The Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers and its Aligned Systems and Tools ‘Session 1 — The PPST Career Stages Required Task 1: Activity Use Table 1 to accomplish the tasks below. 1. What are the professional practices displayed by a Proficient, Highly Proficient and Distinguished Teacher in terms of the following? Professional Practices Teaching Characteristics Management of Leaming Programs Collaboration and Partnerships. Professional Development Profi nt Teacher Proficient Teachers are professionally independent in the: application of skills vital to the teaching and learning process They display skilis in planning, implementing, and managing !eaming ‘programs, ‘They actively engage in collaborative: leaming with the professional ‘community and other stakeholders for mutual growth and advancement They are reflective practtioners who continually consolidate the knowledge, skills and practices of Career Stage 1 teachers Highly Proficient Distinguished Teacher Teacher Highly Proficient Distinguished Teachers consistently | Teachers embody the display a high level of | highest standard for performance in their teaching grounded in teaching practice global best practices. They have high They are recognized educationfocused as leaders in situation cognition, _| education, are more adeptin contributors to the problem solving and | profession and optimize opportunities | initiators of ‘gained from collaborations and ‘experience. partnerships. ‘They provide support | They create lifelong and mentoring to impact in the lives of colleagues in their | colleagues, students, professional and others. development, 2s well as work collaboratively with ‘them to enhance the leaming and practice potential of their colleagues. They continually seek | They exhibit to develop their commitment to inspire professional the education knowledge and ‘community and practice by reflecting | stakeholders for the on their own needs. | improvement of and those-oftheir | education provision in colleagues and the Philippines students 2. What do you think is your current Career Stage? Based on the Gareer Stages above. the curent stane | think | belong is the Beainning ‘Teacher because | am 2 years in the service and needs more improvement and guidance well as my teaching strategies3. What de you think would support you to advance to the next Career Stage? ‘The support that would help me fo advance to the next stage are, the school and the Denia snot ofer — professional develooment traning or support to teachers ‘reals inj ove barcer qoala, rd keap SacKt nw ou Biocres 4, What Career Stage do you aspire to ten years fram now? Ten years from my now. | aspire rupee the salonuetes leacher bets Leroy the 5. Are there aspects of your teaching practice that exceed practices articulated in the. Career Stage 2 descriptors? If yes, please cite them. NONE 6. [sit possible for a newly hired DepEd teacher to exhibit teaching practices in Career Stage 3 and 4? Expiain your answer Yes_becauss there are also many teachers who come from private schools and apoly to public schools who are very competent and have more teaching exoenence that can be aligned with the career stages 3.and 4 Optional Task: Formative Quiz Read ihe following scenarios and choose the career stage that aligns best with the described practice ‘Scenario Answer Feedback 1. Teacher Manilyn is in her 2nd year of teaching. She has adapted well to teaching in DepEd, but she acknowledges that she still has a lot to learn from her more seasoned Beginning Stage When it comes to colleagues. Marilyn is in the Professional Development a Beginning Stage seek advice from b Proficient Stage experienced colleagues ¢, Highly Proficient Stage Distinguished Stage Teacher Rolly is a role model in his school. He is a consistent Ovistanding Teacher in the Division and has been recognized by the Civil _pigunguished Stage Service Commission as a recipient of He is recognized as Lingkod Bayan Award. Rolly is in the: leaders in education and a Beginning Stage consistently seek b Proficient Stage professional advancement ¢. Highly Proficient Stage d_ Distinguished Stage 3. Teacher Elinor serves as menior to her Teacher Elinor manifests co-teacher during LAG Sessions and Highly Proficient the characteristics of ‘lasstoom observations. Her fifteen years Stage Highly Proficient Teacher ‘of experience as an English teacher has, eamed her the trust of her colleagues interms of in-depth knowledge and skis in teaching the content and handling leamers’ behavior of different levels. She is good at collaborating with people and in providing support. Elinor is in the: Beginning Stage Proficient Stage Highly Proficient Stage Distinguished Stage ___| acher Kath can teach alone without the | Master Teacher's assistance. She has unique skills in planning, implementing, and managing learning programs in the school. Kath is in the Beginning Stage Proficient Stage Highly Proficient Stage Distinguished Stage japon ae oe 5. Teacher Christine has exceptional skills in influencing people thraugh her articles in different academic journals. She has been frequently invited to different conventions to share her successful innovation in teaching for benchmarking and collaboration. Christine is in the a Beginning Stage b. Proficient Stage ¢. Highly Proficient Stage d Distinguished Stage Teacher Kath possesses the unique skills when it comes to the management of learning programs which is one of the quality of Proficient teacher. Proficient Stage Teacher Christine exhibit commitment to inspire the education community and stakeholders for the improvement of education which is evident characteristic of Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Stage Session 2—The PPST Domains, Strands, and Indicators The PPST defines teacher quality in the Philippines. It has domains which describe the ‘expectations required of Filipino teachers ta be effective in the 21” century in the Philippines. How many domains does the PPST have? 7 DOMAINS 2. The Domains collectively comprise of strands that refer to more specific dimensions of teacher practices. How many strands does the PPST have? 37 strands w The PPST defines the work expected from teachers across different career stages. How many career stages are there? 4 CAREER STAGES Try it: Indicator 3.4.2 means that the indicator is under: Which domain? DOMAIN 3: Diversity of Learners Which strand? DOMAIN 3 OF STRAND 4: Leamers in difficult circumstances ‘Which indicator? (PROFECIENT TEACHERS) Plan and deliver teaching strateaies sircumstances. including geographic isolation. chronic illness, displacement due ta armed conflict, urban resettlement or disasters: child abuse and child labor practices.Required Task 2: Formative Quiz Scenario | Teather Joy, a Grade 9 adviser, caught one of her learners smoking along a secluded corridor when going to the comfort room. Teacher Joy asked the leamer to remain in the classroom affer the lesson. During the conference with the leamer, Teacher Joy wamed the leamer to quit smoking at ‘school otherwise his parents will be called for a conference. Demain 1 - Content Knowledge and Pedagogy Domain 2 - Learning Environment Domain 3 - Diversity of Leamers Domain 4 ~ Curriculum and Planning Domain 5 - Assessment and Reporting Domain 6 - Community Linkages and Professional Engagement g. Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional Development During the post conference, Mrs. Manuel, being the school head and rater of teacher-ratee, emphasi: that the use of varied learning materials aid learners’ understanding of the lesson and allow leamers to practice the application of concepts. She also mentioned that varied Jeaming materials also cater to learners’ different leaming siyles Domain 1 - Content Knowledge and Pedagogy Domain 2 - Learning Environment Domain 3 - Diversity of Leamers Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning Domain 5 - Assessment and Reporting Domain 6 - Community Linkages and Professional Engagement g. Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional Development Teacher Rolly, a Grade 7 English Teacher discussed the rules on Subject-Verb Agreement in his lesson. During group work. his leamers were tasked fo make a travel brochure for a particular place. He reminded them to describe the beauty of the place and include short history while observing correct subject-verd agreement for their captions. Domain 1- Content Knowledge and Pedagooy Domain 2 - Learning Environment Domain 3 - Diversity of Leamers Answer Demain 2 - Learning Environment Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning “Feedback DOMAIN 2-STRAND 6 Management of learner behavior ‘The teacher manages the leamer's behavior constructively by applying positive and non-violent discipline. DOMAIN 4 STRAND 1 Planning and management of teaching and learning process DOMAIN 4.STRAND 2 Learning outcomes signed with learning competencies.Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning Domain 5 - Assessment and Reporting Domain 6 - Community Linkages and Professional Engagement g. Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional Development Optional Task: Activity Without referring to the PPST booklet, identify in which Domain the following selected strands belong to. List the strands under the column representing the Domain Content | Leaming | Diversity | Curriculum | Assessment! Community | Personal Knowiedg Environment of and &Reporting | Linkages | Growth & e& Leamers | Planning and Professiona Pedagogy Professional 1 Engagement Engagemen t Research-b | Leamer Leamers’ Planning and | Design, Establishment | Dignity of ased safety and gender, management selection, | oflearning —_ teaching as. knowledge | Security needs. ‘ofteaching organization, | environments | profession and strengths | andleaming | and that are principles and process: utilization a fee to experiences assessment | communi ot ati strategies | contexts Jeaming: Leamers Learning School Professional Management with outcomes Monitoring Policies and links vith: Positive | ofclassroom | disabilities, | aligned with | and Procedures colleagues use of ICT Stfucture and giftedness. leaming ‘evaluation of activities: andtalents | competencies | leamer progress and achievement. Required Task 3: Reflection Go through the PST booklet snd read through the Domains and Strands, Use the table below to identify Strands which you think could be challenging for you Domains ‘Challenging: ‘Why is it | Input from the Mentor Strands [you may challenging? (Gray | (optional, but highly just indicate strand = area or points for encouraged) numbers e.g., 1.3) Clarification} ‘Content Knowledge and Lack of ICT Pedagogy 13 resources in the Depends on your es _schooi mentor Learning Environment 23 Teacher is not yet proficient in han classroom management Insufficient Diversity of Learners 34 knowledge when it comes to undersianding of differentiated teaching to suit the leamers’ gender, needs, strengths,