Professional Ethics for the Teachers.

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• Professional Ethics for the Teachers.

Presentation by Shweta Beniwal
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A profession is........
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Charactersistics of a profession
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What makes teaching a profession
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Principles of professional ethics for teachers
Commitment towards the Profession
Commitment towards the Students
Commitment towards the Colleagues Management
Commitment to Self
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COMMITMENT TOWARDS PROFESSION

• Justify public trust and confidence
• Keep abreast of the developments in the teaching
  profession
• Maintain membership in some professional
  organizations
• Professional knowledge is regularly updated and
  improved
• Keep abreast of subject matter
• Utilize audio-visual aids
• Attend conferences, workshops which tend to
  broaden knowledge
• Contd.

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COMMITMENT TOWARDS PROFESSION

• Determine the nature, format and timing of their
  lifelong learning programs
• Declare all relevant information related to
  competency and qualification
• Support all efforts to promote and protect human
  rights
• Strive through active participation in their
  union
• Keep in view new concepts like Individualized
  instruction, Programmed Learning, Teaching
  Machines etc

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COMMITMENT TOWARDS STUDENTS

• Maintain professional relations
• Share responsibilities
• Prove themselves as successful facilitators of
  learning
• Treat the students coming from weaker sections of
  the society on equal footing and give due care
• Safeguard and promote the interests and wellbeing
  of students
• Take all possible steps to safeguard students
  from sexual abuse
• Contd

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COMMITMENT TOWARDS STUDENTS

• Give due regard to individuality of the students
• Acknowledge the specific needs of each student
• Respect the right of all children to benefit from
  the provisions
• Give students a feeling of being part of a
  community
• Exercise authority with justice and compassion
• Play the role of a Friend, Philosopher, Guide and
  Initiator

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COMMITMENT TO COLLEAGUES

• Have mutual respect for his colleagues
• Safeguard and promote the interest and well-being
  of colleagues
• Manifest ethical behaviour in relations with
  colleagues
• Give due regard to their personality
• Respect their professional standing and opinions
• Be prepared to offer advice and assistance
• Contd

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COMMITMENT TO COLLEAGUES

• Establish good human relations with colleagues
• Keep away from forming cliques and groups
• Never criticize any colleague before the students
• Maintain confidentiality of information about
  colleagues
• Have the feeling of cooperation and unity among
  colleagues

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COMMITMENT TO PARENTS

• Participate in Parent-Teacher meeting and similar
  activities
• Make himself available to parents at scheduled
  time
• Give advice to the parent from professional point
  of view
• Evince a helpful, sympathetic and understanding
  attitude
• Make every effort to encourage parents to be
  actively involved

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COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

• Establish rapport with the community
• Participate in community affairs
• Assure through personal behaviour in the
  community that the School-staff image is
  favourable
• Show due courtesy to the members of community
• Attitude in the community should be of enthusiasm
  and optimism

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COMMITMENT TO SELF

• Evaluate own performance and character
• Discharge the responsibilities with full
  efficiency
• Take decision regarding good and evil
• Live an ideal life
• Respect the profession

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COMMITMENT TO MANAGEMENT

• Be honest, efficient, prompt and sympathetic
  towards the management
• Think about the uplift and betterment of the
  institution
• Carry out the instruction from management
• Accept the managerial decisions
• Give creative academic suggestions
• Be true and fair towards management
• Keep away from the managerial affairs

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OTHER COMMITMENTS

• Possess knowledge about the State education code
• Have knowledge of rules regarding recognition of
  school
• Have knowledge of rules regarding admission
  procedures
• Have knowledge of rules regarding school
  inspections
• Have knowledge of service conditions
• Have knowledge of the rules of examinations and
  so on

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Ask yourself ??
Is it possible to train people in ethical conduct
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Should ethics training be delivered as part of
pre service training rather than during the
induction phase?
Is ethics training a process of learning the
prevailing codes of behaviour?
Can ethics training be self paced or does it
require facilitation and/or team learning?
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Thank you !!