INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENHANCING 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AMONG LEARNERS: CONTEXTS OF STUDENT-TEACHERS AND COOPERATING TEACHERS

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Rowena M. Carreon

T-III, Pablo Roman National High School

As student-teachers (STs) navigate the actual teaching practices with their internship program, their cooperating teachers' (CTs) support in developing instructional materials (IMs) catering to students' diverse needs and situations makes a difference and has a long-lasting impact on their future careers as teaching professionals.

21st-century skills encompass a variety of skills from learning, technological, social, and other technical skills they need to succeed in real life, even in higher education, or with their future careers.  Many tasks assigned to student-teachers are developing lessons and instructional materials to deliver quality instruction. Though teachers are deemed the best instructional materials, today, learners learn best using tools and materials they can manipulate and interact with. Hence, CTs and STs need to be abreast with instructional materials, both conventional and modern, from printed to audio-visual, multimedia, and online resources.

As educators, STs and CTs must offer students a variety of teaching materials that support 21st-century skills. According to Pecson and Sarmiento (2024), these materials are crucial for delivering quality education. As education advances, it's increasingly important to use diverse, interactive, flexible, inclusive, and learner-centered resources. Modern education requires students to develop advanced skills. Teachers are expected to use materials, devices, and platforms that enhance the learning experience and ensure students acquire these skills. While teachers are essential, using diverse and engaging materials is also vital to boost student interest, engagement, and achievement.

Though instructional material development is tedious and requires a lot of effort and resources (material and financial), the process becomes feasible and worthwhile through ST and CT collaboration and the desire to give the best learning experience for the learners. Through this, STs and CTs could have a compendium or collection or repository of resources through IM kits that could last longer.

Reference:

Pecson, R., & Sarmiento, J. (2024). Integrating 21st-Century Skills into Instructional Materials for Sustainable Education. Indonesian Journal of Instructional Media and Model, 6(2), 89–99. https://doi.org/10.32585/ijimm.v6i2.5934       

 

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