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Teacher professional development is a process, which is conditioned by the ability and willingness to continuously improve the level of theoretical and practical knowledge. According to the author there is now general agreement that the specificity and distinctiveness of the profession of teacher lies in the fact that he or she has never finished forming, found a finite structures at a given stage of development, while it is still in statu nascendi. To effectively plan and manage his or hers professional development one should focus on selfimprovement, self-education and self-development. A change in the teacher, which is the necessary condition for effective development is complex, unpredictable and dependents on experience, willingness, ability and social conditions and institutional support. Teachers must be perceived and perceive themselves as persons who play a major role in the class and whose beliefs should have a big impact on the development of students. Teachers are not only the objects of changes in education policy, but also their initiators. This authentic allies of students’ interests, through professional reflection, actively engage and seek solutions.