臺灣中小學教師換證制度設計之構思

A Study on the Design of Teacher License Renewal System for Elementary and Secondary Schools in Taiwan

強化教師專業能力以提升教育品質，一向是各國師資培育所重視的關鍵議題；而透過教師換證制度的推動，有助於教師專業學習，並達到提升教師專業能力及確立教師專業地位之效益。本文參酌臺灣相關專業團體和美、日實施教師換證制度的經驗，對於教師換證制度設計之構思，提出下列六點建議，包括：一、教師換證制度，需有法源依據；二、教師證照有效期間，以六年為宜；三、教師換證須辦理教師工作執照，由地方教育行政機關主政；四、教師換證的採計課程，以教師專業發展為主；五、教師換證課程的採計方式，以多元方式及120積點較佳；六、研定免除或延緩證照更新之要件，以因應教師特殊需求。

Improving the quality of education by enhancing teacher’s professional knowledge and abilities had become key issues of teacher education around the world. Through the promotion of teacher’s license renewal system, it is beneficial to teachers’ professional learning, to enhance their professional competence and to establish their professional status. Based on the experience of relevant professional organizations in Taiwan and the teacher’s license renewal system in United States and Japan, this paper proposes the following six suggestions for the design of teacher renewal system, including: (1) The teacher license renewal system requires legal basis. (2) The valid period of teacher’s license should be six years. (3) The renewal system should be issued with a teacher’s work license and be administered by the local educational administrative organization. (4) The adoption program of teacher’s license renewal is mainly focused on teacher professional development. (5) It’s better to earn professional development 120 points based on a variety of professional learning activities in the renewal system. (6) To give the exemption or postponement of license renewal to meet the special needs of teachers.