Teacher Professional Development Theory and Practice.doc

Teacher Professional Development Theory and Practice Abstract: Teacher professional from a proposal to now have several decades of history, teachers, professional theory more and more mature, with the economic development, urban teacher professional development has been very good, based on China’s national conditions, China’s largest part of the area is rural, rural teachers professional building is still far from being perfect, we have to learn from professional teachers, related theories to enhance the professionalism of teachers in rural areas, and raise the comprehensive capacity of China’s rural education. Keywords: specialization; teachers; in rural areas For a long time, many people do not realize the professionalism of education often believe that education is only taught professional expertise, and this in itself is not a professional career. This idea can be said that deeply rooted in the field of education are still the dominant and seriously interferes with the process of teacher development and quality. In 1955, the World Conference for the first time teachers, professional organizations of teachers to discuss professional issues. In 1966, UNESCO and the ILO’s’ recommendation on the status of teachers’, the first time in the form of official documents, professional teachers to make note that: ‘should work as teachers in specialized occupations, such Vocational teachers are required to undergo a rigorous and continuous learning, obtain and maintain specialized knowledge and special skills’. The 20th century, 60 years advocated by the theory of teacher professionalism is built on the emphasis on science and efficiency, against the backdrop of technological rationality, teachers and professional content and level of specialization is mainly reflected in the richness of this subject knowledge and teaching skills, proficiency in , on the 20th century, 80 years, teacher professional development trends of the world, is increasingly becoming an issue of c