ACTIVITY 1.

Read the LDM Course Overview. Reflect on the overview by answering the following questions. Write down your
insights in your Study Notebook.

1. What is the main delivery of this course?

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2. How can this course help ensure that you will be able to deliver quality instruction in the “new normal”?
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3. What are the two support mechanisms that will help you with your learning in this course?
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ACTIVITY 2.
Answer the following questions by copying and filling out the table in your Study Notebook.

1. How will my personal characteristics and circumstances affect (positively or negatively) my participation in this
course?
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2. How can I ensure that I am able to sustain my strengths and address the obstacles that will hinder me from
completing this course?
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HABITS OBSTACLES MOTIVATION ENVIRONMENT

(What is it that I (What will prevent me (What will push me to (Where will I accomplish
repeatedly do that may from participating fully in participate in this the requirements of this
affect my participation in this course?) course?) course? Describe this
the course in a positive or environment.)
negative way?)
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Begin by refreshing your memory on the Learning Action Cell. Read DepEd Order No. 35 s. 2016 titled “The
Learning Action Cell as the K to 12 Basic Education Program School Based Continuing Professional Development Strategy
for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning.”

Once you’re done, answer the following questions. Write your responses and any other ideas and reflections in
your Study Notebook.

1. Reflect on the objectives for conducting LAC sessions as listed in DO 35, s. 2016. Rank the following objectives from
easiest to the most difficult to achieve:

____To improve the teaching-learning process to improve learning among students

____To nurture successful teachers

____To enable teachers to support each other to continuously improve their content and pedagogical
knowledge, practice, skills, and attitudes

____To foster a professional collaborative spirit among School Heads, teachers, and the community as a whole

2. What are the top three challenges to having a successful LAC? List down and elaborate
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ACTIVITY 2.

According to DO 35, s. 2016, a LAC should have no less than 2 but not more than 15 members each. Get in touch with
your designated Coach or LAC Leader in forming your LACs.

1. Agree on a date and time to meet and discuss forming your LACs. Follow LAC Session 1 Guide for the conduct of
your LAC.

2. During this meeting, decide on your groupings and designate one LAC Facilitator and one LAC Leader per LAC.

3. Note the following in forming your LACs:

• LACs should be composed of teachers. Discuss your preferred LAC composition with your assigned
Instructional Coach (this will be a district or division supervisor assigned to your LAC).

• After forming your respective LACs, there should a LAC Leader assigned to you from among the
following school members:

» Master Teacher

» Head Teacher/Department Head

» Other senior teachers who have proven competence, potential to lead, or subject expertise to
lead the LAC.

• Teacher LACs can connect with their Instructional Coach through the LAC Leader. This Instructional
Coach will also be handling multiple LACs through a network of LAC Leaders.
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List down the members of your LAC and their respective roles in your Study Notebook.

LAC TEAM No:

Names Roles
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS:

• Ideas that may come to you when you are either studying by yourself or in the LAC, or when you are working, or at
any other time.

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• Drafts of contributions to Course discussions

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• Notes about articles that you read that are related to (but not embedded in) the Course – these could be from
professional journals, government policy documents or media stories, for example

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• Reflections on your own learning trajectory through the Course

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