Activity 5

A message from Maimonides says “Give a man a fish and you

feed for a day: teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”.
Another fruitful week has been spent by the public-school teachers
for the department keeps on enhancing and shaping their
competence.

As teachers, we need to continue growing. We may be

equipped with knowledge along our way as we age in the service but
these are not enough to balance or to suit everything. The
Department of Education is responsive to the needs of the
department. A lot of trainings and activities are conducted to make
sure that needs are addressed.

Last March 15-19, the Department of Education sponsored the

National In-Service Training for public School teachers. This
training is made to address the needs of the current educational set-
up of the country due to the pandemic. This training introduced and
oriented the participants with the most appropriate options and
procedures that can be used by teachers at the current time in order
to reach out for learners under distant learning. I realized that as
teachers, we should not be contented only on the use of modules. A
lot of issues and problem surfaced which only means that this mode
of learning is not enough for learners to achieve optimum learning.
It means that we need to skip out from using modules only. We have
different avenues to use such TV, Radio, Commons ,OERs and
others. These are effective tools that can be used this time of
pandemic. Going on with the other topics. It made me wonder but
appreciative that there can be other skills that can be learned by
teachers to enhanced their competence. Most of the topics dealt with
technology. This implies that teachers need to be knowledgeable of
using technology. We can have a reach to our students with the use
of technology. It was a very technical work which needs assistance
from experts but I believe we can do it if we learn by heart.

Non- stop acquisition of learning is really necessary to give

justice to our crucial roles as teachers. The learning that we gained
is another ancillary of armors that we can use in the battlefield as
we prepare our students for their bright future. Indeed, teachers
ended the 5 day INSET with contentment and eagerness with their
heart as they tackle their job.

EDISON D. ALAWAG
Teacher III
Claveria east Central School