dimanche 7 mai 2017

The Necessity Of Professional Development For Teachers

By Jessica Wood


Continuous training for teachers is the backbone that boosts their professional development. The training should be to all the teachers irrespective of their individual skill. Learning is a continuous procedure that does not come to an end, so it is not possible for any experienced teacher to claim they know enough. There are important aspects that should be put into consideration so as to enhance the professional development for teachers.

The professionalism can be achieved through continuous seminars, training programs, and workshops. Such activities need to be regular and have consistency for them to have some impact to the tutors after the training. As time goes by, skills and more techniques advance too. Therefore it is important to keep the educators posted, and in case of any recent important information they should be coordinated and be updated with the information.

Through the workshop and training, it is important to consider the social and emotional abilities of all tutors. These are very important aspects of any human being. For successful teaching, the educators should be able to relate well to the students for them to pay attention or even learn anything in the class. The training should, therefore, focus on this area and ensure those who are weak are helped on how to improve their relations and emotions especially when dealing with students.

The educators should also get assistance in understanding the vital programs, such as continuous and the comprehensive evaluating program. They should get assistance in understanding the structure and composition of the program so as to try and apply its requirements in the classroom. Through the program, the educators realize the importance and impact of having an environment that is friendly to the students in the classroom.

There are skills known as scholastic and co-scholastic. When the seminars highlight the significance of these life skills, the tutors get the broader picture and in the process try to relate the relevance of the skills to the learning curriculum. As professionals, the tutors should be able to use these skills in evaluating the development of learners.

The communication ability of an individual speaks a lot about them. Proper communication, which includes both speaking and listening, is important to enhance the learning process. The trainers at the seminar should help those tutors who have a problem in this area to improve. Communication is again not just narrowed to speaking and listening, but also involves the body language and other non-verbal cues such as gestures.

The educators should also be updated on the technological developments and therefore teach in that manner. For example the transition from chalks to marker pens when writing on the board, and for instance in higher learning the transition from giving students written notes for photocopying to sending them soft copies to their emails or directly to the computers.

It is very important therefore to focus on all the aspects of learning and both the major and minor areas so as to achieve the desired professionalism. The professional officials in charge should be very informed and updated so that they share with their trainees the appropriate information.




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