2. Is the use of gadgets like smart
phone BENEFICIAL to learning?
3.
4. However, as much as smart phones have
become educational aid, as Irina (2011)
stated, so have they been THE SOURCE
OF DISTRACTION TO STUDENTS’
LEARNING AND ACADEMIC
DEVELOPMENT (as cited in Baron, 2008).
7. Teacher’s mission is to enable the
learners’ intellect to understand the
truth, each time more and more, and
to enable their will to love and choose
the higher good at all times
(Torralba,1998).
8. Education seeks to prepare the
students for what he must be and what he
must do here on earth in order to attain
the sublime end for which he was created
(Torralba, 1998).
9. Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
Article VII Section 2 says, “School
officials, teachers, and other
school personnel shall consider it
their cooperative responsibility TO
FORMULATE POLICIES OR
INTRODUCE IMPORTANT CHANGES
in the system at all levels.”
10. Article VIII Section 2
“A teacher shall recognize that the
interest and welfare of learners are of
first and foremost concern, and shall
deal justifiably and impartially with
each of them.
11. Article VIII Section 8
“A teacher shall not inflict corporal
punishment on offending learners nor
make deductions from their scholastic
ratings as punishment for acts which
are clearly not manifestation of poor
scholarship.”
12. Article VIII Section 9
“A teacher shall ensure that
conditions contribute to the maximum
development of learners are adequate,
and shall extend needed assistance in
preventing or solving learner’s problems
and difficulties.”
13. Article IV Section 3
“Every teacher shall participate in the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
program of the Professional Regulation
Commission, and shall pursue such other
studies as will improve his efficiency, enhance
the prestige of the profession, and strengthen
his competence, virtues, and productivity in
order to be nationally and internationally
competitive.”
14. The ability of the teacher to
impose the “NO SMART PHONE
POLICY” during classroom
instruction…
16. DepEd strictly imposes a ban on
the use of smart phones by learners
during class hours though teachers are
not encouraged to confiscate the
gadgets (DepEd Order No. 83, series of
2003; 26 series of 2000 and 70 series
of 1999)
17. Grade VII – XII learners shall abide
by the terms on the use of cellular
phones and other electronic gadgets set
by High School Department:
- Learners are to use their smart phones after
dismissal
- Learners may use their smart phones to call or
receive calls in case of emergency
- Learners may use of their smart phones during
class for academic purposes.
18. Failure to abide by the set rules,
the learners are to surrender the gadget
or the teacher who caught the learner
using the gadget shall confiscate it and
it shall be kept under the custody of the
Class Adviser or the Unit Coordinator
for a month.
(Assumption Iloilo Learners’ Handbook p. 37 no. 18)
19. Mobile phones are considered a
must-have among young Filipinos, with
product ownership in the country at
67%, according to a survey conducted
by global research agency Synovate;
therefore, one out of four young
Filipinos cannot live without cell phone.
(abs-cbn.com, 2010)
20.
21. Cagayan de Oro City - A high school
teacher in Barangay Canitoan was
stabbed to death Tuesday,
September 13, 2016, by her 15-year
old student after he was
reprimanded for using a
cell phone in class.
22. Learners are seen as bad-active, that
is, they need to be informed that anything
they perceive as beautiful is not always
so; to be guided that everything they do is
not always correct; hence, they need
behaviorist teachers that will discipline
them to ensure that everything they do is
aligned to what is the society expected to
them to behave.
23. Behaviorist schools are concerned
with the modifications and shaping
students’ behavior by providing a
favorable environment, since they believe
that they are a product of their
environment. They are after students who
exhibit desirable behavior in the society
(Bilbao, 2012).
24. When learners understand that the rules
are their statements about what they expect of
each other—not just what their teacher expects
of them—they become more courteous, and
they are more ready to participate in learning
together (Dusenbury, 2012).
26. Core Competencies for Educators
Stacy Zeiger (2000)
Interacting with Students
Creating a Learning Environment
Good at Communication
Able to Collaborate
Maintaining a Professional Appearance
28. Interacting with Students
- positively interact with all learners
- put aside their prejudices and feelings in
order to treat all learners with
respect
- provide them with equal opportunities
for learning
- make them feel confident
29. Creating and maintaining an effective
environment for learning
-must set high expectations for learner
performance and behavior
-rules must be enforced consistently
and fairly
30. Good at Communication
- provides regular updates on a child's progress
and immediately addresses any concerns that
may arise
- know how to calmly discuss issues with
difficult parents
- know to come to decisions that have the best
interests of the child in mind
31. Able to Collaborate
- can learn from one another and grow into
better teachers through collaboration
- can also collaborate to make the school a safe,
effective learning environment for all
students and to improve the overall image
of the school and the instruction that takes
place there
32. Maintaining a Professional Appearance
This includes dressing appropriately
and acting professionally. Educators often
serve as role models for students. Actions
such as using foul language, gossiping
about teachers and students or dressing
inappropriately can cause students to lose
respect for an educator or case in point,
using of smart phones.
33. Core Competency Program to Conduct Definition Application/Implication
Interacting
with the
Learners
Seminar
Seminars are
basically arranged to
discuss current issues and
problems or to share
ideas. A seminar is a
small group discussion in
a formal setting with clear
agenda. In a seminar, a
speaker presents a theme
or a set of papers and it is
discussed by all those
who participate (Nirav,
n.d.).
Through seminar,
teachers will be given to
explain their side why
they are imposing the
“No Smart Phone Policy”.
Provisions under the rule
will be discussed; hence,
learners will be
enlightened and
persuaded that they
should follow the rule.
Learners as well will be
given an opportunity to
share their thoughts
regarding the rules.
Amendments could be
done if both parties
agree to the rule to be
imposed.
Creating a
Learning
Environment
34. Core Competency Program to Conduct Definition Application/Implication
GoodatCommunication
Parent-Teacher
Conference
A parent-teacher
conference is a face-to-face
meeting between one
teacher and one or both
parents (or guardians) of a
student. It is an opportunity
to discuss a student's
academic progress and
social behavior. Many
schools schedule these in
both the fall and spring
(Frederick, 2005).
Parent-teacher conferences are
a wonderful opportunity to extend
lines of communication between
home and school, keep parents
informed about their children's
progress—both academic and
social—and for developing
cooperative strategies that can
ultimately benefit every student.
(Frederick, 2005).
Parents shall be informed
preferably about the behavior of the
learners regarding the use of smart
phones during classroom instruction.
Teachers are given the opportunity
to explain themselves why there is a
need to implement the “No Smart
Phone Policy”.
Parents and teachers might
agree if the parents have some
concerns regarding the use of smart
phones of their children.
35. Core Competency Program to Conduct Definition Application/Implication
Able to
Communicate
Professional Sharing
or Symposium
It can be organized
by a group of teachers in
a resourceful institution
to focus on important
issues that are related
for the professional
growth of secondarily
and senior secondary
teachers. The messages,
issues, problems to be
discussed need to be
systematically outlined
for worthwhile
discussions and for
arriving at some
meaningful conclusions
(Nirav, n.d.).
This can be a good
opportunity to learn
from other teachers
regarding their practices
and strategies in
implementing the “No
Smart Phone Policy”
during classroom
instruction. Teachers will
be able to widen their
knowledge towards
policy implementing and
classroom management.
Maintaining
a
Professional
Appearance
36. Program Time Frame
January –May 2017
Professional Sharing
January 13 & 20
Every 2nd Friday
(Faculty Meeting)
Seminar – Forum
February 6 & 20
Every 2nd Monday
(General Assembly)
Parent Teacher Conference
February 28, March 7 & 14
Every Tuesday
(PTA Meeting)
1st Draft for the Revision of the
“No Smart Phone Policy during
Classroom Instruction”
Final Draft of the Revision
April 3-14
(1st Phase of INSET)
May 15- 26
(2nd Phase of INSET)
