Top Trending Topic online! The Department of Education (DepEd) announces the postpone of face-to-face classes until a vaccine is available. According to Education Secretary Leonor Briones, “We thank the President for reiterating the national government’s willingness to assist us in our endeavor to offer alternatives to face-to-face learning despite the public health situation. We will comply with the President’s directive.”
“We assure our parents, learners, stakeholders, and the President that we are preparing ourselves for this mission,” she added. This is the challenging task for the Department of Education to prepare the school in a different set-up but they are committed to doing their duty to make education available and thriving, even in the most difficult time.
She also said the Department is fully engaged in readying the operations based on the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), from the Central Office down to the school level.
“We are updating our policies, realigning our finances, and collaborating with our partners so that our goals of providing quality education and protecting the safety and health of our constituents will be achieved.”
“Currently, we are continuing to conduct remote enrollment nationwide in order to assess learners’ household information, which will be crucial in the preparation and the contextualization of the learning delivery mode in each locality,” she added.
Meanwhile, the groundwork for blended learning is well underway. Radio, television, online, and modular learning – which are pre-existing methods and were already used for decades – are being prepared and updated for this year. At the same time, teachers are being trained on utilizing newer platforms and innovative tools to aid their professional development, she said.
“We are working with the private sector and education experts to make these necessary steps logistically sound, especially on the development, acquisition, and deployment of learning resources,” she said.
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