Medallada, Aila Mae R.

BSED Values Education Block 1A-II

1. What is learning community and how do they improve education?
 In a learning community, a team of teachers works together with flexible groups of
students. Definitions from a variety of journals, top universities, and educational experts
indicate characteristics of a learning community include regular meetings, common goals,
collaboration, peer review, working across boundaries, and relationship building. This
creates more opportunities for schools to adapt to the individual needs of each child by
allowing students to adjust their schedules, have access to several teachers, and work
with diverse groups. Teachers will have the time, space, and structure to plan
collaboratively, offer each other professional coaching and mentoring, and team teach.
One advantage of the team-teaching model is the ability for several teachers to build
relationships with each student and work together to serve each of their specific needs.
 It’s important to recognize that learning spaces must be transformed to support the
learning community model. Schools should create spaces that can be flexible to adapt to
different learning situations, as well as specific purpose-built facilities – for individuals,
as well as varying group sizes.
2. How can we create an effective school and professional community?
 For me we can create an effective school and professional community when we’re
willing to help together to achieve goals. It is also important to have respect and unity to
the people around us.
3. Why is professional development important?
 Professional development is important especially to the teachers because it is s
continuous process of acquiring new knowledge and skills that relate to your profession,
your job responsibilities or your work environment. It is also important for maintaining
trained, informed, and motivated people.
4. Is there a mandate in the constitution or a law supporting the professional development of
teachers?
 Yes, The Republic Act 7836: Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994. AN
ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE
PRACTICE OF TEACHING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PRESCRIBING A
LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.