By Alfonso T. Ruda
DIPOLOG CITY - The
Department of Education, Zamboanga del Norte Schools Division recently conducted a “Mass Training for Grade
!! K to 12 teachers.
The
one-week training participated in by 360 Grade II teachers from the different
municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte was held on May 27-31, 2013 at Top Plaza
Hotel, this city.
The
scope of the training included: (1) Use of Mother Tongue or L1as the Medium of
Instruction which serves as the tool in bridging Language 2 (L2) which is
Filipino, and Language 3 (L3) which is English; (2) Teaching Strategies and
Approaches, and instructional materials; (3) Assessment tools; and Framing and
Making Lesson Plans and Proper Classroom Management.
Ms.
Lourma Poculan, Assistant Schools
Division Superintendent said the one-week seminar aimed to enhance the
expertise of teachers and equip them on the new innovation of the basic
education curriculum.
According
to Poculan, the training is so vital among Grade II K to 12 teachers since it
deals with the use of mother tongue as one of the medium of instruction and
used as a tool in bridging Language 2 and Language 3.
Madelyn
Roda, Grade II teacher from Femagas Elementary School of Katipunan, Zamboanga
del Norte was thankful to the DepEd Provincial Schools Division Office for conducting
the seminar. “It enriched our knowledge on basic education and teaching skills,
used approaches and instructional materials that will be suitable to the level
and needs of the learners, and utilized the appropriate assessment tools in
evaluating the performance of our students.” she said.
Poculan,
who was also the keynote speaker during the closing ceremony hoped that
teachers will impart to the young children what they have learned during the
one-week training. (PIA9)