Title: TEACHER DEVELOPMENT - EduLearn2Change
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TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT: What Teachers Need to Know
Last updated 30 April 2021 / By Zineb DJOUB
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
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TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
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TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT: What Teachers Need to Know
Last updated 30 April 2021 / By Zineb DJOUB
To develop students’ 21st-century skills and render education more responsive to the challenges of a knowledge-based society, teacher development has been constantly called for. The conception of teaching as a life-long learning process is gaining momentum with the variety of conferences, courses/programmes, and published materials supporting it. But, to develop as teachers we need to understand the nature of this development. Does it mean professional, personal or social development? This article aims to clarify the meaning of teacher development by explaining what teacher professional, personal and social development mean and how these relate to teacher development. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional development, also referred to as professional learning by teachers already engaged in professional practice, is the process of developing the necessary knowledge-base and skills teachers require to carry out their role effectively. This does not only involve learning new theoretical teaching ideas and suggestions but also trying them out and learning how to make them more effective within their teaching contexts. Teachers’ ongoing reflection, evaluation and analysis of their own practices are necessary elements of their professional development as these can support them construct new teaching theories and improve more their performances ( learning-by-doing approach as put forward by Whitford, 1994). Indeed, being critical, reflective on teaching experiences and motivated to bring change and improvement are essential for teachers’ professional development.