Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-MIMAROPA
Division of Occidental Mindoro
LUBANG VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lubang, Occidental Mindoro

The Learning Action Cell as a K to 12 Basic Education

Program School-Based Continuing Professional
Development StraACtegy for the Improvement of Teaching
and Learning
I. RATIONALE
In line with the implementation of Republic Act No. 10533, or the
Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, the Department of Education
(DepEd) issues the policy on The Learning Action Cell (LAC) as a K to
12 Basic Education Program School-Based Continuing Professional
Development Strategy for the Improvement of Teaching and
Learning( DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2016.
This advocacy of the Department of Education implies that every
teacher should be properly guided and equipped with the know-how of
teaching and learning process through revisiting and reviewing some
areas or concerned in performing the duties and responsibilities of an
effective and efficient teacher.
School Learning Action Cell, commonly known as LAC is an activity held
in every school to facilitate learning from the resource speakers from
the community, school head or from peer to peer mentoring. It is a
holistic mission of today that through trainings and seminars, teachers
craft as facilitators of learning in school becomes more prolific to
improve every leaners knowledge, skills and attitudes for them to be
globally competitive.
There are so many topics to be discussed that is worth interesting.
Revisiting of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers in the
Philippines is really in time to review ourselves on the proper conduct
of the teachers. It also emphasizes the teachers relationship with the
state, with the community, learners, higher authorities, parents and
business.
A discussion on Learning Disabilities and Its Causes is very vital for
every teacher. In this topic, teachers can identify the learning
difficulties in children and know the causes of learning difficulties. So
much so, teachers can gain knowledge through understanding and
helping the pupils with learning difficulties.
The child is said to be the center in the educational process. They are
our main concern in delivering effective instruction for quality
outcomes. It is therefore, the main task of the school agents is to
protect the children from any form of discrimination and take positive
action to promote their rights. Ensuring responsibilities of parents and
the extended family to provide guidance for the child which
appropriate to her or his evolving capacities should also be ensured by
the teacher. Ensuring the children and young people are respected,
given the chance to develop and enjoy security, and allowed them to
participate would also be a good idea to discuss during a LAC session.

Howard Gardner of Harvard has identified seven distinct intelligences.

This theory has emerged from recent cognitive research and
"documents the extent to which students possess different kinds of
minds and therefore learn, remember, perform, and understand in
different ways," according to Gardner (1991). According to this theory,
"we are all able to know the world through language, logicalmathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, the
use of the body to solve problems or to make things, an understanding
of other individuals, and an understanding of ourselves. Where
individuals differ is in the strength of these intelligences - the so-called
profile of intelligences -and in the ways in which such intelligences are
invoked and combined to carry out different tasks, solve diverse
problems, and progress in various domains."
Including different Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence is very
important during SLAC. Teachers were given the chance to identify and
describe different learning styles and know more about multiple
intelligence. Likewise, they must ensure that pupils possess different
kinds of minds and learn, remember, perform, and understand in
different ways.
Moreover, challenging an educational system that assumes that
everyone can learn the same materials in the same way that a
uniform, universal measure suffices to test pupils learning.
These LAC will eventually prepare our teachers for the age of
globalization. Their attendance to these seminars will help create an
effective learning environment, improve teaching-learning situations,
keep updated on modern instructional devices and inspire them to
become better teachers in the modern world. Since the department is
offering free trainings and seminars, teachers must grab this
opportunity for self- improvement.
Reference: "The Distance Learning Technology Resource Guide," (Carla
Lane, www.google.com)
II.

HOW TO CONDUCT A LAC MEETINGS*

Before the
Meeting

Sharing
Sessions
(30 minutes)
Introduction
of Topic
(30 minutes)
Activity

Remind the LAC members to bring their Teachers Guides

or any upcoming lessons to the meeting. Tell them to
prepare to share orally their experiences, bring student
work or learning materials developed.
Share in pair, groups, subject groups the experiences and
reflections pertaining to new materials, new activities,
new approaches they have tried.
Introduce new topic. Teachers can view video capsules.
Guide questions in the guidebook can be used to
stimulate discussions.

Professional Activity- making materials/preparing for

lessons/demonstration teaching.
(50 minutes)
Look at the TGs and select lessons or activities where they
can apply what has been introduced or discussed in the
meeting. This can be done in pairs, small groups or
individually.
Sharing
LAC members can share what they are planning to do and
What We Will
together in small groups discuss and help each other

Do

identify what they will collect in terms of evidence on

the outcome. At the next session, they will share
(10 minutes)
experiences, collected data/ evidences and reflection on
what they tried and how it worked.
After the
Confirm dates for next LAC meeting. The school head may
Meeting
confirm with some teachers schedule of classroom
observations.
*This is a two-hour LAC Session. The time allotment for each part may be
adjusted according to the agreed schedule and duration of the conferences.

Reference: LAC Facilitators Guide (USAI- Basa Pilipinas)

III.

ACTION PLAN ON THE CONDUCT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ACTION

CELLS
ACTIVITIES

OBJECTIVES

DATE

1.Submissio
n of action
plan
2.Planning in
the conduct
of school
LAC
3.Video
presentation

Submit action
plan for
approval.
Make monthly
plan on the
conduct of
school LAC.
To inform
teachers of the
importance of
LAC through
an inner
journey video
presentation.
A .To
capacitate
teachers on
the different
topics
Technical
Vocational
Education
subjects.

June
30,201
6
July 1,
2016

PERSONS
INVOLVED
Head, TVE
Department/Sch
ool Head
Department
head / Teachers

July 1,
2016

Department
head / Teachers

July
2016 to
March
2017
(every
2nd and
last
Friday
of the
Month)

School
Head/Departme
nt head /
Teachers

Conducted
Department-based
LAC with 100% of
teachers
participation.

B .to guide and

help teachers
to review the
CG/TG/LM and
the suggested
activities.
a. Use reports /
documentation
as basis for
future planning

June
2016 to
March
2017

School
Head/Departme
nt head /
Teachers

Submitted and
kept
reports/documenta
tion

b. Submit and
keep accurate
reports
a. Provide
technical
assistance to
teachers

June
13,201
6 to
April

School
a. Increased pupils
Head/Departme
performance
nt head /
Teachers

4.Departmen
t-based LAC

5.Submissio
n of reports

6. Class
observation
of School
Head, Head

EXPECTED
OUTPUTS
Submitted the
Department-Based
LAC on time
Made a shared
monthly plan on
the conduct of
school LAC.
All teachers were
motivated and
prepared to teach.

Teacher and
Master
Teacher.

2017
b. Evaluate the
teachers and
pupils
performance

b. Improved
teaching
performance

Prepared by:
AMIR M. VILLAS
Teacher II
Recommending Approval:
JOSEFA L. PINEDA
TAMAYOSA
Head Teacher I, TVE Dept.
Principal II

Approved:
MARITA A.
School