SDO San Pablo Delegates Gain Distinction in 2019

CELCON
Department of Education Region IV-A ( CALABARZON) concluded the 2019
CALABARZON English Language Conference (CELCON), a training-workshop on
Pedagogy, critical content, issues and practices in second language teaching and learning,
at the Queen Margarette Hotel, Domoit, Lucena city on November 21-23.

The event, entitled “Raising the Bar on Second Language Teaching in CALABARZON:
Challenges Opportunities and Implications,” was attended by the education program
supervisors of all the divisions together with the selected elementary and secondary
teachers from various public schools in the region IV-A.

Dr. Jonathan S. Cadavido, regional education program supervisor in English and Campus
Journalism, spearheaded the seminar-workshop , and was facilitated by the competent
plenary speakers together with the members of the technical working group composed
mostly of master teachers from DepEd Laguna and Quezon.

Raising the Bar on Language Teaching

The seminar-workshop began with an emphasis on establishing the challenges,

opportunities and implications through raising the bar on second language teaching in
CALABARZON . The workshop rationale was explained by Dr. Jonathan S. Cadavido,
while the first plenary speaker, Dr. Maria Azela Lopez-Tamayo of Manuel S. Enverga
University Foundation, stressed the value of reading intervention for basic education
learners. After the talk, the participants, through a collaborative work, were asked to
analyze the reading interventions used in the given selection. One of the highlights of the
first day of seminar was the presentation of the winning schools in the CALABARZON
Gawad Patnugot’s most effective reading program.

Critical Content and Pedagogy in English

The second day of the seminar-workshop featured the pedagogical approaches in second
language teaching and critical content in English. Dr. Luis Miguel P. Saludez from
Southern Luzon State University presented the global trends in teaching English to
multilingual learners. Dr. Saludez demonstrated, as well, the use of innovative and
technology-based instructional materials for teaching English.

To further improve teaching strategies, Dr. Chenee Aparicio-Dino of National

University, presented engaging and thought-provoking activities much to the delight of
the participants. Moreover, Dr. Dino also stressed some issues and best-practices in
teaching English to Filipino learners in various levels.

Research Presentation and Demonstration Teaching

In a commitment to produce education research to investigate the teachers' practices and

perceptions in teaching English as well as the students’ academic performances in varied
skills in English , the participants were asked to present their researches which can be
utilized as a vital means for promoting learning outcomes and solving teaching problems
encountered in the classroom. Indeed, the action researches presented inspired everyone
to develop a teaching approach that will take learners' linguistic, cognitive and affective
traits into consideration.

Wrapping up the three-day seminar was the showcase of the diversified best teaching
practices among the selected elementary and secondary teachers in the demonstration
teaching.

SDO San Pablo Bags Citations

Realyn F. Belen, an elementary teacher of Sta. Filomena Integrated School, and Marionel
U. Briz, a secondary teacher from San Pablo City Integrated High School, were both
recognized on their achievement for being hailed as second and third places respectively
as the best oral research presenters during the 2019 CALABARZON English Language
Conference (CELCON). Mam Belen’s action research entitled “Use of Mnemonics
Technique To Increase Vocabulary Development And Improve Student’s Spelling In
English “ aimed not only to describe the implementation of mnemonics technique to
increase vocabulary and spelling ability in English but also to encourage English teachers
to use mnemonics in teaching process for the pupils to have better understanding in
vocabulary and spelling ability. On the other hand, Sir Briz’s action research which
focused on explicit genre in teaching and authentic literacy experiences and its significant
effects on reading comprehension and reading attitude among grade 10 students also
gained distinction to the panelists. The said study did not only explore the effects of
explicit genre and implicit teaching of genre through authentic literacy experiences on the
development of comprehension of informational text but also the academic texts and
recreational reading attitude among the selected grade ten students of San Pablo City
Integrated High School, Division of San Pablo City.

Meanwhile, another delegate from the division also bagged an award for being one of the
best demonstration teachers. Utilizing cooperative learning approach in 4As instructional
method and providing the class with innovative teaching methodologies, Mam Julie Anna
C. Pansoy made an impressive demo teaching on the topic, “ Pointing Out the
Distinguishing Features of a Poem.”

The Division of San Pablo City congratulated all the winners for bringing honor to the
division and for coming up with quality studies anchored on English curriculum
development employing continuous improvement methodology with unique and new
interventions to be implemented in the school, district or division level.

Reflection and Evaluation

One significant aspect of this seminar-workshop was that it was an avenue to formulate
and develop timely, relevant and doable classroom action research that respond to the
pressing problems among language teachers. With the joint effort of everyone, the
participants will try out what they learned in their respective classes.

The program ended with Dr. Cadavido giving challenge to all delegates, sharing
testimonies, acknowledgements and giving of certificates .