Enclosure No.4: Session Guide v.

1, June 2021

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
PANGASINAN SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II
Binalonan, Pangasinan

SESSION GUIDE

Session Number and Title 1: CONDUCTING SCHOOL LEARNING ACTION CELL (LAC) SESSION
Duration 120 minutes
Target Participants Junior and Senior High School Teachers
Link to the Previous Session/Topic Preliminaries
Link to the Next Session/Topic None
How does this contribute to the As stated in Department of Education Order No. 35, s. 2016, Learning Action Cell (LAC) is a session conducted by group
program outcomes? of teachers who engage in collaborative learning sessions to solve shared challenges such as learners' diversity, content
and pedagogy, assessment and reporting, and ICT integration. LAC session is an avenue for the teachers to give solution
to any challenges arise in the classroom or in the school.
The most significant impact of the School Learning Action Cell (SLAC) has been a cost-effective method of improving the
teaching-learning process (Correos & Paler, 2020). Professional development is an important aspect in improving
teachers' competences and capabilities in delivering quality services in education.
Having proper orientation on how to conduct the LAC session will equip teachers on how to make a LAC proposal, how
to implement and evaluate it.

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Learning Objectives At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
 orient the teachers on how to conduct LAC session;
 update the teachers on the different forms to be accomplished or submitted; and
 instill the importance of conducting LAC session among teachers.

Key Understandings  LAC sessions encourage critical reflection amongst teachers which increases the understanding and knowledge
of the curriculum and classroom practices.
 School learning action cells aim to improve the teaching-learning process that will lead to improved learning
among the students, to nurture successful teacher, to enable teachers to support each other to continuously
improve their content and pedagogical knowledge, practice, skills, and attitudes, and to foster a professional
collaborative spirit among school heads, teachers, and the community as a whole.
 School Learning Action Cell (SLAC) must be planned and implemented in accordance with the Department of
Education's call for schools to continuously provide professional community of practice that would empower
teachers and make them more productive teachers in front of their students.

References DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2016 (THE LEARNING ACTION CELL AS K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOOL-BASED
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE IMPTOVEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING)

https://iiari.org/conference_article/community-of-practice-and-themes-of-school-learning-action-cell-towards-better-
teachers-performances/#:~:text=School%20Learning%20Action%20Cell%20(SLAC,in%20front%20of%20their
%20students.

https://atcm.mathandtech.org/EP2020/regular/21782.pdf

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Tools/ Slide Time

Stage and Methodology Key Points
Resources Number Allotment
Do: PowerPoint
presentation 1-2 5 minutes
1. Greet the participants and make them feel comfortable. laptop
2. Present the objectives of the session Smart TV
HDMI cable
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
1. orient on how to conduct LAC session;
INTRODUCTION 2. update on the different forms to be accomplished or
submitted; and
3. instill the importance of conducting LAC session.
.
Say:
This session is focused on the following:
a. short review on DepEd Order No. 35. S. 2016
b. making LAC proposal
c. how to implement or conduct school LAC session

Instructions: PowerPoint
Do: presentation 3 5 minutes
Activity 1: Participants will take the pretest to test their prior smart TV
knowledge on the topic. Laptop
HDMI cable
The pretest will be checked immediately as to know the scores of
ACTIVITY the participants. This will somehow show their prior knowledge on the
topic.

Note to the Facilitator: PowerPoint 3 5 minutes

Analyze which item/s most of the participants got it correctly and presentation
ANALYSIS wrongly. smart TV
Laptop
The following follow-up questions would help in establishing the HDMI cable
flow of the session:

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a. Why do we need to conduct LAC session?

b. How to implement LAC session?

ABSTRACTION Note to the Facilitator: PowerPoint 4-24 45 minutes

The following questions may help to expound more the knowledge of presentation
the participants about conducting LAC session. Smart TV
HDMI cable
1. What are the possible LAC topics? laptop
2. What are the requirements needed to conduct LAC session?
3. How to evaluate the conduct of LAC session?

Present the slides and discuss thoroughly the topic.

 Short Review on DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2016
 Writing the cover letter
 Preparing/writing the LAC proposal
 Writing LAC matrix
 Accomplishing profile sheet of proponent and resource speakers
 Accomplishing attendance sheets (participants, committees, and
resource speakers)
 Accomplishing different plans/tools (LAC Appraisal Plan, LAC
Implementation Plan, LAC Evaluation Tool, LAC Reflection Journal,
LAC Documentation Tool)
 Requirement/arrangement for LAC Certificate of Completion

APPLICATION Workshop: PowerPoint 25 57 minutes

Make a draft of LAC proposal. presentation
smart TV
Do: Laptop
Tell the participants to select their leader and representative who will HDMI cable
share their output in the group.

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CLOSURE Summarize the key points of the session and thank the participants for PowerPoint 26-27 3 minutes
their active participation. presentation
smart TV
Laptop
HDMI cable

Prepared by: Noted: Checked/Evaluated:

RANDY S. GARCIA LITO S. FLORENDO EdD LANI S. MINGRAJAL

Master Teacher I Principal IV Principal III
District HRD Coordinator

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