Tuesday morning (August 30, 2022), check tayo email after ng 1st class ko then an email pop - up. Nagulat ako.
Subject ng Email na natanggap ko nung umaga
Mixed emotions because I did not expect to be accepted. Last day ng application ako nagpasa ng nomination at dun ko lang din ginawa yung content ng application. Alam ko medyo mahina yung portfolio ko ng pinasa kasi medyo kulang tayo sa elements na gusto nila makita pero nagpasa parin ako. Another thing, after ko magpasa nung application ay may natanggap ako ng email na medyo "nega" kasi may pinapa - edit sila ever. Hindi ko na ginawa yung pinapa - edit nila and I accepted na hindi ako matatanggap. Sabi sa response nila sa application wait lang sa week ng August 15, 2022. Wala ako natanggap na response nun at di na ako nag expect.
Ano ang rason?
Kailangan ko yun para sa sarili ko. I need a validation and confirmation kung nasa tamang landas pa ba ako at may saysay pa ba ang ginagawa ko. This program is a validation of my work as an educator for students and other educators. In the academe, where the career ladder is very limited for a simple teacher like me. I doing more than what I expected to me. I make my own path and show leadership. Leadership that I start in craft as a teacher in the classroom. I am making my class as engaging as much as possible. It required a lot of trial and error before to make an engaging and effective one. I believe the technology really help me with that. Seryoso, kung wala ang productivity tools ng Microsoft at kung di ako marunong magkalikot medyo mawawalan ako ng trick kung paano makuha ang mga students to be engaged. Sympre kasunod ng pagkakaroon ng mga strategies sa pagtuturo, ang kasunod ay magbahagi sa kapwa guro. I am thankful for my co - educators in the school where I teach because they gave me the opportunity to share.
It is not easy to share your practices to your fellow educators. There is a certain feeling that you are being tested for your validity and sense. It is a challenge yet that is also a motivation.
Madaldal ako. Maingay ako. Makulit ako.
That is me for most of the people however I have depth. I am critical especially when being a teacher is an issue. I love teaching and I love sharing what I am doing. It is my treasure or should I say "mayaman ako sa pagtuturo at di ko ikakayaman ang pagdadmot nito". It is natural to me to help my co - educators especially when pandemic happen. Ang inalala ko nung nagpandemic kung paano ko matutulungan yung mga kasama ko para makapagturo. Nandyan yung mga naging nanay ko sa school. I am very willing to extend time and resources just to help them. Iba ang labanan pag nasa classroom na ang mga teacher ngayong panahon ng pandemic. Technology is vital. It is not easy to learn how to transfrom your F2F teaching to full online teaching in a snap. It takes time ever.
I am thankful that my co - educators because they are very willing to learn from me. I am super kulit to them and make them a student again. Dahil dyan naging leader ako. Siguro dahil dun kaya masasabi ko expert nga ako. Mahirap patunayan kaya naghanap ako ng mag-validate sa ginagawa ko.
Apply ako para malaman kung may sense ba yung ginagawa ko. Salamat sa pagkakataon sa Microsoft.
You may check this for more information with the program: MIE Expert
Ang Application
Applying in this kind of program is exciting. The application is reflective in nature. It is a portfolio. I make a reflection for the past years while I am teaching in an online modality. Sa totoo lang, nag - enjoy ako sa challenges and sa experiences.
People think that I have the best equipment during the start of online class however I have a struggle on that. For the 1st half of that school year, I am teaching using my phone. It is super fun yet I reflected that I need to deliever it with optimal results. I am super happy because it made to do more things and critical in every move. I believe in productive struggles. It made me better holistically. I learn how to save and invest in right equipment. I started recording my teaching for easy delivery. I turn out to be a content creator in YouTube. Wala pa pong monitization. Masaya kasi it saves energy when teaching.
My take in my application is to showcase my body of work and its development. I always changed for the development of my craft. The pace might be different from time to time however I always changed how to make it develop. I always look on the problem. It is natural to me to be a problem - solver because my 1st love is Mathematics. I believe maximizing the resources with a little energy is working smart strategy. I believe the technology really help me to make it happen.
Enjoy lang kahit may hirap. Ang saya kaya may magawa ka then you will share it. Ayun ang naging sense sa akin nung application, ang mapakita yung ginawa ko. Hindi perfect yet may development. Reflective!
Ang saya ko ng mabasa ko na natanggap ako! It is my 3rd time to be in the program. I believe what I am doing now is valid, I am happy and motivated to do more. Microsoft's vision when I started with them is to make everyone to do more and be more. For me, it is not only about the Microsoft products however it is being human that is ready for the future that is open to posibilities that this world will be better.
I will celebrate this one. Being in the worldwide list is an honor and responsibity to my students, co - educators and my country. I living in the Philippines and I believe that there is a bright future. One of my inspirations why I am still teaching (in high school) is a short film created by Jerrold Tarog titled Faculty. You need to watch it as well to understand my inspiration.
Faculty by Jerrold Tarog
I am very happy. I am thankful for Jose Rizal University both administration and students for the opportunity to be creative and share my practices. This recognition is not possible without the community that support me. I am thankful as well with Micrsoft Education Philippines for the support. The brand was given/made naturally for me.
I am Bebs Ever. I am your MIE Expert for SY 2022 - 2023
It is official. I started teaching in an hybrid modality. What I felt is very fulfilling. I really prepared in my classes. My design primarily is to make my teaching session engaging. I really work out on the material or platform that I used which is Quizizz.
I enjoyed using Quizizz Lesson. The engagement is real. I saw it with my students both onsite and online. I created my 1st lesson for 8th graders and 10th graders using the Quizizz Lesson. For 8th graders I created the lesson introduction to factoring. There are 3 factoring lesson such as common factoring, difference of two square, and sum or difference of two cubes. For 10th graders, I created the lesson which is introduction to sequence. It has 3 lesson which are finding patterns, knowing the rule and general formula or term of a sequence
Be Prepare and have a back up plan in the execution.
It takes time to develop a Quizizz lesson. Teacher should have a strong content, pedagogical and technology knowledge. It is TPACK. I think the combination of the 3 should go hand in hand due to the concept of VUCA. Preparedness in classroom is a must not only in hybrid set - up. There are surprises that can happen anytime. Disruption is really happening due to different reason like climate change (we have class suspension in the middle of the week), political and a lot. Being prepared for disruption is more than preparing the material. I always believe that the teacher is the best tool to deliver a lesson.
Pop - up questions from time to time.
The Quizizz lesson is really engaging. The pop - up questions made it. I delivered my lesson in a way that formative assessment is happening. I am using the free subscription of Quizizz and it is more than enough to have a variety of questions and data gathering that I can make. In using Quizizz Lesson, one of the challenges is the connectivity of both onsite and online however I still believe that connectivity will be improve in the Philippines.
It is ok to have mistakes (Both for teachers and students)
Doing the pop - up questions are super nice. It is really game - based learning. In this way, me as a teacher can see 2 things. I can see what my students are learning and their challenges. Another things that I see is on how will I improve my teaching. Having mistakes in the delivery is ok and admit I admit it to my students. Students having mistakes are ok because I see how will I help them. The engagement turns out to be meaningful. In my 8th graders, I suggest them what are the topics that they need to study to improve their skills. Like when they have difficulty in common factoring they need to study divisibility and fundamentals of algebra. I turn out to be more diagnostic feels in teaching than a assessor for pass or fail.
Be Reflective
I am happy using Quizizz Lesson. It is challenging to make yet the results are real. It gives me participation for my students and realization in my teaching. It is really reflective on both users such as students and teachers. I believe I can do more when I use this platform. Tip: Get feedback with the students as well so you will know if you are doing good.
In my sense as a teacher, I see hybrid as a challenge to be future ready teacher. I am ready to face this challenge. Learning materials are vital element in my teaching. Quizizz makes it better. I will continue to do this teaching as long as the learning objectives are met and especially my students area gaining from it. It is a plus factor if they enjoy it.
