What are Annotations?

Annotations are self-reflections,

explanations or presentational mark-
ups attached to documents, artifacts
or Means of Verification (MOV) that
you submit for the RPMS.
What are Annotations?
They are important in instances when
the evidences or artifacts presented in
teacher portfolios cannot capture the
whole dynamics of the teaching and
learning process.
What are Annotations?
annotations establish a connection
between the evidences and the Rater;
thus, facilitating the review of the
portfolio.
What is the Importance of
Annotations?
Annotations allow you to exercise
reflective thinking. They help you
describe your teaching experiences and
explain instructional decisions.
 What is the Importance of
Annotations?
Annotations are important because they:
1. make your evidence speak on your behalf;
2. highlight your professional strengths in
teaching;
3. help you reflect on your teaching practices
that pave the way for professional
advancement;
 What is the Importance of
Annotations?
Annotations are important because they:
4. describe your intentions, goals and purposes
towards career growth;
5. present and explain credentials required by
the Rater for ranking and promotion; and
6. make it easier for the Rater to rate your
performance.
 What do you Annotate?
When writing annotations, you need to present
evidences of your best practices in the various
Key Result Areas. The following are possibilities
for annotations:

 documents/artifacts that show your

creativity and resourcefulness in
teaching;
 What do you Annotate?
When writing annotations, you need to present
evidences of your best practices in the various
Key Result Areas. The following are possibilities
for annotations:

 evidence that may fully satisfy the

requirements of the performance
indicators but do not clearly demonstrate
their link to the indicators themselves; and
 How do you write Annotations?

Annotations help your Rater understand the

story behind the MOV and be familiar with the
documents being reviewed.
 How do you write Annotations?
The following may help you write annotations
for a particular MOV in your RPMS Portfolio:
Step 1. Describe the Means of Verification (MOV)
that you want to annotate.
The following questions may help you describe the MOV
that you want to annotate:
a. What is your MOV about?
b. How does your MOV meet the KRA’s objectives?
 How do you write Annotations?
The following may help you write annotations
for a particular MOV in your RPMS Portfolio:
Step 2. Reflect on your MOV.
These questions may guide your reflection:
a. How does your MOV meet the objective?
b. What do you wish to highlight in your MOV in
relation to the objective?
c. What classroom contexts explain your practices
as reflected in your MOV?
Sample Annotation Template for Teacher I-III
 Workshop:

Create a sample
annotation on Objective 1.