guide questions:

a. What are the lessons that the School Heads Academy and the REAP has
given you?

Answer:
As the quotes says that in SCHOOL, WE’RE TAUGHT A LESSON and THEN
GIVEN A TEST, BUT IN LIFE WE ARE GIVEN TEST THAT TEACHES A
LESSON. Good morning, everyone. I am Mrs Joy Grace Ojerio Jara, 44
years old and from Bagi City Division, Bago City….. The School Heads
Academy and the REAP has given me not just the knowledge but the
exposure that has been my leaping step in gaining facts, information, and
skills acquired through personal experience and theoretical or practical
understanding not just on the program but on the process of doing the
program. My journey has been very challenging because of so many
challenges that needs great mental or physical effort in order to do the task
successfully and has tested my personal ability to shake off all the baggage
that’s hindering my goal to implement the project that has benefited and
aided the needs of my fellow teachers’ specifically in the field of ICT. The
financial burden of not having the support that I need did not stop me in
pursuing the project because this project is not about me, it is about these
teachers trying to cope with the huge changes that has been brought by the
pandemic. The new normal has dragged so much technology gap currently
exists in schools of the Philippines that is preventing its teachers from enjoying the
advantages provided by technology. That is why the E-Tudlo was born. The E-Tudlo
project aims to enhance the ability and the skills of the teachers to adapt the
challenging world of ICT and how to use them as an advantage and a weapon to
continuously do the task to educate learners despite the distance. The objectives
formulated for the success of the project is a product of not just hard work but the
strong will to implement it despite doing so much just to acquire financial aid. The
experience of selling cakes and other illonggo delicacies to my fellow teachers and on
the streets of Bago City, specifically in Bantayan Park did not create the loss of hope
that the project will not be push through despite it fueled me to do more, to be more
resourceful and became selfless. It taught me that IF THERE IS A STRONG
DETERMINATION, EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE IN GOD’S PERFECT TIME.

a.1. How did you apply the lessons gained from the program?

I am a proud teacher because this profession made all the professions

in the world, and it is not just any profession it is indeed a vocation. The
advocacy behind this project opted me to do more. The obstacles that I have
encountered has given me that burning power and determination to
continue the project and my situation, I made a certain decision or performs
a certain action that may seem impossible but have decided or acted
otherwise. There were days that I felt disappointed, lonely, and thankless
 but I face life’s disappointments with dignity, tranquility, and self-
assurance. That’s not to say we should make peace with injustice or
hardship but we can’t let ourselves be ambushed by them. Life’s
experiences are the best teachers, so as advocate of SHA, I will continue to
uphold its purpose of bringing the objectives of the program for the benefit
of my colleagues, my learners and my community included. What I went
through in implementing the E-Tudlo project is a journey in which I call a
difficult chapter or should I say trying times. Then, I remembered this quote
from Charles Kettering that says and I’ll quote “KEEP ON GOING AND THE
CHANCES ARE YOU WILL STUMBLE ON SOMETHING, PERHAPS WHEN
YOU ARE LEAST EXPECTING IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE
STUMBLING ON SOMETHING SITTING DOWN.” So, the lesson that I have
gained along the road with this project that I have applied not just in my
profession but in life as well, is that DON’T STOP, and if it feels like I can’t
breathe, then I’ll just rest but I’ll never stop and then continue the race.

a.2. What are the ideas learned from the SHA that helped you in
conceptualizing your project?

SHA upholds and adheres to the DepEd’s vision, mission, mandate and core
values. The SHA’s vision and mantra helped me conceptualize the E-Tudlo project
along with the fact/s that an upgrade on the teachers’ skills in ICT is not just a
need but a necessity. Coaching teachers in techniques using computer
technology and online tools for years before the pandemic should have been
done. Teachers who weren’t prepared were the ones who had the worst
possible experience. The crafting of E-Tudlo is a necessity which should be
carried through not just in one session or training but for as long as
technology exists, so as the continuity of the project. There is a need for
teachers to be more effectively trained in technologies that make their
classes more engaging and relevant. There is a need to overhaul teacher
education. The goal of education should be creating an environment for
lifelong learning. We can’t blame infrastructure for everything. A well-trained
educator will be able to use whatever resources they have to connect with
students.

The question that’s often asked, I have a laptop, I have Word, can I teach
online? On the other end we had teachers who basically said, “were there
any rules or directives given to educators when all they have knowledge is on
Microsoft only?” It wasn’t as if there were no teachers available who had
been trained in education technology. We definitely need teacher education
to implement project-based learning using ICT. Teachers will learn to use
technology for their Diploma in Education, but then they can’t actually use
the technologies in their schools. WHY? Because teachers in low-performing
schools and I can say that no matter how good the training, if there is no
electricity in the lab or there is no internet connection, there are limits on
what can get done.
a.3. How are you supposed to pass on the lessons learned from the SHA to
your colleagues, your learners and your community in general?

Teacher in the 21st century has been defined as a facilitator. A

facilitator in the sense that she/he needs facilitate learning not just for the
students but for her colleagues in which a community will benefit from it.

a.4. After joining the SHA, what are the changes in your perspective as a
school leader?

Perspective is something that has a constant value which I call

CHANGE. As a SHA scholar, living and adhering to its purpose will not only
last for a day but for a lifetime, for as long as the sustainability and the
continuity of the project will pass from the first generation learners to the
next. Tomorrow is always counted from today because today secures what
is done while tomorrow may not be assured but the beneficiaries of this
project will pass on the learning from one learner to the other, and that will
make tomorrow a promise.

adhere to the DepEd’s vision, mission, mandate and core values; b. contribute to the attainment of
the DepEd Region VI’s mantra; c. employ a systematic set of activities towards the achievement of
the specific objectives of the program; d. adopt a research-based curriculum standards implemented
by the partner SUCs/HEIs that incorporates in the learning competencies, domains and strands of
the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH); e. employ participatory method
which will take into account the crucial role of stakeholders in ensuring the sustainability of the
program and the recipients through the forging of