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Teaching is the practice implemented by a teacher aimed at transmitting skills (knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills) to a learner, a student, or any other audience in the context of an educational institution.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has argued that it is necessary to develop a shared definition of the skills and knowledge required by teachers, in order to guide teachers' career-long education and professional development. [9] Some evidence-based international discussions have tried to reach such a common understanding.
A broader definition might include any professional whose work contributes in some way to the initial education or the continuing professional development of school and other teachers. [37] Even within a single educational system, teacher educators may be employed in different roles by different kinds of organisation.
The term "profession" is a truncation of the term "liberal profession", which is, in turn, an Anglicization of the French term profession libérale.Originally borrowed by English users in the 19th century, it has been re-borrowed by international users from the late 20th, though the (upper-middle) class overtones of the term do not seem to survive re-translation: "liberal professions" are ...
A more inclusive definition combines these two characterizations and sees pedagogy both as the practice of teaching and the discourse and study of teaching methods. Some theorists give an even wider definition by including considerations such as "the development of health and bodily fitness, social and moral welfare, ethics and aesthetics". [6]
After 11 years of service to the profession, I am stepping away from my beloved role as a public school teacher. ... skilled expertise of teaching teams focused on increasing students’ social ...
Future teachers (on left) receive their education degrees in a graduation ceremony. A certified teacher (also known as registered teacher, licensed teacher, or professional teacher based on jurisdiction) is an educator who has earned credentials from an authoritative source, such as a government's regulatory authority, an education department/ministry, a higher education institution, or a ...
In 2010, I knew a lot of future teachers. I had returned to UNC Greensboro to get my teaching certification and become a band director, and I was surrounded by young, idealistic music education ...