеңири сөз болот. Түйүндүү сөздөр: компетенттүүлүк, кесип, чыгармачылык, маселелер, жаңычылдык , ишмердик, шык, маалыматтык. Аннотация: В статье рассматривается проблемы усовершенствования компетентных и профессиональных навыков в подготовке педагогов. Показано, что изменения в системе образования предопределяют смену требований к формированию личности профессионала. Совокупность новых подходов к процессу образования и привлечение личного опыта обучающегося обеспечат актуализацию механизмов самореализации и развития личностной и профессиональной мобильности личности. Модернизация образования - процесс необратимый и очень важный для современного этапа развития системы образования. Она требует от педагога повышения его профессионального уровня, формирования и совершенствования педагогической культуры, соответствующей запросам современной жизни, требует обновления и придания гуманитарно-личностной направленности профессиональной компетентности современного педагога. Профессиональная компетентность лежит в основе повышения квалификации педагогов и дополняется методической, социальной и личной компетентностью. Ключевые слова: компетенция, профессия, творчество, задачи, новаторство, деятельность, мастерство, информация. Annotation: The article deals with the problems of improving competence and professional skills in training future teachers. It shows that changes in the education system predetermine the change of requirements for the formation of the professional personality. A set of new approaches to the process of education and the involvement of the students personal experience will ensure the actualization of the mechanisms of self-realization and the development of personal and professional mobility of the individual modernization of education is an irreversible process and very important for the modern stage of development of the education system. It requires the teacher must increase his professional level, he must form and improve the pedagogical culture corresponding to the demands of modern life, it requires updating and giving the humanitarian-personal orientation of the professional competence of the modern teacher. Professional competence forms the basis of teacher development and it is supplemented with methodical social and personal competence. Key words: Competence, profession, creation, tasks, innovation, activity mastery, informational.

THE MAKING OF A PHYSICIAN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-268
Author(s):  
C. P. Darby
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
State University ◽  
University Of South Carolina ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Optimal Functioning ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medical University

We must be aware that freedom from organic disease alone can not be our goal. The optimal functioning of the individual must be our aim, and that it occur in an environment conducive to a fuller life. We must be aware that man does not live by bread alone, nor by his antihypertensive pill alone. We must be citizens of the community, helping to make it a better place for the raising of our children, for a fuller educational opportunity, for the development of the arts and other cultural aspects which help raise man above the level of animal life. Thus, the making of a doctor almost begins at his mother's knee. Nurtured further by society and its educational and Cultural institutions, he is finally given a privilege by society, to act in a responsible way in furthering the health, both physical and mental, of those he calls his patients. (Delivered to medical students and faculty, School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, May 1976 by Mitchell I. Rubin, MD, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, and Consultant in Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina).

CONOCIMIENTOS DISCIPLINARES Y PEDAGÓGICOS DE LAS EDUCADORAS DE PÁRVULOS EN CHILE

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-251
Author(s):  
Fabiola Moreno Vera ◽  
Agustín De la Herrán Gascón
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Survey ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Educational Challenge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Resumen:Se estudia si la percepción de los conocimientos profesionales (disciplinares y pedagógicos) de las educadoras de párvulos de Chile está asociada al nivel de conocimientos que realmente tienen. Con este fin se aplicaron dos instrumentos de recogida de datos, previamente validados. El primero fue un cuestionario diseñado sobre la Encuesta Nacional Docente realizada por el Ministerio de Educación de Chile. El segundo fue la prueba INICIA (Ministerio de Educación de Chile, 2013), aplicada anualmente a los alumnos egresados de las carreras de educación parvularia. Los resultados indican que el nivel de conocimientos técnicos y pedagógicos de las educadoras de párvulos es extremadamente bajo, lo que se ve agravado por una falsa percepción acerca de su nivel de formación disciplinar y pedagógica. Las conclusiones apuntan a que la profesión de educadora de párvulos en Chile tiene un gran desafío formativo por delante. Abstract:It examines whether the perception of professional knowledge (disciplinary and pedagogical) of preschool teachers in Chile is associated with the level of knowledge they actually have. With this aim, two instruments of data collection were applied, previously validated. The first was a questionnaire designed on National Teacher Survey conducted by the Ministry of Education of Chile. The second one was the INICIA (Ministry of Education of Chile, 2013), applied annually to the pupils of nursery education. The results indicate that the level of technical and pedagogical knowledge of pre-school teachers is extremely low, which is exacerbated by a false perception of their level of disciplinary and pedagogical training. The findings suggest that the profession of nursery teachers in Chile has a great educational challenge ahead.

Sports and recreation facilities in schools – history and present state

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-113
Author(s):  
Anna Pawlikowska-Piechotka
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Activities ◽  
School Sports ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The 19Th Century

The tradition of school sports facilities has its roots in ancient civilizations, primarily in ancient Greece. The preserved ruins of gymnasiums at Delphi, Olympia, Millet, Priene, Dedina, Pergamon, Ephesus or Thermessos, document well that sports facilities were a major part of the education system. They served not only for students and sports training but were opened to the public, used for social gatherings, political meetings and disputes. Contemporary school sports facilities derived from the 19th-century concept of the school’s educational program. It also included the indoor and outdoor physical education classes and facilities used for ‘body-building exercises’ - as it was named. In Poland, according to the current basic curriculum of the Ministry of National Education, the goal of physical education is to shape the long life habit of physical activity. The school activities should develop the appropriate interests and attitudes of students. Therefore, school activities should meet the needs, interests and abilities of the individual student as fully as possible. The present regulations of the Ministry of Education demand, that such classes should take place in a well-equipped sports hall or on a school playground.

scholarly journals Teacher Professional Development and Appraisal

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-152
Author(s):  
Kushtarbek Kimshanov ◽  
Totukan Dyikanbaeva
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Teacher Appraisal ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
And Training

Abstract The paper is based on analysis of international literature on school teacher appraisal and professional development.  Teacher appraisal is a very important area of study, and traditionally it has been quite a contested field as well.  Teachers used to feel tension and anxiety due to unfair teacher appraisal, and they often reacted to teacher appraisal with resentment and nervousness.  Historically, teacher teacher appraisal was aimed to inform the issues and training considerations in education during the decades of the seventies and was establish to exercise greater accountability to maintain a high standard in education. However, eventually the developmental purpose had been emphasized. This paper presents rich literature on teacher appraisal and teacher development concepts. Abstrak Artikel ini berdasarkan analisis literatur internasional pada penilaian guru sekolah dan pengembangan profesional. Penilaian guru merupakan bidang kajian yang sangat penting, dan sudah menjadi bidang kajian yang cukup sering diperdebatkan. Guru kerap merasa tegang dan cemas dikarenakan penilaian guru yang tidak adil, dan mereka sering bereaksi terhadap penilaian guru dengan kekesalan dan gugup. Dalam sejarahnya, penilaian guru bertujuan untuk memberitahukan isu-isu dan pertimbangan pelatihan dalam pendidikan selama dekade tujuh puluhan dan telah dibentuk untuk melatih akuntabilitas yang lebih baik untuk mengatasi standar pendidikan yang tinggi. Namun, akhirnya tujuan pengembangan telah ditekankan. Artikel ini memberikan beragam informasi tentang penilaian guru dan konsep pengembangan guru. How to Cite : Kimshanov, K. Dyikanbaeva, T. (2015). Teacher Professional Development and Appraisal. TARBIYA: Journal Of Education In Muslim Society, 2(2), 146-152. doi:10.15408/tjems.v2i2.2802. Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/tjems.v2i2.2802

scholarly journals “READY FOR LABOUR AND DEFENSE” STANDARDS AS A SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING STUDENTS‘ PHYSICAL FITNESS

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-124
Author(s):  
Татьяна Вячеславовна Кошкина
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Human Life ◽  
State University ◽  
Experiment Control ◽  
Evaluation Mechanism ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level ◽  
Future Work

Показано, что высокий уровень физической подготовленности студентов обеспечит их способность к качественному выполнению будущей трудовой деятельности. Для оценки уровня физической подготовленности студентов в рамках их физического воспитания в вузе возможно использовать нормативы комплекса «Готов к труду и обороне» (ГТО) как универсального оценочного механизма, позволяющего выделять наиболее физически развитых представителей данного поколения. С этой целью определено соответствие уровня физической подготовленности современных студентов не физкультурных специальностей с нормами комплекса ГТО. Выявлены пути совершенствования физической подготовки студентов в условиях современного вуза. Материалом для исследования послужили теоретические и эмпирические данные, полученные на основе использования методов теоретического анализа специальной литературы и передового педагогического опыта, педагогического эксперимента, контрольных испытаний, математико-статистических методов обработки и анализа данных. Результаты исследования подтверждают, что в настоящее время уровень физической подготовленности студентов не всегда соответствует требованиям норм ГТО. Данный факт был доказан экспериментально на базе Марийского государственного университета. Требуется дополнительная работа по физической подготовке студентов. С этой целью сформулированы методические рекомендации по совершенствованию физической подготовки студентов в соответствии с нормами ГТО. Теоретически обоснована и эмпирически доказана целесообразность использования нормативов ГТО в качестве системы оценивания физической подготовленности студентов. Сформулированы методические рекомендации по повышению уровня физической подготовленности студентов в соответствии с нормативами комплекса ГТО. The importance of physical culture and sports in human life, associated with maintaining the health of the nation as a whole and ensuring individual health and working capacity of the individual in particular, is realized in the form of physical education carried out in educational institutions, including universities. A high level of physical fitness of students will ensure their ability to perform high-quality future work activities. In order to assess the level of physical fitness of students within the framework of their physical education at the university, it is possible to use the standards of the GTO complex as a universal evaluation mechanism that allows identifying the most physically developed representatives of this generation. The purpose is to determine the compliance of the level of physical fitness of modern students of non-physical education specialties with the norms of the GTO complex and to identify on this basis ways to improve the physical training of students in the conditions of a modern university. The materials for the study were theoretical and empirical data obtained on the basis of the use of methods of theoretical analysis of special literature and advanced pedagogical experience, pedagogical experiment, control tests, mathematical and statistical methods of data processing and analysis. When studying the advanced pedagogical experience accumulated in our country since the introduction of the revived GTO standards in 2014, reflected in relevant publications, as well as scientific and methodological literature in the field of physical education, it was shown that at present the level of physical fitness of students does not always meet the requirements of GTO standards. This fact was proved experimentally, by conducting control tests on the basis of the Mari State University. This indicated that additional work is required on the physical training of students, and those indicators of physical fitness of students that require the greatest development were also identified. Methodological recommendations were formulated to improve the physical training of students in accordance with the standards of the GTO. The expediency of using the GTO standards as a system for assessing students’ physical fitness was theoretically justified and empirically proved.

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