MODULE 1

I. SESSION 1: MANDATE, VISION, MISSION, CORE

VALUES (VMV), AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
You are given different courses of actions or situations. Tell whether each
statement is relating to:
a. DepEd’s Mandate
b. Vision
c. Mission
d. Core Value
e. Strategic Direction

Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.
___C__ 1. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner.
___B__ 2. Abide by the rules of the school, community and country.
___A__ 3. Make education accessible to all.
___A__ 4. DepEd formulates, implements, and coordinates policies, plans,
programs, and projects.
___E__ 5. Modernize educational management and governance.
___B__ 6. DepEd, a learner-centered institution, continuously improves itself to
better serve its stakeholders.
___D__ 7. Engage oneself in worthwhile spiritual activities.
___E__ 8. Improve quality and relevance of education.
___C__ 9. Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating
environment.
___A__ 10. Supervise all elementary, secondary education institutions including
Alternative Learning System.

F. Activities and Assessment

1. In what specific ways can you contribute to the attainment of the DepED
mandate in the following areas?

Implementation of policies, plans, programs and projects in:

Formal Basic Education:
As a teacher, contributing to policy, plan, program, and project
implementation is at best with living up to my responsibilities as a facilitator,
teacher, educator, and a curricularist that employs the written, and taught
curriculum of the Department of education, by treating my students as the top
priority, to fulfil their needs by providing better, disciplined, productive, and
meaningful learning, and inculcating in my students the value of good character
and conduct. I can further help to fulfil the mandate of the Department of
Education by keeping a healthy safe working environment, maintaining a
harmonious relationship with my colleagues, and keeping a stable and sustainable
institutional organization that advocates the values of a true Filipino.

Alternative Learning System:

As a teacher, contributing to policy, plan, program, and project
implementation is at best by providing the appropriate reinforcement that the
student needs, and executing a motivating work ethic, and instilling competence to
the learners.
2. What can you do as a beginning teacher to:
promote quality education?
As a beginning teacher, promoting a quality education would be best
effective by following the curriculum, assessing the students first; what are their
needs, their talents and capabilities, the intensity of their prior knowledge, and
from there, I will remploy the curriculum and provide a proper and meaningful
learning experience to my students, and further. Diagnostic and assessment for
learning is also important, wherein I can give myself a better view of the progress of
my students. With the assessment, I will know how far my students’ knowledge has
achieved, and I will also know whether my strategies and drills are effective.
Changes or further enhancement can then be implemented for a quality teaching-
learning process. It is also relevant for me to let my students learn metacognitively,
where they are made aware of the objectives of the lesson, so that they can set their
own expectations for themselves. In this manner, they can be more cooperative and
collaborative throughout the process. With the former assessments, I will employ
reinforcement to my students, when needed, in order to supply their needs more,
and end the confusions throughout the process, as the Department of Education
follows the principle of Socio-ciltural theory of Lev Vygotsky, also known as the
principle of the Zone of Proximal Development. By doing this, I can stimulate their
interest and bring them to their proximal capacity. A quality education is also best
achieved by integrating practical, social issues and resolve to the lessons, to
activate social responsibility among my students towards nation building.

make education accessible to all?

As a beginning teacher, I can uphold the “No One Left Behind” Policy by
accommodating and not hindering anybody from having formal education. This is
best executed by allowing persons with special needs be able to go to school and
not be denied of the right to education. Students that are aged higher than the
requirement shall never be recognized to be “too old” of the grade level.

3. Answer the following questions based on the readings above:

As a teacher, how do you encourage your students:

to discover their full potential that may contribute for the betterment of the society?
Helping my students discover their talents and reach their full potential is
one of my prime responsibilities as a teacher. This is best employed by providing
proper discipline throughout the teaching-learning process. I will provide better
learning experience to my students, for them to have enough room to discover
themselves, and their skills and talents, and help them achieve the honour by
keeping them competent in what they do, at all times. The Department of
Education have programs in all subjects that provide competition wherein students
are encouraged to join, in order to gain further experience. Encouraging my
students to allow themselves to engage in these programs would not only help them
gain competitive experience, but also be socially responsible, and be mediator of
nation building. Many students around the country has been known to have
acquired these competencies that helped them gain the honour. I will be a model to
my students by illuminating competence, excellence, innovation, creativity,
discipline and values to all my students, and to the rest of the community.

to apply the competencies prescribed in the curriculum?

Being a teacher is also being a curricularist. Responding to the demands of
the students and the mandate of the Department of Education is what I do. I will
apply the competencies prescribed in the curriculum. Reading comprehension,
Listening Comprehension, Viewing Comprehension, Vocabulary Development,
Literature, Writing and Composition, Oral Language and Fluency, and Grammar
Awareness are the competencies indicated in the curriculum designed by the
Department of Education. Reading Comprehension is best achieved by providing
literatures and other written texts (Filipino literatures) that will allow the students
exercise their reading and understanding skills. Listening Comprehension is best
exercised by allowing them listen to multimedia presentations, and assess their
learning. Vocabulary Development is best exercised by allowing the students write
articles or assigning them to read articles and texts, and reinforce them with terms
that they are confused with or do not know the meaning, They can later use their
knowledge by letting them write their experience while learning, by using the
newly-introduced words in their writing. Literature is best employed by providing
stories with great historical, cultural, and artistic relevance to the country and to
the lives of the Filipinos. As a teacher, I would not only introduce these literatures,
but also highlight the lessons and values that can be learned. I will employ all of
these by providing appropriate, effective, and efficient teaching strategies and
instructional materials that best serve te\he curriculum on a daily basis.

to reflect and evaluate their home- and culture-based values?

I am a second mother to my students, therefore I believe instilling good
character in my students is one of my responsibilities. I will do this by integrating
cultural awareness, civic, political, and environmental responsibility, religious
sensitivity, and respect towards race in the lessons inside the classroom as long as
possible. Setting a good example of respect to the students would also be of great
help. It is also best by keeping a healthy environment by making my students
always mindful of what they say towards their classmates, what they do, and how
they communicate with each other. Concerning with literature, I will always let my
students reflect on the values that can be grasped from the characters that are on
the literatures I give them.

Which among your specific roles/functions as a teacher can signify your

responsibility among your students and people in the community?

I am a teacher by profession, an educator by passion. I teach, educate,

discipline, train, inspire, motivate, and create abled students that will take the
responsibility in handling the society well; students that will execute good
character and execute bullying, racism, and terror among themselves and towards
others; students that will value the worth of nature; students that will respect and
protect the flag, and the citizenry as a nation, and students that will uphold the
words of God. I am a facilitator inside the classroom that manages maintains, and
controls the teaching-learning process; a process that the Department of Education
mandates, the society demands, and what my students needs. And these students
are what make up the society. It is me, being an educator as a role, signifies my
responsibility towards my students and to the rest of the community.

What plans do you have as a teacher to achieve the learner-centered philosophy?

I plan to
What can you do to better serve the learners in relation to learner-centered
philosophy?
It is best for me to assess what are the needs of my students, what are their
skills and talents, and see to it what the kind of students the community needs. By
getting to know more of my students, I can employ better teaching strategies and
instructional materials for a meaningful teaching-learning process. It is also best
for me to get to know better the curriculum, and as a teacher, I should know with
the highest proficiency with regards to the lessons that should be taught, and the
competencies that the students should achieve. Also, to better serve the mandate of
the Department of Education on a learner-centered philosophy it is best achieved
with the proper and consistent communication with the parents, and a harmonious
communal policies that will help and protect the students inside and outside the
school premises.
How can you foster partnership and extend linkages to your stakeholders?
A school cannot stand on its own . The institution needs a backbone and a
supporting force that would keep the mission and vision of the school working. By
this, the school works with the stakeholders and keeps the partnership effective. As
a teacher, local government, policy makers, parents association, private sector,
other groups, and individual personalities should be made aware of the
endeavours, milestones, and successes of the institution through quarterly
conventions, board meetings, and reports or formal accounts of the school. As a
teacher, I support to allow the policy makers and implementers to intervene with
the institutional policies and the policies of the community to help the school
protect the students. Throughout the years, local governments have been
supporting the endeavours of schools, and I support to provide recognition for
these groups and personalities that help the school provide its service.
4. Students learn in a child-friendly, gender sensitive, safe, and motivating
environment.

What can you contribute to ensure a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and

motivating environment?
I can contribute to ensure a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and
motivating environment by providing proper guidance to my students, giving them
the body of knowledge that they need as competent ones, inculcating respect and
making them aware of what they do, what they should do, what is right and what is
not, and by setting myself as a good example to my students. I will uphold
cooperation and collaboration within the four-cornered walls of my classroom,
wherein bullying and racism is prohibited. I will create an atmosphere for students,
healthy enough that they can discover themselves, and their peers, encounter
mistakes and learn throughout, and provide and supporting mechanism that will
inspire my students to learn, and acquire competence, character, and discipline.

How do you address the uniqueness of each learner?

I address the uniqueness of each learner by employing different teaching
strategies and instructional materials such as visual aids, multimedia
presentations, and hand-outs that will help my students learn productively. This is
achieved with the use of appropriate materials that best fit the lesson, and
providing different avenues in teaching, such as reading, listening, hearing,
comprehension, and writing.

How do you ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning
to happen?
I ensure an enabling and supporting environment by illuminating confidence
in teaching, applying proper reward and punishment system towards my students,
and providing proper reinforcement when needed. I provide them with a mearning
environment that enables my stuents to discover their talents and reach their full
potential. I provide support towards the learners by letting my students set their
own standards and the goals they want to achieve with the lesson. With the use of
the reward-punishment system, I encourage my students to be always competent
with what they do and not abhor their mistakes for it is when they commit
mistakes that they can learn more meaningfully.
What are some ways to develop lifelong-learners?
Learners that value the complexity of life and situations are learners that
consider learning as a life-long or gradual process. As a teacher, I develop these
students to become one by teaching them how to value experience, good or bad,
rewarding or not.

5. My Philosophy in Teaching

State briefly your philosophy in teaching which spells your vision in entering the
teaching profession towards effective, learner-centered and meaningful teaching
experience. It must be something you believe that will drive you to success and to
being a meaningful agent of change to students and your community.

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________
6. Vision Sharing (write your vision and share your thoughts about it to your co-
teacher)
VISION Sharing
Make a vision board based on the following question: How do you see your
learners 10 years from now?
______________________________________

7. What strategies do you intend to apply a learner-centered philosophy to ensure

the attainment of your vision?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________
8. Concept Mapping. Using the terms written inside the box, label the following
schema appropriately in order to come up with a Concept Map showcasing the
DepEd Operational Priorities.
Strategi

Strategic Directions c
Directio
Mission ns

Learners
Core Ma
Vision Values
nda
Mandate Lear
Core Values ners

Missi
Vision
on
9. Realigning of Personal Vision to DepEd’s Mandate, VMV and Strategic
Directions
Now that you have completely understood the guiding principles of DepED, revisit
and examine your stated philosophy in teaching or personal vision in Activity 1.
Should you find your own vision inconsistent with that of DepEd’s organizational
principles, make necessary revisions, polish, and finalize it.

My personal vision in DepED Vision Re-aligned personal with

teaching DepED vision

10. Vision Attainment

Vision
Statement

Cite
Strategies on
How to
successfully
attain your
desired
Vision
How is it
relevant to
the DepEd
Mandate,
VMV, and
Strategic
Directions?

G. Reflection
After going through this lesson, (DepEd Mandate, Vision, Mission, Core Values, and
Strategic Directions), answer in your journal the following questions:

1. In what concrete ways has this session helped you become a more agentive
teacher in promoting “learner-centered” teaching?
This session helped me become a more agentive teacher in promoting a
“learner-centered” teaching in a way that it reminds me of the basic ways of
teaching such as assessing the needs and capabilities of the students, knowing the
curriculum and what master has to be taught, and create a strong partnership
with parents and the rest of the members of the community in order to provide
better service reinforcement towards the students.

2. How has this session helped you clarify your vision and motive in serving your
learners better and in promoting a learner-centered environment for them?
This session
3. What is the impact of the Department Mandate, VMV and Strategic Directions in
your vocation as a teacher? How can your understanding of DepEd’s Mandate and
VMV provide impact to your work as a teacher?

4. What are your personal beliefs and values that are aligned with the DepEd’s
VMV?

5. How can you contribute to improve quality and relevance in education?

H. Post-Test
Tell whether the following statements are relating to:
 DepEd’s Mandate
 Vision
 Mission
 Core Value
I Strategic Direction

Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.
___C__ 1. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner.
___B__ 2. Abide by the rules of the school, community and country.
___A__ 3. Make education accessible to all.
___A__ 4. DepEd formulates, implements, and coordinates policies, plans,
programs, and projects.
___E__ 5. Modernize educational management and governance.
___B__ 6. DepEd, a learner-centered institution, continuously improves itself to
better serve its stakeholders.
___D__ 7. Engage oneself in worthwhile spiritual activities.
___E__ 8. Improve quality and relevance of education.
___C__ 9. Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating
environment.
___A__ 10. Supervise all elementary, secondary education institutions including
Alternative Learning System.
II. SESSION 2: DEPED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND SCHOOL
PROCESSES
C. Pre-Test
Each box at the left column contains positions at the central, regional, and schools division offices of
DepEd. Arrange the positions from highest to lowest based on your knowledge. Write your answers
on space provided.

Central Office

Assistant
Secretary,
Bureau Secretary
Director, Undersecretary
Secretary, Assistant Secretary
Undersecr Bureau Director
etary, Chief Education Supervisor
Chief
Education
Supervisor

Chief,
Regional
Director, Regional Director
Legal Assistant Regional Director
Officer IV, Legal Officer IV
Administra
tive Officer
V,
Assistant
Regional
Director,
Education
Program
Supervisor,
Schools Division Office

Administrati
ve Officer V,
Legal Officer
IV, Schools
Division
Superintend
ent, Chief
Education Schools Division Superintendent
Supervisor, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Education Administrative Officer V
Program Legal Officer IV
Supervisor,
District
Supervisor,
Assistant
Schools
Division
Superintenden
t, Senior
Education
Program
Specialist

Activities and Assessment

The statements below are powers, duties, and functions of the National (N) Level,
Regional (R) Level, Division (D) Level, Schools District (SD) Level and School (S)
Level. Read them carefully and put a check mark on the appropriate box on who is
responsible for exercising such.

Powers, Duties, and Functions Levels

N R D SD S
Formulating educational policies 
Promoting awareness of and adherence by all
schools and learning center to accreditation
standards prescribed by the Secretary of 
Education
Promulgating educational standards 
Offering educational programs, projects, and
services which provide equitable opportunities for 
all learners in the community
Supervising the operations of all public and
private elementary, secondary and integrated
schools, and learning centers.
Undertaking educational research and studies
Approving the establishment of public and private
elementary and high schools and learning centers 
Curricula Supervision 
Introducing new and innovative modes of
instruction to achieve higher learning outcomes
Monitoring the utilization of funds provided by the
national government and the local government 
units to the schools and learning centers.

Activity 2. Answer the following questions.

1. What key provisions of Republic Act 9155, The Governance of Basic Education
Act of 2011should a newly hired teacher be familiar with?
A newly hired teacher should be familiar with all of the key provisions of the
RA 9155 to have clear view of the law in its entirety. Knowing the provisions of this
law is knowing also why, how, and what the school functions for.

2. Why do think that RA 9155 states that, “The school shall be the heart of the
formal education system?” Cite specific conditions.
A school is the only educational institution that is mandated and
purposefully functions to educate the learners. At school, teachers introduce the
rules of grammar and language, numbers, theories and technologies, history,
politics and governance, geography, and other scientific aspects in educating the
learners.

3. Identify the best practices in your school that adhere to the existing laws and
regulations stated on RA 9155. Make a checklist and share it with your colleagues.

Activity 3. Choose from the two options below.

1. Option A: Share your insight to your mentor or to your School Head.

2. Option B: Look for at least three (3) similar newly-hired teacher in your school,
cluster, or district who will serve as your partner, share your insights and compare
your answer to their answers.

Activity 4. Discuss which office or person can help you, and the process that
must be followed to resolve an issue or concern in the situations given below:

Situation 1: You are asked to submit your Performance Commitment and Review
Form.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 2: You are assigned as a school paper adviser aside from your regular
teaching load. You want to ask more about your task and how it will affect your
assignment.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 3: You are assigned as the class adviser. You want to know your students’ profile and find
out how some of their personal problems affect their studies.
 Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 4: You would like to find a good exposure trip or immersion for your SHS students.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 5: Your students have failing grades. You want to provide proper academic guidance.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 6: You would like to know your salary, deductions and benefits.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 7: You are a science teacher and your laboratory equipment are inadequate or need repair.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 8: A parent would like to sue you because her son was running for
honors and got a failing grade in your subject.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 9: You would like to organize a new interest club and get support from
various stakeholders.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Situation 10: There is a typhoon but there is no announcement if classes will be

suspended.

Office/People to Contact Process to be followed

Activity 5. Answer the following:

1. What processes were identified to be employed?

2. Are there processes not identified but should be followed? What are these, if
any?

3. Who are the personnel and other individuals or groups identified to be involved
in this case?
4. Are there other people who should be included in addressing the situation? If so,
who else? Why?

Activity 6. Reflect on the empowerment given to your school head as

stipulated on RA 9155.
1. Observe how your school head adopts shared governance. Provide evidence
showing her effective management of the school as an instructional leader and
administrative manager.

2. Look for an experienced teacher in your school whom you think is trusted. Share
your observations about how you perceive your school head adopt shared
governance and effectively manage the school as an instructional leader and
administrative manager. Ask that teacher if you have the same observations.

Activity 7. Make a plan of action out of the following situations.

1. The schools division superintendent shall have authority, accountability, and
responsibility to ensure compliance of quality standards for basic education
programs. Write a commitment on how you will help its realization.

2. As a newly hired teacher, how will you help your school head and the school in
general to establish a strong partnership and linkages to its community?

Reflection

Journal Writing. Share your thoughts on the following:

1. What is the importance of knowing the DepEd organization structure and school
processes in the performance of your duties as a teacher?

2. Why should a teacher know who to approach in addressing concerns related to

his or her duties?
Post-Test
1. Each box at the left column contains positions at the central, regional, and
schools division offices of DepEd. Arrange the positions from highest to lowest
based on your knowledge. Write your answers on space provided.

Central Office

Assistant
Secretary, Secretary
Bureau Undersecretary
Director, Assistant Secretary
Secretary, Bureau Director
Undersecr Chief Education Supervisor
Secretary
etary,Chief
Education
Supervisor

Chief,
Regional
Director, Regional Director
Legal Assistant Regional Director
Officer IV, Legal Officer IV
Administra
tive Officer
V,
Assistant
Regional
Director,
Education
Program
Supervisor,
Schools Division Office

Administrati
ve Officer V,
Legal Officer
IV, Schools
Division
Superintend Schools Division Superintendent
ent, Chief Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Education
Administrative Officer V
Supervisor,
Education Legal Officer IV
Program
Supervisor,
District
Supervisor,
Assistant
Schools
Division
Superintenden
t, Senior
Education
2. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
blank before each number.
Column A Column B
______ 1. It is a lifelong process of
learning. a. Alternative Learning System
______ 2. Any organized, systematic
educational activity to provide selected b. Basic Education
types of learning.
___b___ 3. It encompasses early c. Formal Education
childhood, elementary, high school
education, out-of-school youth and d. Informal Education
adult learners and for those with special
needs. e. Learner
___i___ 4. An educational institution
undertaking the educational operation. f. Learning Center
___c___ 5. It is the systematic and
deliberate process of hierarchically g. Non-Formal Education
structured and sequential learning.
___e___ 6. Any individual seeking basic h. Quality Education
literacy skills and functional life skills.
___f___ 7. A venue for face-to-face i. School
learning activities for the improvement
of people’s quality of life. j. Integrated School
___k___ 8. A key-learning support who is
responsible for supervising and k. Learning Facilitator
facilitating the learning process and
activities. l. School Head
___h___ 9. It is the appropriateness,
relevance, and excellence of education
given to meet the needs and aspirations
of individuals and society.
___a___10. It encompasses both the non-
formal and formal sources of knowledge
and skills.

The statements below are powers, duties, and functions of the National (N) Level,
Regional (R) Level, Division (D) Level, Schools District (SD) Level and School (S)
Level. Read them carefully and put a check mark on the appropriate box on who is
responsible for exercising such.

Powers, Duties, and Functions Levels

 N R D SD S
Formulating educational policies 
Promoting awareness of and adherence by all
schools and learning center to accreditation
standards prescribed by the Secretary of 
Education
Promulgating educational standards 
Offering educational programs, projects, and
services which provide equitable opportunities for 
all learners in the community
Supervising the operations of all public and
private elementary, secondary and integrated
schools, and learning centers.
Undertaking educational research and studies
Approving the establishment of public and private
elementary and high schools and learning centers 
Curricula Supervision 
Introducing new and innovative modes of
instruction to achieve higher learning outcomes
Monitoring the utilization of funds provided by the
national government and the local government 
units to the schools and learning centers.

III. SESSION 3 TEACHING AS A PROFESSION AND AS A

VOCATION
Pre-Test
Read the paragraph below then choose three phrases that best describe your
own philosophy in the teaching profession. Justify your answer.

1. Teaching is a noble profession as well as a vocation that calls to the heart of an

individual. The teacher plays a vital role in the lives of the learners, hence they are
called heroes of the new generations. They touch lives and influence others—
making a big difference to the lives of the learners. Teachers should take pride in
upholding the qualities of being a professional and to live according to the
expectations of teaching as a profession and as a vocation.

a. Phrase 1: Teaching is a noble profession as well as a vocation that calls to the

heart of an individual.
b. Justification: Teaching continues to be the noblest profession ever existing.
Teaching makes everything persist to exist, from all corners of the society. Teaching
keeps the balance and puts everything in place. Without the teaching profession,
science and technology, grammar, engineering and architecture, public
administration, social awareness, and history and religion would never continue to
existm which would put the social order in jeopardy. The type of globalized world
that we have now, improved and evolving, is the result of an evolving system of
educational processes all around the globe. The environment, politics, technologies
and infrastructures, history and religion, continue to affect the lives of the people
because of the appropriate rapport of education towards these different phases of
the society. At the same time, teaching is a passion that keeps the inspiration
burning, illuminating inspiration towards the students that would motivate them to
become abled, excellent, competitive, and disciplined students of the society.
Without passion, a teacher would never be encouraged to go to school and teach
and educate young, innocent, unique and vulnerable minds with only a meagre
salary and continue to do it every day.

c. Phrase 2: heroes of the new generations

d. Justification: Teaching as the noblest profession, teachers are now, with greatest
pride, become the new heroes of the new frontier. Keeping the balance in the
society is not easy, to meet the demands and needs of the students and the
community is a difficult task, but teachers continue to fulfil their responsibilities
day by day. Teachers serve the community, not treating their salary as the reward.
Teachers have to deal with the same struggle every day; facing different
personalities simultaneously, and is entitled to train, motivate, and educate the
students. Waking up early, and spending most of the time with the students,
assessing and recording data, implementing the curriculum is what the teachers do
aside from all the other tasks that they attend to and wish to do. Some teachers
even face even more difficult situations, considering there are schools from far-
flung areas that has problems with access in electricity, classrooms and facilities,
and schools that are in places with political and other conflicts, yet teachers
continue to serve. At the greatest sense, teachers face the responsibility of creating
the minds of tomorrow. What the society somehow mirrors the kind of education
the people receive, therefore, there is a great responsibility of the teachers to keep
the future of the nation in good hands. The failure of the society is the failure of the
educational institution, and other factors that lead to the disruption. And teachers
continue to fight, struggle, and sacrifice just to serve and fulfil their responsibilities
to give the nation young minds that are ready to lead and respect the flag, students
that will value peace and camaraderie, and learners that will prioritize discipline.

e. Phrase 3: touch lives and influence others

f. Justification: It is common to hear among children to wish to be teachers
someday. This justifies the inspirational duty that teachers put in the job, in the
light of profession and passion. Every day, teachers illuminate strength, ability,
confidence, and inspiration. Every person, successful or still aspire to be, in any
career, always has his/her teacher where he/she root/s on. There’s always a
teacher behind the camera that fuels the confidence of an individual. The struggles
and success of teachers are enough to inspire everyone. Working the enire day at
late at night just to be competitive and confident in teaching is enough to inspire
everyone to be competitive and confident in everything they do. Working very hard
without getting paid mush is enough to remind everyone that passion still
overpowers profitability. Illuminating courage, love, passion, and patience is
enough to inspire the students and colleagues to keep the attitude and character
while fulfilling their responsibilities.

Activities and Assessment

Activity 1. Answer the following:

1. What is a profession?
A profession is an occupation that involves specialized training and formal
qualification.
2. Is teaching a profession? Why?
Teaching is a profession, having scientific, specialized, and formal training to
achieve the desired qualifications. To be a teacher, one has to satisfy the
requirements and standards set by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)
such as passing the Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) first, become a
member of the Philippine Public School Teachers’ Association (PPSTA) former
National Organization of Professional Teachers (NOPT) and earlier known as the
Philippine Association for Teacher Education (PAFTE), attend to seminars,
workshops, conferences, and other activities that enhance the knowledge and skills
to continuously grow in profession, following the mandate of Republic Act no.
10912, an Act Mandating the Continuing Professional Development Program for All
Regulated Professions, creating the Continuing Professional Development Council,
and must abide by the code of ethics for the profession. It becomes a profession,
with the right conduct of the specialized training and proper implementation of the
knowledge and expertise, abiding to all the policies, regulations, and laws of the
Department of Education, in strict consideration of the standards and
qualifications one must acquire to fulfil.

3. What are the requisites by the PRC one should satisfy before he/she becomes a
professional?
To be a teacher, one has to satisfy the requirements and standards set by
the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) such as passing the Licensure
Examinations for Teachers (LET) first, become a member of the Philippine Public
School Teachers’ Association (PPSTA) former National Organization of Professional
Teachers (NOPT) and earlier known as the Philippine Association for Teacher
Education (PAFTE), attend to seminars, workshops, conferences, and other
activities that enhance the knowledge and skills to continuously grow in profession,
following the mandate of Republic Act no. 10912, an Act Mandating the Continuing
Professional Development Program for All Regulated Professions, creating the
Continuing Professional Development Council, and must abide by the code of
ethics for the profession.

4. What are the qualities of a professional teacher?

A professional teacher must have a deep understanding of the theoretical
knowledge about learning and human behaviour. It has been said that: “The best
indicator of successful teaching is learning. Learning is a human behavior.
Theoretical knowledge about learning and human behavior is a strong foundation
that should serve to guide your actions as a teacher. Newly hired teachers like you
often find it difficult to internalize, translate and apply theoretical knowledge you
learned in college to the solution of practical problems. You should use your
knowledge of teaching and learning theories to interpret situations and solve
problems that you meet in the classroom events. Your dilemma as a new
professional teacher is not that the theories you have learned are not workable but
that they are difficult to interpret in order to solve practical problems.” Further, a
professional teacher demonstrates attitudes that foster learning and genuine
human relationship. The major categories of attitudes that affect teacher
behaviour are (a) teacher’s attitudes toward himself/herself; (b) teacher’s attitudes
toward children; (c) teacher’s attitudes toward peers, superiors, and parents; and
(d) teacher’s attitudes toward the subject. A teacher must have a positive attitude
towards himself. A teacher has to feel confident and understand himself fully to be
able, equipped, and ready to take on the responsibility, to understand and be
patient with the students, and cope up with the complexity of the situation, the
lessons, and the responsibility ahead. A teacher must have an empathic behaviour
towards students. Such empathy would motivate students to cooperate and
collaborate to achieve a better rapport. A teacher must have a positive attitude
towards peers, colleagues, superiors, and parent. A teacher is entitled to making a
healthy, and productive environment towards others as part of the team. A teacher
must have a positive outlook towards the subject matter. A teacher is entitled to
master the lessons to be taught. The motivation to teach will help the students
have the motivation to learn. He has to illuminate passion to inspire the students
to be passionate enough in mending the pieces of the body of knowledge together
for a meaningful learning. To be a professional teacher is to have the attitude of
mastery of the subject matter. This means mastery of the subject matter content
and the judicious selection of the learning resources to be used to teach the subject
matter. Curriculum content must be appropriate to the objectives and the
educational level of the learners. It is, therefore, necessary that the professional
teacher must have a thorough understanding of the school curriculum, its content,
learning experiences and the evaluation of the learning outcomes. A professional
teacher must possess competencies in the use of teaching skills that facilitate
student learning; able to choose the appropriate teaching methodology or pedagogy
for your subject matter, and develop teaching skills which will foster student
learning. The recognition of multiple intelligences by Howard Gardner challenges
the creativity and multiple talents of teachers in order to match those of the
students. A teacher must be knowledgeable enough to employ appropriate teaching
strategies and utilize instructional materials appropriate for the teaching-learning
process.

5. What is a vocation?
A vocation is a calling to and from the heart of an individual. A profession can be a
vocation as well but can also be a choice made from different criteria. A vocation
cannot be denied; it burns in the heart and soul of a person and cannot be
quenched until it is answered, whereas a profession can be chosen based on family
demands, income, status, or location. A teacher who practices teaching as his or
her vocation responds to the strong feeling, or calling for service just like the
historic biblical figures. Additional rewards for teaching are difficult to find,
and yet a vocational teaching does not pursue the rewards, but only the
passion to fulfil the mission of educating these minds.

6. How is vocation different from profession?

Vocation is different to profession as to teaching is different from educating.
Some teach, and treat it as means of occupation, and never was passionate in
educating the learners. A vocation cannot be denied; it burns in the heart and soul
of a person and cannot be quenched until it is answered, whereas a profession can
be chosen based on family demands, income, status, or location. A teacher who
practices teaching as his or her vocation responds to the strong feeling, or calling
for service. Vocation always illuminates passion in the work, the motivation to
reach the goals. It is some system that the persons holds that keeps everything in
place: power to succeed, will to persevere, and passion to enjoy the job. They say,
one will never get tired of doing what he is doing when it is always done with fun
and joy. The joy to teach is what makes up a vocation. Undeniably, there are some
that enter the teaching world to satisfy factors that poses demands to teach.

7. When can teaching be a vocation?

Teaching becomes a vocation when a teacher teaches with all of his will to
achieve all the mandate of the Department, the school, and the community with
passion. This happens when a teacher is willing to sacrifice just to serve the
learners and give them the chance to be abled individuals ready to take on what
challenges the world might bring. Teaching becomes a vocation when a teacher
sacrifices his safety just to cross gushing rivers just to reach far-flung schools and
meet the students, waiting for his return. Teaching becomes a vocation when a
teacher risks himself, going to conflict-prone areas just serve the students.
Teaching becomes a vocation when a teacher does not give up on his students no
matter what the circumstances are. It is a vocation when a teacher reminds himself
that what he does is not for him, but for the students who wish to be successful
and free from poverty. It becomes a vocation when a teacher does not stop from
learning and allowing himself to continue to value the experiences he had, and is
excited to take the next day with excitement. Teaching becomes a vocation when a
teacher takes pride in seeing his students succeed and become what he wants to
be.

8. What are the characteristics of a teacher who takes teaching as a vocation?

A teacher who takes teaching as a vocation is a teacher that has patience,
will-power, confidence, competence, excellence, and discipline; A teacher that is
willing to go on another day after a bad one, a teacher patient enough to not give
up on them, a teacher that’s ready to sacrifice things, money, and time just to
attend to the needs of the students. teacher who takes teaching as a vocation is a
teacher that challenges himself to be better each day, conscious enough that his
students depend on him. He is passionate, driven, and faithful to the students.

9. How can you make teaching both a profession and a vocation?

I
10. Write how you manifest the first quality of a professional teacher.

11. Write the attitude you have that foster learning and genuine human
relationship.

12. What attitude do you need to improve?

13. Write what you do to manifest mastery of subject matter? What do you need to
improve?

14. What are the effective teaching strategies that you use to facilitate student
learning? Write them down and share these to your partner.

15. What are some of your personal beliefs, insights, and habits that help you do
your work well?

Activity 2. Read and analyze the following situations then share your findings
to your peer.
1. Situation 1

Mr. Manalo divided his Araling Panlipunan class according to the abilities and
interests of his students. At the end of the lesson, the groups had the following
outputs: The first group composed a song, the second had a skit, and the third had
an artwork.
What professional quality did Mr. Manalo exhibit?
2. Situation 2

The school principal visited the Science class of Miss Bravo. The principal observed
that Miss Bravo was reading from the textbook and her notes while explaining the
lesson on ecosystem.
What could have been done by Miss Bravo to improve her teaching performance?

Activity 3. Let your pupils/students answer this survey form.

Put a check if your teacher manifests the following professional qualities.

Professional Qualities Yes No
Caring attitude
Treat others with respect
Integrity
Commitment towards
work
Love of country
Honesty
Professionalism
Punctuality
Service-oriented
Competent

Reflection

As a newly hired teacher, I am already manifesting the following qualities

like______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
However, I need to improve my qualities _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.

Post-Test
Resolve the issue.
Is teaching more of a vocation or more of a profession?

IV. SESSION 4: PHILIPPINE PROFESSIONAL

STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS (PPST)
Pre-Test
Check whether each statement is true or false.

TRUE FALSE
1. PPST stands for Philippine Professional Standards for
Teachers. 
2. There are 37 Domains and 7 strands in the PPST. 
3. There are 4 career stages from Beginning to Proficient 
Teacher.
4. The number of years in service determines the career 
stages of teachers.
5. Providing safe learning environment is the sole duty of a 
school head.
6. Every teacher is expected to know diversity of learners. 
7. Learning outcomes should be aligned with the learning 
objectives.
8. Learners and parents should inform the teachers about 
the results of the learning assessment.
9. Beginning teachers can only get professional growth 
through seminars.
10. All teachers need to have professional goals to improve 
teaching practice.

Activities and Assessment

A. “Map Me”
In this activity, you are going to make your own career map by answering the
question below. (Note: Please read and understand DepEd Order 42, s.2017)
Make your own timeline.

Beginning – Proficient - Highly Proficient – Distinguished

Years 1-2 Years 3-4 Years 5-6 Years 7-8 Years 9-10

Years in Teaching Career Stage

Years 1-2 Beginning Teacher
Years 3-4 Proficient
Years 5-6 Highly Proficient
Years 7-8 Highly Proficient
Years 9-10 Distinguished

1. In what career stage are you now as a teacher?

2. In what career stage do you situate yourself 10 years from now?
3. What professional development activities would you engage in to achieve your
desired career stage?

Answer the questions that follow.

1. What are the different career stages of teachers?
Levels of professional development for teachers, which happen in a
continuum—from beginning to exemplary practice that articulate developmental
progression, develop refine their practice, and respond to the complexities of
providing quality basic education. The first Stage is the Career Stage 1 or
Beginning Teachers. In this stage, teachers are already recognized to have gained
the qualifications for entry into the profession. The next stage is the Proficient
Teachers Stage, where teachers at this stage are already professionally independent
in the application of skills important to the teaching and learning process. The
third stage is the Highly Proficient Teachers. In this stage, teachers consistently
display a high level of performance in their teaching practice. The last stage is the
Distinguished Teachers. Teachers in this stage embody the highest standard for
teaching grounded in global best practices.
2. How will you go to the next higher career stage?
 I will go to the next stage, ensured that I already possess concrete,
observable, and measurable teachers/behaviours or practices that shall be covered
in every dimension set by the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers
(PPST).
3. Is it possible for a beginning teacher to stay in 1 career stage for 5–10 years?
Why or why not?
It is possible for a teacher to stay in one career stage for 50-10 years, as long
as the teacher does not exhibit the concrete, observable, and measurable
teachers/behaviours or practices that shall be covered in every dimension set by
the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST). A teacher can only go to
the higher career stage, with the fulfilment of the indicators that are set for the
stage.
C. What I Learned
What are the seven domains of the PPST? Discuss each domain briefly based on
your own understanding.

Domains Brief Discussion

Content Knowledge and Pedagogy Teachers recognize the relevance of their
mastery of the content knowledge and
its interconnectedness within and
across curriculum areas, coupled with a
sound and critical understanding of the
application and critical understanding of
the application of theories and principles
of teaching and learning.
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Diversity of Learners This domain highlights the central role
of teachers in establishing leaning
environments that are responsive to
learner diversity, knowledge and
understanding of, and respect for
learners’ diverse characteristics and
experiences as inputs to the planning
and design of learning opportunities.
This domain emphasizes the celebration
of diversity in classrooms and the need
for teaching practices that are
differentiated to encourage all learners
to be successful citizens in a changing
local and global environment.
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1. What is the difference between domains and strands, and strands and
indicators?
Domains are broad conceptual sphere of teaching and learning practices,
defined by specific strands in the set of Professional Standards for Teachers
(PPST), while strands are more specific dimensions of teacher practice under
every domain in the set of professional standards for teachers-in contrast to
indicators, which are concrete, observable, and measurable teacher
behaviors/practices covered in every strand in the set of professional standards for
teachers
2. Why do we need to set standards for teachers?
We need to set standards for teachers I order to meet the demands of the
learners. The knowledge of the students dependently exists with the content
knowledge of the teachers. This is to ensure a sustainable basic education and
make sure that the teachers maintain or improve their level of proficiency, teaching
practice, professional development, and become competent in the teaching service.
A teacher who knows what he is supposed to do, should be able to do, one that
treasures values and competence, has improvised quality learning plans, will
always yield students that possess the same characteristics. And keeping these
standards help us keep track of the progress of the teaching principles, improve the
educational standards, programs and policies, and ensure a quality education of
students.
3. As a beginning teacher, which do you consider as the most important among the
seven domains? Justify your stand.
D. What I Do
Read thoroughly Domain 1 Content Knowledge and Pedagogy particularly the
three indicators in the beginning and proficient teachers. Answer the
questions that follow.

Which of the indicators can you confidently say you are doing?

1. Which of the indicators are you NOT doing yet?

2. What do you notice about the indicators from beginning to proficient teacher?

Differences in indicators from beginning to proficient teachers show that a

beginning teacher is only able to show his capacity to demonstrate content
knowledge and application within or across curriculum teaching areas,
demonstrate understanding towards research-based knowledge and principles of
teaching and learning, and show skills in the positive use of the Information
Communication Technology to facilitate the teaching and learning process. The
indicators show that beginning teachers are likely to possess these qualities,
ddifferent from proficient teachers, where these teachers were not only able to
demonstrate but apply, in the practical sense the knowledge of content within and
across curriculum teaching areas, use research-based knowledge and principles of
teaching and learning to enhance professional practice, and ensure the positive use
of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) to facilitate the etaching and
learning process. As observed, proficient teachers are likely to not only possess the
proficiency, but apply the knowledge and skills needed, which makes it higher than
the former one.
D. Read the following teaching practices. With all honesty, choose your
answer by ticking (/) the box that corresponds to your answer.
A- Always S- Sometimes N- Never
How often do you do the following in your teaching practice?

Indicators A S N
1.Demonstrates content knowledge and its application within
and /or across curriculum teaching areas 

2.Shows skill in the positive use of ICT to facilitate the Teaching – 

Learning Process
3.Demonstrates knowledge of strategies that promote reading and 
numeracy skills
4.Applies teaching strategies that develop critical and creative 
thinking and/or other higher order thinking skills
5. Demonstrates an understanding of the range of verbal and 
nonverbal classroom communication strategies that support
learner understanding, participation, engagement, and
achievement.
6.Uses Mother Tongue, Filipino, and English to facilitate teaching 
and learning
7.Demonstrates understanding of research based knowledge and 
principle of teaching and learning

E. What I Realize
Read thoroughly Domain 3 Diversity of Learners particularly the three
indicators in the beginning and proficient teachers. Answer the questions that
follow.

1. What teaching practices do you think are responsive to the call of the indicators
in Domain 3 to address diversity of learners?
Using differentiated, developmentally appropriate learning experiences to
address learners’ gender, needs, strengths, interests and experiences, establishing
a learner-centered culture by utilizing teaching strategies that respond to the
linguistic, cultural, socio0-economic and religious backgrounds, and designing,
adapting and implementing teaching strategies that are responsive to learners with
disabilities, giftedness and talents: these are the indicators that I think are
adequate and responsive in addressing diversity of learners.
2. To address learner diversity, what teaching practices would you employ to enable
you to move from beginning to the proficient career stage?
As a teacher, technicalities are important to achieve the indicators set by the
standards of Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST). I will continue
to assess my students, formative, diagnostic, and summative to keep on track on
the improvements and difficulties of my students. I will employ teaching strategies
and use instructional materials that will motivate my students to cooperate and
collaborate throughout the teaching-learning process. I will set my own
professional goals, set my own strategies and principles in teaching, create a good
plan for learning outcomes that are aligned with the instructional objectives, exude
brilliance and proficiency in teaching, and continue to reinforce my students with
the needed guidance. I will apply all the principles and theories I have learned
throughout my experience, design teaching plans that will serve the best interest of
students and the curriculum, and establish a good rapport towards the teaching
and learning process.
Reflection
As a teacher, what are the indicators under beginning stage that you can do? Is it
possible that you can move to the higher career stage? Knowing where you are,
what professional development goals could you prepare based on your strength and
areas for improvement?

I can show my capacity to demonstrate content knowledge and application

within or across curriculum teaching areas, demonstrate understanding towards
research-based knowledge and principles of teaching and learning, and show skills
in the positive use of the Information Communication Technology to facilitate the
teaching and learning process. I believe that possessing these indicators will help
me move to the higher career stage, by continuing the teaching process with
consistency and excellence, and allow myself to learn and develop more. For further
improvement, I aspire to consistently display a high level of performance, manifest
in-depth and sophisticated understanding of the teaching and learning process, be
adept in the problem-solving skills, optimize opportunities, provide support and
healthy environment with colleagues, and develop a professional knowledge and
practice by reflecting to my needs, the needs of my colleagues, and of my students.

Based on the results of the self-assessment tool, make a professional development

plan.
Professional Development Goal

Strengths Areas for Recommended Time frame Persons

Improvement Development/Intervention Involved

Post-Test
Check whether each statement is true or false.

TRUE FALSE
I. Learning outcomes should be aligned with the learning 
objectives.
II. Providing safe learning environment is the sole duty of a 
school head.
III. There are 4 career stages from Beginning to Proficient 
Teacher.
IV. The number of years in service determines the career stages 
of teachers.
V. There are 37 Domains and 7 strands in the PPST. 
VI. PPST stands for Philippine Professional Standards for 
Teachers.
VII. Every teacher is expected to know diversity of learners. 
VIII. Learners and parents should inform the teachers about the 
results of the learning assessment.
IX. Beginning teachers can only get professional growth through 
seminars.
X. All teachers need to have professional goals to improve 
teaching practice.

V. SESSION 5: CAREER PATH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION
Pre-Test:
INSTRUCTION: Read the characteristics of teachers in their respective stages.
Write B if you think the teacher being described is a beginning Teacher; P
Proficient; HP for Highly Proficient; and D for Distinguished Teacher after the
number and write it in the blank provided.

__B__1. Seeks advice from experienced colleagues to consolidate their teaching

practice.
__B__2. Manages learning programs and have strategies that promote learning
based on the learning needs of their students.
__B__3. Has a strong understanding of the subjects/areas in which they are trained
in terms of content knowledge and pedagogy.
__B__4. Possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and values that support the
teaching and learning process.
__P__5. Is professionally independent in the application of skills vital to the
teaching and learning process.
__PT__6. Provides focused teaching programs that meet curriculum and
assessment requirements.
__P__7. Displays skills in planning, implementing, and managing learning
programs.
__HP__8. Actively engages in collaborative learning with the professional
community and other stakeholders for mutual growth and advancement.
__B__9. Continually seeks to develop their professional knowledge and practice by
reflecting on their own needs, and those of their colleagues and students.
__HP__10. Consistently displays a high level of performance in their teaching
practice.
__HP__11. Manifests an in-depth and sophisticated understanding of the teaching
and learning process.
__HP__12. Has high education-focused situation cognition, are more adept in
problem solving and optimize opportunities gained from experience.
__D__13. Embodies the highest standard for teaching grounded in global best
practices.
__D__14. Exhibits exceptional capacity to improve their own teaching practice and
that of others.
__D__15. Recognized as leaders in education, contributors to the profession, and
initiators of collaborations and partnerships.

Activities and Assessment

A. Study the table below and ask assistance from your mentor then answer
the questions that follow.

POSITION RANK
Teacher TI TII TIII
Master MTI MTII MTIII MTIV
Teacher
Head HTI HTII HTIII HTIV HTV HTVI
Teacher
School PI PII PIII PIV
Head

1. What are the qualifications for a Teacher I to be promoted to Teacher II?

 A teacher may be promoted to Teacher II or Teacher III depending on the
units earned in their master’s degree and other qualifications for promotion.
2. What are the qualifications for a Master Teacher? A Head Teacher?
A Teacher III may opt to be a Master Teacher (MT) or a Head Teacher (HT)
depending on the degree that the teacher has earned. An MT or HT may opt to take
the principal’s test and become school head if he or she successfully passes the
said test. In some cases, principals and teachers who have the qualifications may
apply directly to the division office, regional office, or even at the central office.
3. Is it possible for a newly hired teacher to become a Master Teacher or Head
Teacher after 1 year in service? Why or why not?

B. Conduct a research and find out the qualification standards of different

positions at DepEd that you can apply for in the next years.

Position/ Salary Education Experience Training Eligibility

Title Grade
Teacher II
Teacher III
Master
Teacher I
Head
Teacher I
Principal I
Public
Schools
District
Supervisor
Education
Program
Supervisor

C. Resolve the issue

Teacher A is a Teacher III in Rizal Elementary School for 5 years. She was able to
earn a master’s degree in educational leadership and management with
specialization in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Coincidentally, there is
one Master Teacher I (Salary Grade 19) item available in the school and one Senior
Education Program Specialist (SG 19) in the division office. The division office and
the school are situated in the city. Given the situation, if you are Teacher A, which
position would you choose? Why?
I would opt to choose the
D. My Gains
Answer the questions that follow.
1. What did you learn about professional development? What is the connection
between personal growth and professional development?
Professional development is process that focuses on improving the
competencies of personnel in line with their mandated roles and responsibilities in
order for them to achieve expected standards (MPPD 2010). It is what a teacher
always attends to as a professional, to keep the development and competence, and
acquire growth within the teaching practice.
2. How does professional development affect your teaching performance?
 A quality teaching performance is an improved professional development.
Keeping on track of the development is keeping the proficiency, competence, and
sophisticated outlook to the teaching process. When professional development is
optimally achieved, the teacher develops the responsibility of recognizing and
reflecting on the career goals, skills, knowledge and experience that can yield to a
productive, competitive, and excellent teaching practice that will give the students
the greatest benefit, continuing to serve the mandate of the Education for All.
3. Would you recommend these professional development activities to your
colleagues? Why or why not?
I would certainly recommend these professional development activities to my
colleagues. I believe that it is important to gain development with my co-teachers so
as to achieve a balance and observed reflective activities that will give me a non-
biased assessment of myself. Keeping a healthy environment with my colleagues is
also important, since the teaching process is not a sole responsibility of the
teacher, but of the entire department as a teaching force that initiates, plans,
develops, recommends, adapts, contributes, and practice to achieve the highest
standard in teaching and exhibit exceptional capacity to teach as whole.
E. Beginning with an End in Mind
Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, draw a professional development
road map. Make this activity an illustration of your personal journey, and how you
view yourself 6 years from now.
Here’s what’s required on the road map:
The first stop on the road map should be your entry to public school system;
you can decide how the map “ends” in 10 years from now.

There should be five other “stops” on the map, representing different key
concepts that could help or hamper your journey in achieving professional
development. They may be experiences that you have or have yet to experience.
Record three major future events that you hope will happen on your road map.
Indicate on your map your age when you want these things to happen. (Possible
examples- graduating from graduate school, getting promoted, implemented
innovations, and improved teacher development stage etc.)

The map should have small illustrations of each event—this can be a symbol,
picture, magazine cut-out, clip art, etc.

The map should be in color! How you decorate and map out your professional
growth journey is up to you.
Be guided by the following rubric:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Required One or more Road map Road map Road map
Elements required includes includes includes
element all required all required all required
is missing elements. elements and elements as
from one additional well
the road map. element. as a few
additional
elements.
Map The road map Some events Each event is Each event is
Illustrations lacks are illustrated illustrated illustrated
illustrations with an image with an image with a detailed
for life events or symbol. or symbol. and creative
image or
 symbol.
Presentation The road map The road map The road map The road map
and Creativity lacks presentation presentation presentation
neatness, demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
creativity, and some neatness, excellent
effort. neatness, effort, and neatness,
effort, and creativity, effort, and
creativity, creativity,

The first step is to sketch out your life map before you actually start the project. Use the space below
to create a rough sketch.

Reflection

Choose ONE of the two writing prompts to write a well-developed response in

paragraph form.
1. From your map, choose two events to write about. Consider the following
questions when writing about each of these: why did you choose to include this
event on your map? How will this event affect your pursuit for professional
development?

OR
2. From your map, choose your top future entry (goal) and clearly describe what
steps you could take to help you reach this goal (minimum of three steps). Describe
what resources you would need to meet these goals. Why is it important for you to
achieve such professional growth?

Post-Test
INSTRUCTION: Read the characteristics of teachers in their respective stages.
Write B if you think the teacher being described is a beginning Teacher; P
Proficient; HP for Highly Proficient ; and D for Distinguished Teacher after the
number and write it in the blank provided.

__B__1. Seeks advice from experienced colleagues to consolidate their teaching

practice.
__B__2. Manages learning programs and have strategies that promote learning
based on the learning needs of their students.
__B__3. Has a strong understanding of the subjects/areas in which they are trained
in terms of content knowledge and pedagogy.
__B__4. Possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and values that support the
teaching and learning process.
__P__5. Is professionally independent in the application of skills vital to the
teaching and learning process.
__PT__6. Provides focused teaching programs that meet curriculum and
assessment requirements.
__P__7. Displays skills in planning, implementing, and managing learning
programs.
__HP__8. Actively engages in collaborative learning with the professional
community and other stakeholders for mutual growth and advancement.
__B__9. Continually seeks to develop their professional knowledge and practice by
reflecting on their own needs, and those of their colleagues and students.
__HP__10. Consistently displays a high level of performance in their teaching
practice.
__HP__11. Manifests an in-depth and sophisticated understanding of the teaching
and learning process.
__HP__12. Has high education-focused situation cognition, are more adept in
problem solving and optimize opportunities gained from experience.
__D__13. Embodies the highest standard for teaching grounded in global best
practices.
__D__14. Exhibits exceptional capacity to improve their own teaching practice and
that of others.
__D__15. Recognized as leaders in education, contributors to the profession, and
initiators of collaborations and partnerships.

VI. SESSION 6: MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

Pre-Test
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
1. An Act to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school
teachers is called RA 4670 or Magna Carta for Public School Teachers .
2. All persons engaged in classroom teaching in any level of instruction whether
full or part time basis are called a teacher.
3. In _________________, minimum educational qualification is only one of the
criteria on recruitment, selection and promotion appointment of teachers.
4. Cost of living allowance and special hardship allowance are under the
______________ in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.
5. Free compulsory medical examination, free medical treatment and or
hospitalization, and reimbursement for travelling expenses in regions where there
is a scarcity of medical facilities are under the provision of Magna Carta on
_______________.

6. The additional unit requirement to be taken in case a person is a graduate of

bachelor’s degree in arts and sciences is called __________.
7. The act that states before any person is allowed to practice as a professional
teacher in the Philippines, one must have a valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional license from the PRC is known as ________________.
8. The actual number of hours of classroom teaching in a day that a teacher needs
to render is _______________.
9. Study leave and indefinite leave are kinds of entitled leaves given to a teacher
under the ________________ of the Magna Carta.
10. The section on ____________ of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
allows the teacher to establish and join organizations to further and defend their
interests.

Activities and Assessment

Activity 1. THROWBACK
Recall a time when you were recruited and employed at DepEd. What were the
challenges and problems you encountered and how did you overcome them.
1. Illustrate the process experienced on the manner you were recruited, selected,
and appointed.

2. Illustrate the things and objects symbolic of the process of recruitment,

selection, and appointment you have experienced. For example, a small stone
signifies an easy process and a huge to very huge stone indicates the degree of
difficulty on a particular stage of your recruitment, selection, and appointment.

Activity 2. Answer the following questions by putting a check mark inside the
circle if you Agree or Disagree to the following statements and then justify
your answer on the space provided.
 As teachers are professionals and hired as the right people to the right
position, it follows that in exercising professionalism in teaching, they need to
know the standards that they need to teach, and the need to know on how to
teach in the most effective ways.
It is the responsibility of the teacher to keep a healthy, professional
environment where each individual aspire to be a motivating factor of each
other’s professional development, and maintain a productive working
environment. We need to follow the standards for teachers in order to meet
the demands of the learners. The knowledge of the students dependently
exists with the content knowledge of the teachers. This is to ensure a
sustainable basic education and make sure that the teachers maintain or
improve their level of proficiency, teaching practice, professional development,
and become competent in the teaching service. A teacher who knows what he
is supposed to do, should be able to do, one that treasures values and
competence, has improvised quality learning plans, will always yield students
that possess the same characteristics. And keeping these standards help us
keep track of the progress of the teaching principles, improve the educational
standards, programs and policies, and ensure a quality education of
students.
 2. Being well-compensated in monetary and other benefits in teaching, it is a
must for teachers to render exemplary performance.
With or without salary, and other monetary benefits, a teacher pledges to
serve the country by educating the students, and therefore stand up to the
promise of moulding the students to become able and responsible ones; a
generation that would take on the world, equipped, and competent.
 3. If the teachers teach well in their 6 hours of actual teaching loads and care
more about their students, the result would bring a favourable impact to
students to do well and to do better in their studies.
The successes of the students are the successes of the teachers. The effort
that teachers put in to teaching would definitely impact the lives of students.
This is why teachers should always keep an environment, conducive for
learning; an environment that would allow the students discover their talents
and reaches their full potential, discover what they were mean to be and do,
discover the complexity of life, and understand and reflect from their
experiences, being students. The efforts of a teacher would motivate the
students to do better, become better, abled individuals same as their teacher.
When the teaching strategies, instructional materials and instructional
decisions match the goals of the students, it can be deemed that the purpose
and the standard of quality learning is achieved. Teachers should always be
reminded that the profession they take is a crucial turning point of making
the community and the rest of the society work in progress, harmony, and
balance. What the future beholds is what today makes. The standards of the
 Department of Education should be followed, so as to raise the quality of
learning and teaching process teachers provide.
4. These are the following criteria with respective points used in the evaluation and
selection procedure in the hiring of Teacher 1. Education 20%, Teaching
Experience 15%, LET/PBET Rating 15%, Specialized Training Skills 10%, Interview
10%, Demonstration Teaching 15%, and Communication Skills 15%.

5. No teacher may be transferred without his or her consent. Should there be an

urgent need or demand for transfer, the school superintendent must notify the
teacher beforehand and state the reasons.

6. Any dues can be deducted to teachers aside from what is stipulated by law.

7. If a teacher reaches the age and service requirements for retirement, he or she is
allowed to enjoy the one-range salary raise.

8. It is just to pay additional compensation to a teacher who renders 8 hours of

actual teaching.

9. If a teacher is married to one who is also a public school teacher, they are not
allowed to teach in the same school.

10. During disciplinary procedures, teachers are not entitled to due process and
must not be given a written notice, a time to access evidence, to make a defense, a
time for preparation and appeal.

Activity 3. Direction: Challenge yourself by justifying your answer to uphold

the integrity and professional duties of a teacher.
1. Any teacher engaged in actual classroom instruction shall not be required to
render more than 6 hours of actual classroom teaching per day with all the
classroom teaching preparation, checking of given exercises and other related work
to their normal teaching duties. Provided however, that where the exigencies of the
service so require, any teacher may be required to render more than 6 hours but
not exceeding 8 hours of actual teaching hours a day. How does this affect your
integrity and professional duties as a teacher?

2. There shall be no discrimination whatsoever in the entrance to the teaching

profession, and/or during in exercising its duties or even in the termination of
tenure in service. Does this affect your integrity and professional duties as a
teacher?

3. As a teacher you submitted yourself in the evaluation and hiring process of your
Schools Division by following what was stipulated in DO 7, s. 2015. In the RQA,
you were ranked number 1. It so happened the appointing authority selected and
appointed the teacher next in rank to you. Did the appointing authority violate your
rights as a teacher? Does this affect your integrity and professional duties as a
teacher?

4. DepEd provides the curricula to be implemented and teachers are

encouraged to be innovative in their teaching and classroom methods. The
department supports the academic freedom of the teacher in the discharge
of their professional duties, particularly with regard to teaching and
classroom management. Does this affect your integrity and professional duties?
5. Salary scales of teachers shall provide for a gradual progression from a
minimum to a maximum salary by means of regular increments, granted
automatically after 3 years to the maximum steps, as provided by law. Provided,
that the efficiency rating of the teacher concerned is at least Satisfactory. How true
is this? Does this affect your integrity and professional duties as a teacher?

Reflection

In the Department of Education, we are saddened to hear news of malpractices of

teachers in the profession. Let us uplift ourselves and our profession. Write your
commitment to complete the paragraph below.
As member of the DepEd learning community, I commit myself to help realize the
DepEd mission and vision. I promise to

Post-Test
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
1. An Act to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school
teachers is called_______________________.
2. All persons engaged in classroom teaching in any level of instruction whether
full or part time basis are called _________________.
3. In _________________, minimum educational qualification is only one of the
criteria on recruitment, selection, and promotion appointment of teachers.
4. Cost of living allowance and special hardship allowance are under the
______________ in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.
5. Free compulsory medical examination, free medical treatment and/or
hospitalization, and reimbursement for travelling expenses in regions that lack
medical facilities are under the provision of Magna Carta on _______________.
6. The additional unit requirement to be taken in case a person is a graduate of
bachelor’s degree in arts and sciences is called __________.
7. The act that states before any person is allowed to practice as a professional
teacher in the Philippines, one must have a valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional license from the PRC is known as ________________.
8. The actual number of hours of classroom teaching in a day that a teacher needs
to render is _______________.
9. Study leave and indefinite leave are kinds of entitled leaves given to a teacher
under the ________________ of the Magna Carta.
10. The section on ____________ of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
allows the teacher to establish and join organizations to further and defend their
interests.