Teaching for a Living

No matter what the situations are, quality education must persist. At the center of this process, teachers and learners must work hand-in-hand to deliver meaningful education amidst challenges posed by circumstances.  Every learner has the right to education, and the government and educational institutions must guarantee it at all times. Though circumstances hinder effective delivery, flexible and alternative modalities can be adopted and shared with the stakeholders.  In this crisis, children are in the most vulnerable situations, and keeping them focused on learners would lessen the impact of social restrictions imposed in their communities during this emergency.  Here are some of the essential strategies for teachers to keep up with the challenges posed in delivering education in times of emergencies.  1. Be Adaptive and Receptive to Change Teachers must adopt appropriate learning platforms or modalities suited to the learners' needs and situations. Being adaptive...

Now that the Coronavirus pandemic is challenging education delivery, the teachers must work hard to capacitate themselves and look for meaningful continuing professional development (CPD) endeavors. Everyone now is shifting to remote learning or gaining knowledge, interacting, and connecting with others while at home.  In the Philippines, all professionals must have specific CPD points as a requirement for the renewal of their licenses under the mandates of the CPD Act of 2016 (RA No. 10912). Teachers must have 45 units of CPD activities in two major areas - ethics and professional development.  Today, there is a limitation with the face-to-face CPD activities, either self-directed (offered by non-CPD providers), professional (offered by CPD providers) and academic, and lifelong, formal, informal or non-formal learning. However, there are still online learning activities that credited CPD points. Organizations and entities are now offering online training, seminars, and contin...