教師專業績效責任在提升教師效能和品質上扮演重要角色，它能確保教師具有一定專業知能，信守專業倫理，踐行專業承諾，增加社會大眾對教師的信心。本文旨在探究教師專業績效責任的重要理念與實踐策略，首先詮釋教師專業績效責任的意涵，其次分析教師專業績效責任的五大重要理念─遵守專業準則、提升教學品質、履行專業責任、確保教學精進、符應公共利益，接著說明教師專業績效責任實踐面臨的挑戰，最後提出推動教師專業績效責任之策略，包括落實教師專業團體自律機制等六項。

Teacher professional accountability plays an important role to raise teacher effectiveness and quality. It can ensure that teachers have professional knowledge and ability, abide by professional ethics, practice professional commitment, and increase public high levels of confi dence in teachers. The purpose of this article is to explore the important concepts and practical strategies of teacher professional accountability. Firstly, it explains the meaning of teacher professional accountability. Secondly, it analyzes the fi ve important concepts of teachers professional accountability—following professional standards, improving teaching quality, fulfilling professional responsibilities, ensuring teaching excellence, and meeting public interests. Then, it discusses the challenges faced by the practice of teacher professional accountability. Finally, it offers six strategies to promote teacher professional accountability, including: to implement the self-discipline mechanism of teacher professional association et al.