Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
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LA UNION SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE
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Challenges and Best Practices in the Implementation of Blended
Distance Learning

Division: La Union
CID Chief: Dr. German E. Flora

Best Practices Challenges

1. Establishment the Self – 1. With limited time to prepare for
Learning Module Online Service the blended learning modality, it
(SOS) Help Desk. Providing 24/7 was a challenge for us if we can be
assistance and feedback to learners, able to finish the AIRs- LMs in time
parents, and other significant for the 1st Quarter. At that time we
others at home with regards as to were doing the QA of the AIRs-AS
how to go about the SLMs and with the same
distributed to learners. Its writers/developers that we have
composition are the teacher module tapped, TIME is a problem.
writers of the locally made SLMs HOWEVER, a good STRATEGY was
called Alternative Instructional employed so as to make things
Resources – Learner Materials (AIRs done. While the EPS s are doing a
– LMs) with contact numbers and REVIEW of the ASs that were
email addresses. already done, the
WRITERs/DEVELOPERs started to
prepare the AIRs-LMs. The group of
QAs led by the LR EPS were doing
their work every time the EPSs
would pass on what they have
reviewed (on content & language).
As the CID Chief, i keep track of the
timeline and does review and QA too
of outputs.
2. Development of the Teach All 2. La Union were able to prepare the
Children Explainer Videos (TeACH needed materials just in time for the
EVs). All the teacher module writers opening of classes on Oct. 5.
came up with their own explainer However, the printing of the
videos to help our learners materials was a problem. The
understand better any part of the budget for printing came a little late
module which is for them is difficult and so there was no way the BAC
to understand. can assure the schools to have the
materials done by a winning bidder
if procurement will proceed. The
Div. Executive Committee headed
by the SDS then decided that the
1st 4 modules be printed by the
schools using their MOOE. The rest
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Address: Flores St., Catbangen, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone Number: (072) 2050046
Email Address: [email protected]
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of the modules will be Div. led
printing following the procurement
process.
3. Establishment a Learning 3. While the 1st quarter was going
Resource Portal accessible to all on, all division identified AIRs-LMs
learners, teachers, parents, writers/developers and QA team
guardians and other significant were doing the 2nd quarter learning
people at home. This is the virtual materials. Every learning area group
place and repository where they and QA team was being led by their
can access Ready – to Print locally EPS. This FLOW was observed until
developed AIRs – LMs including the 4th quarter. It was the best
modules and Activity Sheets. strategy that was thought of, and
WITH IT....with or without the
modules coming from the CO, we
survived the school year, and NO
SCHOOL or LEARNER was left
behind.
4. Creation of a SDO La Union 4. CHALLENGE AS TO
LRMS You Tube Channel where all DISTRIBUTION AND RETRIEVAL
the quality assured TeACH OF MODULES. Having prepared all
Explainer Videos, Digital the learning materials, how can we
Storybooks, Literary works are reach our learners considering the
uploaded where they can download strict IATF protocols? The LUSDO
and share to all. came up with its version of LCP. It's
a plan that allows the initiative and
uniqueness of the schools: the
School's Operational Learning
Continuity Plan (SOLCP) was
designed by the SDS along with the
members of the Dexecom. An it
WORKED WELL by each school in
the division.
5. Student Assistance For E- 5. WAYS FORWARD. LUSDO does
Learning @ Home (SAFE @ not end here (SY 2020-2021). We
HOME). With savings for printing look ahead although we seem to
modules plus the additional budget have a time to relax even for a
given for the division, the office moment. But TIMELINE before the
procured Tablets for digital learning new school year is catching again.
modality next school year. Dubbed The CID working groups are set to
as SAFE @ Home, a number of work on the
learners from different grade levels refinement/enhancement of the
will be recipients of the tablets who AIRs-LMs. There were learning
will be under the modality. materials in the different learning
area that were prepared exceeding
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Address: Flores St., Catbangen, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone Number: (072) 2050046
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
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the no. of weeks per quarter and so
the need to consolidate into at least
8 modules only without necessarily
sacrificing the content/s in the
MELCs. The div. is set to go into
digital modality too either offline or
online. With a number of TABLETS
that were procured, we hope to
handle classes through this. Lots of
virtual trainings (if face to face is
not possible) for all teachers
involved are scheduled during the
summer break.

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Address: Flores St., Catbangen, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone Number: (072) 2050046
Email Address: [email protected]