Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya
GRADUATE SCHOOL
SUBJECT: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Education
EDD STUDENT: JAYSON D. VELASCO, DIT
PROFESSOR: MELANY M. ASUNCION, PhD

ACTIVITY NO.1
Share your thoughts, comments and suggestions as the curriculum
implementers of DepEd basic education in schools.
The COVID-19 has resulted in schools shut all across the world. Globally, over 1.2
billion children are out of the classroom. As a result, education has changed
dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken
remotely and on digital platforms. Research suggests that online learning has been
shown to increase retention of information, and take less time, meaning the changes
coronavirus have caused might be here to stay. With this sudden shift away from the
classroom in many parts of the globe, some are wondering whether the adoption of
online learning will continue to persist post-pandemic, and how such a shift would
impact the worldwide education market.
Starting the school year late or interrupting it (depending on if they live in the
southern or northern hemisphere) completely disrupts the lives of many children, their
parents, and teachers. A lot can be done to at least reduce the impact through remote
learning strategies. Richer countries are better prepared to move to online learning
strategies, although with a lot of effort and challenges for teachers and parents. In
middle-income and poorer countries, the situation is very mixed and if we do not act
appropriately, the vast inequality of opportunities that exists – egregious and
unacceptable to start with – will be amplified. Many children do not have a desk,
books, internet connectivity, a laptop at home, or supportive parents. Others do. What
we need to avoid – or minimize as much as possible – is for those differences in
opportunities to expand and cause the crisis to have an even larger negative effect on
poor children’s learning.  
Fortunately, we are seeing a lot of creativity in many countries. Use online tools to
assure that lesson plans, videos, tutorials, and other resources are available for some
students and probably, most teachers. But also, podcasts and other resources that
require less data usage. Working with telecommunication companies to apply zero-rate
policies can also facilitate learning material to be downloaded on a smartphone, which
more students are likely to have. 
Radio and TV are also very powerful tools. The advantage we have today, is that
through social networks, WhatsApp or SMS, ministries of education can communicate
effectively with parents and teachers and provide guidelines, instructions and
structure to the learning process, using content delivered by radio or TV. Remote
learning is not only about online learning, but about mixed media learning, with the
objective of reaching as many students as possible, today.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL
Maintaining the engagement of children, particularly young secondary school students
is critical. Dropout rates are still very high in many countries, and a long period of
disengagement can result in a further increase. Going to school is not only about
learning math and science, but also about social relationships and peer-to-peer
interactions. It is about learning to be a citizen and developing social skills. That is
why it is important to stay connected with the school by any means necessary. For all
students, this is also a time to develop socio-emotional skills and learn more about
how to contribute to society as a citizen. The role of parents and family, which has
always been extremely important, is critical in that task. So, a lot of the help that
education provide, working through mass media, should also go to parents. Radio, TV,
SMS messages can all be used to provide tips and advice to them on how to better
support their children.
Therefore it is believed that teachers should be creative and easily adopt in
situations just like in the new normal; communicator; learner; visionary leader; model;
collaborator and risk taker. This is some of the qualities for a teacher to achieve in the
21st century teachers to be effective in teaching and learning.

My experiences and lessons learned with my new

roles and responsibilities as a teacher in the new normal…

As educators gear with the “new normal” set-up in this coronavirus

pandemic, this is the appropriate time to use our discomfort to forge a new

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GRADUATE SCHOOL
paradigm. This is now the time for schools to ensure that teachers do not just
translate what they do inside the classroom into their online and modular learning.
Teacher-driven discussions and lengthy lectures are no longer norms in this
situation. Since everybody should follow the health protocols set by the IATF and
DepEd.

In this, teachers should innovate to teach online by tapping and exploring

legitimate online tools and resources. Using online learning resources on topics and
creating learning playlists or menus, pupils would be up for an exciting learning
process. Google meet is one of the most utilize application. Teachers like us are
designing efficient and effective synchronous and asynchronous learning activities
for continuous engagement of students. Encouraging pupils learning is the best
and not just let pupils accountable for their own learning. Teachers must think
that in times of remote learning, continuous feedback from students on their
learning can help them reflect on their strengths. Teacher’s feedback would be a
“discipline” so that pupils will further improve on their studies. The pandemic
would be a big factor in finishing requirements by pupils, which in normal times
are easily done.

As this challenging academic term begins, and some pupils are learning
remotely, while others are heading back in person, we teachers to pause and reflect
on what worked. While we eagerly await the moment when all schools can safely
resume in person, we strongly caution against reverting back to the “normal” way
of doing things. “Normal” was not working for so many pupils prior to COVID-
19.This remote learning experiment of school year 2020-2021 up ended typical
school schedules and traditional approaches to teaching and learning. Teachers
have an opportunity to leverage key lessons and insights gained during this time to
build a new normal that better supports student well-being, equity, and
engagement with learning for all students during the next semester and beyond.

I do believe that in this times of pandemic teachers have roles and

responsibilities to continue deliver the education Prioritize human connections and
relationships. During remote learning, twice a week check-in from teachers via
video, phone, or google meet. As I experience from my pupil they were grateful and
excited when they see their teacher and classmates joining the video calls.

For my pupils who were not able to join video calls due to a lack of internet access
or devices, I found other creative ways to connect through the phone conferencing.
Some were through home visits with proper social distancing to chat one-on-one.
True relationship between the teacher and pupils should always be develop in this
situation.

Flexibility should always be exercise in the distance learning. We know that

differentiating instruction in this way was happening in many classrooms prior to
remote learning, but as schools consider new ways of structuring classes in the
future, they may want to build in even more time for small group work and review

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GRADUATE SCHOOL
opportunities. We, teachers, should encourage pupils to self-advocate and reach
out to their teachers when they are juggling multiple deliverables or when their
health or well-being. Teacher should embrace learnings as we redesign and
reimagine what we can offer the pupils that best supports their journey to become
balanced, healthy, and engaged learners wherever that learning is happening.
Education must continue.

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