Professionalism In Teaching

1. Define the concepts of teaching and professionalism.
2. Describe the history of teaching in Nigeria.
3. Explain the role of teachers as role models.
4. Outline the functions of the Nigerian Union of Teachers.
5. Discuss strategies for improving teacher education.
6. Examine the qualities of an ideal teacher.

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 1: Concept of Teaching and Professionalism · 2 hours

     Define teaching and professionalism.. Discuss the characteristics of a profession.. Reflect on whether teaching in Nigeria meets these characteristics..

2. Week 2Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 2: History of Teaching in Nigeria · 2 hours

     Trace the evolution of teaching in Nigeria from missionary times to the present.. Discuss the unitary, dyadic, and triadic processes of teaching.. Analyze teaching as both an art and a science..

3. Week 3Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 3: Teaching as a Profession · 2 hours

     Debate whether teaching in Nigeria is a profession.. Examine the knowledge, skills, control of entry, code of conduct, and professional associations related to teaching.. Distinguish between a professional and how they carry out their work..

4. Week 4Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 4: The Professional Growth of Teachers · 2 hours

     Discuss the pre-service and in-service training of teachers in Nigeria.. Examine the relevance of these programs to the requirements of teaching.. Identify issues and problems associated with teacher training..

5. Week 5Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 5: Educating the Educators · 2 hours

     Identify the ingredients of teacher education in Nigeria.. Discuss issues that the education of educators should include.. Reflect on the aim of educating educators..

6. Week 6Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 6: Professional Studies Programme for Teachers · 2 hours

     Define teaching as a profession.. Outline the characteristics of teaching as a profession.. Explain the teacher training process and its components..

7. Week 7Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 7: The Teacher and the Child · 2 hours

     Outline circumstances in which the teacher relates with pupils.. Discuss ways in which the teacher should relate with pupils.. Analyze the importance of discipline and rules in the classroom..

8. Week 8Module 1: Concepts and Issues in Teaching

   • Unit 8: Why Teachers Should Care · 2 hours

     Realize the importance of teachers and their roles.. Assess the actions of teachers and their impact.. Understand why teachers should care about their work and students..

9. Week 9Module 2: The Making of an Ideal Teacher

   • Unit 1: Qualities of an Ideal Teacher · 2 hours

     Understand the qualities of an ideal teacher.. Identify an ideal teacher in any situation based on the qualities outlined.. Reflect on the qualities that make a teacher worth copying..

10. Week 10Module 2: The Making of an Ideal Teacher

    • Unit 2: Teachers as Role Models · 2 hours

      Enumerate qualities expected of a teacher as a role model.. Outline specific qualities that disqualify teachers as role models.. Reflect on how teachers affect eternity through their influence..

11. Week 11Module 2: The Making of an Ideal Teacher

    • Unit 3: The Nigerian Union of Teachers (N.U.T) · 2 hours

      Learn the history and functions of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (N.U.T).. Analyze whether the N.U.T is a professional body.. Outline the events that led to the formation of the N.U.T..

12. Week 12Module 2: The Making of an Ideal Teacher

    • Unit 4: The Parents-Teachers Association (P.T.A) · 2 hours

      Understand the link between parents and teachers in educating students.. Discuss the aims of the Parents-Teachers Association (P.T.A) in schools.. Outline the functions of the P.T.A at various levels..

    • Unit 5: The Role of Subject Teachers' Associations · 2 hours

      Outline the different Subject Teachers' Associations in Nigeria.. Discuss how these associations help in teaching and learning.. What are the criteria for the membership of the subject teachers associations?.

13. Week 13Module 2: The Making of an Ideal Teacher

    • Unit 6: The Old Students Association · 2 hours

      State what Old Students Associations are and their objectives.. Discuss how these associations help improve standards of education.. State what you understand to be Old Students Associations..

    • Unit 7: The Status of Teachers in Nigeria · 2 hours

      Outline the possible causes that make teaching profession of low status.. Offer possible suggestions that might uplift the status of teachers.. What other possible reasons can you give in addition to those outline on the falling status of teachers in Nigeria?.