LAS 112: INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING PROFESSION

1. The concept of teaching and the teacher

2. Teaching as a profession

a. Meaning of profession

b. Characteristics of a profession

c. Types of profession

d. Characteristics of the teaching profession

e. Categories of teaching professionals and corresponding professionals venues 

f. Who is an educated person

3. Professionalism of teaching

a. Meanings

b. Strategies of professionalism

c. Benefits of professionalism of teachers

d. Challenges of the teaching professions in Nigeria

4. The teacher education program

a. Curricular of teacher education

b. Technology and innovative teaching and classroom communication 

c. Becoming a global teacher

5. Ethics of the teaching professions and the code of conducts 

a. Meaning

b. Obligation of the teacher

c. Profession standards and legal requirements of teaching 

d. Workplace skill attitude

6. Education regulatory bodies(The government, TRCN, NTI, NPE…)

7. Induction and licenses for teachers

8. Employment interview skills and expectation

9. Professional bodies and organization, unionism and relationship among other school human resources.