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Republic of the PhilippinesDepartmen of Education

Region VII, Central VisayasCOGON HIGH SCHOOL EVENING CLASS

San Jose St., Cogon District, Tagbilaran City

May 28, 2013Session 2

INSET TRAINING

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Session Title: The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)

Key understandings to be developed

The National Competency Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) is an integrated theoretical framework that defines the different dimensions of effective teaching, where effective teaching means being able to help all types of students learn the different learning goals in the curriculum.

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The Domain of Diversity of Learners emphasizes the ideal that teachers can facilitate the learning process in diverse types of learners, by first recognizing and respecting individual differences, then using knowledge about students’ differences to design diverse sets of learning activities to ensure that all students can attain appropriate learning goals.

Curriculum refers to all elements of the teaching- learning process that work in convergence to help students attain high standards of learning and understanding of the curricular goals and objectives. These elements include the teacher’s

knowledge of subject matter, teaching learning approaches and activities, instructional materials and learning resources.

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Effective teachers, plan, asses, and report promptly and clearly to learners, parents, and superiors about the progress of learners.

Providing for a social and physical environment within which all students, regardless of their individual differences in learning, can engage the different learning activities and work towards attaining high standards of learning.

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Teachers serve as positive and powerful role models of the values of the pursuit of learning and of the effort to learn, and that the teachers actions, statements, and different types of social interactions with students exemplify this ideal.

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The Domain of Personal Growth and Professional Development emphasizes the ideal that teachers value having a high personal regard, concern for professional development, and continuous improvement as teachers.

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Learning objectives

Given NATIONAL COMPETENCY-BASED TEACHER STANDARDS (NCBTS) A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP-MENT GUIDE FOR FILIPINO TEACHERS, the participants will:

explain the concept of the NCBTS;

differentiate the role of The Teacher as Facilitator of Learning and as a learner.

recognize the value of integrating all the elements of the teaching-learning process in performing their tasks.

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Introductory Activity (10 minutes.)

Present the following quotation:

"Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty" -Albert Einstein-

Ask: What are your reflections about the passage?Call at least three to five participants to give responses.

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Activity (60 minutes)

Organize the participants into groups of 5-8 members. Ask them to choose their leader and rapporteur.

Task: Discuss in the groups the following:

What is the NCBTS?

Why do we need the NCBTS?

How can the NCBTS help teachers improve their teaching competencies?

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What are the seven domains of good teaching?Ask participants to write the responses of every question on a manila paper/meta strips.

Let the rapporteur report their output in the plenary.

Analysis (30 minutes)

Note: While the group is reporting, the facilitator will write on the board the key words of the outputs presented. He/she will then mention the commonalities of the responses, and asks the following questions:

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1. How do you feel about the presentations given?2. How were the standards of the NCBTS applied in the school?

3. Do you think NCBTS can help improve the teachers’ performance? Why?

4. Why is it important for teachers to be familiar with the background knowledge and experiences of the learner?

5. Why is there a need to be concerned about the holistic development of learners?

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6. Why is it important for teachers to demonstrate mastery of the subject matter?

7. How can teaching methods, learning activities and instructional materials or resources help improve the performance of learners?

8. Have you ever evaluated the alignment of assessment and planning activities to ensure that the teaching-learning activities are maximally appropriate to the students’ current knowledge and learning levels?

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9. Why is there a need to provide conducive social and physical environment to the learners, regardless of their individual differences?

10. Why is it necessary to establish a wholesome learning environment that respond to the aspirations of the community?

11. Do you adhere to the ideal that teachers serve as positive and powerful role models? Explain your answer.

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12. Do you support to the ideal that teachers value having a high personal regard, concern for professional development, and continuous improvement as teachers? Explain your answer.Abstraction (60 minutes)

Give a lecturette or present through power point the following:

I. General introduction to the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)

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- What is the NCBTS?

- Why Do We Need the NCBTS?

- Who Should Use the NCBTS?

- How Should Teachers Use the NCBTS?

- Is the NCBTS New? How Similar or Different is it?

- What Does Competency-Based Mean?

- How were These Competencies Chosen? How Was the NCBTS Decided?

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- Is the NCBTS Just A List of Competencies? Or is there A Theory or Framework That Integrates All These Competencies?- What are the Contrasting Paradigms of Teaching?- Does the NCBTS Make Teaching More Difficult?- What If the Teachers Cannot Do This Type of Teaching?

- How Can the NCBTS Help Teachers Improve Their Teaching?

- How Does the NCBTS Define Good Teaching?- What Are These Seven Domains?

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II. The Teacher as Facilitator of Learning

(Teacher Practices Related to the Technical Aspect of the Teaching-Learning Processes)

Domain 3: Diversity of Learners

Domain 4: Curriculum

Domain 5: Planning, Assessing and Reporting

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Domain 2: Learning Environment

Domain 6: Community Linkages

IV. The Teacher as Learner

Domain 1. Social Regard for Learning

Domain 7. Personal Growth and Professional Development

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Application (60 minutes)

Using the same grouping, ask the participants to give their thoughts/reflections about the NCBTS in the context of improving

teacher performance.

Provide each participant with cartolina, drawing/ coloring materials, pastes, etc. Ask them to give their significant

learning/insights about NCBTS through illustration, article, poster/slogan, etc. incorporating the 7 domains.

Share the outputs to the group

Keep the outputs as portfolio, have them checked by the School Head, and display them in the classroom upon their return.

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Concluding Activity (15 minutes)

Ask:

What have you gained so far?

Can you now explain the importance of NCBTS in the improvement of learning outcomes?

As a Facilitator of Learning, what Teacher Practices that embed the learning environment?

As a Learner, what are you expected to do?

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End the session by presenting the quote.

(Give participants time to reflect/answer the questions)

“We cannot hold a torch to light another's pathwithout brightening our own.” -Ben Sweetland-Ask participants to reflect how this story

relates to their learning during the session?