The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our educational system dramatically.

The bellows, laughs,

cries, and plays of the teachers and students in the traditional classroom stage suddenly
disappeared; isolation of each learner in his/her own space must practice, currently. Changing
traditional mode in education into the new normal set-up has a huge distinction. Thus,
adaptability is one of the key skills that teachers must acquire and possess during this
pandemic. That is why, the Department of Education speedily addressed this by shifting the
educational landscape to Learning Distance Modalities (LDM). Our school has adjusted and
adapted one of the modalities - Printed Distance Learning which was the most applicable on us
because numerous learners have no access in internet nor gadgets. Since learners were
adjusting as well to sudden change, teachers should be patient and resilient. No matter what
grade level you’re teaching, our patience will be tested while working as an educator in this
new normal way. One proof that could test our patience is Individual Learning Monitoring Plan
(ILMP, strand 3.1, LDM2). As a teacher, we have to determine learner’s need/weakness and
based on it, you need to make interventions. Just like what I did and attached in my 3.1 strand.
In addition to strand 3.1 was strand 5.1, I developed localized instructional video lessons and
PPT as supplementary materials that could helped our learners to easily understand and
simplify the lessons. Another way to examine our patience was extending a hand to learners on
difficult circumstances (strand 3.4). Giving extension in submission of modules to learners with
valid reason was bridging them in pursuing their dreams. In connection to sudden change in
education, we should not stop learning therefore, we need to plan and manage the teaching
and learning process (strand 4.1). With the assistance of our kind-hearted principal Mrs.
Evangelista Salvador and sharp-witted LAC leader Mr. Frederick Labrador, they guided me to
make my teaching even better in times of health crisis. I acquired from them; the use of DLL
and WHLP and the alignment of MELCS in giving lessons. They even coached me in teaching as
seen in my attached photo on strand 4.1. They also taught me how to assess learning outcomes
aligned with learning competencies which was visible in my strand 4.2, LDM2. Finally, to hone
and enhance my professional career, I participated various webinars and trainings which was
seen in my strand 7.3 and 7.5. Truly, this pandemic has proved that “Change is a contant”, but
with our dedication, courage and resilience as educators, we could conceivably surmount the
rigor of educational system in new normal set-up.