Bridging The Gaps
Bridging The Gaps
Bridging The Gaps
other education stakeholders work collaboratively towards the attainment of aligned goals. Most
of the students have the technology at their fingertips both at school and at home, and
communication between parties is welcomed and encouraged. But some were left-behind
because of various reason.
DepEd amends SY 2020-2021 calendar to provide learning interventions bridging the
learning gaps. It aims to provide further interventions amidst the educational challenges
experienced by learners and teachers. These learning gaps are attributed to reduced academic
opportunities at home and substantial loss of live contact with teachers. Thus, period of bridging
learning gaps and intensifying learning gains will start from March 1 to March 12, 2021.
TNHS-SHS teachers conducted the said activity “bridging the learning gaps” last March
13, 2021 at Brgy. Tibag, Talugtug, Nueva Ecija. They visited SHS-learners with difficulties in
the distance learning (modular/digital) and prepared interventions using Learning Activity Sheets
and other learning materials that will address learners’ problem.
With the release of DepEd Order (DO) No. 012, s. 2021, the Department scheduled
remediation and In-Service Training (INSET) activities this March. The issuance also amended
the timeline of the next two quarters to help learners reach the required essential learning
competencies. “Based on the observations on the implementation of the Basic Education –
Learning Continuity Plan, the Education Secretary said that they identified that there is a need to
address learning gaps amid the distance learning set-up.
From March 1 to March 12, schools are advised to conduct interventions for bridging
learning gaps and intensifying learning gains. Teachers need to prepare a two-week home
learning plan with the help of the assigned learning support aides.
The policy applies to all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide. Private
schools, technical and vocational institutions, and higher education schools that offer K to 12
curricula are highly encouraged to implement the following guidelines. “We have pushed
through with this decision because the Department wants the education amid the COVID-19
pandemic to be more inclusive to learners and to provide additional time for teachers to adjust in
the distance learning set-up,” Sec. Briones said.
As an educator, teachers must be one with coming up with solutions to address the gap
created by the pandemic and overcome obstacles to access to quality education.