1. Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
PEDRO GUEVARA MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Santa Cruz
As the Philippine Government under the Presidency of His Excellency, Benigno C. Aquino III is
implementingthe K-12Curriculumwhereinbeforeastudent go to college or tertiary level, he needs to
comply 12 years in elementary and secondary, instead of the traditional 10 years; With this, new and
veteran teachers also needs to undergo trainings for the
said curriculum.
The Department of Education had started this
process in 2012 and now 2015 they have conducted a
Mass Training of Teachers for Grade 10. Last 18th-23rd of
May 2015, the Values Education Teachers of Pedro
Guevara Memorial National High School were scheduled
to attend the seminar together with other Grade 10
Values teachers within Laguna and its cities.
The delegate teachers of PGMNHS are Patrick
Tuazon, Nelson Albay, El Bimbo Repala, Lemuel Estrada,
Rubenia Hermias, Marynol Matienzo, Grace Sandoval,
EmiliaHernandez,MayAnnAriola,LeabethVeluz,Ferdilyn
delos Reyes, Sarah Tibay, Nancy Bagayan, Leny Paloma,
Mr.Virgilio Porca. The Seminar was hosted by The
University of the Philippines Los Baños, and took place at
the Makiling Highlands Resort in Brgy. Pansol, Calamba, Laguna.
The registrationwasheldatthe Monte VistaResort wherein Seminar Kits, food stub, and room
assignments were distributed to the
participants. Plenary (opening
program) was also held at the resort.
Dean Dong Camacho gave the
opening remarks for the seminar. A
video of DepEd Secretary Br. Armin
A. Luistro FSC was shown to the
delegates so that “positive
learning’s” about K-12 may be
acquired by everyone.
After the Plenary, the
delegates were informed that
sectioningwillbe announcedthe nest day during breakfast, and then were transferred to the Makiling
Highlands in Jeepney services. The Guevarian Teachers were assigned into different rooms but by
gender but still together.
The next day, Day 2 started at around 7:30am, the Guevarian Teachers meet each other had
breakfasttogetherandthenwere informedthatall of thembelongedtoSectionBandgoodthing is that
they are already at the building where their section’s seminar will be located. After breakfast and

2. assembly is the seminar was initiated by the first trainer Mrs. Melissa Moscoso of UPLB and organized
the section together with the other trainer Sir Erwin by grouping the crowd into 4 groups.
Aftergroupingthe trainees, the trainertackledthe topicon levelingexpectations.She reminded
the section that everyone should be open in listening other’s opinion and most of all respect for
everyone. Also on this topic, they gauge the
knowledge of the individuals in the room of what
they know and whatthey would want to know in the
K-12 curriculum.
Next activity is gauging the idea of the
trainees about the K12 system by listing down their
thoughts about the new system. The topics to be
gauged are the following: K12 Program Updates,
Grade 10 Learning Area Content, Teaching
Approaches and Strategies, Classroom Assignments, Localization
and Contextualization and Differentiated Instruction.
Each group was instructed to make a chart answering the
topicquestions whatare currentlyknow about the topics or ideas
and what might need to be learned from the topics.
After presenting the work of each group, a video of
Undersecretary Dina de Ocampo wherein she was discussing roundabouts of the K-12 system, how it
will work and how it is implemented. Also emphasized in
her speech are ensuring that basic literacy and numeracy
are learnedthroughthe use of the mothertongue,provides
opportunitiesforenhancementsandapplication of learned
literacy and numeracy competencies to varied content
areas and other interest programs for Junior High school.
Alsoincludedin herspeech isthe alignmentof ALS learning
strands with the k12 subjects, information about the
contentsof the learner’smaterialsandTeacher’sguide, the
proposed SHS voucher program.
After the watching the video, discussing 21st Century Skill by discussing module 10 was
discussed; the following were give 21st
century skills were given definition : the seven C’s - Critical
Thinking and Problem Solving, communication, collaboration and creativity, cross cultural
understanding, career and learning self reliance, computing and ICT fluency.
The last activityforthe day isdefiningDifferentiatedInstructionwhereinateachershouldadapt
instructiontostudentdifferences.The principleof this topic is that students learn best when the make
connections between the curriculum and their interest s and experiences.
Day 3 of the Seminar, Mrs. Salve Escalante of Pedro Guevara
Memorial National High School, explained the new Curriculum” ESP
or Edukasyonsa Pagpapakatao”fromValuesEducation; the objective
is to correct the values of Filipinos towards the common good and it
should start from their education. In Values Education, our eyes are
openedthatthe valuesof studentsare notfromthe outside activities
given by the teachers but from the inside of each students that is
touched,pulledthoughtonlybythe teachers.GoodValues therefore
are being Humane.

3. Next is the topic of Localization and
Contextualization, can be said to be very
important because with these two ideas gives
the learners to be familiarize with the lessons
throughthe use of common objects and culture
that will relate tothe learners, this is also based
from RA 10533 Enhanced Basic Education Act of
2013 - To protectand promote the rightof every
Filipinotoquality, equitable, culture-based, and
complete basiceducationwhere:- Studentslearn
in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe,
and motivatingenvironment-Teachersfacilitate
learning and constantly nurture every learner-
Administrators and staff, as stewards of the
institution, ensure an enabling and supportive
environment for effective learning to happen-
Family,community,andotherstakeholdersare actively engagedandshare responsibilityfordeveloping
life-long learners.
One fun activity conducted by the trainer is that, she will give some situation and the four
groupswill pose toreenactthat scene andthe group that will show the bestrepresentationwill win.The
Idea of Localization and Contextualization is through REACT -> Relating, Experiencing, Applying,
CooperatingandTransferring. Toendthis topic it was emphasized that “a teacher teaches according to
a way where his students will learn, not to a way only chosen by him”.
Day 4, startedwithanotherwalkthroughof the module,
each groups where divided to sub groups and assigned 1 topic
per 2 sub groups and instructed to make a graphic organizer to
show how they understand the topic given to them. The time
givenwaslimited and after making their graphic organizer they
were instructed to organize a Gallery walk where in all the
groups’workwill be postedonthe wall,inthiscase theirgraphic
organizers, a host from the group will be left on the groups’
organizertoexplainvisitorfromothergroup he concept of their
workwhile the othermemberswill roam other groups’ work. In
return after the visitors listened to the exhibitor’s host’s
explanation; they are to give comments on colored paper,
yellow forpositiveand blue for negative. The time was limited
and itcan be saidthat all group’sexhibitwaswell quite unusual
for some andraisedspecificquestionafterthe activity,the topic
derived from the activity is actually what makes a graphic
organizer, graphic
organizer, some were
asking what kind of graphic organizer was done to show
group’spresentation, but no answer was given, so the whole
class defined the graphic organizer through the facilitator
which is Mrs. Melissa Moscoso, in layman’s term, a graphic
organizerisa visual aidwhere intheycan show a topicvisually
in a systemized or organized manner, that it can use symbols
or other shapes as long as it is visual and can be
comprehended by the visitors, and everyone agreed.

4. Day 5, the high light of the day is for the
demonstrationteachingof the chosenTeachersfromdifferent
schoolsof Laguna, andit was agreedthatonly2 will be chosen
in each section, in Class B, we are fortunate enough that Mr.
NelsonAlbayof PedroGuevaraMemorial NationalHighSchool
was one of them teachers who were picked to do so and
automatically will represent PGMNHS in conducting this
prestigious opportunity in showing the talents of Guevarian
Teachers have, the draw lots has been done actually 2 days earlier so that
they are able to prepare for the said event.
To top this up one of three paneled of observers was Mrs. Emilia
Hernandezof of PedroGuevaraMemorial National HighSchool aswell. But
it wassure that everything willbe fairandsquare as the procedure goeson.
As Mr. Albay’sdemoteaching started everyone was attentive on how the session will run. But
also with the teachers talent in facilitating his students and also with the new curriculum manual, he
was able toshowcase the 21st
centuryskill,localization/contextualizationthroughthe differentactivities
in the module to execute the learner’s interest in learning the topic.
Day 6 and last day of training, all the three
classes of ESP G10 in the Makiling Highland Resort
were joined together in 1 room. This is the 1st
time
everyone were abletosee how bigthe congregation
was.It was very overwhelming to realize that there
are many ESP teachers in Laguna that help develop
the values of our students. Mainly the activity on
this day is to show case the best activity done by
each sectioninthe pastfew days, Section A showed
their good Filipino traits by doing a role play in a
beautypageanttheme;everyone wasawed by their
performance,aside fromveryeducational itwasvery entertaining.GroupBperformedthe songby Noel
Cabangon’s “Ako’s Isang Mabuting Pilipino”. – it was very entertaining as well since it showed that
teachers can rap which shows the versatility we have to perform and acquire audience’s attention .
Group C, performed a role-playing mimicking Kris Aquino, Boy Abunda and Darla. It was very
entertaining as well.
Afterthe activity, each participant was
given a 1 inch thick of strip of colored paper
and ask to write down things that he can do to
emphasize values in teaching ESP, and after
this, they were asked to go to their respective
school colleagues and form the strips into a
chain,and thenwere askedto link them to the
same district until all were connected as a
province, with one goal, to put ESP in our
hearts so that our students may feel that the
contentof thissubjectisreal and is happening,
everyone was asked to reflect about it and
sung along to the song of “If We Hold on

5. Together”.Itwas a verymovingmomentandsucha beautytosee people from different diverse places
was able to unite each other and hold on to each other’s link better yet hand. People who just met at
this seminar and build friendship that hoping I will last as time can permit.
Afterthe activitywasthe graduatingceremony,itwasdone bygivingawaythe certificate of the
traineestocommemorate theirhardshipinattendingthe Seminar,Certificatetothe Demoteachers and
Certificate tothe Trainers. Then closing remarks was done by Dean Dong Camacho of UPLB. By the end
of the seminar I can confidently that the 6day training was successful and teachers were given
encouragement and ideas to face the new K-12 system that will help our students to understand the
world they are living through their teachers.