ABC+: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines

TRAINING ON LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TRANSITION FOR K-3 TEACHERS

Modular Teacher Professional Development Approach

Overview of the ABC+ Project

ABC+: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines is a five-year project of the Department of Education (DepEd) in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International
Development or USAID that focuses on improving the quality of instruction and learning outcomes in Kindergarten through Grade 3 (K–3) in early literacy, foundational math,
and social and emotional learning (SEL). The project is implemented by RTI International together with The Asia Foundation, SIL LEAD, and Florida State University.

ABC+ supports DepEd’s innovative thrust of Sulong EduKalidad, which seeks to advance the quality of basic education in the country with the goal of producing a
new breed of learners and teachers for the 21st century. This aligns with USAID’s education strategy where quality education is seen as the foundational driver of development
and self-reliance that leads to greater economic growth, improved health outcomes, sustained democratic governance, and more peaceful and resilient societies.

Though significant strides have been made following the implementation of the K to 12 program, critical challenges remain. National assessments conducted by
DepEd indicate that many learners in the early grades are struggling to meet the minimum proficiency standards in language, literacy, and numeracy. Additionally, the
assessments reveal that learners cannot read and comprehend word problems in Science and Mathematics written in English. Learners in upper primary and high school also
struggle to meet standards in languages and content area subjects.

With these challenges in mind, ABC+ will provide targeted training to teachers and school administrators in regions and school divisions to improve instruction in K-
3 classrooms. The project will therefore align all teacher training for teachers with DepEd’s approach to helping learners bridge from their mother tongue to Filipino and
English. Consequently, the first training for teachers will seek to improve teacher instructional practice in schools, and the second training will support the use of
supplementary reading materials in selected media of teaching and learning (MoTL) that are widely used.

Specifically, this first ten-day training on instructional strategies supports DepEd’s efforts to ensure that every learner is a proficient reader, through the Every Child
a Reader Program (ECARP) and the program’s aims of:

1. Equipping learners with reading skills to make them proficient and independent readers in their grade level.

2. Capacitating teachers to become effective reading teachers; and

3. Nurturing a culture of reading in schools, communities, and levels of educational governance.

This training design offers flexibility to participants and takes into consideration the learning context specific to each training group. It banks on the characteristics of adult
learners who are self-directed, goal oriented, and practical learners. With the training groups, K-3 teachers can become a learning community to support their learning.
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10-Day Activity Plan
ROUTINES DAY 1
Check-in Check-in via ZOOM
(30 mins)
Checking of attendance 1 via
PDIS and Google Classroom
enrollment
Setting of agreements and
routines with the members of
the training group and welcome
members of the training group
Online session via ZOOM
(120 mins/ 2 hrs)
Self-paced offline tasks Completion of Day 1 Module
activities
(90 mins+)
Required output: Teacher’s
Mantra in the New Normal
*Take the pretest by logging in
to PDIS.
Check-out Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
(10 mins)
those who have no internet.
DAY 2
Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
Completion of Day 2 Module
activities
Required output: Venn
Diagram: Compare and Contrast
teaching of Teacher Michelle
and Teacher Erin
Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
those who have no internet.
DAY 3
Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
Completion of Day 3 Module
activities
Formative quiz 1 via Google
Form
Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) 1:
LEA and 5Ws+H strategy
Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
those who have no internet.
DAY 4 DAY 5
Wellness Session
Send check-in question for the Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have and via SMS for those who have
internet issues. internet issues.
ICT coordinator to send the
Zoom link to the Wellness
Session in the FB messenger
group.
Check-in Attendance 2 (PDIS)
Session 1: Poll or survey using
slides
Session 2: Sharing of LAS
Session 3: Sharing Learning
journey
Session 4: Sharing Reflection for
Wellness
Check-out: exit slip
Completion of Day 5 Module
activities
Required output: LAS 2.1
Listening Comprehension
Check-out attendance link via Send check-out question in the
PDIS FB Messenger group or SMS
those who have no internet.
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ROUTINES DAY 6
Check-in Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
(30 mins)
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
Online session via ZOOM
(120 mins/ 2 hrs)
Self-paced offline tasks Completion of Day 6 Module
activities
(90 mins+)
Required output: LAS 2.2
(continuation) add listening or
writing activities
Check-out Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
(10 mins)
those who have no internet.
DAY 7
Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
Completion of Day 7 Module
activities
Required output: LAS 3
Phonological awareness and
bridging strategies
Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
those who have no internet.
DAY 8
Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
Completion of Day 8 Module
activities
Formative quiz 2 via Google
Form
Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
those who have no internet.
DAY 9
Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
Completion of Day 9 Module
activities
Required output: Learning
Action Plan
Send check-out question in the
FB Messenger group or SMS
those who have no internet.
DAY 10
Wellness Session
Send check-in question for the
day in the FB Messenger group
and via SMS for those who have
internet issues.
ICT coordinator to send the
Zoom link to the Wellness
Session in the FB messenger
group.
Check-in Attendance 3 (PDIS)
Session 1: Sharing the Learning
Action Plan
Session 2: Learning together
Session 3: Synthesis
Check-out: exit slip
Check-out attendance link via
PDIS
Closing:
Complete the following via
PDIS:
1. Posttest
2. Activity Evaluation Form
3. Certificate of Participation