Based on DepEd Order No. 12 S. 2021, the Department of Education offered Online Training Programs for Teachers like In-Service Training for one week which started from March 15 up to March19, 2021. It was spearheaded by the Information and Communication Technology Service Education Technology Unit (ICTS-EdTech) in voluntary basis.

The training program was aired through Facebook, Youtube, and Streamyard platforms. It was also uploaded in DepEd Commons and Learning Management System (LMS), which allowed teachers to be part of the training at their own pace.

The In-Service Training for Teachers covered various topics on education technology and on integration and utilization of DepEd Commons, DepEd TV, DepEd Learning Management System (DLMS), and Open Educational Resources, among others. The training was participated by all teachers around the Philippines and same as the 67 teachers from Cotta National High School together with their School Principal, Mrs. Ritchelda D. Abadilla.

CNHS organized School-Based INSET Preliminary Activity where all grade level teachers had their tasks to be done. Early at eight in the morning, CNHS faculty set the Zoom link to facilitate the said activity. The organized details of the opening activity are as follows: greetings of the assigned moderator of the day, checking of attendance per grade level done by each Grade Level Coordinator, Message of the School Principal, Inspirational/Professional Thoughts/ Energizer/Games, Daily Learnings assign to teachers per topic starting Tuesday, Final Reminders by Inset Chair, Group Photo then the Breakout Session to the Official Link of the said training.

After the preliminary activity set by CNHS Faculty on the first day of training, the virtual training aired starting with the four persons who imparted important details about DepEd TV Report, DepEd LMS Report, DepEd Commons Report and DepEd OER. These reports gave initial information of the benefits of each DepEd initiatives to teachers and learners in this time of pandemic.

Other important topics discussed were Google Certification, Microsoft Education, DepEd ETUlay, ETU Future plans in the morning then in the afternoon session, Mark Anthony Sy broaden up the minds of teachers through his discussion about effective delivery of Synchronous and Asynchronous teaching. These two types of teaching can be effectively used in the new normal education where the main purpose is to bridge the gap and continue teaching and learning process amidst pandemic time.

Day two preliminary activity was facilitated by the grade 8 level teachers in the effort of the Grade level coordinator, Mrs. Ronalie Maquinana.

The message of the principal lingered in the mind of the teachers for this reminded them of continuing learning and have a collaborative effort among colleagues so that the goal of education will be reached. At exactly nine in the morning, almost all of the CNHS teachers were participating to the second day of INSET where they actively listened to the topics being discussed by Teacher Jay Salazar which focused on Effective Utilization of Multi media Materials, Teacher Mark Anthony Sy imparting skills on Video editing techniques in producing quality video lessons, then the critical role of assessment in online learning by Teacher Salvador Manansala.

Third Day preliminary activity was headed by the grade nine level through the initiative of grade level coordinator, Mrs. Everly Trinity Michelle Nanez. The group done the task happily and with smiles in their faces. After the activity, the CNHS teachers focused their day in listening and gathering information about Google workplace for Education, Poster design in Adobe Photoshop and even more eager to listen on the Data Privacy Act 2012 and knowing oneself and other through the topic discussed on Solving People Puzzle. The speakers are much appreciated on the mastery of the topic they discussed.

The fourth day was on and the preliminary activity was spearheaded by the grade ten level coordinator, Mrs. Lesie Villarivera. It became dominantly effective through the games they offered to the teachers. CNHS teachers gained more energy because of the offered price to the winners. Then they proceeded to tuning in to the Day 4 virtual INSET started with the topics Interactive Instructional Materials discussed by Teacher Ariel Delos Santos, ManyChat, Etulay Breakthrough in teaching and the last topic on Mobile Apps in Education was delivered by teacher Sara Jane Sarino.

The closing program of CNHS was initiated by two grade levels, grade seven and SHS. With Teacher Joy as the moderator of the activity, it was effectively done. Recapitulation of the passed topics were assigned to the different teachers who all shared topic efficiently. The final day became even more interesting. Topics were Digital Poetry, Technology Integration and Instructional Materials Development in English language, Hour of code and Creating Interactive Materials Using Scratch Animation.

The last day Virtual INSET was a success through the combined efforts of Cotta National High School teachers and the Department of Education with the initiative of Information and Communication Technology Service Education Technology Unit (ICTS-EdTech). The Division of Lucena City gave the link for the Evaluation form from day 1 to 5 which were accomplished by the teachers. Certificate of Attendance and Participation were also given upon answering the ETUlay evaluation and quizzes. Certificate of Recognition was given to all teachers who got the highest grade in every topic. (Lea M. Raet, SST-III)

DELIVERY DAY!

22 MARCH 2021

Cotta National High School (CNHS) is grateful to be one of DepEd CALABARZON's recipients of portable computer tablets for its Grade 12 Learners.

Given the premise instituted by law, that it is the mandate of the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure access to and provide basic education for all learners at all times and as provided for in the Regional Order on the "Guidelines on the Distribution, Accountability Measures and Utilization of Learning Portable Computer Tablets", the academic success of students is highly predicated on their access to important educational resources.

Considering the apparent constraints of the inadequacy of the learning resources and in view of the current health crisis brought by the pandemic, DepEd CALABARZON provided its learners portable computer tablets which they may use starting this Second Quarter, School Year 2020-2021.The portable computer tablets were delivered to CNHS last March 22, 2021 at the CNHS Covered Court with the SDO Lucena's Supply Officer, AO ERWIN MONTES and Division Information Technology Officer (ITO), Ms. CRISTINA ROGELIO. School Principal, Ms. RITCHELDA ABADILLA together with all Senior High School Teachers and School's Admin. Officer, Mr. ROBERTO LUISTRO, acknowledged the property transfer thru a short program. After the program, SHS Property Custodian, Mr. JAY-R PREMIAN, facilitated the checking and inspection of the tablets delivered.

As a part of the School Learning Action Cell (SLAC) Plan for School Year 2020-2021, Adopt-A-School Coordinator, Karen Ann T. Salvanera, along with other LAC Leaders Jenelyn V. Subeldia for Grade 7 Teachers, Jasmin Flores for Grade 9, Simeon Ricalde for Grade 10, Joy Rivera for Senior High School and Salvanera herself for Grade 8. The activity was held online via Zoom Video Conferencing platform on February 24, 2021, Wednesday, 9:00AM.

The activity started with the preliminaries followed by the checking attendance. The year level coordinators reported the number of the participants for the day with Joy Rivera as moderator.

As of 9:14AM, Grade 7 teachers recorded 14 out of 14 teachers, Grade 8 has 13 out of 16, Grade 9 11 out of 13, Grade 10 with 12 out of 13 and Senior High School with 9 out of 10. By the end of the LAC session, 100% teacher were able to take part in the activity. With the aim to promote awareness on how partnerships go in between stakeholders and the school, LAC leader Salvanera introduced the DepEd Partnerships Database System which is a harmonized and simplified data gathering and reporting tool on schools’ external partnerships activities. It aims to capture information on all partnership initiatives within DepEd to strategically address resources gaps in basic education delivery.

Salvanera discussed the importance of teacher’s participation to this system and to clearly report Partnership Engagement wherein all schools are advised to accomplish their Partnership Data Sheets for every quarter. She also reiterated the value of partnerships among the community, the school, the teachers, and the learners. The school serves a healthy venue for discussions and planning of the needs of the school for further development and to improve the delivery of basic education services of Cotta National High School.

For transparency, the ASP Coordinator presented all the donations generated by the school for the year 2020 including the itemized list of donors and the items/ services donated. It has been great to know that the effort of the stakeholders was duly recognized and presented to the teachers for appreciation.

It is through this activity that the teachers were challenged to strengthen partnerships among the potential stakeholders despite the limitation of mobilization mechanisms due to COVID-19 pandemic. The needs of the school and the learners have clearly changed and shifted into health and safety facilities and the needs for module reproduction as the school is under the Modular Distance Learning Modality.

Building a culture and shared sense of school pride can have a positive effect on the stakeholders’ participation. One manner to build pride in a school is to regularly recognize the triumphs of students and staff. In response to this, an Education Summit was held to show appreciation to teaching and non-teaching staff who gave effort and time to actively participate to different school activities and events of Cotta National High School. These awardees greatly helped the school in achieving success. The said Summit was conducted on December 18, 2020 at 2:20 in the afternoon via Zoom. The awarding set off as the Master of Ceremony, Sir Simeon B. Ricalde, read the content of the certificate. He then called and congratulated the following awardees:

• Karen Ann T. Salvanera – Adopt-A-School Program/Brigada Eskwela Coordinator

• Lloyd Ann R. Potestades – Guidance Coordinator

• Donald D. Rema – Property Custodian and MAPEH Teacher

• Arvin A. Asnan – Grade 7 Coordinator

• Rommel E. Lavarro – Master Teacher in Mathematics

• Junet Andrea M. Lavarro – Head Teacher

• Gilbert R. Raet – DRRM Coordinator

• Lea M. Raet – ICT Coordinator

• Sherlyn P. Peaflor – Head Teacher and Science Coordinator

• Joanna Irish P. Francia – Master Teacher

• Ann Michelle M. Jolo – Senior High School Teacher

• Nieves G. Pacala – Head of School Canteen and ESP Teacher

• Joy P. Rivera – Senior High School Teacher

• Jasmin J. Flores – Records Officer

• Simeon B. Ricalde – Grade 10 English Teacher

• Vilma A. Buhay – Master Teacher in English

• Jeanette N. Aguiba – Grade 9 TLE Teacher and Newly Appointed Vice-President of Faculty Club

• Estefanie May M. Paraon – Filipino Coordinator

• Maria Magdalena S. Cabangca – Mathematics Coordinator

• Maribel M. Millares – English Coordinator

• Jimsron R. Daleon – Araling Panlipunan Coordinator

• Jenelyn V. Subeldia – Grade 7 English Teacher

• Ronalie S. Maquiñana – Grade 8 Coordinator

• Everly Trinity Michelle S. Nañez – Grade 9 Coordinator

• Lesie P. Villarivera – Grade 10 Coordinator

• Ludilyn P. Alvasan – SPED Coordinator

• Weneilie C. Flores – ALS Coordinator

• Marichu M. Apostol – Grade 9 TLE Teacher

• Immaculate M. Obordo – Senior Bookeeper

• Helga Y. Martinez – Administrative Assistant II

• Daryl Alvasan – School Guard

• Eris M. Lafuente – Utility

• Nenita D. Javal –School Guard

After the awarding, the Master of Ceremony thanked the School Head, Ms. Ritchelda D. Abadilla, in making this event possible. He also thanked the following in helping to pull off this event: Mariel P. Elcarte, Lesie P. Villarivera, Cyrell May P. Sicillano, Jenelyn V. Subeldia, Ivanna Kramille U.S. Magaling, Marvin F. Amada, Aiza B. Alputan, Simeon B. Ricalde and most especially Karen Ann T. Salvanera. The Summit ended at exactly 2:45 in the afternoon. (Karen Ann T. Salvanera, SST-III and Ivanna Kramille US. Magaling, SST-I)