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📚 UNIT 5 LEGISLATION ON THE TEACHING PROFESSION - Coggle Diagram
📚 UNIT 5
LEGISLATION ON THE TEACHING PROFESSION
🌿 1️⃣ Legal Requirements for Teaching Practice
📌 Academic Qualifications
University degree in Education
Teaching degree (Profesorado) or Bachelor’s degree
Specialization by subject area
Degree validation (if foreign)
Universities such as:
Universidad de Panamá
Universidad Especializada de las Américas
📌 Professional Certification (Idoneidad)
Official document issued by MEDUCA
Degree verification
Formal registration
📌 Ethical and Personal Requirements
Moral suitability
Criminal background check
Physical and mental health
Professional vocation
📌 Entry into the Public System
Competitive examination (public contest)
Merit evaluation
Right to appeal
🌿 2️⃣ Teachers’ Rights and Obligations
📌 Rights
Job stability
Fair remuneration
Bonuses (remote areas)
Vacations and leave
Retirement
Continuous professional development
Freedom of association
📌 Obligations
Lesson planning
Implementation of the national curriculum
Objective evaluation
Respect for students’ rights
Professional ethics
Collaborative work
Continuous updating
🌿 3️⃣ Initial and Continuing Training
📌 Initial Training
Bachelor’s degree or Teaching degree
Didactics
Educational psychology
Assessment
Supervised professional practice
Institutions accredited by:
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria de Panamá
📌 Professional Certification
Procedure before MEDUCA
Document verification
📌 Continuing Professional Development
Courses
Diplomas
Seminars
Postgraduate studies
In-person and virtual modalities
Priority topics:
Digital competencies
Inclusive education
Active methodologies
Emotional education
🌿 5️⃣ Legal Protection and Labor Welfare
📌 Job Stability
Permanent appointment
Due process
Protection against arbitrary dismissal
📌 Social Security
Caja de Seguro Social
Medical leave
Disability benefits
Health care services
📌 Employment Benefits
Maternity/paternity leave
Paid vacations
Rural bonuses
Subsidies
📌 Legal Protection
Right to defense
Presumption of innocence
Administrative appeal
📌 Emotional Well-being
Psychosocial programs
Institutional support
Prevention of work-related stress
🌿 4️⃣ Evaluation and Promotion in the Teaching Career
📊 Teacher Evaluation
Planning
Methodology
Subject mastery
Classroom management
Institutional participation
Instruments:
Rubrics
Observation
Interviews
Pedagogical evidence
📌 Vertical Promotion
Teacher
Coordinator
Assistant Principal
Principal
Supervisor
Requirements:
Seniority
Merits
Positive evaluation
Internal competitive process
📌 Horizontal Promotion
Recognition
Financial incentives
Special projects