ACTION PLAN
Mr. Alvin S. Sicat
SELAMS-International Languages Faculty
Centro Escolar University-Makati
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LONG TERM GOAL
SHORT TERM GOALS
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS
SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES
The MODERN ENGLISH COURIER
TIMELINE
RESOURCES
CONCLUSION
LONG TERM GOAL:
English Classes in CEU Makati: A
Transition from Classical to
Modern Picture
SHORT TERM GOALS
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INTRODUCE AND ADOPT THE P-D-R-S METHOD
(PLANNING, DOING, REVIEWING AND SHARING) IN
THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INSIDE THE CLASSROOM THUS
INCULCATING LIFELONG LEARNING AMONG THE
STUDENTS
FOCUS ON STUDENT-CENTERED ACTIVITIES RATHER
THAN TEACHER-CENTERED SO AS TO DEVELOP
INDEPENDENT THINKING AMONG THE STUDENTS
HIGHLIGHT AND EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR A
MODERN CLASSROOM
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ENCOURAGE THE STDUENTS TO USE THE INTERNET
AND OTHER MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
COMPLETION OF THEIR TASKS
INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES AND TASKS
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I WILL GIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS
DURING THE 3 GRADING PERIODS IN MY
ENGLISH CLASSES FOR THEM TO APPLY
THE P-D-R-S APPROACH.
I WILL ASSIGN STUDENTS TO ACT AS
TEACHERS IN THE CLASS TO DISCUSS THE
LESSONS OR A PARTICULAR GRADING
PERIOD THUS ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE
MORE COMMUNICATIVELY COMPETENT
AND INDEPENDENT.
INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES AND TASKS
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I WILL EXPOSE MY STUDENTS IN VARIOUS MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
THROUGH HANDS-ON AND VISITS IN DIFFERENT
PLACES USING THOSE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLING
THEM TO KNOW THE ADVANTAGES OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES
AND
APPLY
IN
THE
PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES ASSIGNED TO THEM.
I WILL HELP THE STUDENTS ORGANIZE SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES WITH LINKAGES/TIE-UPS WITH CLUBS
OR OGANIZATIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH
SEMINARS WITH COMPETENT RESOURCE
SPEAKERS WITH THE AIM OF UPDATING THE
STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ON THE BENEFITS OF
MODERN TECHNOLOGIES.
SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES
SOLUTIONS
CHALLENGES
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THE UNIVERSITY MAY SHOW
RESISTANCE TO THE CONCEPT
DUE TO THE LACK OF
BUDGET
PARENTS MAY COMPLAIN
DUE TO THEIR CHILDREN’S
REQUEST
OF
BUYING
EQUIPMENT OF THEIR OWN
SUCH AS LAPTOPS OR DO
NOT ALLOW THEM TO JOIN
EDUCATIONAL TOURS
THERE ARE CLASSROOMS
WITH LIMITED COMPUTERS
AND
OR
LIMITED
OR
UNAVAILABLE EQUIPMENT
STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH
INSUFFICIENT
BACKGROUND
IN
COMPUTERS MIGHT HESITATE
TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN
THE ACTIVITIES
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I WILL DISCUSS THE CONTENT OF THE INTEL
SEMINAR TO THE VP OF CEU MAKATI TO
CONVINCE HER OF THE NEED FOR A 21ST CENTURY
CLASSROOM.
USING MY SKILLS IN WORDPROCESSING AND
PUBLIC RELATIONS, WILL PREPARE
A
NEWSLETTER ENTITLED “THE MODERN ENGLISH
COURIER” TO INFORM THE PARENTS OF OUR
INITIAL
ATTEMPTS
TO
MODERNIZE
THE
CLASSROOM.
I WILL MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SRMD
REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF THE CLASSROOM
WITH COMPUTERS AS WELL AS THE MIAD IN THE
AVAILABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS
LAPTOPS, LCD AND THE LIKE. SHOULD THERE BE A
NEED TO COORDINATE PERSONALLY TO THE
AFFECTED PROFESSORS, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO
DO SO.
I WILL COORDINATE WITH THE CEU MAKATI
COMPUTER SOCIETY TO PROVIDE US WITH “BASIC
COMPUTER OPERATIONS” SEMINAR TO HELP THE
STUDENTS WITH NO OR LITTLE BACKGROUND IN
COMPUTERS
TO
MINIMIZE
THEIR
FEARS
REGARDING TECHNOLOGIES.
The MODERN ENGLISH COURIER
By: Mr. Alvin S. Sicat
Volume 1, No. 1
April 28, 2010
Next Week
Last Week
5 Predent Students from PD2A presented
their research proposal in Com Skills 4 in
Powerpoint and LCD
In Com Skills 3, Nyka Cadayona of PD2A
reported the weather update using the
Windows Movie Maker
Students from BSP2A recorded their choral
recitation entitled, “The Anatomy of Being a
Filipino” using a Videocam
Basic Computer Operations Seminar
May 5, 2010
Student Activity Center, CEU GP Campus
8:00-12:00 Noon
BSMT2B shall persent a puppet show using
an audio recording software
BSMT2A prepares to visit ABS-CBN
Speech Power President James Moderno to
lecture on “The Importance of Multimedia
Technology in Public Speaking on June 3, 2010
at the Student Activity Center from 8:00-12:00
noon
It has become appallingly obvious
that our technology has exceeded
our humanity. ~Albert Einstein
Organized by the CEU Makati Computer Society
The MODERN ENGLISH COURIER….The Official Newsletter or Mr. Alvin S. Sicat’s Class
…..Bringing the English news….anytime…anywhere via Modern Technologies..
TIMELINE
ON THE FIRST WEEK OF THE
MONTH, I WILL COORDINATE WITH
THE ADVISER OF THE CEU MAKATI
COMPUTER
SOCIETY
CLUB
TO
ORGANIZE A SEMINAR ON THE
BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS TO
BE HELD ON THE FIRST WEEK OF
AUGUST.
FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
ENGLISH CLASSES FROM CLASSICAL
TO MODERN PICTURE; MONITORING
INCLUDED
AUGUST
JUNE
JULY
ON THE FIRST WEEK
OF THE MONTH, I
WILL TALK TO THE
VP FOR CEU MAKATI
TO
DISCUSS
MY
PROPOSAL
BASED
FROM THE INTEL
SEMINAR
I
ATTENDED.
SEPTEMBER
ON THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH, I
WILL COMPOSE AND SEND A LETTER
ADDRESSED TO THE PARENTS ABOUT MY
INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO USE MODERN
TECHNOLOGIES
IN
THE
TEACHINGLEARNING PROCESS. LIKEWISE, I WILL
PREPARE THE DRAFT OF THE MODERN
ENGLISH COURIER AND DISTRIBUTE THE
EDITED
COPIES TO
THE
PARENTS
BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.
RESOURCES
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ELECTRONIC
RESOURCES
(http://www.quia.com/;
http://www.nicenet.org/;
http://www.slideshare.net/;
http://multiply.com/;
http://groups.yahoo.com/;
http://www.wikispaces.com/user/)
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INTEL TEACH PROGRAM GETTING
STARTED
COURSE
AND
INTEL
EDUCATION HELP GUIDE
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MIAD EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
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MICROSOFT
OFFICE
APPLICATIONS
(MICROSOFT
WORD,
MICROSOFT
POWERPOINT, PUBLISHER, ETC.)
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PERSONAL
CAMERAS
LAPTOPS
AND
DIGITAL
CONCLUSION
THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAMCONVERTING ENGLISH CLASSES FROM TRADITIONAL TO
MODERN PICTURE, STUDENTS WILL BE GLOBALLYCOMPETITIVE AND BE MORE PROFICIENT IN THEIR CHOSEN
FIELD. IN ADDITION, THE “CHARACTER AND COMPETENCE”
WHICH THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN PROMOTING FOR MANY
YEARS SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1907 WILL BE
CARRIED OUT AMONG THE STUDENTS-THE FUTURE
PROFESSIONALS.