STANDARDS FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE MODEL OF TEACHER CAREER

The aim of the project was towork out the different level of eight main teacher competences developedearlier.Four different methods wereused for obtaining the necessary data:- analysing and synthesizing  theliterature concerning teacher education, the competences, the teacherappraisal,- analysing the teacher education and teacher appraisal practices innine EU countries:, and in  the UnitedStates,- interviewing Hungarian teachers, school principals, teacher educators,stakeholders,- experts’  workshops.As a result, we have found 6different stages of career-development: The presentation will include the special criteria and means of evaluationfor each of the teacher standards. The system of standards serve as a basis fordesigning teacher education programs, the induction period, the CPD, andteacher assessment on different levels. The teacher development according tothe career ladder and salary levels can be assessed by these standards.KEYWORDS: teacher education, professional development, teacher assessment, competences, careerstages.