The document outlines a Workplace Application Plan (WAP) template designed by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines to enhance teachers' competencies in higher order thinking skills through professional learning packages in mathematics, science, and English/reading. It emphasizes the need for reform to improve Filipino students' assessment performance, linking specific professional standards and providing guidelines for implementation and support. The plan includes collaborative efforts, technical assistance, and instructional leadership aimed at promoting effective solo-based pedagogy within a six-month period following training.

1. (Enclosure No. 6 to DepEd Memorandum No. ______ s. 2023)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
National Educators Academy of the Philippines
Workplace Application Plan (WAP) Template for HOTS-PLPs
For Mentor
I. Profile
Name Office and Position
Title of PD Programs HOTS - Professional Learning Packages
(PLPs) in Mathematics, Science, and
English/Reading
Date of Delivery
PD Program
Provider
National Educators Academy of the Philippines
in collaboration with RCTQ
Name of Immediate
Supervisor
Office and Position
II. Background and Rationale of WAP:
In 2018, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results suggested that most Filipino students need more time to be
ready for life after school. These areas of learners’ poor performance were interestingly identified in an analysis of teachers’ performance in
the Teacher Development Needs Study (TDNS, 2014). The poor assessment results for Filipino learners, therefore, necessitate a reform

2. initiative directed at supporting the strengthening of teachers’ subject knowledge and pedagogy to improve learner performance.
To assist in this reform initiative, the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) and the Research Center for Teacher Quality
(RCTQ) collaborate to develop Professional Learning Packages (PLPs) in Mathematics, Science, and English/Reading for teachers in grades 7
and 8, and grades 9 and 10.
The PD Program [HOTS-PLPs] goals are to:
● enhance teachers’ competencies in performing SOLO-based pedagogy; and
● improve teachers’ teaching strategies and practices that promote the development of higher order thinking skills of the learners.
The following professional standards/competencies are being addressed in the HOTS-PLPs:
● address the appropriate indicators in the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST indicators 1.5.2 and 1.5.3), the Philippine
Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH indicator 3.2.2), and the Philippine Professional Standards for Supervisors (PPSS
indicator 3.1.2).
III. Expected Indicators [anchored on the PD Program Goals]
Professional Standards PD Program Goals Indicators (Subtask) Application Objective
● Philippine Professional
Standards for
Teachers (PPST
● Enhance teachers’
competencies in
performing SOLO-
● Provide technical assistance
in integrating Basic SOLO
Framework into the teaching
Provide technical assistance and
instructional leadership support in
implementing the teacher’s
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3. indicators 1.5.2 and
1.5.3), the
Philippine
Professional
Standards for
School Heads
(PPSSH indicator
3.2.2), and the
Philippine
Professional
Standards for
Supervisors (PPSS
indicator 3.1.2).
based pedagogy. and learning process. workplace application plan that
incorporates effective SOLO-based
pedagogy.
● Improve teaching
strategies and
practices that promote
the development of
higher order thinking
skills of the learners.
● Provide technical assistance
to teachers to incorporate
effective SOLO-based
pedagogy on the following:
a. instructional / lesson
plan,
b. strategies,
c. methods,
d. techniques, and
e. tactics.
● Lead Professional Learning
Communities (PLCs) through
LAC and INSET at schools
supporting HOTS-PLPs.
● Conduct coaching and
mentoring to teachers to
improve their teaching
practice.
● Provide appropriate
instructional leadership
support strategies on HOTS-
PLPs for continuous
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4. improvement of the teaching-
learning process on various
levels [division, district,
school, and or learning
center].
IV. Implementation Plan [the WAP must be implemented within 6 months after the training]
Application Objective [it must be aligned with the PD Program Goals]
Provide technical assistance and instructional leadership support in implementing the teacher’s workplace application plan that
incorporates effective SOLO-based pedagogy.
Specific Task
[minimum of two (2)]
(Aligned with the application
objective, what are the specific
tasks of a mentor to support the
teachers in the application of
HOTS-PLPs)
Activities
(Specify activities on the
identified task)
Timeline
(Start-end of each
activity)
Expected Outcomes/
MOVs
(It represents what is predicted
or intended to happen as a
result of implementing a specific
task or initiative)
Learning Facilitator
(Immediate Supervisor or
peer assigned to guide the
teacher)
1. [e.g. conduct
classroom
observation]
[e.g. review the
instructional plan on
integration of SOLO
framework]
[e.g. during classroom
observation]
[e.g. increased teacher’s
efficiency in employing
SOLO framework in the
teaching and learning
[e.g. identify the names]
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5. process]
MOVs: enhanced lesson
plan, formative
assessment, and COT
results]
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6. Prepared by (name and position): Signature Date
*Reviewed by (name and position): Signature Date
**Approved by (name and position): Signature Date
*for school head: reviewed by the PSDS, **approved by the Chief EPS of CID
*for supervisor: reviewed by the CID Chief and **approved by the ASDS or SDS
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