Final Executive Science Instrumentation

ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT OF TASK FORCE 47-74+1 ON SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION SEMINAR-WORKSHOP Iligan City East Central School, Iligan City October 30-31 and November 6-7, 2009

In 2008, the elementary schools of Iligan city garnered an average of 45%, way beyond the passing rate of 75%. This prompted the city government of Iligan to call for an Educational Summit in September of 2008 to evaluate the causes of this failure. As a result of the summit, the local government in partnership with Department of Education (DepEd), nongovernment, civic groups and other stakeholders of education, launched the city-wide Campaign to Reverse Education Crisis and institutionalized it with the creation of Task Force 47-74+1. Task Force 47-74+1 aim to revert the poor NAT rate of pupils into at least to a passing rate. For science, many of the teachers complained that they lack instruments/gadgets and laboratory equipments to make learning truly experiential for pupils. Without instruments, pupils hurdle difficulties to comprehend the experiments done. Thus, teachers proposed for Science Instrumentation. The training aims to:

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1. capacitate chosen Grade 4-5 and 6 teachers from 20 pilot schools on how to make workable (DIY) Do-it-Yourself gadgets and inculcate in them a number of experimental activities and its concepts to be used for science subject’s classroom instruction; 2. enable teachers to maximize these Do It Yourself (DIY) gadgets in classroom instruction to facilitate understanding their lessons; 3. provide pupils’ the opportunity to have an empirical, experiential or material grasp of these objects; It is expected that the pupils (of these teachers-beneficiaries) in this piloted schools will be able to improve their comprehension; appreciate their science lessons and attain the goal of increasing the average rate of NAT exam result by achieving passing, if not excellent marks. The Conduct of Training The Science Instrumentation Seminar –Workshop was conducted October 30-31 and November 6-7, 2009 at the Iligan City East Central School. There were 41 participants from the 20 piloted schools identified by the Task Force 4774+1 (See Annex 1 Attendance) and other special schools. It was conducted on October 30-31 and November 6-7, 2009. The training directly benefited the twenty elementary schools, to wit: 1. Cabili Village 11. Kalubihon* 2. Tipanoy 12. Kabacsanan 3. Victor Guevarra 13. Bunawan 4. Bernardo Ramos* 14. Tabunan 5. Francisca Legaspi 15. NE II Central 6. Bagong Silang 16. Tubaran 7. Servillano Reuyan 17. Mandulog* 8. Francisco Laya 18. Mamarinta* 9. Acmac 19. Del Carmen 10. Echavez 20. North Central The teacher-representatives of the schools from Bernardo Ramos, Kalubihon, Mandulog and Mamarinta failed to attend the seminar and lost their opportunities to selected alternative science teachers from other schools who expressed/conveyed their interest to participate. The facilitating team was led by Prof. Esmar Sedurifa of NSTIC Sub-center for Mindanao in College of Education of MSU-IIT. Sedurifa’s team is composed of science professors, namely: Ellen L. Jarantilla, Diamer B. Capilitan, Sotero O. Malayao Jr. and Junrey Lidres. In this course, they were able to assemble and experiment the following gadgets: a. Alcohol Lamp b. Atmospheric Balloon Apparatus c. Electric Conductivity Apparatus d. Transpiration Apparatus e. Differential Radioscope f. Differential Thermoscope g. Looping Track h. Inclined Plane Participants were able to bring to their respective schools 40 science instruments for their pupils’ hands-on experiment. Participation The participants of this training are as follows: NAMES 1. Jeanette Cajella-Arangcon 2. Arcadia C. Abaday 3. Levy P. Ordeniza 4. Mary Jane O. Simeon

SCHOOLS Luinab Elementary School Bayug Elem School ICECS ICECS

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5. Emeralda A. Paran 6. Teodosia G. Sandoval 7. Edith Espinido 8. Lydia P. Magdugo 9. Viviana E. Andales 10. Clotelde T. Babia 11. Rossana Gallegos 12. Marietta Fernan 13. Judith Viña 14.Eileen Joyce Sasil 15. Caleupe E. Padilla 16. Clodualdo S. Dionson 17. Camilo Baldonado 18. Ana Maria Timogan 19. Emlyn D. Bualat 20. Chosan R. Ginco 21. Grace P. Amboayan 22. Jane N. Tenebra 23. Estella D. Partol 24. Jocelyn Generaole 25. Dennis Puray 26. Rizel B. Pancipansi 27. Diana M. Villacin 28. Daisy B. Donaire 29. Milagrosa E. Opalia 30. Marissa M. Laraga 31. Benedicta M. Sumaoy 32. Maria Teressa B. Omerez 33. Roxanne T. Pasigngen 34. Marical P. Dizon 35. Evangelista E. Maleño 36. Vilma Atienda 37. Noravi G. Coma 38. Victoria T. Jangao 39. Angelina C. Grande 40. Amalia A. Silvaza 41. Glorevil E. Guerra

ICECS ICECS ICECS Bagong Silang Bayug Elem Bagong Silang ICECS East 1 Bayug ES Bagong Silang Luinab ES ICECS ICECS ICECS ICECS Servillano Reuyan Francisco Laya Servillano Reuyan Francisco Laya City Central Acmac Elem School Echavez ES Tubaran Elem Dalamas Tabunan ES Doña Matrona Yañez NE II A Central Kabacsanan Elem School NE II- B Central N. Central Cabili Village Cabili Village Del Carmen Tipanoy ES Victor Guevarra Francisca P. Legaspi MS NE- 1-A Central

* ICECS is an elementary school with focus on science curriculum.

They were served with food and snacks within the duration of the 4-day training. They were also provided with kits containing notebook, pen, yellow paper, bond, cartolina and copies of program. The Task Force 47-74+1 further commit to reproduce the results of their activity writeshoppe to aid them in their lesson planning and in classroom instruction. Evaluation 1

A. As part of post-training monitoring, an evaluation was done with the following consolidated result: DETAILS R A T I N G S 1 2 3 4 5 (Very Poor) (Poor) (Very Good) (Excellent) (Good) 1. Venue (On its use and conduciveness for the training) 16 8 9 2. Food and Snacks 5 16 12 a. Nutritive Value b. Taste c. Service 3. Facilitation 3 30

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a. Competence and Expertise b. Process and Delivery c. Their relation to participants d. Materials 4. Participants’ involvement a. Participation in Workshops b. Participation in Writeshop c. Attendance 5. Organizing Team a. Communication b. On how they relate with Participants c. Technical Supports d. Materials/Kits

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B. There were also persons who shared their insights and impressions. a. Maricel P. Diza (ICNCS):-- “This Science Instrumentation is the best seminar ever conducted and it’s effective to improve classroom instruction. Concepts presented are appreciated and absorbed because of the vivid explanations with actual experimentation. It’s engaging us by giving us mind-breaking questions. The facilitators are competent and very expert, thus making the seminar a commendable one. Rest assured that the insights gained from this seminar will not be put in vain because we will surely apply and impart them as we continue our endeavour as moulder of minds. We believe that we are the chose n few to become the light of our school in improving the present condition. We would surely continue the flame that all the facilitators. b. Group Venus: This is a highly appreciated seminar-workshop especially for the low performing school. Working with the different equipments /gadgets was really a great fun because it tickles our curiosity because we have no idea what we are working. Once the gadget is done, we felt so satisfied. We are thankful to the hospitality of the host school and to Ma’am Delos Reyes to ensure that everything is done. We hope that another seminar will done to enhance our methodologies for classroom instruction. c. All activities we learned from these trainings will be transferred to our pupils when we will go back to our respective stations and schools. The food is palatable and nutritious. The facilitators are very knowledgeable and experts. d. Lydia P. Magdugo (Bagong Silang/Group 2): The training enhanced the techniques and makes us effective teachers. The venue is conducive for learning. The facilitators are knowledgeable enough. The participatory process is emphasized in our workshops. The food is nutritious. The facilitators enlightened us from our confusion. Thank you so much and more power. e. Group 5: The group lauded the facilitators of the training for a job well done and for their expertise. They attributed the qualities of the facilitators with this acronym—Expert Scientists. Such meant-- Ex-cellent, Productive, Energetic, Resourceful, Talented (EXPERT) and Skillful, Creative, Intelligent, Expert, Noble, Trustworthy, Innovative, Sincere, Truthful and Service-oriented (SCIENTISTS).

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