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Module 1- Achieving Teacher Quality through PPST
Session 1
THE PPST CAREER
STAGES
Required Task 1: Activity
Use Table 1 to accomplish the tasks below.
1. What are the professional practices displayed by a Proficient, Highly Proficient and
Distinguished Teacher in terms of the following?

Professional Proficient Teacher Highly Proficient Distinguished

Practices Teacher Teacher
Teaching Proficient Teachers Highly Proficient Distinguished
Characteristics are professionally Teachers consistently Teachers embody the
independent in the display a high level of highest standard for
application of skills performance in their teaching grounded in
vital to the teaching teaching practice. global best practices.
and learning process.

Management of They display skills in They have high They are recognized
Learning planning, education-focused as leaders in
implementing, and situation cognition, education,
Programs
managing learning are more adept in contributors to the
programs. problem solving and profession and
optimize opportunities initiators of
gained from collaborations and
experience. partnerships.

Collaboration They actively engage They provide support They create lifelong
and in collaborative and mentoring to impact in the lives of
learning with the colleagues in their colleagues, students,
Partnerships
professional professional and others.
community and other development, as well
stakeholders for as work
mutual growth and collaboratively with
advancement. them to enhance the
learning and practice
potential of their
colleagues.

Professional They are reflective They continually seek They exhibit

Development practitioners who to develop their commitment to inspire
continually professional the education
consolidate the knowledge and community and
knowledge, skills and practice by reflecting stakeholders for the
practices of Career on their own needs, improvement of
Stage 1 teachers. and those of their education provision in
colleagues and the Philippines.
students.
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2. What do you think is your currentTeacher
Career Stage?

I think that I am still a beginning teacher transitioning to proficient because I still

have a lot of things to learn and things to discover. I need to recalibrate myself in
public school system. Although I am already in the profession for seven years, still
private school management is way far different from the public school. I need to
equip myself in skills that I need to survive the public-school teaching career. Still
need to expose myself in more Continuous Professional Development.
3. What do you think would support you to advance to the next Career Stage?

I need to equip myself in skills that I need to survive the public-school teaching
career. Still need to expose myself in more Continuous Professional Development. I
need to gather more experiences that will make me wiser and braver.
4. What Career Stage do you aspire to ten years from now?

Based on the new policy about career progression, ten years from my
now, I aspire myself to be a highly proficient teacher where I embody the high
standard for teaching, exhibit exceptional capacity to improve my own teaching
practice, and create lifelong impact in the lives of my colleagues, my students, and
to other people. By that I want I will be able to produce many quality graduates who
are more than ready to compete with other professionals in this growing and
expanding world.
5. Are there aspects of your teaching practice that exceed practices articulated
in the Career Stage 2 descriptors? If yes, please cite them.
I do not have the qualities of being a proficient teacher yet but I am more than
willing to learn and recalibrate myself so when the time comes, I am more than ready
to reach that point.

6. Is it possible for a newly hired DepEd teacher to exhibit teaching practices in

Career Stage 3 and 4? Explain your answer

Yes, especially when the teacher is from private school who also exhibit
professionalism and capability. They are commonly teachers who have private
school experiences.

Session 2
THE PPST DOMAINS,
STRANDS AND
Required Task 1: Reading INDICATORS
1. The PPST defines teacher quality in the Philippines. It has domains which describe the
expectations required of Filipino teachers to be effective in the 21 st century in the
Philippines. How many domains does the PPST have?
7 DOMAINS
2. The Domains collectively comprise of strands that refer to more specific dimensions of
teacher practices. How many strands does the PPST have?
37 strands
3. The PPST defines the work expected from teachers across different career stages. How
many career stages are there? 4 CAREER STAGES
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Try it:
Indicator 3.4.2 means that the indicator is under:
Which domain? DOMAIN 3: Diversity of Learners
Which strand? DOMAIN 3 OF STRAND 4: Learners in difficult circumstances
Which indicator? (PROFECIENT TEACHERS) Plan and deliver teaching strategies
that are responsive to the special educational needs of learners in difficult
circumstances, including: geographic isolation; chronic illness; displacement due
to armed conflict, urban resettlement or disasters; child abuse and child labor
practices.

Required Task 2: Formative Quiz

Scenario Answer Feedback
Teacher Joy, a Grade 9 adviser, caught one of
her learners smoking along a secluded corridor
when going to the comfort room. Teacher Joy
asked the learner to remain in the classroom
after the lesson. During the conference with the
learner, Teacher Joy warned the learner to quit Domain 2 - DOMAIN 2-STRAND
smoking at school otherwise his parents will be Learning 6
called for a conference. Environment Management of
learner behavior
a. Domain 1 - Content Knowledge and Pedagogy
b. Domain 2 - Learning Environment The teacher should
c. Domain 3 - Diversity of Learners always apply non-
violent discipline to
d. Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning situations like this.
e. Domain 5 - Assessment and Reporting
f. Domain 6 - Community Linkages and
Professional Engagement
g. Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional
Development
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During the post conference, Mrs. Manuel, being
the school head and rater of teacher-ratee,
emphasized that the use of varied learning
materials aid learners’ understanding of the Domain 4 - DOMAIN 4 STRAND
lesson and allow learners to practice the Curriculum 1
application of concepts. She also mentioned that and Planning and
varied learning materials also cater to learners’ Planning management of
different learning styles. teaching and learning
process
a. Domain 1 - Content Knowledge and Pedagogy
As teachers, we
b. Domain 2 - Learning Environment
should always take
c. Domain 3 - Diversity of Learners into consideration the
different learning
d. Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning styles and multiple
e. Domain 5 - Assessment and Reporting intelligences of the
learners. We should
f. Domain 6 - Community Linkages and consider their
Professional Engagement capabilities in
g. Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional designing activities.
Development
Teacher Rolly, a Grade 7 English Teacher,
discussed the rules on Subject-Verb Agreement
in his lesson. During group work, his learners
were tasked to make a travel brochure for a
particular place. He reminded them to describe Domain 4 - DOMAIN 4-STRAND
the beauty of the place and include short history Curriculum 2
while observing correct subject-verb agreement and Learning outcomes
for their captions. Planning aligned with learning
competencies
a. Domain 1 - Content Knowledge and Pedagogy
The activities that we
b. Domain 2 - Learning Environment want our students to
c. Domain 3 - Diversity of Learners do sho0uld always
capture the
d. Domain 4 - Curriculum and Planning competencies of the
e. Domain 5 - Assessment and Reporting subject.

f. Domain 6 - Community Linkages and

Professional Engagement
g. Domain 7 - Personal Growth and Professional
Development
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Required Task 3: Reflection

Go through the PPST booklet and read through the Domains and Strands. Use the table
below to identify Strands which you think could be challenging for you.
Domains Challenging Why is it Input from
Strands (you may challenging? (Gray the Mentor
just indicate area or points for (optional,
strand numbers clarification) but highly
e.g., 1.3) encouraged)
Content Knowledge and We as teachers should
Pedagogy have research
1.2
backups and this area
is required to be
applied in all areas of
the lesson.

Learning Environment 2.4 It is quite hard to

handle learners with
diverse learning
behavior.
Insufficient knowledge
when it comes to
Diversity of Learners 3.1
understanding of
differentiated teaching
to suit the learners’
gender, needs,
strengths, interests,
and experiences.

Curriculum and Planning 4.2 Difficulty in giving

tasks that will meet the
learning outcomes

Assessment and 5.1 Teacher should know

Reporting ho to create different
assessment and ways
how to analyze it.

Community Linkages 6.2 Nowadays, parents are

no longer active in
school due to work.

Personal Growth and 7.3 Seldom seek help to

Professional colleagues
Development
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Required Task 4: Reflection
Based on the current default classification, in which career stage are you in?
I think that I am still a beginning teacher transitioning to proficient because I still
have a lot of things to learn and things to discover. I need to recalibrate myself in
public school system. Although I am already in the profession for seven years, still
private school management is way far different from the public school. I need to
equip myself in skills that I need to survive the public-school teaching career. Still
need to expose myself in more Continuous Professional Development.

MODULE 2- Embedding the PPST in HR Systems

Session 1
THE PPST IN DEPED’S
HUMAN RESOURCE (HR)
SYSTEMS
Required Task 1: Formative Test
Multiple Choice Test: Respond to the following scenarios based on your understanding
of the PPST and the strategic connect of the DepEd HR systems:

Scenario 1: Teacher Anthony’s Dreams

It is Teacher Anthony’s first year of teaching. After going
through the Teacher Induction Program (TIP), he dreams of becoming a
Master Teacher someday. He knows that he has to work on his
competency gaps based on the indicators for proficient teachers in the
PPST. After taking the self-assessment test (SAT), Teacher Anthony
admitted to his mentor that he needs support in certain domains at the
beginning level.
Answer: b. Attend as many learning and development activities
to earn as many certificates for promotion
Justification: Teachers may attend seminars and trainings provided that these
trainings are relevant to his needs and professional development.

Scenario 2: An Advanced Teacher at the Beginning Stage of PPST

Teacher Ruth had three (3) years teaching experience in a private

school before she was hired in the public high school where she is
currently teaching. Because of her prior experience, she has already
acquired some good teaching practices and she has been identified by
her School Head as a high performer and high potential future teacher
leader. This coincides with Teacher Ruth’s dream to become a future
school leader in DepEd. However, she is a newly-hired teacher and her
colleagues label her as Beginning Teacher under the PPST. Which of the
following behaviors can help teacher Ruth fulfill her career goal?
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Answer: a. Align with the PPST her professional teaching practices
Justification: Our teaching practices, strategies and activities should always be
anchored to the PPST.

Scenario 3: Teacher Ruth’s Supportive Mentor

Teacher Ruth is in her second year of teaching. She is quite a fast

learner when it comes to using the PPST for her professional
development benefits. Her mentor has been very supportive and is one of
the key contributors to teacher Ruth’s successful completion of the
Teacher Induction Program. Phase IV of the RPMS cycle, Performance
Rewarding and Development Planning, is fast approaching. Which of the
following is most likely to happen to teacher Ruth?

Answer: c. Teacher Ruth may be awarded for her outstanding performance

Justification: Because she is a fast learner, and her mentor is very supportive to
her.

Scenario 4: Possibilities in the Life of a Newly Hired Teacher

Teacher Abel is a newly hired teacher. Prior to his work in DepEd,
he had been working as Department Head in private school. His
professional experience is very evident in the professional ethics that he
manifests in his teaching practices. Which of the following statement is
NOT possible in this case?

Answer: b. He may not need to undertake DepEd’s Induction Program

Justification: It is a requirement and a prerequisite to undertake the Teacher
Induction Program for all newly-Hired Teacher.

Scenario 5: Propelling Teachers Motivation

School Head Ms. Lopez is a strong proponent of DepEd’s
contextualized Program of Awards and Recognition for Service
Excellence (DepEd-PRAISE). Every year during “Teachers’ Day
Celebration”, she recognizes her high performing teachers and normally
gives them a “Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Performance”.
Teachers Marlyn and Carmina are both newly hired teachers in
Mathematics and they are both aspiring to get outstanding award during
the school year. Which of the following will NOT help them attain their
goal?
Answer: d. Make close friendships with their school head and Department heads
Justification: It is very fulfilling in a teacher’s part to be acknowledged and awarded
with outstanding performance because of his/her qualifications, not because
he/she was close to his/her school head.
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Session 2
THE PPST,RSP, AND
MERIT SELECTION PLAN
(MSP) OF DEPED
Required Task 1: Preliminary Activity
Accomplish the K-W-L-H Chart below.
What do you What else do you What did you learn How will you learn
know about? want to know? about the PPST and more?
HR systems? e.g., read from
online sources
PPST How PPST helps Enables teachers to Through continuous
teachers towards their pursue their personal professional
professional goals development
development?
RSP How is the RSP helps It intended to help
teachers be familiar teachers transition With the help of TIP
with the DepEd the public-school and mentors.
Systems? system.
It is the standard
MSP How long is the process for promoting Through continuous
needed service of the best-fit teaching and professional
teacher to be non-teaching DepEd development
promoted? personnel.

Required Task 2: Reflection

Reflect on your greatest learnings about meritocracy and fitness principles on
hiring and promotion. What does this tell you? How will you adjust your professional
goal and practice with DepEd’s expectations from its personnel? Write your
reflections/insights on the space provided below.

Because of the meritocracy and fitness principles governing employment and

promotion, teacher applicants' qualifications are evaluated on the basis of their
competence rather than on the basis of their connections or potential allies. Therefore,
new instructors should use the PPST to track their own performance and match their
professional practices with the standards established on the PPST in order to be eligible
for promotion.
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Session 3
THE STRATEGIC
ALIGNMENT OF RPMS
Required Task 1: Preliminary Activity
WITH PPST
MY RPMS-PPST ACTIVITY LOGS

RPMS My Intended Activities per Cycle

(What preparatory activities do you
need to do in between each cycle?)
Cycles Inclusive Dates
Phase I: Performance
Planning and First week of August, a Discussion/Issuance of RPMS
week before start of Tools
Commitment classes Self-Assessment
Developmental Planning

Phase II:
Performance Year-round Monitoring and Coaching
Mid-year Review and
Monitoring and Assessment
Coaching
Phase III:
Performance Review 1st week of May, a week Year-end Review and
after graduation Assessment
and Evaluation Evaluation of Portfolio
Computation of Final Rating

Phase IV:
Performance May Ways Forward and
Development Planning
Rewarding and
Development
Planning

Required Task 2: Activity

Analyze the two (2) scenarios below and indicate whether the following statements
are true or false.

Scenario A: Teacher Paula is a new BSE graduate Major in Science who

has been hired to teach in a Junior High School.

.
Scenario B: Teacher Dennis has been teaching Science in a private
school for the past four (4) years. After he completed his doctoral degree,
he applied to the same public high school where Teacher Paula is
working. Both Teachers Paula and Dennis are newly hired teachers
handling Science
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Statement Response Feedback

Since Teacher Paula is inexperienced, her
L&D needs might be different from that of Since Teacher Dennis
Teacher Dennis, who has been teaching TRUE has an experience in
for the past three (3) years. a private institution,
he might have lesser
developmental needs
compared to Teacher
Paula
Both teachers may use the PPST tools to The PPST should
identify their strengths and areas in which TRUE always be the basis of
they may need support. teachers in terms of
their areas of
improvements.
Both teachers can have their L&D needs The PPST is a tool to
addressed through the RPMS-PPST. TRUE assess every
teacher’s needs.

Mentors’ feedback is important for both

teachers to monitor their own progress. TRUE Based on the stages
They can get feedback from their mentors of PRMS Cycle, they
whether formally or informally assigned. should always be a
coaching and
mentoring process.

Teacher Paula is a new BSE graduate Based on Scenario 1

Major in Science who has been hired to TRUE stated above.
teach in a Junior High School.

Session 4
ROLE OF RPMS-PPST IN
TEACHERS’ LEARNING
Required Task 1: Activity AND DEVELOPMENT
Read the scenarios below and answer the question that follows by choosing the
correct answer from the given options.

Scenario 1: Classes have ended. Teachers Rona, Evalou and Rex are
planning for their development needs. Teacher Rona shared with the
group that she struggles to meet the indicators in Domain 2 of PPST. She
has been challenged in managing her learners’ behavior. Teacher Evalou
admitted that she has not fully developed all core competencies indicated
in the RPMS. Teacher Rex is the top performer among the three. He just
got an “Outstanding Rating” for the school year. Teacher Rex feels that he
still needs to participate in L&D activities to address his developmental
needs.
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Questions Response
Which of the following explains why all three
of them need to participate in L&D activity
relevant to their needs?
Teachers Rona and Evalou need L&D to Teacher Rex needs L&D to address his
address their developmental needs while developmental needs, while teachers
teacher Rex need to address his Rona and Evalou need to participate in
performance gaps L&D to address their competency gaps.
Teacher Rex needs L&D to address his
developmental needs, while teachers Rona
and Evalou need to participate in L&D to
address their competency gaps
All teachers need to attend L&D to address
their developmental needs
All teachers need to attend coaching
sessions

MODULE 3- The Results-Based Performance Management System

(RPMS) Session 1

THE PPST- ALIGNED

RPMS
Required Activity 1: Reflection
What have you learned about PPST and RPMS as two separate
entities in DepEd? How about their alignment?

The RPMS tools are related to two different teacher performance evaluation
measures, one for proficient teachers and another for master teachers (Highly Proficient
Teachers). The tasks and obligations of teachers at various career stages are covered in
each tool, along with the Key Result Areas (KRAs) that must be met in order for the tasks
to be carried out and the particular goals that must be met in order to meet the KRAs.
Various Means of Verification (MOV) are also presented in detail, along with performance
indicators that range from excellent to subpar performance, as evidence that certain
objectives have been met.
I now know that all teacher learning, and development programs are built around
the PPST in order to make sure that teachers are adequately prepared to carry out the
K–12 curriculum, whereas the RPMS are used as assessment tools to make sure that
teachers perform well at various stages of their careers. The Domains and Indicators in
the PPST serve as the foundation for the Key Result Areas and Objectives in the RPMS,
respectively. It is simple to use and acts as a road map for teachers to follow in order to
adhere to the requirements.
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Session 3
THE RPMS CYCLE

Required Task 1: Scenario-based Activity

Study the following scenarios and decide which of the options may be applied
to each statement.
A. The data presented is sufficient to infer the statement.
B. The data presented is not sufficient to infer the statement.
C. The statement is false based on the data presented and/or the guidelines.
Statement Answer
Statement 1: School A used The statement is false based on the data presented
all Cases (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and/or the guidelines.
and (v) in RPMS 2019-2020.
Statement 2: The Division is The statement is false based on the data presented
a small division. and/or the guidelines.

Statement 3: In School A, The data presented is not sufficient to infer the

the rater of Teachers I-III is statement.
the Master Teacher.
Statement 4: In School A, a The statement is false based on the data presented
teacher III can rate a Master and/or the guidelines.
Teacher.
Statement 5: In School A, The statement is false based on the data presented
the PSDS can rate a Master and/or the guidelines.
Teacher

KEY TOPIC 24
PPST-BASED RPMS
SUPPORT MATERIALS
Required Task 1: Reflection
I am very proud that I got an outstanding mark in my latest IPCRF Rating but
it doesn’t mean that I am excellent in everything. I found out and I know that I need to
improve myself in some indicators and objectives. I need to level up and recalibrate myself
so I can cope up to what the Department of Education wants me to be.

SESSION 5
DEVELOPING LESSON
PLANS AS QUALITY
Preliminary Activity EVIDENCE FOR RPMS
Choose a lesson plan which you have previously crafted. Enumerate all
parts and describe what you have entered on each part.
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crafted was on detailed format. I made use that my plan was integrated to other
learning areas. I made use of HOTS questions to facilitate learning. I used strategies
that encouraged learners to participate and relate. I also made use of different literary
The DepEd
arts likes poems, music and even quotations.

Teacher
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