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Maragusan to hold Youth Day on Feb 14 By Michael Uy of PIA 11

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte -- Maragusan will celebrate Youth Day on Heart’s Day. The municipal government is now finalizing its plan to conduct a whole day affair for the youth on February 14, 2017. According to the Municipal Information Officer Noli Tanggoyoc, the Youth Day will begin with a Fun Run dubbed as Dagan para sa Kabatan-unan sa Maragausan on Heart’s Day, which will be held within the Poblacion Area. Tanggoyoc said that they are expecting to gather around 200-300 participants for the three-kilometer run, which is open to all running enthusiasts. According to their advertisements, the registration fee is peg at PhP-250 per participants, which is inclusive of a singlet, certificate and coffee. Participants may win up to PhP1,000 and a trophy, he added. Taggoyoc also bared that aside from the Fun Run, they will also hold talks on the Philippine National Police’s War on Drugs, Gag See hold, page A3

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Duterte honors wounded soldiers in Maguindanao

PRESIDENT Ro drigo Roa Duterte honored 12 wounded soldiers, at Camp Siongco Station Hospital, during his visit to Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Friday, January 27, 2017. The soldiers who belonged to 6th Infantry Division of Philippine Army got injured in a clash with lawless armed group in Ampatuan town on Thursday, while acting as support to law enforcers serving a search warrant against the town mayor, Rasul Sangki. President Duterte awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal to the following army troopers: Ssg. Manuel T. Asana, Ssg. Arvin C. Esperanza, SGT Elmer P. Pelle, Sgt. Leonardo C. Remulta, Cpl. Raffy B. Matingkal, Pfc. Jerusel D. Castañeda, Pvt. Alden D. Cahoy, Pvt. Eldie T. Mallorca, Pvt. Erwin S. Mistoso, Pvt. Harold John N. Dionisio, Pvt. Cresaldy O. Coronado, and Pvt. Vincent John M. Gregorio. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte discusses matters with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces of the “I was shown the map Philippines (AFP) officials during his visit to the 6th Infantry Division headquarters in Camp Siongco, Maguindanao where the encounters were. on January 27, 2017. Also in the photo is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go. See honors, page A2

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NEDA XI bares seven development projects in Davao City from 2017-2022 By Joey Sem G. Dalumpines of PIA 11

Ribbon-cutting during the grand opening of Yamaha - Davao led by Tomoyoshi Innoue and Dr. Joseph Philip Imperial, president. Photo by Rene Arias

DAVAO CITY -- The National Economic and Development Authority in Davao Region (NEDA-11) has identified seven priority projects that are sure to happen in Davao City from 2017 to 2022. Ma. Lourdes Lim, director of NEDA XI, said as part of the investment plan for Davao Region will be the Davao City Bypass Construction Project, Davao City Coastal Bypass Road Project, Davao Public Transport Modernization Project, Mindanao Railway Project

on the Tagum-Davao-Digos segment, Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project, Development Operations and Maintenance of the Davao Airport and the DavaoIsland Garden City of Samal Bridge Project.. She said these projects are the big-ticket infrastructure developments that are being part of the investment program. Lim explained that being part of the investment program entails a preceding feasibility study for the project to be considered by the funders. “Once you are part of

the pipeline in the public investment program, we can be assured that the budget authority will be provided by the national government to be assisted by our multi-lateral and bilateral partners,” she said. Lim also revealed that disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation are also part of the strategy in the local, regional and national development plans. She proposed to the development partners including the local government units and the line government agencies to See bares, page A3

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By Rodelyn D. Daliva Teacher III Kalilangan National High School Kalilangan, Bukidnon

Being a head of a group involves a lot of duties and responsibilities to perform. It is about managing a group of people and serving as a torch lighting their trail so that they could walk clearer and with direction. It is truly challenging role. Hence, a leader should be influential enough in order to be an effective one. In order to strengthen effectivity, one of the requirements is to have good communication skills. It is a plus factor in directing group members to pursue the end targets and achieve excellence.

Why school leadership matters By Telesforo J. Borja, Jr., Teacher-1 Mahayay Elementary School Mayahay Concepcion, Valencia City

Of ever ything we’ve learned about the art and science of reforming a failing school in the past decade, school leadership is second only to teacher quality in terms of importance – and the direr a school’s predicament, the greater the need for strong leadership. Because of this, the emphasis is now less on the lone dynamic teacher

By Edwin L. Vasquez, PhD, DM School Principal I Kimanait Elementary School

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In-service training (INSET) of teachers, administrators and supervisors is ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ a legal requirement and an Managing Editor Executive Editor ethical mandate. DECS Service Manual (2000) states CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO that the DECS (now DepEd) Associate Editor Lifestyle Editor shall establish a continuing GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit program for all its person Motoring Editor Photo Journalist nel at all levels, and shall create an environment or PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN work climate conducive to Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao the development of personal Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING skills, talents and values for Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor better public service. School administrators, as AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA instructional leaders, were Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant tasked to implement the proATTY. MARIO T. JUNI gram in their respective work stations. The implementation NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE task is not easy because the CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 success of the program hinges CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY on their ability to perform Legal Counsel multiple roles as training

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and more on the whole school environment. Research emphasized the importance of school leadership in improving outcomes for a school and its students. But make no mistake: this is not the school leader as drill sergeant, or the charismatic leader whose skill-set is impossible to replicate. Instead, it is a school leader who is capable of

transforming a school environment so that its students and teachers can flourish. It is important to keep in mind that while school leadership is essential, consistent, strong leadership at the district level must not be overlooked. While principals create conditions that encourage great teaching, superintendents can create conditions that allow principals to become even better leaders. In this way, superintendents can lay the groundwork for

sharing his ideas, plans and realizations. In this way, he is not just a leader but also light to other people, to whom they could gain ideas and lessons. This also makes him not just efficient but an effective leader. Leadership is about directing people. It is about leading a group towards a common goal. However in between these things is the process of training, inspiring and influincing subordinates in order for them to perform their best in every task that are assigned to. Leadership is about overseeing a whole community and ensure that everyone is doing their respective deliverables. successful school leaders by setting a clear direction and tone, investing in professional development, setting up mentors for new principals, giving principals the authority to make key decisions and elevating the importance of academic achievement – sometimes even going so far as to making it a part of a principal’s evaluation. And while many states have adopted standards for principals, leading the charge by working on division /district wide evaluation systems for its principals.

How to Conduct In-service Trainings: A Trainer’s Guide

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For example in schools, teachers are also managers of their respective classes. They are the one who reprimand bad actions among students, teach them to be good people and incoil values among them. It is a never-easy task. It requires a quite big effort in order to completely perform what they are ought to do. Thus, these teachers need a leader to guide them. Head Teacher often imposes rules to keep teachers disciplined with their responsibilities, guide them in doing their tasks through introducing intelligent strat-

egies to strengthen the way they teach, and even enumerates tips in managing group of young people. There is a need for communication in order to achieve high quality in delivering functions. Aside from that, good communication would result to an easy and quick delegation of tasks. As a head teacher or a leader, being a good communicator is important because it will allow him to know what is going on already. It is important to know their feedbacks and insights on a certain task to be perform. Communication is also a tunnel way to inspire others. The leader could do this through talking to them and

needs analyst, designer, materials developer, implementer and evaluator. To make this job easier,

here is a simple guide I prepared for you as a product of my several years of experience as a trainer and my formal training in Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Systems Design. I do not claim full mastery of the subject matter though, nevertheless, this article offers a unique down-to-earth presentation of the training process. The training process includes five stages that are performed by the trainer to successfully deliver training programs; they include analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation or the ADDIE model. (Remember, it is smarter to use models in order to be properly guided towards the right direction since they provide logical and sequential steps as to what to do from the start to finish.) Each of these five stages play an equally important role in

shaping the success of the learning process. Stage 1: Analysis Analysis or needs assessment is the systematic process of determining goals, identifying discrepancies between actual and desired conditions, and establishing priorities for action. Assessment helps the trainer determine whether or not training is the right response to a problem. Some of the needs assessment tools are: literature research, interviews, observations, survey, and group discussions. Stage 2: Design Once the training needs have been assessed and training has been found to be the right response, it is time to design a training that meets the needs of both the learner and the organization. The training design may include rationale, objectives, participants, duration and venue, training approaches, training content, training management, evaluation scheme, and budgetary

requirements. The trainer may use holistic approach in identifying its parts. Stage 3: Development Development is the actual production of the training package. It includes course materials for the trainers and the trainees, and evaluation instruments. Stage 4: Implementation Implementation is the actual conduct of the training or the presentation of the learning experiences to the participants utilizing appropriate media. Stage 5: Evaluation Evaluation is the process of determining the value and effectiveness of the learning program. The main factors measured in training evaluation are the knowledge, attitudes and skills (KAS) of trainees. I hope that by diligently following these stages, you will be able to provide effective in-service trainings to your clientele.

TEACHER LEADERSHIP STANDARD By Ben John S. Balili School Principal I

Kalugmanan Elementary school

An effective teacher is the strongest in-school predictor of student achievement. Teacher teaches effectively when they work in professional cultures where opinion and inputs are valued. In such an environment, administrator support teacher as they exchange ideas,

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strategies,problem solve collaboratively and consult expert colleagues. They can support and inform school leaders, creating culture of success that can reverberate across their district and beyond. Working with colleagues’ teacher leader can implement strategies that improve student learning. Research shows that collective leadership has stronger influence on student achievements

than individual leadership. The teacher Model Standard seeks to generate collective leadership by fostering professional discussion about best practice and advancing new roles for teacher to serve.Twenty first century learner deserve twenty first century instruction meeting the contemporary students necessitates concerned effort. Our nation highest perform-

ing school have culture to promote collaboration and professional inquiry. Helping create similar cultural shifts in school across the nation would allow teacher to reach their full potential, instead working in isolation. Implementing these changes will require principal, school board and teachers to recalibrate their practice and their thinking.

pag ka ganon, then we will be forced to go after them within your territory,” the President said. “Kasi may atraso sila. Marami sila pinatay na inosente, bombing, and all,” Duterte added. The President was all praises to the gallant soldiers

who risked their lives in law enforcement operations. “I’m glad that I am here with you. I awarded the wounded personnel medals to all,” he said. President Duterte assured the military of his administration’s full support as long as he is president.

“You can have the resources of government to make yourself comfortable and in the years to come, makukuha ninyo lahat ‘yung kailangan ninyo. And I will see to it that you are a soldier of this Republic, comfortable with your vocation,” the President said. (PND)

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Do not ask God and do nothing The Gospel of Jesus Ch rist (January31, 2017-Tuesday) Matthew 7:7-12”Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. “Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him

a stone? “Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets:

In Genesis1, God created all things for our benefits. The problem is you never utilize and use it properly to produce something for your sake. We are lazy many times in doing something for the betterment of our lives. We want easy lucky living but disastrous ending. I agree in prayer but it is nothing when you do not work and take efforts

to have the things that you are asking for. You need to labor with God’s help and in that way, fruits will come in your way. Do not ask God and do nothing because it is useless. Ask God and do it. Finally, this Gospel reminds us to pray always and in that way, your humbleness is manifested. Once you pray, you show to God that you have nothing to

TEACHER LEADERSHIP STANDARD By Ben John S. Balili School Principal I

Kalugmanan Elementary school

Appreciating Diversity By Edwin E. Salac Pagan Elementary School Kitaotao, 2nd District

One of the most tiring part of being a teacher is to appreciate different cultures and beliefs even if it the teacher does not believe in it. Accordingly, a teacher must not be an extremist to his or her religion because even

in just one classroom, thee students will have different cultures, belief and religion. A teacher must not look down and criticize a student just because of his or her belief. Even though it will be very hard for teacher, he or she must always do what is moral and ethical even if it is necessary for him or her to swallow his

or her own pride. Likewise, the teacher must also teach the students to be open for belief diversity. Cultural diversity is very much appreciated in our country due to the fact that in different areas there are different cultures. Likewise with religion, we must accept others and not criticize them. A teacher must also be considerate to students with

different beliefs and faith because that is there religious right. Being a teacher is like being a parent of many children of different rave, religion or belief but as the parent, he or she must be considerate and always willing to accept. He or she must erase all sorts of unjust judgements such as: racism, sexism, extremism, and cultural injustice.

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By MERRY ANN H. MACAPAYAG Teacher III Talakag Central Elementary School

One of our country’s greatest problems is Garbage disposal. Accordingly, it is the reason why our country is easily flooded because the drainage systems are now transformed into dumping areas which prevents the flow and absorption of water. Aside from causing flood, it is also a source of dreaded diseases that kills hundreds and even thousands of people nowadays. The Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act was created last July 24, 2000 to deepen the environmental cause. Ecological Solid Waste Management is defined as a systematic administration of activities which provide the segregation at source, segregated transportation, storage, transfer, processing, treatment and disposal and other waste management activities which do not harm the environment. We can prevent this entire catastrophic event if every one of us would be responsible enough in disposing our garbage properly. We have to commit ourselves to help

preventing more destruction of lives and properties caused by floods. We have to take this problem as our prime responsibility as concerned individuals and citizens of the country. We have to be involved in the segregation of our wastes. Moreover, we have to do something to make others aware of this need to resolve our problems. And above all we need to have a full understanding of the issue and reformation of attitudes so that we could develop honest concern towards the safeguard of our environment. Ever since, the different public schools in the country has been teaching their children the proper waste disposal and was strengthened when Department of Education’s War on Waste Crusade in 1995 was implemented. But, still as these children went home an d in the community many of them forgot how they would disposed their garbage and how important it is . Hence, We need to change our attitudes towards this issue and take it seriously and consider Proper Waste Disposal as our leading responsibility.

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Proper Garbage Disposal is Everyone’s Responsibility

Hold... Shown in photo during a presentation of Smart’s new cell broadcast service (from left) are Deputy Commissioner Edgardo V. Cabarios, Deputy Commissioner Delilah F. Deles, Commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordoba, Ramon R. Isberto, head of Smart Public Affairs; Atty. Joel Peneyra of PLDT Regulatory Group, and NTC Regulation Chief Engr. Imelda R. Walcien. photos supplied

Laws for Responsible Use of Social Media and Health Issues on Pregnancy, HIV and AIDS. He said that evening will feature singing and dance competitions for the youth with presentation from local bands. (PIA11, Michael L. Uy)

projects that are climatechange proof. “It means projects must be located in safe areas, employing green technology in the construction of facilities away from the environmentally critical areas,” Lim said. (PIA 11Joey Sem G. Dalumpines) READ MINDANAO DAILY NEWS through THE WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.mindanaodailynews.com

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Leadership forms a head teacher could opt to apply in schools By Rodelyn D. Daliva Teacher III Kalilangan National High School Kalilangan, Bukidnon

Dictionar y says that “Leadership” is an act of managing certain group of people. Certainly, being a leader is not an easy task, nor could be achieved on an overnight plan. Handling people is comprehensive and challenging that requires great effort and complex organization of ideas and action plans. All schools have their own mission, vision and goals. These are three things that mainly guide the school on what they are aiming for, and what direction they should go. In realizing all of these, an effective head teacher should stand tall in front of

everybody to direct them. Each head teacher must know how he should handle his team of teachers and the entire school community to achieve these things. Other than this, he should opt what leadership style he must apply to keep the direction clearer and push people in moving. According to Psychologist Kurt Lewin, there are three major leadership styles, and these are Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez Faire styles. The autocratic style of leadership is a kind where decisions are made by the leader without consulting the group, even if it said that the contribution of the members could be useful. This is appropriate when decision is necessary to be quick. Example situation for au-

Teacher with a mind and heart for pupils By FLORENCE L. GALINDO Teacher III West City Central School

WE need to open a new frontier in our exploration of good teaching – the inner landscape of a teacher’s life. To chart that landscape fully, three important paths must be taken – intellectual, emotional and spiritual – and none can be ignored. Reduce teaching to intellect and it becomes a cold abstraction. Reduce it to emotions and it becomes narcissistic. Reduce it to the spiritual and it loses its anchor to the world. Intellect, emotion and spirit depend on each other for wholeness. They are interwoven in the human self and in education at

its best and we need to interweave them in our pedagogical discourse as well. By intellectual I mean the way we think about teaching and learning the form and content of our concepts of how people know and learn, of the nature of our students and our subjects. By emotional I mean the way we and our students feel as we teach and learn feelings that can enlarge or diminish the exchange between us. By spiritual I mean the diverse ways we answer the heart’s longing to be connected with the largeness of life – a longing that animates love and work especially the work called teaching.

Dengue: an unceasing community threat By RICHE JANE GALLOGO ADLAON PHN – HSCMDA

ASIA’s first dengue vaccination program has been launched and is picking up steam in the Philippines. The Philippines became the first Asian country to license Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in 2015 following Mexico’s approval of the vaccine. Dengvaxia is a tetravalent vaccine taken in three shots at six-month intervals and is recommended for individuals aged nine to 24. The challenge with dengue is to develop a vaccine that is safe and effective against all four dengue strains. Dengvaxia is assessed to be 90 percent effective. DepEd, DOH and DILG collaborated in a major launch of the vaccine in 2016. The WHO Strategic

Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization has reviewed Dengvaxia (CYD-TDV) in April 2016 and recommended introduction of the vaccine in countries or places where dengue is endemic even while awaiting WHO prequalification based on its own scientific appraisal of the clinical research that preceded adoption of the vaccine. The WHO Strategic Group of Experts on Immunization meets twice a year to vet new medical products like drugs and vaccines and advise WHO on what products to approve. The WHO formal prequalification guidelines and recommendations on the new dengue vaccine are expected to be released in May.

tocratic leadership is when a head teacher announces who will be coaching a National Qualifier for Spelling Bee or a school’s representative to a particular contest. There is no need for the school to undergo examinations since the head teacher could choose a representative. It is most possible that he will be assigning an English teacher to train the school’s representative, because it is his expertise. Democratic leadership

is another style in Lewin’s framework where leaders do the final decisions but team members are included in the decision-making process. This often encourages interest and creativity for team members are possible to attain high job satisfaction and productivity. For instance is choosing who will chair the school’s foundation day. Here, the head teacher will open nominations and suggestions from his teachers as to whom it

will be assigned. So, this is Democratic. It is not just the head teacher who did the job, but his team members participated in the decision meeting. The last leadership style is the Laissez Faire. The name is a French word that means “leave alone.” This is the type when the Head Teacher would announce “Gulayan sa Paaralan” activity which will require participation of all classes. Thus, the head would just let the teachers and their

Microsoft launches new education platform By MARYJANE M. ESTENZO Teacher III East City Central School

INTUNE for Education is the new product by Microsoft. It is targeted for students to enable better learning and prepare for the future through software and devices built for the modern era. Earlier Microsoft education technology includes Windows Ink which enables students

to write on their device as naturally as a piece of paper, delivering up to 36 percent better test scores in math and science. Office 365 delivers productivity for the modern classroom with powerful intelligence features to help students become better writers, presenters and data analysts while empowering students and teachers to create, edit, share and grade assignments

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with OneNote. With OneNote Learning Tools, students can de-clutter screen views to aid concentration, helping those with learning challenges increase reading fluency by 30 percent and comprehension rate by 20 percent. Finally, combined with Power BI, Office 365 can showcase visible learning outcomes, bringing rich data to life through predictive analytics to help

classes do the activity. His role is just to see what was going on. Laissez Faire is about letting the person in his job and trusting that he will be doing great. Management or leadership style is important. Indeed, the effectivity of a leader and the achievement of their goals highly depend on how the leader managed the group. As the same, how the school performs, a Head Teacher plays a big role on how could it be classified, whether it is poor or excellent.

students be successful. Intune for Educatino is a simple tool for schools to set up and manage their devices and affordable yet powerful Windows 10 PCs for students that enable better learning outcomes. It is a cloud-based application and device management service that is built on the proven Microsoft Intune service, offering easy setup and management in shared learning environments.

Noncognitive skills of students in the classroom By MARLENE R. NEGRE Teacher III East City Central School

LIKE its pal soft skills, non-cognitive skills are qualities like integrity, drive and creativity. Of course, non-cognitive is a bit of a misnomer considering social and emotional factors are also brainrelated. Basically, advocates for non-cognitive skills acknowledge that personality – in addition

to reading and long division – has an effect on lifetime achievement. In the same way the whole child model emphasizes developing healthy citizens, focusing on noncognitive skills moves the education conversation away from test scores and other metrics of achievement. High quality learning must be about the whole child and the whole family. High quality preschool not only

builds cognitive skills, it builds the non-cognitive skills as well. It promotes healthy social, emotional and physical development. Elements of self discipline measured through commonly used teacher, parent and child self-report instruments have outperformed IQ test scores in predicting grades and attainment in addition to accounting for achievement differences between

boys and girls with similar IQ levels. Similarly, poor behaviour in Grade 8 is negatively associated with future educational attainment even after controlling for test scores and background characteristics. Grade 1 teacher ratings of children’s temperament and disposition are positively associated with years of schooling at age 22 even after controlling for cognitive test scores.

Looking for coherence and equity in science teaching By BRIDGET E. ABALORIO Teacher I Mabatao Elementary School Salvador District Division of Lanao del Norte

GREAT teaching can be learned. Ambitious teaching deliberately aims to supports students of all backgrounds to deeply understand science ideas, participate in the activities of the discipline and solve authentic problems.

There are four steps here – planning for engagement with important science ideas, eliciting students’ ideas, supporting ongoing changes in thinking and pressing for evidence-based explanations. This framework has been based on classroom research for the past 30 years. The ambitious teacher is someone who works with students’ ideas over time. These are teachers anchoring

their instruction in complex and puzzling natural events, students engaging in multiple rounds of creating and revising scientific models, explanations and evidencebased arguments, teachers using a variety of discourse strategies with students to get them to think deeply and to respond to each other’s thinking, students prompting each other to engage in sense-making talk during

investigations and other activities, students’ ideas being represented publicly and worked on by the class, teachers using specialized tools and routines to support students who are not willing or able to participate without help and students speaking up about what information or experiences they need to move their thinking forward.

Improving parent communications about student behavior By CATHERINE L. ANCHEZ Teacher I Don Victoriano Central School Don Victoriano District Lalud, Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental

PARENT involvement raises student achievement and a key ingredient is teaching communication home. Teachers frustrated by off-task behavior that can stifle learning for a whole class will find involved parents can help.

Communicating specifically about behavior issues requires a mixture of empathy, creativity and patience. When you realize that parents and teachers all want the best for kids, there must be some common ground. Teachers providing emo-

tional support to students are more likely to find that parents helped improve student behavior. Teachers should recognize that parents can be a valuable ally on this front. Teachers think that parent communication is the hardest part of their job. However, teachers just need to have the right mindset and use parent relations to make their job easier and students more successful. They have

the same goal – they both want the student to do well. A teacher can find ways to use that resource to help students and make their own job easier. So start early. Cultivate positive relationships with parents from the beginning of the school year. Develop a relationship with parents of students who you know may be difficult but with a positive approach.