My Ray-Ban Wayfarer Folding (RB4105)

Finally, I got my Ray-Ban Folding Wayfarer!

I am starting to build  a capsule wardrobe with items that are of high quality and could serve me for a decade.. and these sunglasses are on the top of my wish list.. This is a gift for myself for working so hard this year, like I deserved it! (Now, I am justifying it too much, am I guilty buying it? Haha! NO! Marlon, you deserved it! PERIOD!)

I chose Ray-Ban Folding Wayfarer, because I read and watched a lot of great reviews about it and everyone knows, the design is an ULTIMATE classic, making it as one of the most essential items in men's accessories.

It comes with a leather case to protect your sunnies,

and a microfiber cloth for cleaning. 

I preferred black, so I can match it with most of
the clothes in my wardrobe. :) 

S.Y. 2019-2020 Calendar of Activities

Are you excited for the this coming school year? Haha! Yeah, I know that we are still in the middle of our summer vacation, but perhaps this one might help you for your early preparations. The Department of Education released the DepEd Order No. 7, s. 2019 The School Calendar for School Year 2019-2020 including its implementing guidelines. Follow this link and check it out or view the image below for the monthly activities:

My RPMS-PPST Portfolio

Preparing this Results-based Performance Management System-Philippine Professional Standards for Teacher (RPMS-PPST) Portfolio is indeed really daunting! 

Many teachers are complaining that it is already consuming their summer vacation. While I agree to them that it is demanding too much time and effort, and money as well, I have to say that I am still an advocate of this new performance assessment system. The domains and strands of PPST are focusing on competencies that can help our teachers become more effective in teaching. Perhaps, we are just being overwhelmed by the portfolio development, because we were not able to start working on it and collecting means of verification early on (as soon as this new RPMS-PPST was rolled-out in our school). Lesson learned, so this coming school year, prepare the list of MOVs that you will need to meet the indicators, so that by the end of the school year, you will just have to organize them. Remember, there is also a mid-year review of performance, so we must also be ready by that time when our rater requests our portfolio for monitoring. 

Right after I developed my paper-based portfolio, I also created an online portfolio version of it through Blogger. I believe this is more time and cost-effective, no need to print, just took me one day to finish it! I am looking forward to implement this in our school as our practice for RPMS-PPST portfolio development. 

If you want to view my online portfolio,please click this link: The 21st Century Teacher

Thank You 2018!

WHAT A GREAT YEAR, INDEED!

I know that this post is already super late, but still let me express my gratitude here. There are so many things to be thankful last 2018. I consider the year as my GRANDEST year so far… my family and loved ones are all doing great, I met a lot of new friends, achieved some of milestones I envisioned many years ago…  and a whole lot of triumphs I did not expect to experience. Truly, God is good all the time! Allow me to share with you in this post all the GREAT things that happened to me in 2018.

PLDT InfoTeach National Quiz Bee Winner

When my students, Carl David and Karl Nikolai won in the Regionals and qualified for the National Quiz Bee, I was like walking in air! This is a dream I always wanted to achieve in my whole teaching career, to finally made it to the national level competitions. With the review and training that we did and with the dedication of my two students, I was really quite confident that they will have this in the bag. Then, I knew it! My students won as the GRAND CHAMPION of the National Quiz Bee! They received the cash price of 45,000 pesos and even a computer package for our school! A great blessing for our school and for my students who truly deserved it because they worked hard to top the competition.

National Training of Trainers for the Trends and Strategies in Career Guidance Program

During our training session in Mindanao Cluster, Siargao Island. 

With my partner from Davao Del Norte, Melanie Mandin.  

For the whole month of August, finally, I was able to complete the four batches of national trainings in career guidance program. As writers of the Grade 11 and 12 Career Guidance Program modules, we were also invited to facilitate the national training for the capacity building programme of our guidance advocates and counselors all around the country.

Natatanging Guro 2018

With my ever supportive school principal,
Madam Lagrimas Bayle. 

During the culmination of the World Teachers Day Celebration, I was recognized as the Natatanging Guro 2018 of our school. This is my second time to be given with such an honor and I just can’t express how thankful I am to be given with such accolade. I just can’t believe that until now, my fellow teachers believe in me

Work Immersion of our SHS Program was a Success

With SHS TVL teachers during our work immersion partners scouting.

During our SHS Work Immersion Orientation.

The work immersion program of our school was also my great concern this year. But I am so thankful to God that everything went well in this program and that through the help of dedicated and passionate work immersion teachers in the persons of Ma’am Jackie, Ma’am Shirbenly and Sir Steve, all of our one hundred sixty (160) Grade 12 students were able to be deployed in their respective work immersion venues.
All these successes are for the glory of God for giving me the wisdom and strength to accomplish great things in life. I am hoping and praying for another exciting and fruitful 2019!

Late Night Thoughts

There are so many stories that I want to share here in my blog.. but my busy schedule would not allow me to do so.. Blogging became my least priority these past few years.. and I want to bring back my excitement in this hobby.. Before this year ends.. I will post here all the adventures I have encountered during my personal and professional journeys.

TBH, I fell short to my New Year's resolution, which is to post here at least twice a week.. (sigh). This blog, as my online journal, became my companion ever since I started to teach in DepEd, This is my way of preserving all my wonderful memories as I journey in this life as a brave teacher. I honestly don't know if anyone is really quite interested in this blog... Nevertheless, I will keep this as my simple online presence, and perhaps, I might be able to convert this into a great and famous platform of Community of Practice (COP) together with my fellow teachers in the country or even worldwide.. Haha! 

Tonight, I promise to post here as often as I can!