STRATEGIES FOR HELPING PUPILS MOTIVATE THEMSELVES

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar   A high quality relationship between the pupils and a teacher whom they respect is a key element in helping them develop intrinsic motivation. Here are four simple suggestions adapted from Robert Marzano’s ideas:

TIPS FOR READING INSTRUCTION

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar   From relying on research to assessing often, these principles of good instruction provide teachers with strategies for promoting their pupils’ reading achievement. Here are some tips for teachers:   Rely on good research Promote the adoption of reading instruction programs […]

EMPOWERING TEACHERS

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar   If trustworthy research findings are going to be effectively used to inform instructional practices in classroom settings, we must acknowledge that teachers must be provided the necessary basic knowledge to translate research into effective classroom practices.   Teachers are the […]

WHAT EVERY TEACHER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT COMPREHENSION

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar     Reading comprehension is crucial in all areas of learning. The development of reading comprehension skills requires a combination of teaching, modeling and practice. A teacher has the potential to be a tool for facilitating learning about reading comprehension, as […]

UNDERSTANDING PUPIL’S BEHAVIOUR

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar We are born as unique individuals. If a teacher wants to understand people, she should ask for their stories. Listen long enough, and learn not only the events of their lives, but their sources of meaning, what they value, what they […]

A DEEPER PURPOSE

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar “Reward for a teacher is to learn that he had a positive effect on one of his students“. Teaching with a heart has greater potential for encouraging deeper and more transformative learning. A good teacher shares the same common denominator as […]

INSPIRED LITTLE ACTS CAN CHANGE OUR WORLD

Contributed by Jessy Rae D. Licaroz – Teacher III, Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Pilar    “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better” by J.K. Rowling, novelist. A teacher carries a big responsibility in his classroom. One […]

Professors train on test item development in PUP Main

Contributed by Lenis Aislinn Chua – PUP Bataan MARIVELES, Bataan – Fourteen (14) professors of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Bataan Branch attended a seminar-workshop on the development of different test items in the collegiate level of teaching last May 19, 2016 at the College of Arts and Letters of PUP Sta. Mesa, […]

SENSE OF HUMOR: A MUCH- NEEDED QUALITY OF A TEACHER/WORKER

Contributed by: Elvira A. Cruz – Administrative Assistant III, Mariveles National High School (Cabcaben) According to the Webster Dictionary, humor is synonymous to wit, fun, antics, jokes and laughter. This is a very much-needed quality of a teacher, or else the classroom will be boring, tedious, uninteresting and dreary. However, a teacher should be cautious […]