Fernanda Moreira  School Head  Department of Education-Philippines

REFLECTION

ESSENTIALS IN OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN:

VISUAL, MIND MAPPING, STORY TELLING, AND LEARNING LAUNCH TOOLS

Challenges & Selection

As a school team composed of school head, teachers and stakeholders, we make sure that in everything

we do is for the betterment of our learners. We are a learner-centered institution which main goal is to deliver  accessible and quality education for all. Our challenge is to identify the priority improvement areas which need  to be addressed for the attainment and improvement of learner’s performance:  We choose Visual, Mind  Mapping, Story Telling and Learning Launch tools in our school’s design and innovation because we believe a  combination of all these tools will give significant change in our school.    Application

In our school, we have a so called School Improvement Plan. It is a 3-year roadmap  of interventions

undertaken with the help of the community and other stakeholders. It serves as a basis for the Annual  Implementation Plan (AIP) and Annual Procurement Plan (APP) formulated based on evidences, results and  intended outcome for the learners.

The SIP is prepared by the School Planning Team to ensure the success of all learners for the fulfillment

of the DepEd mission which is to emphasize the stewardship of the school administrators and staff of the school  who will ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning and developing life long learners.  Through visual, mind mapping tools, storytelling and learning launch tools we are able to come up with our  school priority improvement areas such as;

1. Not conducive school buildings  2. Lack of Water Facilities  3. Presence of nonreaders from Kinder to Grade 6  4. Presence of nonnumerates from Kinder to Grade 6  5. Presence of severely wasted and wasted pupils  6. Limited stakeholders’ participation on school programs and projects  7. No concrete fences around school premises  8. Lack pupils’ chair and desks

We did a cause and effect diagram, and fishbone illustration and other concept and mind mapping

ideas to identify different factors that influence learner’s performance. We conducted also  focus group  discussions, storytelling and even launching of several ideas and possibilities that undergo several test and  experiments. Then, we composed School Project Teams as in-charge in addressing these priority areas through  interventions, project proposal, fund resourcing, etc.    Insight & Approach

There are many other tools that an institution or organization can use but for us educators, the most

important tool is COLLABORATION TOOL. This highlights the importance of the school head, teachers,  learners, and school-community partnership to work together in implementing, monitoring and evaluating  achievement results. Since education is a continuous process and with so many possibilities, our school  improvement plan is carried out for several years, one good thinking design and innovation may not be working  today, yet can still be useful and significant someday.


Fernanda Moreira School Head Department of Education - Philippines REFLECTION ESSENTIALS IN OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN : VISUAL , MIND MAPPING , STORY TELLING , AND LEARNING LAUNCH TOOLS Challenges & Selection As a school team composed of school head , teachers and stakeholders , we make sure that in everything we do is for the betterment of our learners . We are a learner - centered institution which main goal is to deliver accessible and quality education for all . Our challenge is to identify the priority improvement areas which need to be addressed for the attainment and improvement of learner ’s performance : We choose Visual , Mind Mapping , Story Telling and Learning Launch tools in our school ’s design and innovation because we believe a combination of all these tools will give significant change in our school . Application In our school , we have a so called School Improvement Plan . It is a 3 - year roadmap of interventions undertaken with the help of the community and other stakeholders . It serves as a basis for the Annual Implementation Plan ( AIP ) and Annual Procurement Plan ( APP ) formulated based on evidences , results and intended outcome for the learners . The SIP is prepared by the School Planning Team to ensure the success of all learners for the fulfillment of the DepEd mission which is to emphasize the stewardship of the school administrators and staff of the school who will ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning and developing life long learners . Through visual , mind mapping tools , storytelling and learning launch tools we are able to come up with our school priority improvement areas such as ; 1 . Not conducive school buildings 2 . Lack of Water Facilities 3 . Presence of nonreaders from Kinder to Grade 6 4 . Presence of nonnumerates from Kinder to Grade 6 5 . Presence of severely wasted and wasted pupils 6 . Limited stakeholders ’ participation on school programs and projects 7 . No concrete fences around school premises 8 . Lack pupils ’ chair and desks We did a cause and effect diagram , and fishbone illustration and other concept and mind mapping ideas to identify different factors that influence learner ’s performance . We conducted also focus group discussions , storytelling and even launching of several ideas and possibilities that undergo several test and experiments . Then , we composed School Project Teams as in - charge in addressing these priority areas through interventions , project proposal , fund resourcing , etc . Insight & Approach There are many other tools that an institution or organization can use but for us educators , the most important tool is COLLABORATION TOOL . This highlights the importance of the school head , teachers , learners , and school - community partnership to work together in implementing , monitoring and evaluating achievement results . Since education is a continuous process and with so many possibilities , our school improvement plan is carried out for several years , one good thinking design and innovation may not be working today , yet can still be useful and significant someday .