General Hints to help Children Understand the Metric System

1. Encourage students to make many comparison. Allow them to decide if given objects are bigger, smaller, longer, shorter, heavier, and lighter of the same as the others. Encourage them to compare object against nonstandard units of measurement.Measure things by arm lengths, spaces, handfuls,and the like.

2. Provide the students with many opportunities to measure the length, mass, and volume of a wide variety of objects.

3. Encourage students to estimate. Once a metric unit has been introduced, allow students opportunities to estimate about how many litres are in a containers, about how many metres high a ceiling is, about how many kilometers to the next town, etc.

4. Allow students  many opportunities to select the appropriate units for specific measurements, i.e., will the distance between two towns be measured in cm, m, or km?

5. Have students find measurements of common objects that will help them remember important units - a man is about the thickness of an old 10 centavo coin, a cm is about the width paper clip, a m is about the height of the doorknob from the floor.

6. Be consistent in your usage of terms, particularly when there is a discrepancy between the "official" and common usage. For instance, the official spelling is mere and litre instead of meter and liter.

7. Consider the following when using the metric system:

     a.  Metric symbols (m, kmg, and kg) are not capitalized except for those representing proper names like 

          Celsius, unless they begin the sentence. Litre is an exception to this rule.

     b.  Periods are not used with metric symbols - kg not kg. or k.g.

     c.  Symbols are not pluralized - kg represents kilogram or kilograms, never kgs.

     d.  Decimal numbers are used rather then common fraction - 0.5 km instead of 1/2 km.

     e.  The degree Celsius symbol should always be written "C." 

Prayers in Mathematics

Prayers in Mathematics

Lord, teach me to number my days

And graph in according to Your will

Trusting You to base it your plan

To compliment Your perfect diagram.

Subtract the points You don't want in me

But add the value You set for me 

Divide the dividend I have accordingly 

So I can multiply systematically.

Draw the line I have to follow

Guiding me proper without your arrow

Because sometimes I tend to be irrational

Yet You wanted me to be rational.

Will learn that life is like a slope

With accent and descent that I must cope

Going through such wonderful formula

As like solving problems in Algebra.

Life indeed is an infinite equation

Reflected by Your external computation

And I am only Your protection

To give thanks and praise for your creation.

POEMS

Say It Now

Why wait until tomorrow

to tell someone you care?

For beyond the dawn tomorrow,

you may not find them there.

The past now lies behind us,

and tomorrow may not come.

We only have today, my friend,

to beat upon life's drum.

Friend, why not say, "I LOVE YOU'

to those that you hold dear,

For time is such a fragile thing

that death may soon appear.

Let others know you love them

so there's never a doubt.

The best time is now, my friend,

to try and work things out.

If you keep your love a secret,

it cannot multiply,

For love, when it's neglected,

begins to slowly die.

Go, hug your wife and children-

go shed a happy tear!

And love will pay grand dividends

each day throughout the year.

                                                           Clay Harrison

STORY

In God's Will

         One of our educator Aristotle, once said  that we are the sum of our motivation and action. His words resonate with me personally. I was born to a poor farmer's family, the third and only son a brood of four. My father's enthusiasm for sending his children to school diminished when my eldest sister eloped with her boyfriend before her college graduation. Life in our barrio was a head-to-mouth existence then, so out of depression my father did not allow us to continue our studies anymore.My two sisters left our barrio and tried their luck as servant in Manila.

        I don't want to quit studying, so I wrote to my mother's sister who worked in the US as domestic helper and borrowed php. 1700.00 to enroll for college. My aunt understood my situation so she gave me the money. I didn't lose hope for god was so good. I made to enroll in college but without difficulty. Life in college was not easy for me since I had nothing financially except my strong faith in God and determination to finish my studies. There was even a time when I spent a sleepless night thinking of what will happen the following day, but I thought of more undesirable circumstances if I did not finish my studies. So I patiently sacrifice for four years. I used to cry in my solitary moments every now and then. I also prayed for more strength so I would be able to bear all the challenges ahead of me.

           I can't really imagine how I became a teacher. I came from a poor family but I was determined to rise above my humble beginning "poverty is not and will not be a hindrances to one's success."So here I am after those countless trials, hardship and financials problems I finally became a teacher ready to take God's given mission of molding the youth.

          God answered my prayer when I was successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teacher and hired as a permanent teacher last March 19, 2001in one schools in the Division of Camarines Sur. I was enrolled in the graduate school at University of Northeastern Philippines, Iriga City and was conferred a degree of Master of Arts in Education major in Administration and Supervision last April 18, 2008.

         My academic qualification and outstanding teaching performances had been my passport to outrank my contenders in the Division vying for master teacher position last March 10, 2010. After one year as master teacher I was joined the deliveration for master teacher II Last July 22, 2011. Luckily I got the third slot.

          What more could I ask for? My nine years teaching experiences in the academe has given me more than enough personal fulfillment, pecuniary blessings, and a much improved personal touch and identity.Indeed, God has helped me in so many ways from graduating college and getting stable job but beyond all materials things, what is more important is God became my friend, older brother and a father always ready to comfort when I feel weak and needy.

          I believe that comfort is the most integral means to show care, affection and love. And the moment you feel alone and helpless there you will find GOD to give his helping hand.  

        

  

Basic Requirements/Documents to support Claims For Promotion To Master Teacher

Basic Requirements/Documents to support Claims

For Promotion to Master Teacher

I - Basic Requirements

• Service record
• Latest appointment
• Performance rating
• Class/Intermediate program
• Certificates under oath of the SH that the candidates is actually teaching
• Transcript of Records
• Prc License

II - A Criterion A 

      Curriculum/Instructional Materials/Simplification of record keeping/Procedures/Effective    Teaching  Strategies 

• Project Proposal
• Project Write-up
• Copy/Sample of Instructional Materials
• Evidences of validation of Materials developed

      INCOME GENERATING PROJECT

• Project Proposal
• Project Write Up 
• Brief Description of the finished Project
• Financial Report on Income generated/expenditures (net income shall be at least Php. 5,000.00)
• Evidences of direct pupil benefit
• Both project Proposal and Write-up shall be duly certified by the approving body
• School head
• PSDS 
• Area Supervisor
• Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Criterion B- SUBJECT AREA COORDINATOR

                    GRADE/YEAR LEVEL CHAIRMAN

                    ADVISER OF SCHOOL PUBLICATION SPECIAL ORGANIZATION

Subject Coordinatorship for credit (Hele, English, Filipino, Mathematics, Science,MAPE, Makabayan) 

Grade Level Chairmanship for credit

• Activities done during the incumbency focused on both academic and co- curricular matters
• without academic activities no credit will be granted

Supporting documents(for at least 2 years)

• Designation
• Action Plan
• Accomplishment Report

School Level  10 points

District Level  12 points

Criterion C - SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE EACH AS:

Curriculum Study Committee
Committee to prepare Instructional Materials
Committee to prepare School Program(Remedial Program/Enhancement Program)

Instructional Materials for credits are modules, worksheets, workbooks, guides, operation manual provide

• They reflect observance of the principles for preparation of effective instructional materials
• That these materials consider their utilization in the attainment of the MLC objectives
• Audio-visual materials shall be credited only if there is evidence of efforts done in the attaining case in their use during instruction

Criterion D - INITIATED/HEADED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

• Improvement of Instruction
• Community Development
• for teacher welfare

      With approved Research proposal/approved Research Write - up

Criterion E - COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY PROJECT/ACTIVITY OF ANOTHER AGENCY/ORGANIZATION

COORDINATOR OF A RURAL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS:

Feeding
nutrition
agro-industrial fair etc.

• Designation
• Target/Action Plan
• Accomplishment Report
• Certificate of Recognition
• Certification being designated as such corroborated by 5 others

school Level 10 points

District level  12 points

Criterion F- ORGANIZED/MANAGED IN SERVICE ACTIVITIES(for improvement of instruction)

•  Designation
• Memorandum
• Training Implementation Plan
• Certificate of Merit/Certificate of Commendation
• Certificate as such corroborated by 5 others

Criterion G - for meritorious achievement as TRAINOR/COACH to contestants who receive prizes, commendation or any form of recognition

curricular/co-curricular activities

• academic/athletic

National   10 points

Regional   5   points

• Division    3   points

Sectoral    2  points

District      1  points

Criterion H - DEMONSTRATION TEACHING

• Program of activities/Memo
• Lesson Plan
• Certificate of Commendation
• Certification as such corroborated by 5 others
• Other evidences and pictures

For Master Teacher 1    District Level Demonstration Teaching

For Master Teacher II    Division Level Demonstration Teaching

1 Demo Teaching     4 points

2 Demo Teaching     7 points

3& more Demo Teaching  10 points

* Sectoral Level Demo Teaching shall be credited as Division Level

MINIMUM POINTS TO BE EARNED BY CANDIDATES

TO BE PROMOTED TO MASTER TEACHER POSITIONS

MASTER TEACHER I         -        At least 25 points in leadership potential or has been 

                                                          demonstration teacher on the district level plus a number of 

                                                          points in leadership potential  to reach the total of 25 points

MASTER TEACHER II         -       At least 30 points in leadership potential and achievement

                                                          or has been a demonstration teacher on the division level with 

                                                          points which when added to leadership and potential points

                                                          shall at least equal to 30 points.

TEACHER'S WORK: Research Proposal Outline

TEACHER'S WORK: Research Proposal Outline: Department of Education  Region V Division of Camarines Sur Ragay District Baya Elementary School Research Proposal Outline                ...