LESSON 1

LEARNING RESOURCE MAP FOR DISTANCE

LEARNING

ACTIVITY 1
The DepEd Memorandum on Suggested Strategies in Implementing LDMs for SY 2020-2021 included the Learning
Resources (LR) Map as a guide in selecting the appropriate Distance LDM to be implemented in Schools/Divisions. Study
this map and answer the following questions in your Study Notebook:

1. Based on the map, what resources should you have in order to implement the LDM adopted by your
School/Division?

- Our school had opted the modular distance learning which needs the following learning resource materials:
o Printed SLMs
o Activity sheets
o Supplementary textbooks/LM

2. Do you have the complete resources for the Distance LDM needed in class? If the LRs are not complete or not
available, what steps will you take to make these available? What are your options to substitute these missing
LRs?

No, we only have for the first quarter. We have the complete resources for the Distance LDM needed in
class.

3. What support will you need to maximize the use of the two DepEd-sanctioned LR Portals? From whom can you
get this support?

I will join electronically in the DepEd LR Portals. Upon approval of my request to join, I will start to
download LRMs that are essential to my teaching using the MDL modality. I can gain support our ICT
coordinator designated as the administrator of the portal.

4. Based on your evaluation of the materials, are they appropriate to the level and characteristics of learners? Are
there learners who might be disadvantaged by the materials (based on reading ability, level of learning
independence, level of household support, distance)? What adjustments will you make in terms of the LRs?

Some materials are appropriate, but others need to be contextualized to fit your learners need
appropriate because these were developed by the Department of Education which is the primary learning
resource materials to be utilized by learners across the country in the new normal. These SLMs is K to 12
compliant, based from the MELCs and passed the ADM Learning Resources Standards. However, completeness
of SLMs to be downloaded is still a problem. In case that there are disadvantage learners, teachers can simplify
the learning activities in the SLMs. Contextualizing and localizing the SLMs will be a great help to address the
learning styles and pacing of disadvantage learners.

ACTIVITY 2
In your LAC Session, share and discuss your answers from the previous activity. What support can you provide to your
colleagues and what support can you get from them in terms of LRs? Take note of the insights that you can gather from
your colleagues and write them in your Study Notebook.
Support that I can provide to my colleagues:

1. Guide and help them download the SLMs using the DepEd LR Portals.
2. Assist them in conducting review and assessment of all the downloaded SLMs to address the completeness and
appropriateness of all the SLMs to be used this school year.
3. To address the disadvantage learners, maybe I can assist them in simplifying the activities in the SLMs.

Support that I can get from them in terms of LRs:

1. Cooperation
2. Perseverance and diligence in the honest assessment of the LRs
3. Their feedbacks matter in addressing possible issues that may arise during the school year in terms of the use and
contents of the SLMs

LESSON 2
ASSESING LEARNING RESOURCES FROM DEPED

ACTIVITY 1
Establish access to the following portals:
 1. LRMDS Portal. Ensure that you have an LRMDS Portal Account. If you have not registered yet, follow the LR
Portal User Guide to guide you in your registration process. Alternatively, seek assistance from any of your
colleagues or your IT personnel in your school, district, or division. You may also coordinate with your LAC
Leader and/or Coach. To understand the portal better, you may watch the LR Portal Video Tutorial located in the
resources of this Course.
2. DepEd Commons. Ensure that you have access to DepEd Commons. Refer to Memorandum on DepEd Commons
dated March 17, 2020.

Explore the Portals. In your Study Notebook, answer the following questions:

1. Given the LDM adopted in your School, how can the two DepEd portals respond to your LR needs and those of
your learners’? How do they complement the LRs that you already have?

- The two Deped Portals are positively responding to the needs of our school and learners because these portals
provide learning resource materials that we need today. These SLMs, activity sheets, interactive platforms are
very essential to address the needs of our teachers and learners. The access to these learning portals also provide
authentic learning platform because these were developed by the Department of Education which are the primary
learning resource materials to be utilized by learners across the country in the new normal. This SLMs is K to 12
compliant, based from the MELCs and passed the ADM Learning Resources Standards.

2. What are the challenges in accessing the LRs in the portals both for you and your learners? How will you
overcome these challenges?

- The challenges in accessing the LRs in the portals are the following:
o poor internet connection that hinders the downloading and accessing the LRs in the Deped portals
o not all learners and teachers have internet connection to access the online digital platforms especially the
DepEd Commons.
o not all learners have learning gadgets to access the DepEd Commons.
o lack of fund to finance the massive reproduction of SLMs, the MOOE of the school is not enough

3. What support will you need to be able to maximize the use of the LR Portals? From whom can you get this
support?

- As teachers in our school, we can maximize the use of the LR portals through info-drive and simulation on how to
access and use the LRMs in the DepEd portals.
- We can get these supports though the strong sponsorship from the following:
o Teachers
o Parents
o Community Leaders
o Trained learning facilitators & para-teachers
o Division LDRMs
o LGUs
o Other government agencies
o NGOs
o School Alumni Association

ACTIVITY 2
In your next LAC Session, share and discuss your answers to the questions in Activity 1. Explore how you can help and
support each other in using the LR portals. Jot down the insights and helpful information regarding the use of the LR
portals in your Study Notebook.

INSIGHTS:
 Organize a LAC session in Learning Delivery Modalities
 Collaborate with teachers and help them in registering in the two Deped portals
 Have a division of work in making/writing modules/worksheets.
 Brainstorm about LDM.
 LESSON 3
ASSESSING THE LEARNING RESOURCES

ACTIVITY 1

Is the LR Material... YES NO Cannot be determined

1. Connected and relevant to the MELCs?

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2. Appropriate to the grade level and learner
characteristics in terms of language,
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activities?

3. easy to reproduce and/or disseminate?

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 4. from a credible source/author?
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5. culture- and gender-fair?
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6. free from red flags on possible copyright
and plagiarism issues?
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7. the layout and format easy to read and
pleasing to the eyes?
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Study the LR Rapid Assessment Tool. Download an LR from either DepEd Commons or LRMDS Portal and assess the
material using the tool. Answer the following questions in your Study Notebook:

1. Was the material able to meet all the requirements?

- No, (why? and attached the materials)

2. Were there any questions in the assessment tool where you answered “No” or “Cannot Be Determined”? What
decision will you make on the LR material? Why?

- YES. As I go through the indicators and as I answered the Rapid Assessment of Learning Resources that in this
case, the SLM was evaluated. I have two indicators that I think brought some minor issues. First is “easy to
reproduce and/or disseminate.” We cannot deny the fact that no matter how complete the SLMs, still we are
challenged on the mass production of SLMs because this requires huge budget allocation. Scarcity fund is a
problem in order to reproduce these self-learning modules. Second is “free from red flags on possible copyright
and plagiarism issues.” The development of SLMs includes the use of suited references; however, SLMs writers
might not be able to properly cite the references they used. So, the issue of copyright infringement is a great
challenge for the SLMs writers.

3. Are there other aspects of the material not covered by the tool but still need to be assessed? Specify which
aspect/s.

- None so far.

4. How does this exercise help you in picking the right and appropriate LRs for your lesson and your learners?

- As I went through this SLM review in MTB 1, I realized that one of the essential roles of a teacher is to look and
study carefully the most appropriate learning resource materials that will be used. Teachers have the responsibility
to examine the learning resource materials that will be used.

ACTIVITY 2
Explore other non-DepEd LR portals/platforms you can find online. Take note of the portals in your Study Notebook.
Download at least one LR from each portal. Assess the materials using the same tool and answer the following questions
in your Study Notebook:

1. Based on the Assessment Tool, how does the material from a non-DepEd Portal compare with the LR from the
DepEd Portal:
 - The differences are as follows:
o non-DepEd Portals are not contextualized and localized (justify)
o non-DepEd Portals are not K – 12 compliant (justify)
o non-DepEd Portals are not MELCs-based (review)
o non-DepEd Portals are not simplified (avoid general conclusive statements))

2. Based on the results of the Assessment Tool, what improvements do the materials —both from DepEd and Non-
DepEd portals — still need?
- the lay-out
- free from red flags on possible copyright and plagiarism issues
- parallelism and congruence of learning competencies between the LRs found in the Deped portals and Non-
DepEd portals

3. How does this exercise help you in picking the right and appropriate LRs for your lesson and your learners?
- The simulation of how to use the Rapid Assessment tool for LRs had greatly helped me choose the right and
appropriate learning materials which I will be using for my learners this school year.

ACTIVITY 3
Choose one of the LR materials that you have developed. Assess this material using the same tool. Answer the following
questions in Your Study Notebook:

1. How does your material compare with the ones that are obtained from the online portals?
- Based on our final outputs, the following are the distinct characteristics Deped LRs compared to that of the Non-
Deped LRs.
o DEPED LRs are MELC based
o the lay-out of DEPED LRs are different
o learning activities of DEPED LRs were contextualized and localized.
o DEPED LR’s level of difficulty were addressed (from easy to the most difficult learning tasks for learners

2. What improvements do you still need to make in your developed material?

- The Activity Sheets needs the following improvements:
o Better lay-out
o Proper citation of used reference materials
o The AS should be carefully validated and edited by real experts in the fields

ACTIVITY 4
Share and discuss your answers to the questions in Activities 1, 2, and 3 in your next LAC Session. Jot down insights and
information that can be useful to you in choosing the appropriate LRs.

INSIGHTS:
(Improve your insights)

 The materials that were uploaded in the DEPED LR portal (LRMDS and DepEd Commons) meet the
requirements from the rapid assessment tools, well the materials from the non DEPED LR portal did not
need some of the requirements.
 There is minimal to no need to improve in the materials uploaded in the DEPED LR portal, while in the non
DEPED portal, I think we need to improve some parts based on the rapid assessment tool
 in determining the right LRs for our lesson, we need to make sure that the LRs are aligned to the MELCs.
Submit your LR assessments with your reflection on the exercises to your LAC Leader. Ensure that you keep a copy for
yourself.