Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V (Bicol)
Schools Division Office of Catanduanes
MANAMBRAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Manambrag, San Andres, Catanduanes

In-Service Training for Teachers 2019

NARRATIVE REPORT

The In-service Training (INSET) for teachers of Manambrag National High School
started on October 21, 2019 (Monday) and lasted until October 25 (Friday) of the same year.
The main objective of this training is to work out the possibilities that will contribute to the
learners’ and teachers’ development in the teaching-learning process.

The registration and attendance during the first day started at exactly 7:30 in the
morning and was followed by a simple opening program. Then, the school principal, Mrs.
Marilou D. Santelices had given a brief overview of the five-day INSET for teachers. It was
followed by a discussion about the classroom assessment techniques headed by the school’s
head teacher, Mrs. Jocelyn O. Rima. The discussion’s objective was to orient the new teachers
and reorient the experienced ones on the different assessment techniques. This objective was
carried out during the morning session hence a workshop about the discussion took place in
the afternoon. The teachers were able to construct Test Questionnaires with Table of
Specification (TOS) facilitated by Mrs. Rima and Mrs. Santelices. The first day of the training
halted a few minutes before 5:00 in the afternoon. The objectives for the day were successfully
accomplished.

The In-Service Training (INSET) for Teachers 2019 continued on October 22, 2019
(Tuesday). On the 2nd day, two discussions were tackled. The first discussion undertook in the
morning. It focused on classroom management techniques/strategies. The discussion’s purpose
was to acquaint the new teachers and refresh the seasoned teachers about the proper classroom
management techniques/strategies. The moderator of the discussion was the school principal,
Mrs. Marilou D. Santelices. The afternoon session on the same day was divided into two parts:
discussion and workshop. The first part was about the Drop-Out Rate Program wherein Mrs.
Jocelyn O. Rima gave emphasis on the reduction of school drop-out/failure rate among the
learners. She had let the teachers list down the factors that affect the drop-out/failure rate among
learners and its possible solutions. After that, a workshop on SBM Data Collection was carried
out. The purpose of this is to gather and validate SBM Data. The objectives for the day was
successfully carried out.

The third day of the INSET focused on teaching pedagogy. The school principal had
mediated a two-hour discussion about it. The discussion’s purpose is to have a refresher on the
aforementioned topic. She had highlighted the different approaches under constructivism such
as collaborative, integrative, reflective and inquiry-based approaches. After the thorough
discussion, five selected teachers were tasked to present their Daily Lesson Plan (DLP)
integration of the different approaches and to facilitate sample classroom activities under the
said approaches. Each was given an assigned approach. The first one who facilitated the
workshop was Mrs. Hannah Cyrene O. Tablizo who had shown an example DLP using Inquiry-
based Approach. She had first shown a Daily Lesson Plan in Physics using Inquiry-based
Approach. Then, she had facilitated sample classroom activities in English and Araling
Panlipunan by dividing the teachers into two groups. The teachers were able to act us as
students in order to fully understand the Inquiry-based Approach.

The first approach that was manifested during the afternoon session of the third day
was Collaborative Approach. Likewise, Mrs. Avigale P. Valencia was able to show the said
approach in her DLP and had executed it through a sample classroom activity. The Integrative
Approach was also comprehensively shown in the DLP and was implemented well in a sample
classroom activity by Ms. Mary Jean T. Vargas. Similarly, Mrs. Luningning H. Pia had
presented a DLP using the reflective approach. Mr. Dante C. Guerrero had also presented a
DLP showing constructivist approach. He had also provided sample activities showing this
approach. The teachers participating in the simulation were all eager and participative. Most of
them were also able to give feedbacks and suggestions regarding the different DLPs presented.
The third day of the training was purposeful and effective.

Two demonstrative teachings undertook in the fourth day of the INSET; one in the
morning and another one in the afternoon. The aim of the demo-teaching is to revisit teaching
strategies and techniques. The first one who had executed the peer-demo teaching was Mr.
Robert J. Romero. He invited selected Grade 10 students to be the participants in the said
demonstration. The demo-teaching started a few minutes past 8:00. He had shown localization
in his Daily Lesson Plan (DLP) with the topic: Different Genre of Original Pilipino Music
(OPM). After the demo-teaching, there had been a critiquing of his DLP and the execution.

In the afternoon of the same day, Mrs. Ma. Cleofe S. Dela Providencia had also
executed her Daily Lesson Plan in a demonstrative teaching. The focus of the demonstration is
to show the effect of not properly sub-tasking the competencies. She had invited Grade 7
students to participate in the said practice. The demo-teaching lasted for more than an hour. In
like manner, there had also been a critiquing of the DLP and the execution. Overall, the
objective in the fourth day was fruitfully accomplished.

The last day of the INSET 2019 had been purposeful as well for it has four topics. The
first discussant was Mrs. Jocelyn O. Rima who had reviewed the Civil Service Law for
Teachers. She had tackled the salient rules and terms in the Civil Service Law. Few of the
teachers had raised questions and she had answered it comprehensively. The last discussion for
the morning session was on the different reading strategies. Ms. Rona Regine T. Vargas had
given a brief overview of the different strategies to be used in beginning reading and also
approaches for readers under instructional and independent level.

The afternoon session was initiated by Mrs. Jessica F. Gozo who had discussed about
the new RPMS manual. She had explained the different objectives and KRA of the RPMS.
After her discussion, there had been a workshop on the mid-year preparation of documents for
RPMS portfolio. Then the school principal, had reviewed and evaluated the mid-year IPCRF
of teachers.

The training had a short closing program. The impression about the whole INSET was
given by Mrs. Michelle Jane P. Tabor. The school’s head teacher had given her challenge to
all the teachers while Mrs. Maria Fatima C. Tarala represented the whole faculty in accepting
the challenge. There had been the awarding of certificates to the participants and also to the
facilitators. The school principal had given her word of thanks. Generally, the In-Service
Training for Teachers had been a very meaningful five-day training.