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
Returning to work is something I don't like. I prefer doing work from home because it is comfortable and practical from a financial perspective however I know that my work requires me to be there in the physical sense. I contemplated and accepted that I will be returning to work. I know this will be different and exciting. The set-up will be a hybrid and that is something new to me.
Hybrid as a Combination
The school where I am teaching will be doing a Hybrid modality (We call it HyFlex.) in delivering the services. The hybrid that was made is a combination of Face to Face (F2F) and Online Modalities. It is a combination. 50% of students are in school and the other 50% is the virtual classroom (Zoom, MS Teams, or GMeet) but students have a choice of not attending in the physical classroom and choosing to be in the online set-up is why there is flex in HyFlex. I am excited with this one because I am challenged yet there is the idea in my mind that, is it going to be effective? are my students going to learn? is this the optimal set-up? and many more questions. I am positive that things will be challenging at first however as the hybrid modality is going I believe that I and other educators will get the system and will make best practices.
My Delivery
I plan my lessons in a way that I will do Flipped Teaching. This teaching strategy is like you gave the learning materials before the students came in the synchronous engagement and then making collaboration. This is under the discovery approach of Bruner. In my assessment, self - paced assessment will be done. I will let them do their assessment until Saturday at 5 pm. I would like to share my plan on how will I deliver my lesson. There are 3 phases in my plan:
Phase 1: Module Delivery
This is the phase where students will do the self-study of the materials I prepared in the learning management system (LMS). This is in the form of different digital tools from slides, videos, interactives, and many more.
Phase 2: Synchronous Engagement
This is the phase where understanding checking will be done. Primarily I will assess what students understand and not in the materials given to them. The activities that will be done in this phase will be depending on the understanding made by the learners. During this time, digital tools will be used in the concept of game-based learning (like I am going to use Kahoot Courses, Quizizz Lesson, and others), collaboration in problem-solving (Google Suites, Office 365, and Canva for Education), and reflective learning.
Phase 3: Support for Enrichment and Remediation
This phase is challenging because I will prepare at least 2 sets of activities. One activity is for the enrichment and the other one is for remediation. I know it is a challenge but technology might give me a chance to do this. I believe Khan Academy, Desmos lessons, and alike can help me and the students to do this one.
View as a Teacher
This will not be easy yet it is exciting. It is a cliche yet that is true. The world is now in the concept of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) which makes it difficult to make things move. It is an industry sense yet it is applicable in the education field. This hybrid or hyflex is the modality however the teacher's sense of delivery matters. The future is going towards digital transformation. It is not easy to teach in a way that is different from the way you learn. Adaptive learning should be the sense and core of this modality. It is not yet standard which is why teachers should make also a reflection on their teaching. I am writing this blog in the sense that I want to share what works in my class and what is not.
It is uncertain for teachers to be proactive in the hybrid or hyflex modality due to political issues like DepEd Order no. 34 s. 2022, internet connectivity and student engagement. My view with this one is to make a strong stand on what is the delivery modality for each school that can sustain the majority of the factors in the delivery. Internet connection is one of the challenges. Engagement of students is also a challenge due to multifactorial reasons like personal, readiness, comprehension, and many more.
My take on these uncertainties is to make it an opportunity to be a better educator. I know it is difficult yet solutions can be made from the grassroots level which is inside the classroom. I am making my class as organic as possible. I set my classes where I make my students respond to their learning. When I did my orientation I gave them the idea that I want them to be professional students. The counter responsibility should be given to them. I am teaching middle school (Junior High School) and it is an opportunity for me as an educator to build work - ethics for them. I want them to take their education with a sense of ownership. It is also difficult for students however I believe the teachers should make them understand that life is not easy and that finding a solution is the pinnacle of learning mathematics which is solving problems and difficulties. Enjoying the productive struggles is also in my classroom.
My Mantra
I will enjoy teaching because I see that it is an opportunity for me to grow as a person as a professional. It is not only for myself but for my students and the country. However I need a raise in my salary so I can get more coffee so I will not do what is in the picture.
The hype is there in Ikea, however I tried a lowkey part in that place which is the Swedish Cafe. It is something I recommend for a light snack and good place to hang out ever.
3 Things Why you need to try?
Affordable Experience
The coffee and pastries are affordable. You can have a budget of 200 pesos for a coffee and a cake. The quality is good like it can be expensive for a value. Wide range of choices.
Here is their menu for the coffee and other drinks. (Sorry na sa quality ng picture)
Cakes in Swedish Cafe. Some are also available in Swedish Restaurant.
Pastries in Swedish Cafe
Quality Food
You might think that the food will have a normal taste like fit to value because it is affordable however it has a good quality of taste. My favorite is the cheesecake. The coffee is ok however it is still good. The experience is nice as well. I ordered for a flat bread and it was a cute experience for me to put it in the microwave in the cafe. Oh yes, you are the one that will heat your food. I like that experience.
The cheesecake and iced caramel macchiato in Swedish Cafe.
The flatbread and the same coffee ever.
Good Spot
I like to hang out here. Aside from the "budol" experience in Ikea, I like the spot where you can eat and hang out. You can experience the furniture for sale in the store. They are using their product (furniture) in the food hall. It is picture worthy for your socmed.
Pose like a kid ever.
I am a "mowdel" ever
I hope you can try this spot in IKEA. You will have an option if the queue in the Swedish Restaurant is long.
Do you want a place to make "tambay" and drink quality coffee? Here is a spot in Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City. Kaulayaw Coffee is the spot!
Hot Kaulayaw Coffee
The coffee experience is great. Quality! Fit to value yung price ng kape and food. I ordered Kaulayaw Coffee and Alcalde Suman. Enjoy naman ever. The food and coffee is highly recommended. The service is superb as well. Thank you sa mga nag - asikaso sa amin ever. The place is clean ever. May water shortage lang nung pumunta kami ever pero keri naman kasi naprepare naman mga timba nila ever sa comfort room.
It is a good place to chill and relax with coffee and good conversation with special someone ever. Akala mo may jowa pero wala po talaga ever. The place will give you a nice view of the metro. Love the feeling of seeing the metro with or without the lights ever.
Without the City Lights ever (Maaga pa kasi)
With City Lights ever
This is a good spot if you have budget and car. Mahirap mag commute plus wala na masasakyan pag late night. I suggest if you will visit this spot, try it during the weekdays. Marami daw tao pag weekend ever. Ang saya rin dito kung gusto nyo ng get together ever. They are serving alcoholic drinks as well. Enjoy naman yung pag - inom ko ever. Alcohol plus Coffee ever.
The Kaulayaw Coffee Stout
Very malty yung taste ever. Love the concept na may coffee feels yung drink with 6% alcohol ever. We tried their carbonara and a sandwich na nakalimutan ko yung pangalan ever basta may tomato dip ever. Masarap ever. Fit to value ever.
Overall, it is a great experience from the service and staff, good food and drinks, and fit to value price. Nagastos namin around 1500 pesos. Keri naman kasi yung place at yung view rin talaga plus a great service.
I believe during the weekends there are bands and performances.
