LEARNING ACTION CELL

(LAC)
NORMAN R. GALABO, EdD
Master Teacher I (SHS)
Mintal Comprehensive High School
Division of Davao City
DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2016
THE LEARNING ACTION CELL (LAC) AS A K TO
12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOOL-
BASED CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
Rationale

2. DepEd recognizes that the quality of learning is

greatly influenced by the quality of teaching,
therefore there is a need in organizing professional
learning communities.
Rationale
3. DepEd works to protect and promote the right
of Filipinos to quality basic education that is
equitable, cultured based, and complete, and
allows them to realize their potential and
contribute meaningfully to building the nation,
thus, fully supports the continuing professional
development of its teaching personnel.
Rationale

4. Successful teaching is a result of the

systematic use of appropriate strategies
for delivering and assessing the learning
objectives targeted for each lesson
(UNESCO GMR, 2014).
Rationale
5. Different methods of teacher
professional development are
implemented throughout the DepEd to
improve teaching-learning processes, but
most of these are top-down processes
wherein expert knowledge is shared or
transferred.
Rationale
5. Though existing in some schools, there
are fewer instances of bottom-up teacher
professional development programs
where colleagues study and work
collaboratively.
Rationale

LEARNING
thus,

ACTION CELL (LAC)

is institutionalized.
POLICY STATEMENT
1. DepEd institutionalizes Learning Action Cell
(LACs) that aim to develop and support successful
teachers by nurturing their knowledge, attitudes,
and competencies in terms of curriculum,
instruction and assessment in their work stations.
POLICY STATEMENT

2. LAC is a group of teachers who engage in

collaborative learning sessions to solve shared
challenges encountered in the school.
POLICY STATEMENT
KEY ASPECTS
1. Improve teaching learning process
2. Nurture successful teachers
3. Enable teachers to support each other
4. Foster collaborative spirit among school heads,
teachers and the community.
TOPICS FOR LAC SESSION
 LEARNER DIVERSITY AND STUDENT
INCLUSION
• emphasizes that learners are the reason for all
education processes
• underscores the importance of teachers' knowledge
and understanding of, as well as respect for, learners'
characteristics and experiences.
TOPICS FOR LAC SESSION
 CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY OF THE K TO 12
BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
• content and performance standards and learning
competencies must be mastered by teachers so that they
can plan lessons, deliver instruction effectively, and assess
the learning that resulted from their teaching.
• Teachers can collaboratively plan weekly lessons during
the LAC and share their experiences to improve
subsequent lessons.
TOPICS FOR LAC SESSION

 ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING IN THE K

TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
• discussions about lessons should necessarily
include ways in assessing the learning of students
and how data from formative assessment can
improve subsequent lessons.
TOPICS FOR LAC SESSION

 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND ICT

INTEGRATION IN INSTRUCTION AND
ASSESSMENT
• teachers must enrich lessons with simple
integration strategies using ICT that are
developmentally appropriate.
TOPICS FOR LAC SESSION

 CURRICULUM CONTEXTUALIZATION,
LOCALIZATION, AND INDIGENIZATION
• by linking new content to the local experiences
that are familiar to students, learning will be
more efficient and relevant to them.
THANK YOU!!!