People and Society
The Curriculum and Instruction Division Education Program Supervisors and District Heads of every Division are to conduct cross-district reading assessment in response to DepEd’s Memorandum No. 173, s. 2019 dubbed as “Hamon: Bawat Bata Bumabasa.”
You may download a copy of the “Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Second Edition here.
In conducting a reading assessment, the “Administration and Interpretation of Rapid Assessment on Reading Skills (RARS)” can be used. The Rapid Assessment Reading Skills (RARS) is an assessment tool that provides an approximation of children’s reading skills, particularly the skill on word recognition. You can download it here.
DepEd’s Early Registration will commence from February 1 to March 6, 2020.
As the Department of Education (DepEd) “aims to inculcate a culture of excellence in its delivery of quality, accessible , relevant and liberating education for the Filipino learners,” it has developed its own Manual of Style (DMOS), 2018 Edition, that prescribes language style, format and usage based on The Chicago Manual of Style to be used by the department.
The National ID Law system has been signed into law by President Duterte in August 2018 to streamline the National Ddentification (ID) system to suppress corruption and to improve government services among others. This coming September, the pilot testing commences.
SEAMEO QITEP in Mathematics is in search for Innovative Mathematics Teachers annually. It is another year for the Southasian teachers to showcase their talents and skills with their best lesson plan.
Online enrollment is now open and going on to earn fifteen (15) CPD credits by attending the distant learning “TEACH ON: Keeping the Passion Alive,” a FREE online course developed by SEAMEO INNOTECH. Teach On: Keeping the Passion Alive, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that aims to inspire, rekindle and sustain teacher’s passion for teaching, a fully online course that caters teachers’ professional development.
It’s a good start for the school teachers to be familiarized with the 2019 guidelines on promoting and retaining the learners as the school year has just started. On the Grading System, the K-12 Basic Education Program (BEP) uses a standards-based and competency-based grading system. All grades will be based on the weighted score of the learner’s summative assessments.
Regional Memorandum 18, s. 2019 – aims to protect teachers and school heads from possible abuses, harassment and complaints, and to prevent them from becoming victims by participating and tolerating illegal and unauthorized activities that were perceived to be acceptable due to prolonged practice and unbridled systems, hence this reiteration and guidance.