In a move to improve learning delivery in schools in the Philippines, Vice President and Secretary of the Department of Education, Sara Duterte, has emphasized the importance of integrating ICT into the education system in her Basic Education Report on January 30, 2023. Following this call to action, the Sarangani Division has stepped up the implementation of its innovation, LRonWHEeLS, which stands for Learning Resources on WiFi Hub for expanded e-Learning in Sarangani. In a recent consultative meeting and instructional supervision, the Curriculum Implementation Division identified that further strengthening of the ICT infrastructure and development of digital learning materials is necessary to enhance the program's implementation. As a response, the Sarangani Division has launched the SMART-ED Initiative, which aims to improve the quality of education in the region.   “There are many teachers in Sarangani who are employing 21st Century teaching methods. To complement that, we wil

The Schools Division of Sarangani recently held a series of re-orientations for teachers across all municipalities in Sarangani, in accordance with Division Memorandum 11 s. 2023.  The objective was to help teachers understand how to conduct reading assessments, track students' progress in reading, and provide appropriate reading interventions based on the 2023 1st quarter DMEPA results. The re-orientation was led by the Chief of the Curriculum Implementation Division, Donna S. Panes, along with the Filipino EPS Analiza Domingo, Reading Coordinator John Jerson P. Constantino, Division Librarian Maylene Grigana, and CLAFI partners April Domingo and Renato Panes.  The team visited different municipalities to conduct workshops, answering questions and clarifying any confusion about the guidelines for implementing the reading interventions. The re-orientation is also preparing schools for the upcoming district- and division-wide tracking of students' progress through validation of

A month before the targeted return of 100% in-person classes this school year, learners at Lun Padidu Central Elementary School may have to extend its blended learning delivery modality after a fire razed nine classrooms to the ground and severely burned two others just before midnight of October 6. The affected classrooms were used to be occupied by 461 grade one and grade two learners. RUINS. A fire incident at Lun Padidu Central Elementary School razed nine classrooms to the ground and severely damaged two others on the night of October 6, 2022, displacing 461 learners. Expecting that the construction of new classroom buildings would take time, the Schools Division Office of Sarangani announced that funding will be made available to build 12 temporary learning spaces. “I have already informed our finance personnel to set aside funds for the temporary learning spaces for the learners of Lun Padidu Central Elementary School, while waiting for new classrooms from the Central Office,”

The monitoring conducted by the Schools Division of Sarangani in the first two weeks of the school year 2022-2023 has revealed the need for more classrooms and teachers.   “The influx of learners as face-to-face classes resumed has resulted in crowded classrooms,” Curriculum and Instruction Division Chief Donna S. Panes said. While classroom shortage is a concern that should be addressed by the central office, school heads are finding ways to accommodate the learners. “Some schools are utilizing their covered courts as classrooms and built make-shift classrooms to address the classroom shortage,” Panes added. Aside from classrooms, Schools Division Superintendent Gildo. G. Mosqueda, CEO VI, also noted that the need for teachers in the senior high school level is “severe.” “Our goal is the equitable distribution of teachers. Some schools have excess teachers. We will be reassigning them to schools that are in need of teachers,” he said. He said that he studied the data from the planning

Sa gitna ng pananabik ng mga kabataan at magulang sa muling pagbubukas ng mga paaralan ngayong unang araw ng SY 2022-2023, paalala ng School Health and Nutrition Section ng DepEd Sarangani na unahin dapat ang kaligtasan ng lahat. Ayon kay Mary Rose Wenna Ea, Nurse II, napag-alaman na sa kanilang paglilibot, may ilang mga mag-aaral na pumasok pa rin kahit mayroong lagnat. Sa entrance pa lamang ay sinusukat na ang temperatura ng lahat na pumapasok sa paaralan at agad na dinadala sa isolation area at pinapasundo sa magulang o guardian. Pinapayuhan naman ang mga magulang na huwag munang hayaang makihalubilo sa iba ang mga batang may lagnat at huwag na munang papasukin sa klase. “Kailangang mapangalagaan natin ang bawat isa -- lalo na ang mga kabataan -- dahil magkakasama na sa isang silid ang mga bakunado at hindi bakunado,” paliwanag ng nars. Dagdag pa niya na mahalagang mapanatili ang maayos na bentilasyon sa mga silid-aralan at kailangan laging nakasuot ng mask. Sa kanilang

Pasan-pasan ang isang maliit na blackboard at bitbit ang ilang kagamitang pampagtuturo, tinutungo ni Titser Julito G. Dewil ang mga malalayong purok na nakapaligid sa Segafu Esgapo Integrated School, isa sa mga pinakamalayong paaralan sa bayan ng Glan, Sarangani Province.  Bahagi ito ng kanilang Brigada Pagbasa upang matulungan ang mga mag-aaral na matutong magbasa lalo pa’t ang pamamaraan ng pagtuturo na gagamitin nila sa pagbubukas ng klase ngayong Setyembre ay modular distance learning.  Naglalakad si Titser Julito sa maputik na daanan ng mahigit isa at kalahating oras upang marating ang mga kabahayan sa sitio Lanao Bon, purok Dugeng, purok Kaluga, at purok Yap, kung saan tinitipon niya ang mga bata upang turuang magbasa.  Si Julito o “Titser Juls” para sa kanyang mga mag-aaral ay isang katutubong Manobo at siya ang kauna-unahang naging teacher mula sa sitio Lanao Kapanglao kung saan siya naninirahan.  Ipinangako niya sa sarili na kung makakapasa siya sa Licensure Examination for Te