The Future of the Teaching Profession

Mike ThirumanTeacherEmail: mthiruman@stu.org.sg

Teaching Profession’s Future

Potential

Content Knowledge

+Passionate

about Learning

&Learner’s

future

+ Practice

Critical+

Deliberate+

Evaluated+

Continuous

= Performance

Teacher + Teaching = Teaching Profession

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The Teacher Growth Model

• Ethical Educator

• Competent Professional

• Collaborative Learner

• Transformational Leader

• Community Builder

21st Century Teacher

Outcomes

Every Teacher, A Gem

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Future of the Teaching Profession must have:1. Selective Teacher Recruitment2. Teacher Preparation and Development3. Teachers’ Careers: Retention,

Recognition and Advancement4. Growing Leaders

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“The quality of an Education System cannot exceed the Quality of its Teachers”

Attracting and rigorously selecting high quality teachers is key

Teacher professional development – pre-Service and continual – is critical to building professionalism and a teacher-led culture of excellence

Competitive remuneration, performance-based recognition, multiple career pathways and structured performance management are key to retain, spur and guide the development of good teachers

Good leaders are critical, and need to be systematically identified, groomed and appraised over time

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The Future of the Teaching Profession?

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Thank You

Mike ThirumanPresidentSingapore Teachers’ UnionEmail: mthiruman@stu.org.sg