Domain 7: Personal Growth and Professional Development
Domain 7 focuses on teachers’ personal growth and professional development. It accentuates teachers’ proper and high personal regard for the profession by maintaining qualities that uphold the dignity of teaching such as caring attitude, respect and integrity. This Domain values personal and professional reflection and learning to improve practice. It recognizes the importance of teachers’ assuming responsibility for personal growth and professional development for lifelong learning.
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Strand 7.1: Philosophy of teaching
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7.1.1 Articulate a personal philosophy of teaching that is learner-centered.
7.1.2 Apply a personal philosophy of teaching that is learner-centered.
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This is my teaching philosopy.
Strand 7.2: Dignity of teaching as a profession
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7.2.1 Demonstrate behaviors that uphold the dignity of teaching as a profession by exhibiting qualities such as caring attitude, respect and integrity.
7.2.2 Adopt practices that uphold the dignity of teaching as a profession by exhibiting qualities such as caring attitude, respect and integrity.
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Strand 7.3: Professional links with colleagues
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7.3.1 Seek opportunities to establish professional links with colleagues.
7.3.2 Participate in professional networks to share knowledge and to enhance practice.
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Strand 7.4: Professional reflection and learning to improve practice
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7.4.1 Demonstrate an understanding of how professional reflection and learning can be used to improve practice.
7.4.2 Develop a personal professional improvement plan based on reflection of one’s practice and ongoing professional learning.
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Strand 7.5: Professional development goals
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7.5.1 Demonstrate motivation to realize professional development goals based on the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers.
7.5.2 Set professional development goals based on the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers.
