Promoting Collaborative

Expertise through Learning

Action Cell (LAC)
ROSALINA J. VILLANEZA
Chief Education Program Specialist
Teaching and Learning Division
Objectives:

At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:

1. define Learning Action Cell (LAC) as a school-based

professional development for teacher; and

2. explain the what, why and how of LAC in the context of the
National Learning Camp (NLC)
Activity: Pop Quiz
Instruction:
Answer the
following questions
by raising the
NO Thumbs Up
Signage if “Yes”
YES and Thumbs Down
Signage if “No”.
Activity: Pop Quiz

1. LAC stands for

Learn Action
Cell
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2. Learning Action Cell or LAC
is a school-based strategy
for teachers to discuss
pedagogy, K-12 curriculum,
school year activities, admin
and student concerns.
Activity: Pop Quiz

3. DepED Order 35, s 2015

institutionalized Learning
Action Cell as a school-
based professional
development for teachers
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4. LAC is a new approach
for professional
development of
teacher that was
introduced in 2016.
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5. Collaborative Lesson
Planning is a type of
Learning Action Cell
What is Learning Action Cell (LAC)?

LAC is a professional development approach

for teachers to continuously improve on their
content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and
assessment practices.
What is Learning Action Cell (LAC)?
As one of the practices in DepED, Learning
Action Cell is viewed as a group of teachers
who engage in collaborative learning sessions
to solve shared challenges encountered in the
school
Limitation:
Since LACs and LAC sessions are aimed as a continuous
professional development of teachers, the conduct of LAC
sessions shall be limited to the purposes stated in the
DepED Order. Prohibited purposes may include but shall not
be limited to the following: sale of goods and other
merchandise; lending transactions; political and
religious meetings, administrative meetings, and other
purposes which are not included in the DepED order.
Historical Context
LACs was introduced in the Philippines as a professional
development activity implemented from the school level to the
regional level by the Ministry of Education (now Department of
Education) in 1985.

The early application of school-level LACs principles was

supported by the Program for Decentralized Education
Development (PRODED), the Third Elementary Education Project
(TEEP), and Secondary Education Development and Improvement
Project (SEDIP).
DepEd Order No. 87, s2010

School-based mentoring program as a

modality for continuous professional
development through the National
English Proficiency Program (NEPP).
DepED Order No. 12, s2015

Learning Action Cell as a modality for continuous

professional development program of the Early
Language Literacy and Numeracy in the school
level facilitated by trained school head and one
select K to 3 teacher using media-assisted
lecture video materials.
DepED Order No. 35, s2016

Learning Action Cell as a K to 12 Basic

Education Program School-Based Continuing
Professional Development Strategy for the
Improvement of Teaching and Learning
across all grade levels and subjects
School-based Continuous Teacher
Professional Development Through the Years

1985 2010 2015 2016

PRODED and NEPP school- ELLN and LAC for all

TEEP School based PRIMALS grades and
LAC mentoring group LAC subjects
District LAC and one-on-
one mentoring
Theoretical Framework
Community of Improved
practice with teacher's content
collaborative knowledge, Improved student
planning, pedagogical learning and
problem- skills, assessment holistic
solving, and strategies, and development
action- professional
implementation ethics
Elements of LAC
Planning Process

Identifying Professional Development Needs and Topics Pre-LAC

activities
Composition of LAC and Organizing LAC Groups

Schedule, Frequency and Resources

Implementing LAC Plan Pre-LAC

activities
Menu of School-Based Professional Learning Activities

Monitoring and Evaluation During and

Post-LAC
activities
The BRAIN: Its Structure and Functions

All human behavior is mediated by the

BRAIN and the central nervous system.
The process of learning is one of the
most important activities of the brain.
 Learning Action Cell
in the Context of
National Learning Camp
TEACHER TRAINING AND SUPPORT

PPST
A two-day collaborative
expertise through LAC must be
conducted weekly.
DURATION OF THE NLC AND OTHER EOSY BREAK ACTIVITIES

Collaborative
Planning &
Preparation

Camp teachers

 Structured
 Focused
 With logical flow of
sessions
 COLLABORATIVE EXPERTISE
✔ Planning and reviewing ✔ Preparing teaching materials
teaching

✔ Sharing effective ✔ Discussing other

teaching approaches teaching-related
and strategies concerns

Goal: Enhance teaching and learning process and promote continuous

professional development among educators.
 MONDAY : A COLLABORATIVE EXPERTISE DAY
1. Personal Reading of LRs
Teacher personally understanding what is
expected & provided (45 mins)
2. Collaborative Discussion & Sharing
Lesson plans and approach/
content and teacher notes as well as
students’ worksheets (45 mins)
3. Personal Reading & Initial
Planning:
Teachers think of lesson goals, what
they will do and how they will do it (45
mins)
7. Insights & Closure:
Teachers wrap up discussion (10 min)
6. Collaborative Discussion & Sharing:
Final approach shared with peers (60
min)
Collaborative
Planning &
Preparation 5. Personal Lesson Preparation:
With gathered information teachers
finalize their approach (45 min)
4. Collaborative Discussion &
Sharing:
Teachers think of lesson goals,
what they will do and how they
will do it
ENHANCING JOB-EMBEDDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS

Job ✔ Promotes reflective practice

✔ Promotes collaboration with
colleagues
Embedded ✔ Promotes exploration of
innovative teaching
approaches
Learning
 JOB-EMBEDDED LEARNING

Job Embedded Learning

Teachers can:
✔ address real-time challenges
✔ refine their teaching methods
✔ increase their efficacy in addressing the diverse needs of
learners
 DURATION OF THE NLC
INTERVENTION & CONSOLIDATION
ENHANCEMENT CAMP
CAMPS
3 weeks 5 weeks
July 24 – August 11, 2023 July 24 - August 25, 2023

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Collaborative Collaborative
Planning & Review of
Preparation Instruction
DURATION OF THE NLC AND OTHER EOSY BREAK ACTIVITIES

5 Days BLDM/ Week

MONDAY FRIDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Collaborative Collaborative
Planning & Review of
Preparation 3-day teacher-learner engagement Instruction
2-day distance learning
 FRIDAY : A COLLABORATIVE EXPERTISE DAY
1. Personal organization of ideas & feedback about lessons 6.. Insights & Closure:
(contents, components, learnings within a subject & grade: Teachers wrap up
Each teacher to reflect on their point of view about the lesson discussion (10 min)
content and how the content was presented (45 mins)
2. Collaborative discussion and sharing 5. Collaborative discussion &
about lessons: content, components, sharing with teachers:
learnings, key observations noted within a
grade and a subject
1. Key Global Observations
Collaborative Review 2. Celebrate the week’s work
Teacher sharing observations and hearing from
Of Instruction 6
peers in the same grade and subject area (45 Focus on sharing and hearing
mins) perspectives across different grades
and subjects (60 min
Collaborative discussion and sharing about student
performance: abilities, processes used, interesting 4. Collaborative Discussion with
occurrences, teacher learnings. Key observations teachers within a grade & a subject:
noted within a grade and a subject Focus is on sharing and hearing
Teacher sharing perspective on how students performed in teacher perspectives on how
class, how they reacted to the lesson, & how the content was students performed in class and how
presented with peers from the same grade and subject (45 they reacted to the lesson, and how
mins) the content was presented (45 mins)
SAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR GRADE 7 & 8
TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8:00 8:05 Movement to Class

8:05 8:50 Lesson 1English Lesson 1 English Lesson 1 English

8:50 9:35 Lesson 2 Science Lesson 2 Science Lesson 2 Science

9:35 9:45 RECESS  COLLABORATIV

COLLABORATIVE
EXPERTISE E EXPERTISE
9:45 10:30 Lesson 3 Mathematics Lesson 3 Mathematics Lesson 3 Mathematics
(PLANNING & (REVIEW)
10:30 11:15 Lesson 4 English Lesson 4 English Lesson 4 English
PREPARATION)
11:15 12:00
Lesson 5 Science Lesson 5 Science Lesson 5 Science
11:50 1:00
LUNCH BREAK

1:00 1:45
Lesson 6 Mathematics Lesson 6 Mathematics Lesson 6 Mathematics

Schoolwide Camp Assembly

SAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR GRADE 7 & 8
TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
8:00 8:20 School Assembly
8:20 8:25 Movement to Class
8:25 9:10 Lesson 1 English Lesson 1 English Lesson 1 English
9:10 9:15 Class Break Class Break Class Break
9:15 10:00 Lesson 2 Science Lesson 2 Science Lesson 2 Science
10:00 10:15 RECESS
COLLABORATIVE
COLLABORATIVE
10:15 11:00 EXPERTISE Lesson 3 Mathematics Lesson 3 Mathematics Lesson 3 Mathematics
EXPERTISE
11:00 11:05 (PLANNING & Class Break Class Break Class Break
(REVIEW)
PREPARATION)
11:05 11:50
Lesson 4 English Lesson 4 English Lesson 4 English
11:50 1:00

LUNCH BREAK
1:00 1:45
Lesson 5 Science Lesson 5 Science Lesson 5 Science
1:45 1:50 Class Break Class Break Class Break
1:50 2:35 Lesson 6 Mathematics Lesson 6 Mathematics Lesson 6 Mathematics

 Schoolwide Camp Assembly  

 Teacher Timetable
for Collaborative Expertise
 Time Allocated
Start Time Activity Notes on Focus
(Minutes)
M 8:00am Sign In, School Announcements, Program 20 Sign and receive materials, address any
Orientation initial issues
O 8:20am Move with subject/grade teams to a room 5 Move to room allocated for teachers of the
same subject and same grade level
N
8:25am Personal reading of materials 45 Focus is on teacher personally
D understanding what is expected and
AY 9:10am Break 5
provided
 
- 9:15am Collaborative discussion and sharing of ideas 45 Focus is on lesson plans and
on materials presented approach/content and teacher notes as
A. well as students’ worksheets
10:00am Recess 15  
M. 10:15am Personal reading and initial planning 45 Teachers think of lesson goals, what they
will do and how they will do it
11:00am Break 5  
11:05am Collaborative discussion and sharing on initial 45 Teachers share their perspectives and
planning Personal Reading & Initial Planning: discuss any issues, and seek clarification
Teachers think of lesson goals, what they will
do and how they will do it  
11:50am Lunch 70  
M Time
Start Time Activity Allocated Notes on Focus
O (Minutes)
N Personal lesson preparation 45 With gathered
D information teachers
1:00pm
AY finalize their approach
-
1:45pm Class break 5  
P.
Collaborative discussion and 60 Final approach shared
M. 1:50pm sharing with peers
Insights and Closure 10 Teachers wrap up
2:50pm discussion

3:00pm End of Day

 Start Time Activity Time Notes on Focus
Allocated
(Minutes)
F 8:00am Arrival 20 Sign in, gather any notes, and any data or
Gather week’s program, materials, and data information collected during the week
RI 8:20am Move with each subject/grade team to meeting rooms 5  
D 8:25am Personal organization of ideas and feedback about 45 Focus is on each teacher to reflect on their
AY lessons: content, components, learnings within a grade
and a subject
point of view about the lesson content and how
the content was presented
- 9:10am Break 5  
9:15am Collaborative discussion and sharing about lessons: 45 Focus on sharing teacher observations and
A. content, components, learnings, key observations noted hearing from peers in the same grade and
within a grade and a subject subject area
M. 10:00am Recess 15  
10:15am Personal organization of ideas and feedback about 45 Focus is on each teacher reflecting on how
student performance: abilities, processes used, students performed in class
interesting occurrences, teacher learnings within a
grade and a subject.
11:00am Break 5  
11:05am Collaborative discussion and sharing about student 45 Focus is on sharing teacher perspectives on
performance: abilities, processes used, interesting how students performed in class, how they
occurrences, teacher learnings. Key observations noted reacted to the lesson, and how the content was
within a grade and a subject presented with peers from the same grade and
subject
11:50am Lunch 70  
 Time
F Start Time Activity Allocated Notes on Focus
RI (Minutes)
D 45 Focus is on sharing and
hearing teacher perspectives
AY 1:00pm Collaborative discussion and on how students performed in
- sharing with teachers within a class and how they reacted to
grade and a subject the lesson, and how the
P. content was presented.
M. 1:45pm Break 5  
1:50pm Collaborative discussion and 60 Focus on sharing and hearing
sharing with teachers. perspectives across different
• Key global observations. grades and subjects
• Celebrate the week’s work
2:50pm Insights and Closure 10 Teachers wrap up discussion
3:00pm End of Day
Closing
Alone we can do so little; together we can do
so much.
- Helen Keller

Coming together is a beginning, staying

together is progress, and working together is
success.
- Henry Ford
Maraming Salamat po
Thank You
Daghang Salamat
Muchas Gracias