In this page we do a number of things concerning Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training
- We guide you how to register with various institutions offering TPD training
- We provide learning resources from various institutions offering TPD training
- We also teach you what TPD is, its various levels, cost, its significance and such like things
1. TPD introductory module
2. Professionalism and KePTS
3. KePTS competence indicators for teachers and instructional leaders
4. TPD induction
5. Instructional leadership and financial literacy expositions
6. Competency Based Curriculum
7. TPD Introduction
8. Teacher Professionalism
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9. Multiple Intelligence
10. Emergency Care and First AID
11. KEMI announcement for D10 teachers
Conceptualization of TPD in Kenya
Teachers just like with other professionals, participate in professional development to learn and apply new knowledge and skills that will improve their competence and leadership capacity through structured programmes developed by a regulator.
TPD in Kenya is established as a coordinated and structured professional development by TSC.
All TPD programmes organized by the Commission or by accredited service providers will be based on the Kenya Professional Teaching Standards (KePTS).
KePTS is a set of competency standards that describe what a Kenyan teacher should know and be able to do for improved learning outcomes.
Learning activities in TPD will be delivered through prescribed modules developed by the commission.
Kenya Professional Teaching Standards (KePTS)
• Standard 1: Teacher Promotes Professionalism throughout their Career
• Standard 2: Teacher has Pedagogical Content Knowledge and understanding of competency based Curriculum and how to implement it.
• Standard 3: Teacher has knowledge on assessment and reporting
• Standard 4: Teacher Knows how to Create and Support Inclusive Education Practices
• Standard 5: Teacher knows and promotes comprehensive school health and safety
• Standard 6: Teacher has knowledge of financial literacy skills
• Standard 7: Teacher knows and practices instructional leadership.
DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF TPD
✔ The TPD program is structured into six (6) sequential levels corresponding to competency level of the teachers. Each level has a corresponding TPD Module.
✔ It will take a teacher 5 years to complete one module for a particular level.
✔ A module is organized in 5 chapters and covers all the the seven KePTS standards.
✔ TPD Service providers will deliver each module on behalf of TSC.
✔ Teachers are expected to enroll and undertake a TPD programme on face to face session once a year during a school holiday.
✔ During the other two school holidays, teachers will undertake TPD through online.
TPD Competence levels (6)
| Level | Competence |
| 1 | Knowledge level on the standards |
| 2 | Application level |
| 3 | Mastery level |
| 4 | Mentorship and coaching |
| 5 | Instructional leadership |
| 6 | Mastery in Instructional leadership |
Assessment of TPD
TPD activities will be evaluated based on authentic assessment which will include :
• Reflective journal
• Participant led final synthesis
• Individual Professional Portfolio development and Presentation.
Incentives for TPD
• Earning of TPD points
• Renewal of Teaching Certificate.
RENEWAL OF TEACHING CERTIFICATE
For renewal of the teaching certificate, a teacher must have completed 5 chapters of a module and provide documentary evidence of having successfully completion.
Upon commencement of the TPD Programme, all serving teachers will be required to acquire Teaching Certificate renewable every 5 years, while the subsequent applicants for Certificate of Registration will be issued with both certificates.
Accreditation of TPD Service Providers
TPD service providers must be recognized and registered with the Commission to offer services which must address the 7 KePTS
The Commission will accredit various categories of TPD service providers as follows:
Category 1: Government institutions mandated to capacity teachers: Will align to at least one of the seven KePTS
Category 2: Non government organizations in partnership with the Commission. Will align to at least one of the seven KePTS
Category 3: Organizations selected through competitive tendering system. Will use the Commission’s prescribed modules with all the seven standards.
Funding of TPD programmes based on the prescribed modules
Direct costs: Individual teachers will pay the service providers a capacity building fee.
Indirect costs: The Commission will meet the indirect costs like monitoring of the programme.
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Commission shall undertake continuous monitoring and evaluation of TPD programme to quality assure, offer professional support and give feedback on the training programmes.
Today I was able to learn about integration of ict in learning
Presentation was very good and clear
Different tools are available such phone laptops even smart TV while applications such power point, cohorts zoom and elearning are applied to facilitate ict and technology integration
Today I learnt about categories of assessment (formative and summative), assessment tools and scoring tools.
Very okay and encouraging though the main problem that maybe hindering me from accessing the materials is the funds.Kindly look into it.
I love the TSC TPD Modules! They are so helpful for my students.
How can I join TPD Mount Kenya group
Let tsc pay for tpd
I love the TSC TPD Modules! They are so helpful for my students.
I love the TSC TPD Modules! They are so helpful for my students.
how can i joint tpad modules
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I completely agree with the author’s points on the importance of TSC TPD Modules for teachers. As a teacher myself, I have seen firsthand the positive impact that these modules can have on a teacher’s professional development. The modules provide a structured approach to learning and implementation, which can be easily adapted to different teaching contexts. I will definitely be sharing this blog post with my colleagues and looking forward to more informative content like this in the future.
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