ANNEX D

MODES OF CLASSROOM OBSERVATION

Classroom
Guidelines
Observation
Default Mode of Classroom Observation
(To be adopted by all public schools, unless otherwise specified by the DepEd Central Office)
1. In-person/face- • For School Years 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025, the
to-face usual protocols and procedures indicated in the 2019 DepEd
observation RPMS Manual for Teachers and School Heads shall apply.
• It is highly encouraged that 2-3 observers participate in the
classroom observation. However, if challenges in schedule
and/or availability of observers hinder a school to follow this
recommendation, one (1) observer will be enough.
Alternative Classroom Observation Modes
(Shall only be adopted by public schools as a result of unforeseen circumstances that affect
the day-to-day operations of the school, subject to internal guidelines issued by the DepEd
Central Office)
2. Online • Observation of real-time teaching (online synchronous learning
Synchronous or two-way radio instruction)
Observation • This applies to teachers who will adopt online synchronous
learning or two-way radio instruction regardless of the number
of classes and learners.
3. Asynchronous • Consider this mode of observation when option 1 is not
Observation possible.
• This applies to teachers who will adopt online asynchronous
learning or audio lesson in any of their classes and learners.
• A video lesson or audio lesson shall be used in lesson delivery
as part of the supplementary materials or as one of the
learning materials for online asynchronous learning or two-way
radio instruction. It is not the same as the video lesson for TV-
based instruction or audio lesson for radio-based instruction
that the Central Office/Regional Office/Division Office
produces.
• A video lesson or audio lesson must be SLM-based or MELC-
aligned. A teacher can use any recording device to record
themselves while teaching a lesson.
• A video lesson or audio lesson can be stored in a cloud (e.g.,
Google Drive) or any storage device (e.g., flash drive), or
uploaded to an online classroom (e.g., Google Classroom) or a
Learning Management System.
4. Observation via • Consider this mode of observation when options 1 and 2 are
Learning Action not possible.
Cell (LAC) • This applies to teachers who will adopt pure modular learning
session (print/digital), radio-based instruction (e.g., DepEd Radio), and
(Demonstration TV- based instruction (e.g., DepEd TV).
Teaching) • During the LAC session, the Ratees/Raters may adopt either of
the following scenarios:
a. Demonstration Teaching with co-teachers as learners:
- Ratees will demonstrate the identified COIs and
deliver the lesson as if it were a real class with
actual learners.
- In this scenario, the co-teachers will serve as
learners.
b. Demonstration of best practices
- Ratees will demonstrate the identified COIs based
on their understanding of the objective and share
it with their co-teacher during the LAC session

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